Back To Black actress Marisa Abela leads the nominees for the BAFTA Rising Star award – as she battles it out with two of her Industry co-stars for the gong

Marisa Abela leads the nominees for the EE BAFTA Rising Star Award for her portrayal as Amy Winehouse in the 2024 film Back To Black.

The shortlist, announced on Tuesday, is made up of Marisa, Jharrel Jerome (Unstoppable), David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus), Mikey Madison (Anora) and Nabhaan Rizwan (In Camera). 

Coincidentally, David, Mikey and Marisa were all stars of BBC drama Industry.

The announcement was made by her Back To Black co-star Jack O’Connell, who played Blake Fielder-Civil in the film, and Radio 1 presenter Ali Plumb.

The award is seen as the pathway to A-list success with previous winners including Tom Holland, James McAvoy, Tom Hardy, Lashana Lynch and Kristen Stewart.

It is the only award at the BAFTA film ceremony which is voted on by the public.

The winner will be announced at the BAFTA Film Awards, which will take place on February 16 at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

Last month it was announced David Tennant will host of the EE Bafta Awards 2025 for a second year in a row. 

The actor, 53, first hosted the awards show last year, taking over from Richard E Grant.

The ceremony will feature some exciting new updates including a new Children’s & Family Film category which will celebrate the very best films appealing to inter-generational audiences.

The new category is the first to be featured in five years marking the first new EE BAFTA Film Award in five years. 

Another new feature will see an updated voting process has been introduced to the Outstanding British Film category.

The minimum number of theatrical screenings has also been significantly increased to ensure British cinema audiences have ample access to Best Film contenders on the big screen.

Jharrel Jerome, 27, featured in Unstoppable and rose to prominence in the Oscar-winning 2017 Best Picture Moonlight

Last year’s ceremony saw fans treated to a hilarious Staged-style sketch with David’s co-star Michael Sheen and his dog. 

Viewers were also no doubt chuckling after David pitched a new TV show to Loki star Tom Hiddleston and many viewers took to social media to praise the star for making last year’s show the best they had seen for a while.