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Rising Star Award
Presented by British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Location United Kingdom
Currently held by David Jonsson (2024)

The EE British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Rising Star Award is a special prize. It celebrates amazing new actors and actresses. This award is given to young talents who are just starting to make a big name for themselves in movies or TV shows.

The five actors nominated for this award can be from anywhere in the world. Their gender does not matter, and it doesn't matter if they are famous from TV, movies, or both. Experts at BAFTA choose the nominees. But the exciting part is that the winner is chosen by you! People vote for their favorite rising star using text messages, the internet, or phone calls. This award has been sponsored by different companies over the years. It was sponsored by Orange UK until 2012, and now EE sponsors it.

How the Award Started

This award was created to remember a very important person named Mary Selway. She passed away in 2004. Mary Selway was a famous casting director. This means she was the person who helped choose actors for movies and TV shows. She helped many new actors become famous stars. The Rising Star Award keeps her spirit alive by supporting new talent.

The very first person to win this award was James McAvoy in 2006. Some of the winners have been from other countries, like Eva Green, Shia LaBeouf, and Kristen Stewart. The actor who currently holds the award is David Jonsson, who won in 2024.

Winners and Nominees

Here you can see the talented actors who have won or been nominated for the Rising Star Award. The names in bold with a gold background are the winners. The other names are the nominees. The years listed are when the movies or shows came out, not the year the award ceremony happened. The ceremony always takes place the following year.

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James McAvoy Cannes 2014
Scottish actor James McAvoy was the first winner of this award.
Eva Green (Headshot)
French actress Eva Green was the first female winner.
Kristen Stewart at Berlinale 2023
American actress Kristen Stewart won in 2009.
Tom Hardy by Gage Skidmore
English actor Tom Hardy won in 2010.
Juno Temple (8463784497) (cropped)
English actress Juno Temple won in 2012.
John Boyega by Gage Skidmore
English actor John Boyega won in 2015.
Tom Holland MTV 2018 (02)
English actor Tom Holland won in 2016.
Daniel Kaluuya by Gage Skidmore
British actor Daniel Kaluuya won this award and later won a major BAFTA award for acting.
Actress Letitia Wright - Red Carpet Hollywood (52471829089)
Guyanese-English actress Letitia Wright won in 2018.
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British actress Bukky Bakray is the youngest winner, at 18 years old.

2000s Winners

Year Recipient
2005
(59th)
James McAvoy
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Gael García Bernal
Rachel McAdams
Michelle Williams
2006
(60th)
Eva Green
Emily Blunt
Naomie Harris
Cillian Murphy
Ben Whishaw
2007
(61st)
Shia LaBeouf
Sienna Miller
Elliot Page
Sam Riley
Tang Wei
2008
(62nd)
Noel Clarke
Michael Cera
Michael Fassbender
Rebecca Hall
Toby Kebbell
2009
(63rd)
Kristen Stewart
Jesse Eisenberg
Nicholas Hoult
Carey Mulligan
Tahar Rahim

2010s Winners

Year Recipient
2010
(64th)
Tom Hardy
Gemma Arterton
Andrew Garfield
Aaron Johnson
Emma Stone
2011
(65th)
Adam Deacon
Chris Hemsworth
Tom Hiddleston
Chris O'Dowd
Eddie Redmayne
2012
(66th)
Juno Temple
Elizabeth Olsen
Andrea Riseborough
Suraj Sharma
Alicia Vikander
2013
(67th)
Will Poulter
Dane DeHaan
George MacKay
Lupita Nyong'o
Léa Seydoux
2014
(68th)
Jack O'Connell
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Margot Robbie
Miles Teller
Shailene Woodley
2015
(69th)
John Boyega
Taron Egerton
Dakota Johnson
Brie Larson
Bel Powley
2016
(70th)
Tom Holland
Laia Costa
Lucas Hedges
Ruth Negga
Anya Taylor-Joy
2017
(71st)
Daniel Kaluuya
Timothée Chalamet
Josh O'Connor
Florence Pugh
Tessa Thompson
2018
(72nd)
Letitia Wright
Jessie Buckley
Cynthia Erivo
Barry Keoghan
Lakeith Stanfield
2019
(73rd)
Micheal Ward
Awkwafina
Kaitlyn Dever
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Jack Lowden

2020s Winners

Year Recipient
2020
(74th)
Bukky Bakray
Kingsley Ben-Adir
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Conrad Khan
2021
(75th)
Lashana Lynch
Ariana DeBose
Harris Dickinson
Millicent Simmonds
Kodi Smit-McPhee
2022
(76th)
Emma Mackey
Naomi Ackie
Sheila Atim
Daryl McCormack
Aimee Lou Wood
2023
(77th)
Mia McKenna-Bruce
Phoebe Dynevor
Ayo Edebiri
Jacob Elordi
Sophie Wilde
2024
(78th)
David Jonsson
Marisa Abela
Jharrel Jerome
Mikey Madison
Nabhaan Rizwan

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Premio BAFTA a la estrella emergente para niños

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