Awards season continues, and next cab off the nominations rank is the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) awards. While the full list of nominations for coveted awards like Best Film and Best Director aren't slated for release until January 15, there's one  category that's been released a little early to occupy us until then: the EE Rising Star award. This award is voted for by the public, with the idea to honour young acting talent who have demonstrated exceptional talent and ambition. So, who received a nod in 2025? Marisa Abela, Jharrel Jerome, David Jonsson, Mikey Madison, and Nabhaan Rizwan.

 

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While you've likely seen their work in recent years, if you've somehow dodged the hype, allow s to fill you in. Abela was not only dynamic in Industry, and also lead Back To Black as Amy Winehouse. Jerome had a star-making turn in Unstoppable, and Jonsson had roles in Industry and Alien: Romulus. Madison earned a Golden Globe nomination for her work in Anora, and Rizwan has been turning heads as Dionysus in Kaos.

There's also some indication of who will snag a nomination when they are eventually announced, with the officially BAFTA longlist now released. Members of the British Academy will now vote to see which films advance to the official nominations. See if your favourite film made the cut, below.

Best Film

• Anora
• The Apprentice
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Kneecap
• The Substance
• Wicked

Outstanding British Film

• Back to Black
• Bird
• Blitz
• Civil War
• Conclave
• Gladiator II
• Hard Truths
• Kneecap
• Lee
• Love Lies Bleeding
• The Outrun
• Paddington in Peru
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• We Live in Time
• Wicked Little Letters

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer

• Bring Them Down
• Grand Theft Hamlet
• Hoard
• Kneecap
• Monkey Man
• On Falling
• Santosh
• Sister Midnight
• The Taste of Mango
• The Teacher

Children's & Family Film

• Flow
• Kensuke’s Kingdom
• Piece By Piece
• Spellbound
• That Christmas
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot
• Young Woman and the Sea

Film Not In English Language

• All We Imagine as Light
• Black Dog (Gou zhen)
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• Emilia Pérez
• Flow
• The Girl with the Needle
• I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)
• Kneecap
• La Chimera
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Documentary

Original Screenplay

• All We Imagine as Light
• Anora
• The Apprentice
• The Brutalist
• Challengers
• Civil War
• Heretic
• Kneecap
• A Real Pain
• The Substance

Adapted Screenplay

• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Lee
• Nickel Boys
• Nightbitch
• The Outrun
• Sing Sing
• Wicked

Leading Actress

• Amy Adams, Nightbitch
• Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
• Demi Moore, The Substance
• Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
• Kate Winslet, Lee
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
• Marisa Abela, Back To Black
• Mikey Madison, Anora
• Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
• Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun

Leading Actor

• Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
• Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
• Daniel Craig, Queer
• Dev Patel, Monkey Man
• Hugh Grant, Heretic
• Jude Law, Firebrand
• Kingsley Ben Adir, Bob Marley: One Love
• Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
• Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
• Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown

Supporting Actress

• Adriana Paz, Emilia Pérez
• Ariana Grande, Wicked
• Emily Watson, Small Things Like These
• Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
• Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
• Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl
• Margaret Qualley, The Substance
• Michele Austin, Hard Truths
• Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
• Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Supporting Actor

• Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
• Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
• Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
• Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
• Harris Dickinson, Babygirl
• Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
• Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
• Mark Eydelshteyn, Anora
• Stanley Tucci, Conclave
• Yura Borisov, Anora

Casting

• Anora
• The Apprentice
• Back To Black
• Blitz
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Kneecap
• Wicked

Cinematography

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• Civil War
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Gladiator II
• Nosferatu
• The Substance

Costume Design

Makeup & Hair

• The Apprentice
• Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
• Blitz
• A Complete Unknown
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Joker: Folie À Deux
• Nosferatu
• The Substance
• Wicked

Original Score

• Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
• Blitz
• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Gladiator II
• Nosferatu
• The Outrun
• The Substance
• The Wild Robot

Production Design

• Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
• Blitz
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Gladiator II
• Nosferatu
• The Substance
• Wicked

Special Visual Effects

• Alien: Romulus
• Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
• Better Man
• Civil War
• Deadpool & Wolverine
• Dune: Part Two
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Gladiator II
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Wicked

Blitz

• Blitz
• The Brutalist
• Civil War
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Gladiator II
• The Substance
• Wicked

British Short Animation

• Adiós
• Mee and Burd
• Mog’s Christmas
• Plunge
• Three Hares
• Wander to Wonder 

British Short Film

• The Ban
• Clodagh
• The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
• Homework
• Marion
• Milk
• Rock, Paper, Scissors
• Sister Wives
• Stomach Bug
• Woodlice

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