The BAFTA nominations (i.e. the UK version of the Oscars) will be announced this coming Wednesday. That's during the Oscar nomination voting period (which runs January 7th through the 14th) so it could be helpful to certain contenders (we're looking at you, especially, Mary Poppins Returns since you got stiffed at the PGA.)
But we already know the nominees in one category with BAFTA, their annual EE Rising Star Award, which is voted on by the public. This year's nominees and the 13 year history of that category after the jump...
- Jessie Buckley (Beast and Wild Rose, plus A Little Night Music on stage)
- Cynthia Erivo (Widows and Bad Times at the El Royale)
- Barry Keoghan (American Animals)
- LaKeith Stanfield (Sorry To Bother You)
- Letitia Wright (Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War)
You can vote for one of these five here.
RISING STAR HISTORY (2006-2018)
As you can see in the image block below this honor usually goes to young male actors. But this year we're betting it's going to Letitia Wright because she's in the top two-grossing films of 2018 which equals maximum public awareness. Plus history shows that being in blockbusters helps you win this. See also: John Boyega (Star Wars), Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Kristen Stewart (in the middle of the Twilight years), and Tom Hardy (who won right between Inception and Dark Knight Rises),.
Who will you vote for and what do you make of this history? Do you think these careers have aged well?