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| British talent up for Bafta prize | British talent up for Bafta prize |
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| Three British actors have made the shortlist for Bafta's Rising Star award recognising emerging talent. | Three British actors have made the shortlist for Bafta's Rising Star award recognising emerging talent. |
| Noel Clarke - who played Mickey in Doctor Who - and Rebecca Hall, who is starring in Woody Allen's Vicky Christina Barcelona, are nominated. | Noel Clarke - who played Mickey in Doctor Who - and Rebecca Hall, who is starring in Woody Allen's Vicky Christina Barcelona, are nominated. |
| Film actor Toby Kebbell is also in the running, along with Irish actor Michael Fassbender and Canadian Michael Cera. | Film actor Toby Kebbell is also in the running, along with Irish actor Michael Fassbender and Canadian Michael Cera. |
| The award is voted for by the public by text and online. Last year's recipient was Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf. | The award is voted for by the public by text and online. Last year's recipient was Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf. |
| Acclaim | Acclaim |
| Clarke is also being acknowledged for writing and directing the film Kidulthood, which won him prizes at the Dinard film festival and the British Independent Film Awards. | Clarke is also being acknowledged for writing and directing the film Kidulthood, which won him prizes at the Dinard film festival and the British Independent Film Awards. |
| He went on to write, direct and star in the follow-up to the film, Adulthood. | He went on to write, direct and star in the follow-up to the film, Adulthood. |
| Hall's other big screen credits to date include Frost/Nixon and The Prestige. | Hall's other big screen credits to date include Frost/Nixon and The Prestige. |
| Toby Kebbell also won an award last year for his supporting role in Control, the biopic of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis.Michael Fassbender and Michael Cera complete the shortlist | Toby Kebbell also won an award last year for his supporting role in Control, the biopic of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis.Michael Fassbender and Michael Cera complete the shortlist |
| He has gone on to appear in Guy Ritchie's latest picture RocknRolla, and has recently completed filming on fantasy epic Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time opposite Sir Ben Kingsley and Jake Gyllenhaal. | He has gone on to appear in Guy Ritchie's latest picture RocknRolla, and has recently completed filming on fantasy epic Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time opposite Sir Ben Kingsley and Jake Gyllenhaal. |
| Kebbell said at the announcement of the shortlist that it was a "massive honour" to be nominated whether he won or not. | |
| Actor Michael Cera starred in TV sitcom Arrested Development, and gained critical acclaim last year as the male lead in teen pregnancy comedy Juno. | Actor Michael Cera starred in TV sitcom Arrested Development, and gained critical acclaim last year as the male lead in teen pregnancy comedy Juno. |
| German-born Michael Fassbender most recently won acclaim for portraying IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands on the big screen. | |
| All nominees must have appeared in a film that has been entered for the Bafta film awards, and will have a number of screen credits already to their name. | All nominees must have appeared in a film that has been entered for the Bafta film awards, and will have a number of screen credits already to their name. |
| Past winners of the award are Bond actress Eva Green and James McAvoy, who has since embarked upon a Hollywood career. | Past winners of the award are Bond actress Eva Green and James McAvoy, who has since embarked upon a Hollywood career. |
| The star of Atonement was on the panel of judges who selected the final shortlist. | |
| The winner of this year's award will be announced at the Bafta film awards in London on 8 February. | The winner of this year's award will be announced at the Bafta film awards in London on 8 February. |