Marisa Abela, who portrayed late singer Amy Winehouse in biopic "Back to Black", and "Anora" star Mikey Madison are among the five nominees for the EE Rising Star Award at next month's British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards.

This year’s crop of rising stars includes an Oscar hopeful, an Emmy winner, and three vets of HBO’s ‘Industry.’

AMY Winehouse actress Marisa Abela has bagged herself an EE Bafta Rising Star nomination after her portrayal of the singer in the controversial biopic about her life. She played the Rehab singer

Marisa Abela, who portrayed late singer Amy Winehouse in biopic "Back to Black," and David Jonsson, most recently seen in sci-fi horror "Alien: Romulus", are among the five nominees for the EE Rising Star Award at next month's British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards.

The latest round of Bafta Rising Star nominations, which hails the stars of tomorrow, positions the series as a signifier of future talent – much in the same way Skins made stars of Nicholas Hoult, Dev Patel and Daniel Kaluuya back in the 2000s.

Jharrel Jerome, David Jonsson and Nabhaan Rizwan are also nominated for the award which was won by Sex Education star Emma Mackey in 2023

Jan. 7 (UPI) --stars Five young actors were nominated Tuesday for the 2025 BAFTA Rising Star Award. The nominees are: Marisa Abela from Back to Black, Jharrel Jerome from Unstoppable, David Jonsson from Alien: Romulus, Mikey Madison from Anora, and Nabhaan Rizwan from In Camera .

Marisa Abela has been nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award alongside her Industry co-star David Jonsson. The actors, who both experienced their career breakthroughs in the drama series, have been nominated for the annual prize thanks to their performances in Back to Black and Alien: Romulus,

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.

The 28-year-old English actor said she is “deeply honoured to be recognised by BAFTA and EE with a Rising Star nomination and just as grateful to be alongside this year’s other incredibly talented nominees”.