# 21st Empire Awards

The 21st Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Jameson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 2015 and took place on 20 March 2016 in London, England. Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the most awarded film with five winnings, including Best Director. Other winners included Mad Max: Fury Road, with four awards, and the two times winner Spectre. The honorary awards were given to Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci and Paddy Considine.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Best Film The Revenant The Hateful Eight Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Best British Film Spectre 45 Years Legend Macbeth Suffragette |
| Best Director J. J. Abrams — Star Wars: The Force Awakens Ryan Coogler — Creed Alejandro G. Iñárritu — The Revenant George Miller — Mad Max: Fury Road Ridley Scott — The Martian | Best Screenplay Adam McKay, Charles Randolph — The Big Short Quentin Tarantino — The Hateful Eight Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer — Spotlight Aaron Sorkin — Steve Jobs Amy Schumer — Trainwreck |
| Best Actor Matt Damon — The Martian Leonardo DiCaprio — The Revenant Michael Fassbender — Macbeth & Steve Jobs Tom Hardy — Legend & Mad Max: Fury Road Michael B. Jordan — Creed | Best Actress Alicia Vikander — The Danish Girl Emily Blunt — Sicario Brie Larson — Room Jennifer Lawrence — The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Charlize Theron — Mad Max: Fury Road |
| Best Male Newcomer John Boyega — Star Wars: The Force Awakens Abraham Attah — Beasts of No Nation Thomas Mann — Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Jason Mitchell — Straight Outta Compton Jacob Tremblay — Room | Best Female Newcomer Daisy Ridley — Star Wars: The Force Awakens Olivia Cooke — Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Rebecca Ferguson — Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Maika Monroe — It Follows Bel Powley — The Diary of a Teenage Girl |
| Best Comedy Spy Ant-Man Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Trainwreck Inside Out | Best Horror The Hallow Crimson Peak Insidious: Chapter 3 It Follows Krampus |
| Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Jurassic World Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian | Best Thriller Spectre Bridge Of Spies The Gift Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Sicario |
| Best Animated Film Inside Out Minions Shaun the Sheep Movie Song of the Sea The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | Best Documentary Amy Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief He Named Me Malala The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst Making a Murderer |
| Best Short Film World of Tomorrow Kung Fury Lava Sanjay's Super Team Stutterer | Best Soundtrack Mad Max: Fury Road The Hateful Eight The Martian Sicario Straight Outta Compton |
| Best Production Design Mad Max: Fury Road Crimson Peak The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 The Martian Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Best Costume Design Mad Max: Fury Road Carol Cinderella Crimson Peak Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| Best Makeup and Hair Styling Mad Max: Fury Road Crimson Peak The Danish Girl The Revenant Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Best Visual Effects Star Wars: The Force Awakens Ant-Man Jurassic World Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant |
| Best TV Series This Is England '90 Marvel's Daredevil Fargo Game of Thrones Marvel's Jessica Jones | Best Game Batman: Arkham Knight Bloodborne Fallout 4 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
| Honorary Awards Empire Hero Award: Stanley Tucci Empire Inspiration Award: Paddy Considine Empire Legend Award: Alan Rickman |

### Multiple awards

The following films received multiple awards:
| Awards | Film |
| 5 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 4 | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| 2 | Spectre |

### Multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:
| Awards | Film |
| 10 | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| 9 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 6 | The Martian |
| 5 | The Revenant |
| 4 | Crimson Peak |
| 3 | Me and Earl and the Dying Girl |
| 3 | Sicario |
| 3 | The Hateful Eight |
| 3 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 |
| 2 | Ant-Man |
| 2 | Creed |
| 2 | Inside Out |
| 2 | It Follows |
| 2 | Jurassic World |
| 2 | Legend |
| 2 | Macbeth |
| 2 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation |
| 2 | Room |
| 2 | Spectre |
| 2 | Steve Jobs |
| 2 | Straight Outta Compton |
| 2 | The Danish Girl |
| 2 | Trainwreck |