Interstellar, Paddington, Andy Serkis triumph at The Empire Awards: Full Winners List

The 25th Jameson Empire Awards hit London’s Grosvenor House Ballroom last night for another star-studded film extravaganza.

Voted for entirely by cinemagoers themselves, the James Nesbitt hosted event saw Interstellar, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Paddington and The Bababook triumph.

Christopher Nolan attended the ceremony to pick up Interstellar’s show stealing Best Film award and also his prestigious Empire Inspiration award.

The full winners’ list is as follows:

EMPIRE LEGEND (presented by Jameson Irish Whiskey) Ralph Fiennes - WINNER

EMPIRE HERO Game Of Thrones - WINNER EMPIRE INSPIRATION Christopher Nolan - WINNER

BEST NEWCOMER – MALE Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) - WINNER Ellar Coltrane (Boyhood) Daniel Huttlestone (Into The Woods) 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) X-Men: Days Of Future Past - WINNER Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Guardians Of The Galaxy The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies Interstellar

BEST HORROR The Babadook - WINNER Annabelle The Guest 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) The Imitation Game - WINNER Captain America: The Winter Soldier Gone Girl 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 Andy Serkis (Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes) - WINNER Richard Armitage (The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies) Bradley Cooper (American Sniper) Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) Eddie Redmayne (The Theory Of Everything)

BEST ACTRESS (presented by Max Factor) Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) - WINNER Emily Blunt (Edge Of Tomorrow) Felicity Jones (The Theory Of Everything) Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game) Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)

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