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 25TH AWARD: THE LEGEND OF OUR LIFETIME
Tom Cruise
EMPIRE 25TH 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!!