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Recognising actors or actresses who have demonstrated exceptional talent and ambition and who are destined to be bright stars in the future of cinema, this year’s nominees for the EE Rising Star Award have now been announced.
The five nominees are:
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Jack O'Connell
- Margot Robbie
- Miles Teller
- Shailene Woodley
The award is the only one at the ceremony voted for by members of the public, and is a hotly-contested accolade for up-and-coming film talent. Voting is now open to the public at ee.co.uk/BAFTA.
The jury who selected the nominees comprised deputy chair of BAFTA’s Film Committee, Pippa Harris, actress Alice Eve, director Dexter Fletcher, film critic James King, casting director Nina Gold, producer Parminder Vir, producer Debra Hayward, director Susanna White and producer Marc Samuelson.
2015 marks the 10th year BAFTA has honoured the industry's rising stars, with previous winners including James McAvoy, Tom Hardy, Kirsten Stewart, Shia LeBeouf and last year's recipient Will Poulter.
Watch Stephen Fry introduce the nominees for this year's EE Rising Star award.
Nominations for this year's EE British Academy Film Awards will be announced at 07:35am on Friday 9 January, while the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony will be held at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House on Sunday 8 February.
Find out more here.