John Boyega, Brie Larson, Dakota Johnson snag EE BAFTA Rising Star nomination

Although the British Academy of Film & Television Arts doesn’t announce the full list of nominations until Friday, the academy did announce the five young stars who will vie for the EE BAFTA Rising Star Award.

The nominees include John Boyega, Brie Larson, Bel Powley, Taron Egerton and Dakota Johnson.

Boyega, of course, became an overnight star thanks to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, in which he plays former Stormtrooper Finn. Egerton starred in Kingsman: The Secret Service, a surprise R-rated hit from earlier in the year. Johnson played Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey.

Powley and Larson have already been racking up awards for their performances in 2015. Powley starred in The Diary of a Teenage Girl, while LArson is the frontrunner for the Best Actress Oscar thanks to ROOM.

Last year’s nominees for the EE BAFTA Rising Star Award were Jack O’Connell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Shailene Woodley, Margot Robbie and Miles Teller. O’Connell ended up winning the award.

The rest of the BAFTA nominees are announced on Friday. The awards are handed out on Feb. 14 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

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