Benedict Cumberbatch drama leads the pack with six nominations.

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game, the codebreaking war drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch, leads this year’s Empire Awards with six nominations.

The winners of the awards are chosen by readers of the UK film magazine, with blockbusters ranked alongside indie hits. The Best Film category includes Boyhood, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Imitation Game and Interstellar.

James Nesbitt will host this year’s ceremony in London on March 29.

THE JAMESON EMPIRE AWARDS 2015 NOMINATIONS IN FULL

Best Newcomer — Male

  • Ellar Coltrane (Boyhood)
  • Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service)
  • Daniel Huttlestone (Into The Woods)
  • Jack O’Connell (Unbroken)
  • Dan Stevens (The Guest)

Best Newcomer — Female

  • Sophie Cookson (Kingsman: The Secret Service)
  • Carrie Coon (Gone Girl)
  • Essie Davis (The Babadook)
  • Karen Gillan (Guardians Of The Galaxy/Oculus)
  • Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle)

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy presented by MediCinema

  • Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
  • Guardians Of The Galaxy
  • The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
  • Interstellar
  • X-Men: Days Of Future Past

Best Horror

  • Annabelle
  • The Babadook
  • The Guest
  • Oculus
  • Under The Skin

 

Best Comedy presented by Absolute Radio

  • 22 Jump Street
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • The Inbetweeners 2
  • The LEGO® Movie
  • Paddington


Best Thriller presented by Corinthia Hotel London

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  • Gone Girl
  • The Imitation Game
  • Kingsman: The Secret Service
  • Locke

Best British Film

  • The Imitation Game
  • Kingsman: The Secret Service
  • Paddington
  • The Theory Of Everything
  • Under The Skin

Jameson Best Actor

  • Richard Armitage (The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies)
  • Bradley Cooper (American Sniper)
  • Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)
  • Eddie Redmayne (The Theory Of Everything)
  • Andy Serkis (Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes)

Best Actress

  • Emily Blunt (Edge Of Tomorrow)
  • Felicity Jones (The Theory Of Everything)
  • Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)
  • Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
  • Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)

Best Director

  • Peter Jackson (The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies)
  • Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
  • Christopher Nolan (Interstellar)
  • Matt Reeves (Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes)
  • Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)

Best Film

  • Boyhood
  • Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
  • The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
  • The Imitation Game
  • Interstellar

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