Bafta Rising Star Award Winners List — The EE Rising Star Award is the only public-voted BAFTA Film Awards category. Robert Aramayo crowned 2026 after fans beat four fellow nominees at Royal Festival Hall.

Robert Aramayo won Rising Star and Leading Actor for I Swear on February 22, 2026. The dual triumph made him the breakout star on the BAFTA Rising Star Award winners list.

David Jonsson won for Rye Lane and Alien Romulus at the February 16, 2025 ceremony. James McAvoy and Letitia Wright presented the trophy on the BAFTA Rising Star Award winners list stage.

From James McAvoy in 2006 to Robert Aramayo in 2026, the BAFTA Rising Star Award winners list has crowned exactly one breakout performer every February ceremony without a skipped year.

BAFTA juries shortlist five nominees; the public votes via text and web. That democratic rule makes the BAFTA Rising Star Award winners list unique among all EE Film Awards categories.