Peter Jackson�s �King Kong� has been nominated for five awards by Empire Magazine.
The film starring a giant monkey is up for Best Film, Best Director, Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Best Actor for Andy Serkis, and Best Actress, for Naomi Watts.
Despite receiving rave reviews and taking big at the box office �King Kong� failed to be nominated for any of the major awards at the Golden Globes, Bafta�s or Oscars.
Other films nominated for Empire awards include Oscar hopefuls, �Crash�, �Pride & Prejudice�, �Brokeback Mountain� and �Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit�.
According to MSN, Empire Magazine's Editor in Chief Colin Kennedy said: "This outstanding and diverse line-up is the only shortlist to celebrate the best movies of 2005, films that were not only widely seen by the ordinary public but cherished and remembered some months later.�
The winners will be presented with their awards by Bill Bailey on March 13 at the Hilton London.
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