The nominees for the EE Rising Star award for the British Academy Film Awards have been revealed. Those nominated for the award were announced by 2014 nominee 1917 star George MacKay at a BAFTA event at the Savoy Hotel in London on Wednesday (March 3).
The nominees are Bukki Bakray, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Morfydd Clark, Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, and Conrad Khan. This year all nominees are noted to be British actors.
Bukki Bakray won plaudits for her lead performance in Sarah Gavron’s Rocks, which is now available on Netflix. Meanwhile, Kingsley Ben-Adir has received acclaim for his turn as Civil Rights icon Malcolm X in Regina King’s One Night in Miami, which is now available on Amazon Prime Video.
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