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In which film did Vinnie Jones win the Empire Award for Best Newcomer?
Vincent "Vinnie" Peter Jones (born 5 January 1965) is a British actor, presenter, and former professional footballer. Jones played professionally as a defensive midfielder from 1984 to 1999, notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Chelsea, and Queens Park Rangers. He also played for and captained the Welsh national team.
In 1998, Jones made his film debut in Guy Ritchie's crime comedy "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", in which he played a mob enforcer named Big Chris. For his performance, he won the Empire Award for Best Newcomer in 1999.
"Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" is a neo-noir black comedy crime film. It follows a heist involving a confident young card sharp who loses £500,000 to a powerful crime lord in a rigged game of three-card brag, prompting him to pay off his debts by enlisting his friends to help him rob a small-time gang operating out of the apartment next door. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh, Vinnie Jones, and Sting.
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