Empire magazine have announced their nominations for 2017. This year, Gareth Edwards’ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story leads the field with nine nominations including Best Actress and Best Film. Amy Adams receives a nomination for Best Actress in Arrival, having been snubbed by the Oscars, while the awesome Deadpool receives five nominations, including a nod for Ryan Reynolds for Best Actor.
The awards themselves will be dished out on Sunday 19th March at Camden’s Roundhouse, a new venue for the annual event which is voted completely by film fans and readers of the magazine. Cast your vote here.
Full list of 2017 Nominations
Best Male Newcomer
- Julian Dennison (Hunt For The Wilderpeople) – Vertigo
- Lewis MacDougall (A Monster Calls) – eOne
- Riz Ahmed (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) – Disney
- Dave Johns (I, Daniel Blake) – eOne
- Tom Holland (Captain America: Civil War) – Disney
Best Female Newcomer
- Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) – Universal
- Sennia Nanua (The Girl With All The Gifts) – Warner Bros.
- Sasha Lane (American Honey) – Universal
- Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) – eOne
- Angourie Rice (The Nice Guys) – Icon
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy
- Arrival – eOne
- A Monster Calls – eOne
- Doctor Strange – Disney
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Disney
- 10 Cloverfield Lane – Paramount
Best Comedy
- Hunt For The Wilderpeople – Vertigo
- Deadpool – Twentieth Century Fox
- The Nice Guys – Icon
- The Greasy Strangler – Picturehouse
- Ghostbusters – Sony
Best Horror
- Under The Shadow – Vertigo
The Witch – Universal - Green Room – Altitude
- The Conjuring 2 – Warner Bros.
- Don’t Breathe- Sony
Best Thriller
- Victoria – Curzon
- Jason Bourne – Universal
- Nocturnal Animals – Universal
- Hell Or High Water – Studiocanal
- Captain America: Civil War – Disney
Best British Film
- High Rise – Studiocanal
- I, Daniel Blake – eOne
- The Girl With All The Gifts – Warner Bros.
- Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them – Warner Bros.
- Eddie The Eagle – Twentieth Century Fox
Best Actor
- Ryan Gosling (La La Land) – Lionsgate
- Casey Affleck (Manchester By The Sea) – Studiocanal
- Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) – Fox
- Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange) – Disney
- Eddie Redmayne (Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them) – Warner Bros.
Best Actress
- Natalie Portman (Jackie) – eOne
- Felicity Jones (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) – Disney
- Amy Adams (Arrival) – eOne
- Ruth Negga (Loving) – Universal
- Emma Stone (La La Land) – Lionsgate
Best Director
- Taika Waititi (Hunt For The Wilderpeople) – Vertigo
- Denis Villeneuve (Arrival) – eOne
- Ken Loach (I, Daniel Blake) – eOne
- Andrea Arnold (American Honey) – Universal
- Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) – Disney
Best Film
- Hunt For The Wilderpeople – Vertigo
- Arrival – eOne
- La La Land – Lionsgate
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Disney
- Deadpool – Twentieth Century Fox
Best TV Series
- Game of Thrones – Sky
- Stranger Things – Netflix
- The Night Manager – BBC
- Sherlock – BBC
- Westworld – Sky
