Mikey Madison, Marisa Abela and David Jonsson Among BAFTA Rising Star Award Nominees
variety.comAlex Ritman The British Academy has unveiled the nominees for its 2025 Rising Star award for up-and-coming onscreen talent, the only honor among the BAFTA film awards to be voted on by the public.
Announced more than a week before the full lineup of BAFTA nominations is revealed on Jan. 15, the latest lineup of Rising Star nominees — the award’s 20th edition — includes some of the most talked-about names from the last year in film.
The five-strong list is made up of Marisa Abela (“Back to Black”), Jharrel Jerome (“Unstoppable”), David Jonsson (“Alien: Romulus”), Mikey Madison (“Anora”) and Nabhaan Rizwan (“In Camera”).
Coincidentally, three of the five — Abela, Jonsson and Rizwan — all starred in the TV series “Industry.” The nominees were announced in London at the Savoy Hotel by Jack O’Connell, who himself was a Rising Star winner in 2014 and starred alongside Abela in “Back to Black.” “BAFTA created the EE Rising Star Award in honor of the late Mary Selway, a visionary casting director who dedicated her life discovering and championing talent,” said BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip ahead of the announcement. “Mary’s legacy lives on through this award, which celebrates two decades of our commitment to cultivating fresh voices, highlighting the transformative power of storytelling, creativity and innovation in film.
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