21st Empire Awards


Best Film

The Revenant
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens


Best British Film

Spectre
45 Years
Legend
Macbeth
Suffragette


Best Director

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 Screenplay

Adam McKay, Charles Randolph — The Big Short
Quentin Tarantino — The Hateful Eight
Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer — Spotlight
Aaron Sorkin — Steve Jobs
Amy Schumer — Trainwreck


Best Actor

Matt Damon — The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio — The Revenant
Michael Fassbender — Macbeth & Steve Jobs
Tom Hardy — Legend & Mad Max: Fury Road
Michael B. Jordan — Creed


Best Actress

Alicia Vikander — The Danish Girl
Emily Blunt — Sicario
Brie Larson — Room
Jennifer Lawrence — The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Charlize Theron — Mad Max: Fury Road


Best Male Newcomer

John Boyega — Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Abraham Attah — Beasts of No Nation
Thomas Mann — Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Jason Mitchell — Straight Outta Compton
Jacob Tremblay — Room


Best Female Newcomer

Daisy Ridley — Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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


Best Comedy

Spy
Ant-Man
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Trainwreck
Inside Out


Best Horror

The Hallow
Crimson Peak
Insidious: Chapter 3
It Follows
Krampus


Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian


Best Thriller

Spectre
Bridge Of Spies
The Gift
Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation
Sicario


Best Animated Film


Inside Out
Minions
Shaun the Sheep 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 Short Film

World of Tomorrow
Kung Fury
Lava
Sanjay's Super Team
Stutterer

Best Soundtrack

Mad Max: Fury Road
The Hateful Eight
The Martian
Sicario
Straight Outta Compton


Best Production Design

Mad Max: Fury Road
Crimson Peak
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens


Best Costume Design

Mad Max: Fury Road
Carol
Cinderella
Crimson Peak
Star Wars: The Force Awakens


Best Makeup and Hair Styling

Mad Max: Fury Road
Crimson Peak
The Danish Girl
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens


Best Visual Effects

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Ant-Man
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant


Best TV Series

This Is England '90
Marvel's Daredevil
Fargo
Game of Thrones
Marvel's Jessica Jones


Best Game

Batman: Arkham Knight
Bloodborne
Fallout 4
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt


Honorary Awards

Empire Hero Award: Stanley Tucci

Empire Inspiration Award: Paddy Considine

Empire Legend Award: Alan Rickman


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