BAFTA announces Rising Star nominees

BAFTA has announced the nominees of 2014 Rising Star Award. The award is for the actors and actresses who “demonstrated exceptional talent” and are “destined to be bright stars in the future of cinema.”

The nominees are –

·         Dane DeHaan – Kill Your Darlings

·         George MacKay – How I Live Now

·         Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave

·         Will Poulter – Were The Millers

·         Léa Seydoux – Blue Is The Warmest Color

It has been a prestigious honor for the stars to achieve. The previous honorees include Eva Green, Shia LaBeouf, Noel Clarke, Kristen Stewart, Tom Hardy, Adam Deacon and many more popular names. Nominations for the BAFTA Film Awards will be announced on Wednesday.

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Sankha Ghosh was never born in that 'City of Joy', never was a banker, never watched a Godard, never loved Kafka, never fell for that Solitary Reaper, never danced on a friend’s wedding, never fought for human rights, never had a crush at college and never ever aspired to work on a novel! Never was he as simple as this! #He wishes