Empire 2005 award winners announced

Awards, awards, awards. Who cares anymore? The Oscars are over right? Well the Empire Awards aren’t, and love them, loathe them, or not even care who they are, they do tend to have some interesting results.

So, without further ado, here are the winners:

Best Newcomer
Freddie Highmore
Finding Neverland

Best British Actress
Kate Winslet
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

Best British Actor
Paddy Considine
Dead Man’s Shoes

Best British Director
Matthew Vaughn
Layer Cake

Best British Film
Shaun Of The Dead

Outstanding Contribution To British Cinema
Working Title

Sony Ericsson Scene Of The Year
The Balloon Sequence
Enduring Love

Best Actress
Julie Delpy
Before Sunset

Best Actor
Matt Damon
The Bourne Supremacy

Inspiration Award
Pixar

Best Director
Sam Raimi
Spider-Man 2

Best Film
The Bourne Supremacy

Independent Spirit Award
Kevin Smith

Icon Of The Decade
Quentin Tarantino

Yes, I did say interesting didn’t I? Check out the Best Newcomer, cool on the little guy! Winslet and Shaun, fantastic news, and well done them. Shaun deserves everything it gets, as long as those are good things.

Woa just a minute though. Best Actor, Matt Damon?! Out of the whole year of movies he was the best actor? No way, I mean he was good, but not the best, please. How could the movie also take Best Film? I have very strong personal feelings about that movie, and I know they aren’t shared with everyone. Too much camera shake, too many close ups and you couldn’t see a bleeding thing! Where are we in this scene? Who is chasing who?! What car just crashed?…Enough…I ranted enough about it before. Still, whatever your feelings this is far from Best Film…what about Aviator, Million Dollar Baby, anything for god’s sake!

There are quite a few odd choices, and I shall leave the ranting podium and let you guys step up. Be nice now, but be vocal!