Rogue One: A Star Wars Story gets nine Three Empire Awards nominations

The ceremony will take place in March

Felicity Jones in Rogue One
Published 7th Feb 2017

Empire Magazine, the world’s biggest film and entertainment brand, has revealed the nominations for the Three Empire Awards - due to take place next month in London.

This year several films have received multiple nominations including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story attracting nine nominations, Arrival which attracted seven and the Oscar favourite La La Land which has received five.

Empire’s Editor-In-Chief Terri White commented,

"We are the only awards ceremony in the world to recognise Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Deadpool, Captain America: Civil War and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story alongside La La Land and Arrival!"

Voting is now open for the Three Empire Awards and you can cast your vote on the Empire website.

The star-studded award ceremony will take place at the The Roundhouse in Camden on the 19th March.

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

Angourice 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