Jameson Empire Awards 2013 – winners

Tonight at the Great Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, the presentation for the Jameson Empire Awards took place, with comedian Ed Byrne hosting the evening's festivities.

Skyfall picked up Best Film, with director Sam Mendes also winning Best Director and a special Empire Inspiration award for good measure. The awards, voted for by fans, also saw The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey take Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Best Actor for Martin Freeman, while Jennifer Lawrence was voted Best Actress for The Hunger Games.

Elsewhere, Sightseers won Best British Film and Headhunters took Best Thriller, while Best Comedy went to Ted. Hammer's The Woman In Black was Best Horror, and its star Daniel Radcliffe won an Empire Hero prize. Best Male Newcomer was The Impossible's Tom Holland, while Samantha Barks was Best Female Newcomer following her turn in Les Misérables.

Danny Boyle took the Outstanding Contribution award with typical modesty, saying that the biggest contribution he made was with that Bond-starring "Skyfall trailer" at the Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Helen Mirren, meanwhile, was dubbed an Empire Legend, while laughing that she was "more of a leg-over".

Nominations for the Jameson Empire Awards 2013


Complete list of winners for the Jameson Empire Awards 2013

Best male newcomer
Tom Holland, The Impossible

Best female newcomer
Samantha Barks, Les Miserables

Best comedy
Ted

Best horror
The Woman In Black

Best thriller
Headhunters

Best sci-fi/fantasy
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The art of 3D
Dredd 3D

Best actor
Martin Freeman, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Best actress
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games

Best director
Sam Mendes, Skyfall

Best British film
Sightseers

Best film
Skyfall

Empire Inspiration
Sam Mendes

Empire Hero
Daniel Radcliffe

Outstanding Countribution
Danny Boyle

Empire Legend
Helen Mirren