The five fortunate nominees have been shortlisted by the organisers of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for 2026.
On January 14th, the candidates for the EE Rising Star Award will be revealed, as reported by the BBC.
For those unaware, the EE Rising Star Award honours a performer who has shown truly outstanding talent on the big screen in the past year and captured the attention of both the public and the film industry.
However, this year’s list features a mix of British actors and American names, with the US represented by Sinners star Miles Caton and One Battle After Another's Chase Infiniti.
Notably, the voting for the public will be open until February 12th, a few days before the highly anticipated awards show.
Robert Aramayo makes the shortlist for his performance as a young man growing up with Tourette's syndrome in the 1980s in I Swear.
The first American nominee introduced this year is Miles Caton, who has been recognised for his remarkable performance in Sinners, alongside Michael B. Jordan.
Another American candidate is Chase Infiniti, who has shortlisted for her exceptional role as Willa in One Battle After Another.
Infinity stars opposite Leonardo DiCaprio as the fiercely independent daughter of a former revolutionary.
The English actor, Archie Madekwe, is also nominated off the back of his role in Lurker, a psychological thriller in which he plays an up-and-coming pop star who is blackmailed by a superfan.
Posy Sterling, a Manchester-born, is nominated for Lollipop, in which she plays a single mum who emerges from prison only to find herself battling her own mother for custody of her children.
It might be too early to predict who will swipe the EE Rising Star award at the upcoming Bafta Film Awards, which will take place at the Royal Festival Hall in London on February 22nd.
