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'Making A Murderer' Up For Gong In Brand New Awards Category - Is TV Slowly But Surely Taking Over?

Will 'Making A Murderer' Win Its First Serious Awards Season Trophy?
Caroline Frost
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'Making a Murderer’ has got millions of viewers speculating on both sides of the Atlantic, and now the Netflix series could be in line to scoop up its first major award.

The US series exploring what happened when Steven Avery was tried for murder in Wisconsin is one of the frontrunners in the brand new category of Best Documentary for the Empire Film Awards, which will consider titles in both TV and film formats.

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Netflix's 'Making a Murderer' has become required viewing for fans of the streaming service

It’s a strong field this year. Going up against ‘Making a Murderer’ will be Alex Gibney’s film ‘Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief’, BAFTA Award winner ‘Amy’, Nobel Prize winner’s ‘He Named Me Malala’, and another gripping TV series, ‘The Jink: The Life and Deaths Of Robert Durst’.

The unprecedented popularity of television drama has been recognised with another brand new category, too, Best TV Series. Nominees include ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Jessica Jones’, ‘Fargo’, ‘This is England’ and ‘Daredevil’.

Following his success at the BAFTA Awards, George Miller leads the pack once again with ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, sharing front-running positionn with ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’. ‘The Revenant’ comes up behind with five nods.

Other films overlooked this Awards Season might also get some love here, with Michael B Jordan nominated for ‘Creed’. As well as him, however, there is a huge number of all the usual suspects, meaning there’ll be impressive star-wattage in the room when the gongs are presented on 20th March. In addition, David Walliams will be hosting.

The public will continue to cast their votes at www.empireonline.com/awards2016

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS 2016

BEST MALE NEWCOMER

· Abraham Attah (Beasts Of No Nation)

· John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

· Thomas Mann (Me And Earl And The Dying Girl)

· Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton)

· Jacob Tremblay (Room)

BEST FEMALE NEWCOMER

· Olivia Cooke (Me And Earl And The Dying Girl)

· Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation)

· Maika Monroe (It Follows)

· Bel Powley (The Diary Of A Teenage Girl)

· Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY

· The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2

· Jurassic World

· Mad Max: Fury Road

· The Martian

· Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST COMEDY presented by Absolute Radio

· Ant-Man

· Inside Out

· Me And Earl And The Dying Girl

· Spy

· Trainwreck

BEST HORROR

· Crimson Peak

· The Hallow

· Insidious: Chapter 3

· It Follows

· Krampus

BEST THRILLER presented by Corinthia Hotel London

· Bridge Of Spies

· The Gift

· Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation

· Sicario

· Spectre

BEST BRITISH FILM presented by The Hollywood Reporter

· 45 Years

· Legend

· Macbeth

· Spectre

· Suffragette

JAMESON BEST ACTOR

· Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)

· Matt Damon (The Martian)

· Michael Fassbender (Macbeth/Steve Jobs)

· Tom Hardy (Legend/Mad Max: Fury Road)

· Michael B. Jordan (Creed)

BEST ACTRESS

· Emily Blunt (Sicario)

· Brie Larson (Room)

· Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2)

· Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road)

· Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)

BEST DIRECTOR presented by Vue Entertainment

· J. J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

· Ryan Coogler (Creed)

· Alejandro González Iñárritu (The Revenant)

· George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)

· Ridley Scott (The Martian)

BEST FILM presented by Sky Movies

· The Hateful Eight

· Mad Max: Fury Road

· The Martian

· The Revenant

· Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST TV SERIES

· Marvel’s Daredevil

· Fargo

· Game Of Thrones

· Marvel’s Jessica Jones

· This Is England ’90

BEST SCREENPLAY

· The Big Short — Adam McKay, Charles Randolph

· The Hateful Eight – Quentin Tarantino

· Spotlight — Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer

· Steve Jobs – Aaron Sorkin

· Trainwreck — Amy Schumer

BEST ANIMATED FILM

· Inside Out

· Minions

· Shaun The Sheep The Movie

· Song Of The Sea

· The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya

BEST DOCUMENTARY

· Amy

· Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief

· He Named Me Malala

· The Jinx: The Life And Deaths Of Robert Durst

· Making A Murderer

BEST SOUNDTRACK

· The Hateful Eight

· Mad Max: Fury Road

· The Martian

· Sicario

· Straight Outta Compton

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

· Carol

· Cinderella

· Crimson Peak

· Mad Max: Fury Road

· Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING

· Crimson Peak

· The Danish Girl

· Mad Max: Fury Road

· The Revenant

· Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

· Ant-Man

· Jurassic World

· Mad Max: Fury Road

· The Revenant

· Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST SHORT FILM presented by Jameson Irish Whiskey

