London, Mar 30 : 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle was given the Outstanding Contribution award at the Jameson Empire Awards.

Boyle, 52, also received a bottle of whiskey from the sponsors Jameson, and said that he would hand it over to his father.

"That's for my dad," the Sun quoted him as saying.

"He's a keen whiskey drinker. You can always tell he is when you ring him up late at night," he added. (ANI)