Gary Oldman won the Best Actor award at last night’s Empire Awards in London.
The star of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy joked that the gong was one of the “few we can actually put up.” He also spoke about the possible ‘sequel’ to the John Le Carre novel, Smiley’s People.
"They're talking of maybe making, I suppose a sequel, but it's the third book in the trilogy, Smiley's People, and I'd be happy to come back and do it."
The 54-year-old added: "I get to just eat what I want and put on another tummy. It's not bad. My wife won't be happy, but I will."
Other winners on the night included Irish actor Michael Fassbender who won the Empire Hero award. Accepting the gong, Fassbender said: 'Well, this is kind of unusual, because I always wanted to be a superhero.'
Director Tim Burton was presented the Empire Legend award by Batman Returns star Danny DeVito. Twenty Twelve star Olivia Colman won Best Actress for her portrayal of an abused wife in Tyrannosaur, The Inbetweeners Movie was named Best Comedy and Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part II won Best Film.
Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, David Yates and Bonnie Wright
The cast of The Inbetweeners Movie
Chris O'Dowd attended last night's event
Full list of winners:
Best Film: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Best Director: David Yates
Best British Film: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Actor: Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
Best Actress: Olivia Colman (Tyrannosaur)
Best Thriller: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Sci-Fi: Thor
Best Comedy: The Inbetweeners
Best Horror: Kill List
Best Male Newcomer: Tom Hiddleston (Thor)
Best Female Newcomer: Felicity Jones (Like Crazy)
Empire Hero Award: Michael Fassbender
Empire Legend Award: Tim Burton
The Art of 3D Award: The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Empire Inspiration Award: Ron Howard
