It’s the final stop on the 2017 awards calendar, and with echoes of the hashtag chatter and acceptance speeches from the Globes, BAFTAs and Oscars still ringing in our ears the team at Empire rolled out their own red carpet this evening.
This is the eighth Empire Awards we have covered, and it’s always a fun event. With the awards voted for by the public it is chance for popular films to claim some awards glory, and the winners this year didn’t disappoint in their fan favourite status.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi took home the most awards, with winning turns in the Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Costume Design and Best Visual Effects categories. It was wonderful to see the success of God’s Own Country making its way from the critics and Academy members to the general public. Amma Asante was honoured with the Inspiration award, and Edgar Wright was given the Visionary Award. All in all a fine night for British filmmakers.
Colin Hart and Scott Davis were on the red carpet this evening, here’s how they got on:
The 2018 Rakuten TV Empire Awards Interviews
THE 2018 EMPIRE NOMINATIONS & WINNERS
EMPIRE ‘LEGEND OF OUR LIFETIME’ AWARD, PRESENTED BY RAKUTEN TV • Honouree: Steven Spielberg
EMPIRE ICON PRESENTED BY BMW • Honouree: Mark Hamill
EMPIRE INSPIRATION AWARD • Honouree: Amma Asante
EMPIRE VISIONARY AWARD • Honouree: Edgar Wright
BEST FILM, PRESENTED BY SKY CINEMA
• Winner: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• Get Out
• Call Me By Your Name
• Thor: Ragnarok
• Wonder Woman
BEST DIRECTOR, PRESENTED BY VUE ENTERTAINMENT
• Winner: Rian Johnson – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• Edgar Wright – Baby Driver
• Jordan Peele – Get Out
• Patty Jenkins – Wonder Woman
• Taika Waititi – Thor: Ragnarok
BEST MALE NEWCOMER
• Winner: Josh O’Connor — God’s Own Country
• Fionn Whitehead – Dunkirk
• Ansel Elgort – Baby Driver
• Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out
• Timothée Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name
BEST FEMALE NEWCOMER: THE HILTON PARK LANE
• Winner: Dafne Keen – Logan
• Emily Beecham – Daphne
• Florence Pugh – Lady Macbeth
• Tessa Thompson – Thor: Ragnarok
• Kelly Marie Tran – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
BEST ACTRESS, PRESENTED BY RAKUTEN TV
• Winner: Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• Gal Gadot – Wonder Woman
• Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
• Tiffany Haddish – Girls Trip
• Emma Watson – Beauty And The Beast
BEST ACTOR, PRESENTED BY RAKUTEN TV
• Winner: Hugh Jackman – Logan
• John Boyega – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• Andy Serkis — War For The Planet Of The Apes
• Armie Hammer – Call Me By Your Name
• Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour
BEST SCREENPLAY
• Winner: Get Out
• God’s Own Country
• Call Me By Your Name
• The Death Of Stalin
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY, PRESENTED BY THREE
• Winner: Wonder Woman
• Logan
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• Thor: Ragnarok
• Blade Runner 2049
BEST BRITISH FILM, PRESENTED BY THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
• Winner: God’s Own Country
• The Death Of Stalin
• Dunkirk
• The Darkest Hour
• Paddington 2
BEST HORROR
• Winner: Get Out
• Mother!
• The Autopsy Of Jane Doe
• It
• Split
BEST DOCUMENTARY
• Winner: I Am Not Your Negro
• I Called Him Morgan
• City Of Ghosts
• An Inconvenient Sequel
• Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
BEST COMEDY, PRESENTED BY MONKEY SHOULDER
• Winner: The Death Of Stalin
• Toni Erdmann
• The Big Sick
• The Disaster Artist
• Girls Trip
BEST THRILLER, PRESENTED BY ABSOLUTE RADIO
• Winner: Kingsman: The Golden Circle
• Baby Driver
• John Wick: Chapter 2
• The Handmaiden
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST ANIMATED FILM
• Winner: Coco
• The Lego Batman Movie
• My Life As A Courgette
• The Red Turtle
• Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
BEST SOUNDTRACK
• Winner: Baby Driver
• Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
• Logan Lucky
• Beauty And The Beast
• Call Me By Your Name
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
• Winner: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• The Greatest Showman
• The Death Of Stalin
• Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
• Thor: Ragnarok
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
• Winner: Baby Driver
• Dunkirk
• Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
• Thor: Ragnarok •
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING
• Winner: Beauty And The Beast
• Murder On The Orient Express
• The Greatest Showman
• Thor: Ragnarok
• Ghost In The Shell
BEST TV SERIES, PRESENTED BY THREE
• Winner: The Crown
• The Handmaid’s Tale
• Big Little Lies
• Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series
• Stranger Things 2
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES
• Winner: Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies)
• Claire Foy (The Crown)
• Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies)
• Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
• Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things 2)
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES
• Winner: Jason Isaacs (Star Trek: Discovery)
• Alexander Skarsgård (Big Little Lies)
• Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series)
• Matt Smith (The Crown)
• Dan Stevens (Legion)
