Jameson Empire Award Winners 2014

Award season is making a brisk appearance yet again in the world of film and with the Academy Awards and BAFTAs out of the way, we’re turning our attention to the more film-goer friendly Empire Film Awards.

Voted by readers of Empire Magazine and ordinary film-goers alike, the Empire Awards have been held annually since its first debut in 1996. Boasting glitz and glamour, this year’s was said to be Empire’s most successful awards ceremony to date.

Empire follow the film award ceremony norm with its selection of “Best Supporting Actor/Actress Awards” but also credits its own categories with the Empire “Hero”, “Inspiration” and “Icon” awards. This year’s ceremony was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London and hosted by Murphy’s Law and The Hobbit star James Nesbitt, with a grand spectacle of highbrow actors and actresses attending the event (Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson and Tom Cruise to name only a few!)

So, who were this year’s lucky few? Here are the full list of 2014’s Empire Awards Categories, Nominees and Winners!

EMPIRE 25^TH AWARD: THE LEGEND OF OUR LIFETIME

Tom Cruise

EMPIRE 25^TH AWARD: ACTION HERO OF OUR LIFETIME

Arnold Schwarzenegger

EMPIRE ICON

Hugh Jackman

EMPIRE HERO

Simon Pegg

EMPIRE INSPIRATION

Paul Greengrass

BEST MALE NEWCOMER

Aidan Turner (Kili, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)

George MacKay (Davy, Sunshine on Leith)

Barkhad Abdi (Muse, Captain Phillips) Tye Sheridan (Ellis, Mud) Oscar Isaac (Llewyn Davis, Inside Llewyn Davis) Will Poulter (Kenny Rossmore, We’re The Millers)

Winner: Aidan Turner

BEST FEMALE NEWCOMER

Antonia Thomas (Yvonne, Sunshine on Leith)

Lupita Nyong’o (Patsey, 12 Years A Slave)

Margot Robbie (Naomi Lapaglia, The Wolf Of Wall Street) Adèle Exarchopoulos (Adèle, Blue Is the Warmest Colour) Elizabeth Debicki (Jordan Baker, The Great Gatsby) Freya Mavor (Liz, Sunshine on Leith)
Winner: Margot Robbie

JAMESON BEST ACTOR

Leonardo DiCaprio (Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street)

Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug)

Tom Hanks (Captain Richard Phillips, Captain Phillips)

James McAvoy (Bruce Robertson, Filth)

Chiwetel Ejiofor (Solomon Northup, 12 Years A Slave)

Winner: James McAvoy

BEST ACTRESS

Sandra Bullock (Ryan Stone, Gravity)

Cate Blanchett (Jasmine, Blue Jasmine)

Emma Thompson (P.L. Travers, Saving Mr. Banks)

Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)

Amy Adams (Sydney Prosser, American Hustle)

Winner: Emma Thompson

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Richard Armitage (Thorin, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug)

Michael Fassbender (Edwin Epps, 12 Years A Slave) Tom Hiddleston (Loki, Thor: The Dark World)

Daniel Brühl (Niki Lauda, Rush) Sam Claflin (Finnick Odair, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)

Winner: Michael Fassbender

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Lupita Nyong’o (Patsey, 12 Years A Slave)

Evangeline Lilly (Tauriel, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug)

Sally Hawkins (Ginger, Blue Jasmine) Jennifer Lawrence (Rosalyn Rosenfield, American Hustle) Mia Wasikowska (India Stoker, Stoker)

Winner: Sally Hawkins

BEST COMEDY

This is 40

This is the End

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

The World’s End

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Winner: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

BEST HORROR

You’re Next

The Conjuring

Evil Dead

World War Z

A Field in England

Winner: The Conjuring

BEST THRILLER

Prisoners

Trance

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Now You See Me

Catching Fire

Winner: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

BEST SCI-FI/ FANTASY

Gravity

Pacific Rim

Star Trek: Into Darkness

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Winner: The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

BEST BRITISH FILM

Filth

Sunshine on Leith

Rush

The World’s End

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Winner: The World’s End

BEST DIRECTOR

Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity) Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave)

Edgar Wright (The World’s End) Peter Jackson (The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug) Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips)

Winner: Alfonso Cuarón

BEST FILM

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Captain Phillps

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

Gravity

12 Years A Slave

Winner: Gravity

Disappointed in this year’s selection? Wondering why that one special film wasn’t listed above? Let us know which director/ film/ actor/ actress you think deserved to be recognised in this year’s awards!

Ah well, better luck next year DiCaprio!!