BAFTA Rising Star Award, Marisa Abela and Back To Black

When Sam Taylor-­Johnson cast Industry star Marisa Abela in her first leading film role as real-life singer Amy Winehouse in Back To Black, the news resonated beyond the film industry.
Directed by 50 Shades of Grey filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson and starring Marisa Abela as Winehouse, the official logline from Back to Black studio Focus Features reads: “The extraordinary story ...
The list this year includes Jharrel Jerome ('Unstoppable') and Nabhaan Rizwan ('In Camera') alongside Abela ('Back To Black'), Madison ('Anora') and Jonsson ('Alien: Romulus').