The Empire Award Nominations Are In

Atonement and Harry Potter lead

The Empire Award Nominations Are In

by Olly Richards |
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You've been voting in your thousands and now the shortlist of nominations for the 2008 Sony Ericsson Empire Awards is in.

Leading the field are Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix and Atonement with six nominations apiece. It's a very strong year for British films and filmmakers, with Hot Fuzz, The Bourne Ultimatum and Sunshine also well represented.

The full list of nominees is as follows:

Best Newcomer

Shia LaBeouf (Transformers)

Saoirse Ronan (Atonement)

Sam Reily (Control)

Gemma Arterton (St Trinians)

Thomas Turgoose (This Is England)

Best Comedy

Superbad

Hot Fuzz

Knocked Up

Ratatouille

Run Fat Boy Run

Best Sci-fi/Fantasy

Sunshine

Stardust

Transformers

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

300

Best Horror

30 Days Of Night

28 Weeks Later

Saw IV

Death Proof

1408

Best Thriller

Zodiac

American Gangster

Eastern Promises

The Bourne Ultimatum

Disturbia

Sony Ericsson Best Soundtrack

Control

Atonement

Once

Hairspray

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

Best British Film

Atonement

Hot Fuzz

Sunshine

Control

This Is England

Best Actress

Keira Knightley (Atonement)

Emma Watson (Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix)

Katharine Heigl (Knocked Up)

Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart)

Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth)

Best Actor

Matt Damon (The Bourne Ultimatum)

Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix)

James McAvoy (Atonement)

Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz)

Gerard Butler (300)

Best Director

Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum)

Joe Wright (Atonement)

David Yates (Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix)

Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz)

David Fincher (Zodiac)

Best Film

The Bourne Ultimatum

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

Ratatouille

The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford

Zodiac

The awards will be bestowed on Sunday, March 9.

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