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21st Empire Awards
The 21st Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Jameson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine ''Empire'', honored the best films of 2015 and took place on 20 March 2016 in London, England. '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' was the most awarded film with five winnings, including Best Director. Other winners included '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', with four awards, and the two times winner ''Spectre''. The honorary awards were given to Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci and Paddy Considine Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and musician. He is known for playing antiheros in independent films. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard British .... Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Multiple awards The following films received multiple awards: Multiple nominations The following films received multiple nominations: References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Award For Best British Film
The Empire Award for Best British Film was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine Empire (film magazine), ''Empire'' to honour the best British film of the previous year. The Empire Award for Best British Film was one of five ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 (the others being Empire Award for Best Actor, Best Actor, Empire Award for Best Actress, Best Actress, Empire Award for Best Director, Best Director and Empire Award for Best Film, Best Film) with ''Shallow Grave (1994 film), Shallow Grave'' receiving the award. ''God's Own Country (2017 film), God's Own Country'' was the 23rd Empire Awards, most recent winner in this category. Winners were chosen by the readers of ''Empire'' magazine. Winners and nominees In the list below, winners are listed first in boldface, followed by the other nominees. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. Quentin Tarantino filmography, His films are characterized by graphic violence, extended dialogue often featuring much profanity, and references to popular culture. His work has earned a cult following alongside critical and commercial success; he has been named by some as the most influential director of his generation and has received List of awards and nominations received by Quentin Tarantino, numerous awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. His films have grossed more than $1.9 billion worldwide. Tarantino began his career with the independent film, independent crime film ''Reservoir Dogs'' (1992). His second film, the crime comedy-drama ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), was a major success and won numerous awards, including the Cannes Film Festival's and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He next wrote and starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Short (film)
''The Big Short'' is a 2015 American Biographical film, biographical comedy drama film, directed by Adam McKay, and co-written by McKay and Charles Randolph. Based on the 2010 The Big Short, book of the same name by Michael Lewis, it shows how the 2008 financial crisis was triggered by the 2000s United States housing bubble, United States housing bubble. The film stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt, with John Magaro, Finn Wittrock, Hamish Linklater, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong (actor), Jeremy Strong, and Marisa Tomei in supporting roles. To explain financial instruments, the film features cameo appearances by actress Margot Robbie, chef Anthony Bourdain, singer-songwriter Selena Gomez, economist Richard Thaler, and others who break the fourth wall to explain concepts such as Subprime lending, subprime mortgages and Synthetic CDO, synthetic collateralized debt obligations. Several of the film's characters directly address the audience, most frequently Gos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Randolph
Charles Randolph (born February 28, 1963) is an American screenwriter and producer for film and television. In 2015, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay along with Adam McKay for co-writing ''The Big Short''. In 2019, he wrote and produced the film '' Bombshell'', which was directed by Jay Roach and starred Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie, and Nicole Kidman. Early life Randolph was born in Nashville, Tennessee. After graduating from Yale Divinity School, he worked as a cultural studies and philosophy professor at various universities in Vienna, Austria (including Webster Vienna Private University) in the 1990s. Screenwriting In 1997, Randolph spent a weekend giving lectures at the University of Southern California. From a chance meeting with someone who worked for the Farrelly brothers, Randolph was inspired to attempt screenwriting. Randolph has written screenplays for several films and TV movies including '' The Life of David Gale'' (2003), '' The Interpr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam McKay
Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. McKay began his career as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') from 1995 to 2001. After leaving ''SNL'', McKay co-wrote with comedian Will Ferrell on his comedy films '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004), '' Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' (2006), and ''The Other Guys'' (2010). Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced many television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website Funny or Die through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions. McKay began venturing into more dramatic territory in the 2010s. He wrote and directed the satirical films '' The Big Short'' (2015), ''Vice'' (2018), and '' Don't Look Up'' (2021). McKay won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Critics' Choice Award for adapting the screenplay of ''The Big Short''. In 2019, McKay founded the production company Hyperobject Industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director and producer. He directs films in the Science fiction film, science fiction, Crime film, crime, and historical drama, historical epic genres, with an atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. He ranks among the List of highest-grossing film directors, highest-grossing directors, with his films grossing a cumulative $5 billion worldwide. