The best films and filmmakers of the past year, as voted for by the cinema-going public, were honored at the 19th Jameson Empire Awards. Film fans from the UK and around the world selected their cinema highlights for the awards, which honor blockbusters, independent filmmaking and home-grown British films. To celebrate 25 years of the magazine, Empire bestowed two special Lifetime awards on star guestsTom Cruise and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Nominees, presenters and guests in attendance included Tom Cruise; Arnold Schwarzenegger; Kate Beckinsale; Darren Aronofsky; Hugh Jackman; Rosamund Pike; Simon Pegg; JJ Abrams; Margot Robbie; Steve Coogan; Jonathan Ross; Emma Thompson; The Inbetweeners cast; Sarah Harding; Stephen Fry; Edith Bowman; Brian Cox; Richard E Grant; Will Poulter; Douglas Booth; Mark Gatiss; Paul Greengrass; Celia Imrie; Sally Hawkins; James McAvoy; Armando Iannucci; Hayley Atwell; Logan Lerman and Professor Brian Cox.
The Jameson Empire Awards 2014 Nominations/Winners*
*Winners are in bold
Presenters in italics
EMPIRE 25th AWARD: The Legend of Our Lifetime
Presented by: Rosamund Pike
Tom Cruise
EMPIRE 25th AWARD: The Action Hero of Our Lifetime
Presented by: Jonathan Ross
Arnold Schwarzenegger
EMPIRE ICON presented by Jameson Irish Whiskey
Presented by: Darren Aronofsky
Hugh Jackman
EMPIRE HERO
Presented by: JJ Abrams
Simon Pegg
EMPIRE INSPIRATION presented by Mazda Motors UK
Presented by: Brian Cox
Paul Greengrass
Best Male Newcomer presented by Tresor Paris
Presented by: Sarah Harding
Aidan Turner (The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug)
Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)
George MacKay (Sunshine On Leith)
Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis)
Tye Sheridan (Mud)
Will Poulter (We’re The Millers)
Best Female Newcomer presented by Max Factor
Presented by: Richard Armitage
Adèle Exarchopoulos (Blue Is The Warmest Colour)
Antonia Thomas (Sunshine On Leith)
Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby)
Freya Mavor (Sunshine On Leith)
Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years A Slave)
Margot Robbie (The Wolf Of Wall Street)
Best Horror
Presented by: MyAnna Buring
A Field In England
The Conjuring
Evil Dead
World War Z
You’re Next
Best Comedy presented by Magic 105.4
Presented by: The Inbetweeners cast
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
This Is 40
This Is The End
The World’s End
Best Thriller presented by Quaglino’s
Presented by: Stacy Martin & Jamie Campbell Bower
Captain Phillips
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Now You See Me
Prisoners
Trance
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy presented by MediCinema
Presented by: Sophie Turner & Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Pacific Rim
Star Trek Into Darkness
Best Supporting Actor presented by The National Lottery
Presented by: Celia Imrie
Daniel Brühl (Rush)
Michael Fassbender (12 Years A Slave)
Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Richard Armitage (The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug)
Tom Hiddleston (Thor: The Dark World)
Best Supporting Actress
Presented by: Richard E Grant
Evangeline Lilly (The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug)
Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years A Slave)
Mia Wasikowska (Stoker)
Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine)
Best British Film
Presented by: Mark Gatiss
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Filth
Rush
Sunshine On Leith
The World’s End
Best Actress presented by Max Factor
Presented by: Stephen Fry
Amy Adams (American Hustle)
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks)
Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Jameson Best Actor
Presented by: Kate Beckinsale
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years A Slave)
James McAvoy (Filth)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf Of Wall Street)
Martin Freeman (The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug)
Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips)
Best Director presented by Air New Zealand
Presented by: Logan Lerman & Douglas Booth
Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)
Edgar Wright (The World’s End)
Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips)
Peter Jackson (The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug)
Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave)
Best Film presented by Sky Movies
Presented by: Professor Brian Cox
12 Years A Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
DONE IN 60 SECONDS
Presented by: Edith Bowman, Ben Wheatley, Alex Zane
David Smith, There Will Be Blood
