The Imitation Game leads Empire Award nominations

They're known for being the fan-focused film awards, decided by moviegoers.

And this year's Empire Awards is led by World War Two thriller The Imitation Game which has six nominations.

The winners are chosen by readers of the monthly film magazine, allowing big budget blockbusters to rub shoulders with critic favourites.

This year UK box office smashes, The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies and Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, have four nominations a piece.

Best film sees Richard Linklater's Boyhood up against Christopher Nolan's Interstellar.

Richard Linklater's epic lost out on a Best Film Academy Award to Birdman

Eddie Redmayne who plays Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything can dust down his dinner jacket once again as he's up for Best actor.

Joining him in that category is Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' star Andy Serkis for his role as Caesar.

Instead Emily Blunt (Edge of Tomorrow), Felicity Jones (The Theory Of Everything), Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game), Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) make up the list.

Emily Blunt starred alongside Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow

It's been a record-breaking year for British independent films according to the British Film Institute - and Paddington leads the pack in the Best British Film category.

James Nesbitt is hosting this year's ceremony in London on Sunday 29 March.

"Last year's awards were an incredible experience," he said.

"Hollywood legends like Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Emma Thompson were rubbing shoulders with the next generation of acting talent and the atmosphere was electric."

The public can vote for the shortlisted nominees at the Empire website.

Last year Gravity and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug were the big winners.

The Hobbit sequel picked up best Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Aidan Turner, who plays Kili in the film, won best male newcomer.

Emma Thompson took home best actress for her role in Saving Mr Banks and Filth star James McAvoy was named best actor.

Best Newcomer - Male

•Ellar Coltrane (Boyhood)

•Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service)

•Daniel Huttlestone (Into The Woods)

•Jack O'Connell (Unbroken)

•Dan Stevens (The Guest)

Best Newcomer - Female

•Sophie Cookson (Kingsman: The Secret Service)

•Carrie Coon (Gone Girl)

•Essie Davis (The Babadook)

•Karen Gillan (Guardians Of The Galaxy/Oculus)

•Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle)

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy

•Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes

•Guardians Of The Galaxy

•The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

•Interstellar

•X-Men: Days Of Future Past

Best Horror

•Annabelle

•The Babadook

•The Guest

•Oculus

•Under The Skin

Best Comedy

•22 Jump Street

•The Grand Budapest Hotel

•The Inbetweeners 2

•The Lego Movie

•Paddington

Best Thriller

•Captain America: The Winter Soldier

•Gone Girl

•The Imitation Game

•Kingsman: The Secret Service

•Locke

Best British Film

•The Imitation Game

•Kingsman: The Secret Service

•Paddington

•The Theory Of Everything

•Under The Skin

Best Actor

•Richard Armitage (The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies)

•Bradley Cooper (American Sniper)

•Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)

•Eddie Redmayne (The Theory Of Everything)

•Andy Serkis (Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes)

Best Actress

•Emily Blunt (Edge Of Tomorrow)

•Felicity Jones (The Theory Of Everything)

•Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)

•Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)

•Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)

Best Director

•Peter Jackson (The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies)

•Richard Linklater (Boyhood)

•Christopher Nolan (Interstellar)

•Matt Reeves (Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes)

•Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)

Best Film

•Boyhood

•Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes

•The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

•The Imitation Game

•Interstellar

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