Jameson Empire Awards Winners!

Avatar is the big winner

Jameson Empire Awards Winners!

by Phil de Semlyen |
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The great, good and truly god-like (yes, Sir Ian McKellen, we're looking at you) were in attendance to celebrate the Jameson Empire Awards in London tonight. Dressed to the nines - or in Gwyneth Paltrow's case, tens - they gathered to discover that Empire readers had plumped for Avatar as Best Film, with James Cameron also winning Best Director for his Pandoran epic.

After previous awards disappointment, it was a triple triumph for Avatar, with Zoe Saldana also rewarded for her mighty performance-captured turn as Neytiri. Best Actor, meanwhile, went the way of Christoph Waltz for his unforgettable portrayal of Col. Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds. That's a clean sweep of awards for the Austrian actor who adds his Empire gong to a trophy cabinet that already contains a Bafta and an Oscar, and presumably needs a bit of an extension.

The special Empire Icon award was presented to Sir Ian McKellen by his old mucker, stage mate and X-Men nemesis, Sir Patrick Stewart.

Click here to read our live minute-by-minute blog from the event and check back on Monday for all the Jameson Empire Awards night low-down, videos and scurrilous gossip that we probably shouldn't print. The winners in full:

Best Film

Avatar

Best Director

James Cameron

Best Thriller

Sherlock Holmes**

****Best Horror

Let The Right One In

****Best Comedy

In The Loop

****Best Sci-fi ****

Star Trek

**

**Best Actor

**Christoph Waltz

Inglourious Basterds*


Best Actress

**Zoe Saldana

Avatar

**Best Newcomer

**Aaron Johnson

Nowhere Boy **

**

Best British Film

Harry Brown

Empire Icon

Sir Ian McKellen

Empire Inspiration

Andy Serkis

Empire Hero

Jude Law

**Outstanding Contribution To British Cinema

**Ray Winstone

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