All The Winners From The 2015 Empire Awards

As voted by its readers, The 2015 Jameson Empire Awards were held last night, and the stars were out in force for the popular film magazine's annual celebration of all things movies. Christopher Nolan was the big winner, with Interstellar picking up the Best Film, and the man himself awarded Best Director and the Empire Inspiration award for his spectacular nine film career.

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It was also a good night for Kingsman: the Secret Service, picking up Best British Film and Best newcomer for Taron Egerton, and Ralph Fiennes was awarded the Empire Legend award for his prolific career, with Voldemort, M, and Gustave H being just the tip of the ice berg when it comes to the fantastic roles he's played.

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Check out the full list of nominees and winners below:

EMPIRE LEGEND (presented by Jameson Irish Whiskey)
Ralph Fiennes

EMPIRE HERO
Game Of Thrones

EMPIRE INSPIRATION
Christopher Nolan

BEST NEWCOMER – MALE
Ellar Coltrane (Boyhood)
Daniel Huttlestone (Into The Woods)
Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) - Winner

Jack O'Connell (Unbroken)
Dan Stevens (The Guest)

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

BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY (presented by MediCinema)
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes

X-Men: Days Of Future Past - Winner
Guardians Of The Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
Interstellar

BEST HORROR
Annabelle
The Guest

The Babadook - Winner
Oculus
Under The Skin

BEST COMEDY (presented by Absolute Radio)
Paddington - Winner
22 Jump Street
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Inbetweeners 2
The Lego Movie

BEST THRILLER (presented by Corinthia Hotel London)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Gone Girl

The Imitation Game - Winner
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Locke

BEST BRITISH FILM (presented by The Hollywood Reporter)
Kingsman: The Secret Service - Winner
The Imitation Game
Paddington
The Theory Of Everything
Under The Skin

BEST ACTOR 
Richard Armitage (The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies)
Bradley Cooper (American Sniper)

Andy Serkis (Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes) - Winner
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)
Eddie Redmayne (The Theory Of Everything)

BEST ACTRESS (presented by Max Factor)
Emily Blunt (Edge Of Tomorrow)

Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) - Winner
Felicity Jones (The Theory Of Everything)
Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)
Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)

BEST DIRECTOR (presented by Air New Zealand)
Peter Jackson (The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies)
Richard Linklater (Boyhood)

Christopher Nolan (Interstellar) - Winner
Matt Reeves (Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes)
Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)

BEST FILM (presented by Viber)
Interstellar - Winner
Boyhood
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
The Imitation Game