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Ridley Scott, many accolades, including the BAFTA Fellowship for Lifetime Achievement in 2018, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He was Knight Bachelor, knighted by Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II in 2003, and appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Grand Cross by Charles III, King Charles III in 2024. An alumnus of the Royal College of Art in London, Scott began his career in television as a designer and director before moving into advertising as a director o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Miller (director)
George Miller (born 3 March 1945) is an Australian filmmaker. Over the course of four decades he has received critical and popular success, and is widely known for creating and directing every film in the ''Mad Max'' franchise starting in 1979, including two entries which are considered two of the greatest action films of all time according to Metacritic. He has earned numerous accolades including an Academy Award from six nominations in five different categories. His directing career started in Australia with the first three ''Mad Max'' films between 1979 and 1985 with his friend and producing partner Byron Kennedy, after which he transitioned to Hollywood with ''The Witches of Eastwick'' (1987). His family drama ''Lorenzo's Oil'' (1992) earned him his first Academy Award nomination after which he produced and co-wrote '' Babe'' (1995) and directed the sequel '' Babe: Pig in the City'' (1998). He would venture into animation with '' Happy Feet'' (2006), for which he won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker primarily known for making modern psychological drama (film genre), psychological drama films about the human condition. His most notable films include ''Amores perros'' (2000), ''21 Grams'' (2003), ''Babel (film), Babel'' (2006), ''Biutiful'' (2010), ''Birdman (film), Birdman'' (2014), ''The Revenant (2015 film), The Revenant'' (2015), and ''Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, Bardo'' (2022). His projects have garnered critical acclaim and List of awards and nominations received by Alejandro González Iñárritu, numerous accolades, including five Academy Awards. In 2006, Iñárritu became the List of Mexican Academy Award winners and nominees, first Mexican filmmaker to receive the Best Director Award at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival. Eight years later, he became the first Mexican filmmaker to be nominated as director or producer in the history of the Academy Awards, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creed (film)
''Creed'' is a 2015 American sports drama film directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Aaron Covington. It is the first spin-off of and is the seventh installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise. It stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew, and Graham McTavish. In the film, amateur boxer Adonis Creed (Jordan) is trained and mentored by Rocky Balboa (Stallone), the former rival turned friend of Adonis' father, Apollo Creed. Although '' Rocky Balboa'' (2006) was considered the end of the franchise, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) hired Coogler in 2013 to develop a ''Rocky'' spin-off. Coogler and Covington's original screenplay was completed by April 2014, with the involvement of Jordan and Stallone also confirmed. The remaining cast were hired by January 2015, after which, principal photography began and lasted until that April, with filming locations including Liverpool, Philadelphia, and Gainesville, Georgia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is a recipient of ten NAACP Image Awards and four Black Reel Awards, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award. He made his feature-length debut with the independent film ''Fruitvale Station (film), Fruitvale Station'' (2013) before transitioning to directing and writing franchise films such as the Rocky (franchise), ''Rocky'' series spinoff, ''Creed (film), Creed'' (2015) as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel films ''Black Panther (film), Black Panther'' (2018), and ''Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' (2022). Coogler has also produced the historical drama ''Judas and the Black Messiah'' (2021) and wrote and directed the supernatural horror film ''Sinners (2025 film), Sinners'' (2025). In 2013, he was included on ''Time (magazine), Time'''s list of the 30 people under 30 who are changing the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffragette (film)
''Suffragette'' is a 2015 British historical drama film about women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, directed by Sarah Gavron and written by Abi Morgan. The film stars Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, and Meryl Streep. Filming began on 24 February 2014. It is the first feature film to be shot in the Houses of Parliament. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2015 by the French film company Pathé through its British distributor 20th Century Fox. Originally scheduled to be released by Relativity Media, the film was ultimately released in a limited release in North America on 23 October 2015 by Focus Features. Plot In 1912, Maud Watts is a 24-year-old laundry worker. While delivering a package, she is caught up in a suffragette protest which includes her workmate, Violet Miller. Alice Haughton, the wife of an MP, encourages women from the laundry to testify to a Parliamentary committee. Violet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
