Kick-Ass, The King’s Speech, and the other nominations for the 2011 Jameson Empire Awards have been announced. The Empire Movie Awards are voted on annually by the British film magazine’s readers, submitted, and tabulated to determine the winner in each of its 14 movie categories. This year’s Jameson Empire Awards will be handed out on March 27, 2011 at Grosvenor House Hotel.
The full listing of the 2011 Jameson Empire Awards nominations are below.
Best Newcomer
Gareth Edwards (Monsters)
Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass/Let Me In)
Jaden Smith (The Karate Kid)
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone)
Mia Wasikowska (Alice In Wonderland)
Best ThrillerThe Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Shutter Island
The Town
Black Swan
127 Hours
Best Horror
Let Me In
A Nightmare On Elm Street
The Last Exorcism
Paranormal Activity 2
The Crazies
Best Comedy
Four Lions
Get Him To The Greek
The Other Guys
Easy A
Toy Story 3
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Inception
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Kick-Ass
Alice In Wonderland
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception)
James Franco (127 Hours)
Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)
Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)
Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass)
Best Actress
Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Noomi Rapace (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
Emma Watson (Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1)
Olivia Williams (The Ghost)
Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech)
Best Director
David Fincher (The Social Network)
Chris Nolan (Inception)
Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World)
Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech)
Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass)
Best British Film
127 Hours
The King’s Speech
Kick-Ass
Four Lions
Monsters
Best FilmInception
Kick-Ass
The Social Network
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
The King’s Speech
The comic adaptation Kick-Ass leads the field with six nominations over Oscar front-runner The King’s Speech in nominations for the 2011 Jameson Empire Awards. Kick-Ass was nominated for Best Film, Best British Film, Best Sci-Fi Fantasy, Best Actor (Aaron Johnson), Best Director (Matthew Vaughan) and Best Newcomer (Chloe Moretz).
The King's Speech was next with five nominations, for Best Film, British Film, Director (Tom Hooper) and Acting nominations for Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter. Next was Inception with four nominations, and The Social Network and 127 Hours with three each.
Inception and The Social Network were nominees for Best Film with Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. The other three nominees for Best British Film with the two leaders were 127 Hours, Four Lions and Monsters.
Empire is Britain's best-selling film magazine, and their awards are voted for entirely by the British filmgoing public. Last year's big winner was Avatar, which took three awards including Best Film.
Inception and The Social Network were nominees for Best Film with Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. The other three nominees for Best British Film with the two leaders were 127 Hours, Four Lions and Monsters.
Empire is Britain's best-selling film magazine, and their awards are voted for entirely by the British filmgoing public. Last year's big winner was Avatar, which took three awards including Best Film.
Source: Chinokino