We’re huge fans of the Jameson Empire Film Awards, it’s always a fantastic night to celebrate the fan favourites and no necessarily those movies which the critics (of which we know we have become!) decide should take the top spots.
Post BAFTAs, Oscars and Golden Globes, the Jameson Empire Awards never fails to attract the cream of the crop of acting and filmmaking talent. The awards this year will take place on Sunday 20th March hosted by David Walliams and with a bit of luck, we’ll be there on the red carpet chatting to the stars as they arrive.
Those taking the top spots thus far look like Tom Hardy’s Mad Max: Fury Road, J.J Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Revenant and the Martian following closely behind.
Here’s the full list of nominations from the Empire readers which spans releases from January 31 2015, to January 31 2016.
You can vote for your favourites on the Empire website here.
FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS 2016
BEST MALE NEWCOMER
- Abraham Attah (Beasts Of No Nation)
- John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
- Thomas Mann (Me And Earl And The Dying Girl)
- Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton)
- Jacob Tremblay (Room)
BEST FEMALE NEWCOMER
- Olivia Cooke (Me And Earl And The Dying Girl)
- Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation)
- Maika Monroe (It Follows)
- Bel Powley (The Diary Of A Teenage Girl)
- Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2
- Jurassic World
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST COMEDY presented by Absolute Radio
- Ant-Man
- Inside Out
- Me And Earl And The Dying Girl
- Spy
- Trainwreck
BEST HORROR
- Crimson Peak
- The Hallow
- Insidious: Chapter 3
- It Follows
- Krampus
BEST THRILLER presented by Corinthia Hotel London
- Bridge Of Spies
- The Gift
- Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation
- Sicario
- Spectre
BEST BRITISH FILM presented by The Hollywood Reporter
- 45 Years
- Legend
- Macbeth
- Spectre
- Suffragette
JAMESON BEST ACTOR
- Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
- Matt Damon (The Martian)
- Michael Fassbender (Macbeth/Steve Jobs)
- Tom Hardy (Legend/Mad Max: Fury Road)
- Michael B. Jordan (Creed)
BEST ACTRESS
- Emily Blunt (Sicario)
- Brie Larson (Room)
- Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2)
- Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road)
- Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
BEST DIRECTOR presented by Vue Entertainment
- J. J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
- Ryan Coogler (Creed)
- Alejandro González Iñárritu (The Revenant)
- George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
- Ridley Scott (The Martian)
BEST FILM presented by Sky Movies
- The Hateful Eight
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST TV SERIES
- Marvel’s Daredevil
- Fargo
- Game Of Thrones
- Marvel’s Jessica Jones
- This Is England ’90
BEST SCREENPLAY
- The Big Short — Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
- The Hateful Eight – Quentin Tarantino
- Spotlight — Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
- Steve Jobs – Aaron Sorkin
- Trainwreck — Amy Schumer
BEST ANIMATED FILM
- Inside Out
- Minions
- Shaun The Sheep The Movie
- Song Of The Sea
- The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- Amy
- Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief
- He Named Me Malala
- The Jinx: The Life And Deaths Of Robert Durst
- Making A Murderer
BEST SOUNDTRACK
- The Hateful Eight
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- Sicario
- Straight Outta Compton
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Carol
- Cinderella
- Crimson Peak
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING
- Crimson Peak
- The Danish Girl
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Ant-Man
- Jurassic World
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST SHORT FILM presented by Jameson Irish Whiskey
- Kung Fury
- Lava
- Sanjay’s Super Team
- Stutterer
- World Of Tomorrow
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Crimson Peak
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST GAME
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Bloodborne
- Fallout 4
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
