The winners of the 2012 Jameson Empire Awards were announced this evening at a lavish ceremony held within London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.
Now in their seventeenth year, the awards recognise the the excellence of professionals in the local and global film industry, and were voted for by readers of Britain’s biggest film magazine.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy emerged the night’s biggest winner, bagging a total of three awards, while Olivia Colman won Best Actress for her near-flawless performance in Tyrannosaur and David Yates took home the statue for Best Director.
The winners in full:
Best Male Newcomer:
- John Boyega, Attack The Block
- Asa Butterfield, Hugo
- Sam Claflin, Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Jeremy Irvine, War Horse
- Tom Hiddleston, Thor – WINNER
- Craig Roberts, Submarine
Best Female Newcomer:
- Bonnie Wright (Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2)
- Celine Buckens (War Horse)
- Elle Fanning (Super 8)
- Felicity Jones (Like Crazy) – WINNER
- Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)
- Laura Haddock (The Inbetweeners Movie)
Best Comedy:
- The Inbetweeners Movie – WINNER
- Bridesmaids
- Attack The Block
- Crazy Stupid Love
- Midnight In Paris
Best Horror:
- Insidious
- Attack The Block
- Kill List – WINNER
- Troll Hunter
- Paranormal Activity 3
Best Thriller:
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
- Drive
- Hanna
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – WINNER
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy:
- Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
- Super 8
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- X-Men: First Class
- Thor – WINNER
The Art Of 3D:
- Thor
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Hugo
- Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
- The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn – WINNER
Best Actor:
- Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) – WINNER
- Ryan Gosling (Drive)
- Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2)
- Daniel Craig (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
- Andy Serkis (Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes)
Best Actress:
- Rooney Mara (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
- Olivia Colman (Tyrannosaur) – WINNER
- Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
- Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn)
- Carey Mulligan (Shame)
Best Director:
- Rupert Wyatt (Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes)
- Steven Spielberg (War Horse)
- Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)
- David Yates (Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2) – WINNER
- Tomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
Best British Film:
- The Inbetweeners Movie
- Attack The Block
- Submarine
- Tyrannosaur
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – WINNER
Best Film:
- Drive
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – WINNER
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Interesting line-up of movies up for vote. Gary Oldman is, hands down, my favorite actor of all time — his range, focus and exacting nature are simply in a higher caliber of screen and stage abilities.
But wait, no indies?
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Pretty disappointed with the winners overall but very pleased for Olivia Colman!
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