Mad Max: Fury Road and Star Wars: The Force Awakens lead the nominations for this year’s Jameson Empire Awards.
Picking up 10 and 9 nominations respectively, both films look set to pick up a handful of awards each at this year’s ceremony in March. The Martian follows with six nominations and The Revenant picked up five.
The public will continue to cast their votes at www.empireonline.com/awards2016 ahead of next month’s ceremony.
Commenting on this year’s shortlist, Empire’s Editor-In-Chief, Terri White, concludes: “2015 was an absolutely cracking year for film and entertainment, evidenced by the strength of the actors, filmmakers, movies and TV shows fighting it out for gongs this year. With Mad Max: Fury Road and Star Wars: The Force Awakens going head to head with awards favourite so far The Revenant, I can’t wait to see who walks away with the Empire trophies on the night. It’d take a braver woman than me to bet against any of them.”
The full list of nominations is:
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
The winners will be announced at a star-studded ceremony on 20th March 2016 hosted by David Walliams.
