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23rd Empire Awards

The 23rd Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Rakuten Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 2017. The ceremony took place on 18 March 2018 in London, England at the Roundhouse Theatre. The nominees were announced on 18 January 2018.


23rd Empire Awards
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)
London, England
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (9)

The 23rd Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Rakuten Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 2017. The ceremony took place on 18 March 2018 in London, England at the Roundhouse Theatre. The nominees were announced on 18 January 2018.

These are the last Empire Awards to be held so far.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Column 1Column 2
Best Film
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Call Me by Your Name
Get Out
Thor: Ragnarok
Wonder WomanBest British Film
God's Own Country
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Paddington 2
The Death of Stalin
Best Director
Rian Johnson — Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Patty Jenkins — Wonder Woman
Jordan Peele — Get Out
Taika Waititi — Thor: Ragnarok
Edgar Wright — Baby DriverBest Screenplay
Jordan Peele — Get Out
Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin and Peter Fellows — The Death of Stalin
James Ivory — Call Me by Your Name
Francis Lee — God's Own Country
Martin McDonagh — Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Actor
Hugh Jackman — Logan
John Boyega — Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Armie Hammer — Call Me by Your Name
Gary Oldman — Darkest Hour
Andy Serkis — War for the Planet of the ApesBest Actress
Daisy Ridley — Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Gal Gadot — Wonder Woman
Tiffany Haddish — Girls Trip
Frances McDormand — Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Emma Watson — Beauty and the Beast
Best Male Newcomer
Josh O'Connor — God's Own Country
Timothée Chalamet — Call Me by Your Name
Ansel Elgort — Baby Driver
Daniel Kaluuya — Get Out
Fionn Whitehead — DunkirkBest Female Newcomer
Dafne Keen — Logan
Emily Beecham — Daphne
Florence Pugh — Lady Macbeth
Tessa Thompson — Thor: Ragnarok
Kelly Marie Tran — Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Best Comedy
The Death of Stalin
Girls Trip
The Big Sick
The Disaster Artist
Toni ErdmannBest Horror
Get Out
It
mother!
Split
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Wonder Woman
Blade Runner 2049
Logan
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Thor: RagnarokBest Thriller
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Baby Driver
John Wick: Chapter 2
The Handmaiden
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Animated Film
Coco
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
My Life as a Courgette
The Lego Batman Movie
The Red TurtleBest Documentary
I Am Not Your Negro
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
City of Ghosts
I Called Him Morgan
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Best Production Design
Baby Driver
Dunkirk
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Thor: RagnarokBest Soundtrack
Baby Driver
Beauty and the Beast
Call Me by Your Name
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Logan Lucky
Best Visual Effects
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Ghost in the Shell
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Thor: Ragnarok
War for the Planet of the ApesBest Costume Design
Michael Kaplan — Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Alexandra Byrne — Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Suzie Harman — The Death of Stalin
Ellen Mirojnick — The Greatest Showman
Mayes C. Rubeo — Thor: Ragnarok
Best Makeup and Hair Styling
Beauty and the Beast
Ghost in the Shell
Murder on the Orient Express
The Greatest Showman
Thor: RagnarokBest TV Series
The Crown
Big Little Lies
Stranger Things
The Handmaid's Tale
Twin Peaks
Best Actor in a TV Series
Jason Isaacs — Star Trek: Discovery
Kyle MacLachlan — Twin Peaks
Alexander Skarsgård — Big Little Lies
Matt Smith — The Crown
Dan Stevens — LegionBest Actress in a TV Series
Nicole Kidman — Big Little Lies
Millie Bobby Brown — Stranger Things
Claire Foy — The Crown
Elisabeth Moss — The Handmaid's Tale
Reese Witherspoon — Big Little Lies
Honorary Awards
Empire Icon Award: Mark Hamill
Empire Legend of our Lifetime Award: Steven Spielberg

The following films received multiple awards:

AwardsFilm
5Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2Baby Driver Get Out God's Own Country Logan

The following films received multiple nominations:

AwardsFilm
9Star Wars: The Last Jedi
8Thor: Ragnarok
5Baby Driver Call Me by Your Name Get Out
4Big Little Lies Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 The Death of Stalin Wonder Woman
3Beauty and the Beast Dunkirk God's Own Country Logan The Crown Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2Darkest Hour Girls Trip Ghost in the Shell Stranger Things The Handmaid's Tale Twin Peaks War for the Planet of the Apes
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