Rising Star Award, BAFTA

Rising Star Award (also known as Orange Rising Star Award) is one of the award categories for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is for new talents in the acting industry. The award was made after Mary Selway's death in 2004. She helped many new actors and actresses to fame. The five nominees can be any nationality and either gender. Their breakthrough can be in television, film or both. The nominees are chosen by the BAFTA juries. The winner is chosen entirely by the public votes by text, internet or phone. This award is sponsored by Orange UK.

Nominees and winners

2006

• Winner - James McAvoy
• Nominees:
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor
  • Gael García Bernal
  • Rachel McAdams
  • Michelle Williams

2007

• Winner - Eva Green
• Nominees:
  • Emily Blunt
  • Naomie Harris
  • Cillian Murphy
  • Ben Whishaw

2008

• Winner - Shia LaBeouf
• Nominees:
  • Sienna Miller
  • Ellen Page
  • Sam Riley
  • Tang Wei

2009

• Winner - Noel Clarke
• Nominees:
  • Michael Cera
  • Michael Fassbender
  • Rebecca Hall
  • Toby Kebbell

2010

• Winner - Kristen Stewart
• Nominees:
  • Jesse Eisenberg
  • Nicholas Hoult
  • Carey Mulligan
  • Tahar Rahim

2011

• Winner - Tom Hardy
• Nominees:
  • Gemma Arterton
  • Andrew Garfield
  • Aaron Johnson
  • Emma Stone

2012

• Winner - Adam Deacon
• Shortlist:
  • Eddie Redmayne
  • Chris Hemsworth
  • Tom Hiddleston
  • Chris O'Dowd

Other websites

• The Orange Rising Star Award at BAFTA