31/03/2014 - The World’s End wins best British film

Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity [+see also:
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The Empire Awards are the only awards in the UK where the winners are decided by votes of the cinema-going public.

Winners

Best Film
Gravity

Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)

Best Actor
James McAvoy (Filth)

Best Actress
Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks)

Best British Film
The World’s End

Best Supporting Actress
Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine)

Best Supporting Actor
Michael Fassbender (12 Years A Slave [+see also:
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interview: Michael Fassbender
film profile])

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug

Best Thriller
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Best Comedy
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Best Horror
The Conjuring

Best Male Newcomer
Aidan Turner (The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug)

Best Female Newcomer
Margot Robbie (The Wolf Of Wall Street)