Letitia Wright, ‘Dunkirk’ actor among Bafta Rising Star nominees
LONDON: “Black Panther” actress Letitia Wright and “Dunkirk” actor Barry Keoghan are among the five nominees for the 2019 EE Rising Star Award, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) said on Thursday.
The annual prize, the sole award voted for by the public at the glitzy Baftas ceremony in London, recognises “outstanding achievement by upcoming actors”. Past winners include “Get Out” star Daniel Kaluuya, “Star Wars” actor John Boyega and Oscar nominee Tom Hardy.
Alongside Wright and Keoghan, this year’s list of nominees also features Tony and Grammy Award winner, “Widows” actress Cynthia Erivo, “Get Out” and “War Machine” actor Lakeith Stanfield and stage and screen actress Jessie Buckley.
The full list of nominees for this year’s Baftas will be announced next week. The film awards, hosted by “Absolutely Fabulous” actress Joanna Lumley, will be held on Feb 10 at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
At just 25 years of age Letitia Wright has been named 2018’s biggest box office earning actor, but her popularity with audiences doesn’t seem to have translated into multimilliondollar pay cheques.
Wright beat a host of male actors for the honour, according to figures released by Fandango.
Besides her role in “Black Panther”, Wright took out the top slot and raked in US$2.23 billion by reprising her role as Shuri in “Avengers: Infinity War” and starring in “Ready Player One”.
Tying for equal second place was Wright’s “Black Panther” co-stars Chadwick Boseman, Winston Duke, Danai Gurira, Florence Kasumba and “Avengers” star Sebastian Stan. — Reuters