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Film Industry Talent Join BAFTA EE Rising Star Award Jury Panel to Decide the 2023 Nominees

8 November 2022
  • Stars from both sides of the silver screen attend jury meeting at BAFTA headquarters to select the EE Rising Star Award shortlist ahead of the 2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards
  • Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger) and BAFTA-nominated actor Joe Cole (Gangs of London and Peaky Blinders) joined actor and producer Jason Flemyng (Boiling Point and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) on jury panel
  • Chair of BAFTA Film Committee, Anna Higgs, chaired the esteemed jury panel that included casting directors Lucy Bevan (The Batman) and Leo Davis (The Queen)
  • In its 18th year, the EE Rising Star Award boasts previous winners including Lashana Lynch, Bukky Bakray, Micheal Ward, Letitia Wright, Daniel Kaluuya, John Boyega, and Tom Hardy
  • The shortlist will be announced in January when voting will open to the British public at ee.co.uk/BAFTA

Peter Capaldi announced as recipient of BAFTA Scotland Outstanding Contribution Award 2022

3 November 2022
  • Peter Capaldi has today been announced as the recipient of the BAFTA Scotland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film & Television. 
  • The Glasgow-born, multi-talented actor has won five BAFTA Awards to date; including a BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film, BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance and multiple BAFTA Scotland Awards as both an actor and writer/director. 
  • His iconic roles include Malcolm Tucker in 'The Thick of It' and 'In The Loop' and the 12th Doctor in Doctor Who. 

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