‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ leads the nominations for The 21st annual Jameson Empire Awards with 10 nods.
The post-apocalyptic action movie sees Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron recognised in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories and filmmaker George Miller up for Best Director, a category in which he will face stiff competition from J. J. Abrams for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, Ryan Coogler for ‘Creed’, BAFTA winner Alejandro González Iñárritu for ‘The Revenant’ and Ridley Scott for ‘The Martian’.
Elsewhere, ‘The Force Awakens’ received an impressive seven nominations, bucking the trend of other awards shows who have snubbed the sci-fi blockbuster, with breakout star Daisy Ridley up for Best Female Newcomer for her portrayal of Rey.
John Boyega – who picked up the EE Rising Star award at the BAFTAs for his performance as Finn in ‘Star Wars’ – is up for Best Male Newcomer.
Boyega is up against child stars Abraham Attah and Jacob Tremblay for ‘Beasts Of No Nation’ and ‘Room’ respectively and Thomas Mann for ‘Me And Earl And The Dying Girl’ and Jason Mitchell for ‘Straight Outta Compton’.
‘Star Wars’ and ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ – which saw Hardy take over the role of Max Rockatansky from Mel Gibson – also feature heavily in the technical categories, with both receiving recognition for Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up and Styling, Best Visual Effects and Best Production Design.
The Jameson Empire Awards will take place on March 20 in London and will be hosted by David Walliams.
The 21st annual Jameson Empire Awards nominations:
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 Styling
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
Mad Max: Fury Road leads Jameson Empire Awards 2016 nominations
