Sure aren't they a great bunch of lads...
You can shove your Oscars and forget about your Golden Globes; the awards ceremony for one of JOE's favourite magazines took place in London last night as Hollywood stars, selfie-obsessed fans and top-class Irish acting talent turned up to the Jameson Empire Awards 2014.
Here's what the (presumably now groggy-eyed) Empire team had to say about the event themselves...
"The gongs have been handed over, the speeches have been given and host James Nesbitt has wrapped up the ceremony. Yes, the Jameson Empire Awards are, as we write this slowly winding down except for a few diehard party animals still keeping the flame alive. It was indeed a night to remember, even if some of the participants may not."
"To say that this was the biggest Awards was an understatement: we had Tom Cruise, Hugh Jackman, Simon Pegg, Paul Greengrass, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emma Thompson and a wealth of other talent from across the film and telly spectrum in the room. Well-deserved awards went to the likes of Sally Hawkins, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, and even though he probably needs to build an extension hold his awards haul, Alfonso Cuarón won two, accepting via video messages."
The Empire event was hosted by James Nesbitt and, with Michael Fassbender and Aidan Turner taking home well-deserved gongs for 12 Years A Slave and The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug respectively, it's brilliant to see that award-winning Irish acting (and hosting) talent was well represented.
The full list of winners is below but, one of the highlights of the night was the moment the Austrian Oak AKA big Arnie Schwarzenegger AKA the Schwarzen-Schnitzel turned up to collect 'The Action Hero Of Our Lifetime' Award and delivered a brilliant, funny and insightful acceptance speech.
Jaysus though, he sure does get some amount of mileage out of that feckin' Terminator quote...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjO3BUhZBi4&feature=youtu.be
And here is the list of winners in full:
EMPIRE 25th AWARD: The Legend of Our Lifetime
Tom Cruise
EMPIRE 25th AWARD: The Action Hero of Our Lifetime
Arnold Schwarzenegger
EMPIRE ICON (presented by Jameson Irish Whiskey)
Hugh Jackman
EMPIRE HERO
Simon Pegg
EMPIRE INSPIRATION (presented by Mazda Motors UK)
Paul Greengrass
BEST MALE NEWCOMER (presented by Tresor Paris)
Aidan Turner (The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug)
- WINNER
Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)
George MacKay (Sunshine On Leith)
Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis)
Tye Sheridan (Mud)
Will Poulter (We’re The Millers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvXgdDM6NqU&feature=youtu.be
BEST FEMALE NEWCOMER
Margot Robbie (The Wolf Of Wall Street)
- WINNER
Adèle Exarchopoulos (Blue Is The Warmest Colour)
Antonia Thomas (Sunshine On Leith)
Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby)
Freya Mavor (Sunshine On Leith)
Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years A Slave)
BEST HORROR
The Conjuring
- WINNER
A Field In England
Evil Dead
World War Z
You’re Next
BEST COMEDY (presented by Magic 105.4)
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
- WINNER
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
This Is 40
This Is The End
The World’s End
BEST THRILLER
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
- WINNER
Captain Phillips
Now You See Me
Prisoners
Trance
BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY (presented by MediCinema)
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
- WINNER
Gravity
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Pacific Rim
Star Trek Into Darkness
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Fassbender (12 Years A Slave)
- WINNER
Daniel Brühl (Rush)
Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Richard Armitage (The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug)
Tom Hiddleston (Thor: The Dark World)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSr77exsD7s&feature=youtu.be
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine)
- WINNER
Evangeline Lilly (The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug)
Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years A Slave)
Mia Wasikowska (Stoker)
BEST BRITISH FILM
The World’s End
- WINNER
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Filth
Rush
Sunshine On Leith
BEST ACTRESS
Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks)
- WINNER
Amy Adams (American Hustle)
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Jameson BEST ACTOR
James McAvoy (Filth)
- WINNER
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years A Slave)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf Of Wall Street)
Martin Freeman (The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug)
Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips)
BEST DIRECTOR (presented by Air New Zealand)
Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)
- WINNER
Edgar Wright (The World’s End)
Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips)
Peter Jackson (The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug)
Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave)
BEST FILM (presented by Sky Movies)
Gravity
- WINNER
12 Years A Slave
Captain Phillips
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
For more info about the ceremony head over to the Empire website here.
