BAFTA Rising Star Award facts for kids

The EE Rising Star Award is a special prize given out each year at the British Academy Film Awards, also known as the BAFTAs. This award celebrates talented new actors and actresses who are just starting to make a big impact in movies or TV shows. It's unique because, even though experts choose the nominees, the winner is picked by people like you – through public votes!

The award has been sponsored by different companies. It was called the Orange Rising Star Award until 2012, and since 2013, it has been known as the EE Rising Star Award.

About the Award

The EE Rising Star Award looks for fresh talent in the acting world. Five actors or actresses are chosen as nominees each year. It doesn't matter where they are from, their gender, or if they are known for their work in television or movies.

A group of experts from BAFTA chooses the five nominees. However, the final winner is decided by people voting online, by text message, or by phone. This makes the award very special because the public gets to choose their favorite rising star!

History of the Award

This award was created in 2004 to remember Mary Selway. She was a very important person in the film world who helped many new actors and actresses get their first big roles. She was known as a casting director, which means she found the right actors for movie parts.

The very first winner of the Rising Star Award was James McAvoy in 2006. Since then, only a few non-British actors have won, including Eva Green, Shia LaBeouf, and Kristen Stewart. The most recent winner, in 2024, is David Jonsson.

Winners and Nominees

The lists below show all the actors and actresses who have been nominated for the EE Rising Star Award. The names in bold with a gold background are the winners for that year. The year shown is when the movies or TV shows being considered were released, not the year the award ceremony took place. The ceremony always happens the year after the films are released.

Scottish actor James McAvoy was the first winner of this category.

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French actress Eva Green was the first female winner.

American actress Kristen Stewart won in 2009.

English actor Tom Hardy won in 2010.

English actress Juno Temple won in 2012.

English actor Will Poulter won in 2013.

English actor Jack O'Connell won in 2014.

English actor John Boyega won in 2015.

English actor Tom Holland won in 2016.

British actor Daniel Kaluuya won in 2017

Guyanese-English actress Letitia Wright won in 2018.

French-British actress Emma Mackey won in 2022.

2000s Winners

2010s Winners

2020s Winners

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Premio BAFTA a la estrella emergente para niños