2014 EE BAFTA Rising Star Nominations Revealed

For some years now, the EE BAFTA Rising Stars have celebrated key talent on the path to glory in the film world. Past recipients include Juno Temple, Tom Hardy, Kristen Stewart, Noel Clarke, Eva Green and James McAvoy. It is the only BAFTA award to be voted for by members of the public, however, a selection of key figures in the industry put together the five nominees. This year, actress Gemma Arterton joins the select jury, alongside jury chair Pippa Harris, Deputy Chairman of BAFTA’s Film Committee, film critic Mark Kermode, casting director Karen Lindsay-Stewart, producer Pete Czernin, director Kirk Jones, film publicist Kate Lee, Chris Hewitt (Empire), Priya Elan (Grazia), Charles Gant (Heat), Larushka Ivan-Zadeh (Metro) and Martin Robinson (Shortlist).

This morning, The Hollywood News attended the announcement of the five nominees for the prestigious award for 2014, at BAFTA HQ in the heart of Piccadilly. They are:

Dane DeHaan
George MacKay
Lupita Nyong’o
Will Poulter
Léa Seydoux

The nominations represent five actors and actresses who have demonstrated exceptional talent, and are destined to be bright stars in the future of cinema.

MacKay, Poulter and Seydoux were all on hand at BAFTA at the announcement on Monday.

Voting is now open to the public at www.ee.co.uk/bafta.

Gemme Arterton said:

“I’m honoured to be part of this year’s EE Rising Star Award jury. I know industry support and recognition is crucial for success when you are starting out.  This is always an exciting category and I’m intrigued to see who will take the award in 2014”

The award was created in honour of the late Mary Selway. A highly respected, BAFTA-winning casting director, Selway’s career spanned three decades and over ninety films. She worked with notable directors such as Steven Spielberg, Roman Polanski, Clint Eastwood and Ridley Scott, contributing to the creation of some of the silver screen’s most memorable characters.

The EE BAFTA Rising Star award will be announced with the rest of the awards at the glittering ceremony in London’s West End on Sunday 16th February, 2014.

Source: BAFTA