Interstellar wins Empire’s Best Film Award

At last night’s 25th Jameson Empire Awards, Interstellar took home the prize for ‘Best Film’. Somewhat to the surprise of many, after it was overlooked at this years Oscars. Christopher Nolan was in attendance to collect the award as well as a special Inspiration award to celebrate his extraordinary career.

Here’s the full list of winners:

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

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

BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY
*X-Men: Days Of Future Past*
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Guardians Of The Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
Interstellar

BEST HORROR
*The Babadook*
Annabelle
The Guest
Oculus
Under The Skin

BEST COMEDY
*Paddington*
22 Jump Street
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Inbetweeners 2
The Lego Movie

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BEST THRILLER
*The Imitation Game*
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Gone Girl
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Locke

BEST BRITISH FILM
*Kingsman: The Secret Service*
The Imitation Game
Paddington
The Theory Of Everything
Under The Skin

BEST ACTOR
*Andy Serkis (Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes)*
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)

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

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

BEST FILM
*Interstellar*
Boyhood
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
The Imitation Game