Mad Max: Fury Road and Star Wars: The Force Awakens lead the nominees at this year’s Jameson Empire Awards, securing 10 and nine nominations respectively.

The awards, voted for by the public, has also seen The Martian secure six nominations and The Revenant five.

The Best Male Newcomer award has proved more diverse than the Oscars, with nominees including 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) and Jacob Tremblay (Room).

Also overlooked at the major awards, Creed actor Michael B. Jordan will be up against Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant), Matt Damon (The Martian), Michael Fassbender (Macbeth/Steve Jobs) and Tom Hardy (Legend/Mad Max: Fury Road).

This year marks the introduction of 11 new categories, also spanning TV and games. This will see feature documentaries such as Amy, He Named Me Malala and Alex Gibney’s Scientology film going up against acclaimed series such as The Jinx and Making A Murderer for Best Documentary.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on March 20, hosted by David Walliams.

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

• 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

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

BEST BRITISH FILM

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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