Leia ranks among the galaxy's great heroes. She has the quickest mind, the sharpest tongue and, lest we forget, the most money – but as the decades pass, she remains willing to risk everything for the cause she believes in.

He's the real hero of the Star Wars movies, consistently getting the others out of trouble just when things look their bleakest.

It's damn near impossible not to love this dude or not to rank him in this list. So many of us, Han's ultimate end in The Force Awakens came as a real body blow: losing him was like losing an old friend – a friend with a really, really cool spaceship.

A great jedi, a greta mentor, a great friend.

My personal discovery of last year. I am still stunned by Emilia's performance and I need more of her.