The nominees for this year's BAFTA Rising Star Award have been announced.
Confirmed today (January 17) ahead of next month's big ceremony, the stars up for the publicly-voted category include Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood and Emma Mackey.
The pair have drawn acclaim in the past year for their work on the big screen in Living and Emily, respectively, and they're joined in the category by Peaky Blinders' Daryl McCormack, who recently starred in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.
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Also competing in the category are Star Wars' Naomi Ackie, who recently played Whitney Houston in I Wanna Dance with Somebody, and The Woman King's Sheila Atim.
Whoever wins will join the ranks of previous winners including Marvel's Lashana Lynch, Letitia Wright, Tom Holland and Will Poulter, Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya and Tom Hardy.
The nominees come a day after it was confirmed that this year's BAFTA ceremony will be hosted by Star Wars' Richard E Grant and This Morning's Alison Hammond, the latter of whom will oversee the show's new BAFTA Studio.
"I feel hugely privileged to be hosting the EE BAFTAs for the first time and the opportunity to celebrate the very best of the extraordinary range of this year's films," Grant said in a statement.
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Hammond added: "I'm so excited to be hosting at this year's EE BAFTA Film Awards with THE Richard E Grant. We're going to have a lot of fun bringing the glitz and glam of backstage to everyone watching at home around the world.
"From hanging out with the stars to celebrating the biggest night for cinema, and joining the discussions with film fans, get ready for good vibes only!"
The 2023 Bafta Awards air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on February 19 from 7pm.
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