· Kung Fury

· Lava

· Sanjay’s Super Team

· Stutterer

· World Of Tomorrow

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

· Crimson Peak

· The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2

· Mad Max: Fury Road

· The Martian

· Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST GAME

· Batman: Arkham Knight

· Bloodborne

· Fallout 4

· Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

· The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

9 Things Not In 'Making A Murderer' That You Need To Know About
Ken Kratz claims key evidence was deliberately left out of the series(01 of09)
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The prosecutor claims the makers of 'Making a Murderer' "don't want to muddy up a perfectly good conspiracy movie with what actually happened".He cites the testimony of one witness a who said victim Teresa Halbach told her Avery had once come to the door wearing just a towel. This evidence was dismissed by the court as the dates and details could not be determined.
Steven Avery's DNA was found on the bonnet of Halbach's car(02 of09)
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According Kratz, Avery's DNA was found on a swab taken from the hood of Halbach's car. The swab was taken five months after Avery was charged and also after investigators Fassbender and Wiegert had interviewed Brendan Dassey during which they themselves brought up the idea that Avery did something to the hood of the vehicle. (credit:Netflix)
Brendan Dassey told his mother that Steve "touched" him(03 of09)
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'Making a Murderer' omits a section where Brendan Dassey tells his mother in a phone call from jail that Avery touched him inappropriately. It should be noted however that this was during the time where Dassey was still purporting the story that he was involved in the murder was true. Read the full transcript of the conversation here. (credit:Netflix)
Two members of the jury had links to the Manitowoc County authorities(04 of09)
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The son of one male juror worked for the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department while another man's wife was employed by Manitowoc County clerk of courts office. (credit:Bryce Duffy via Getty Images)
Kratz cites phonecalls made to Halbach as evidence he acted creepily towards her(05 of09)
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He said: "Phone records show three calls from Avery to Teresa's cell phone on Oct. 31. One at 2:24 [p.m.], and one at 2:35 – both calls Avery uses the *67 feature so Teresa doesn't know it him...both placed before she arrives."Then one last call at 4:35 p.m., without the *67 feature. Avery first believes he can simply say she never showed up…so tries to establish the alibi call after she's already been there, hence the 4:35 call. She will never answer of course, so he doesn't need the *67 feature for that last call."However the second episode of 'Making a Murderer' begins with a voicemail Halbach left Avery on the morning of her disappearance, asking him to call back.
Prosecutor Ken Kratz has been diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder (06 of09)
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In the 2014 case against Kratz brought by the Office of Lawyer Regulation it is disclosed "he has been diagnosedwith and sought treatment for narcissistic personality disorder".The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders lists the symptoms of the disorder as..- Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognised as superior without commensurate achievements).- Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love.- Believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions).- Requires excessive admiration.- Has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favourable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations.- Is inter-personally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends.- Lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognise or identify with the feelings and needs of others.- Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her.- Shows arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudes. (credit:Netflix)
Steve Avery had only recently bought the leg irons he was accused of using on Halbach(07 of09)
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Avery claimed he had bought them to use on his girlfriend and none of Halbach's DNA was found on them. (credit:Netflix)
The prosecution's DNA expert had the worse record in her lab(08 of09)
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Sherry Culhane was the DNA witness in Avery's 2007 trial and the original 1985 trial for which he was eventually exonerated. The defence raised her work record pointing out that of all the experts in the State Crime Lab in Madison, Culhane had the highest error rate.
Ken Kratz recently said there could be grounds for a retrial(09 of09)
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In an interview with TMZ on 4 January this year, the prosecutor said that if science can improve enough to prove blood found in Halbech's car was planted then that would be ground for a retrial.

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