While it may seem somewhat odd for an actress who’s already won a BAFTA and starred in a billion dollar Star Wars movie to be nominated for the 2023 EE Rising Star Award at the forthcoming BAFTA’s which take place on Sunday 19th February 2023 at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, Naomi Ackie certainly isn’t complaining. She’s rightly thrilled; not only is she receiving fantastic notices for her performance as Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, but she’s still got all the best wishes in the world coming from the GFFA fandom and you can help make this happen for Naomi by clicking here and voting for her.
Naomi at MCM London 2019 seeing her Jannah figure for the first time: Photo by Martin Keeler.
NAOMI ACKIE can currently be seen in cinemas, taking on the iconic role of global superstar ‘Whitney Houston’ in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a new feature film about the late singer’s life. The BAFTA award winning actor has also most recently completed filming a leading role in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut Pussy Island, as well as for Mickey 17, from award-winning Parasite director Bong Joon-Ho, alongside Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo and Robert Pattinson. In 2019, Naomi took on the role of ‘Jannah’ in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the final instalment in the Skywalker saga, for which she was selected by The Hollywood Reporter for its ‘Next Generation’ portfolio, People Magazine for its ‘Ones to Watch’ and ELLE Magazine for its ‘Hollywood Rising’ section. For television, she took on a leading role and served as Executive Producer in the third series of the multi-award-winning Master of None and in 2020 won a BAFTA award for her role of ‘Bonnie’ in the second series of the cult television series The End of the F***ing World. Naomi also won a British Independent Film Award for ‘Most Promising Newcomer’ and was named as one of Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow in 2017 for her film debut and ‘quietly stunning role’ of ‘Anna’ in Lady Macbeth.
Naomi Ackie commenting on her nomination, said: “I’ve followed and been inspired by the EE BAFTA Film Awards for so many years, so to be recognised amongst this incredible group of artists is HUGE! This nod from the EE Rising Star jury, and to be recognised for my work in the country that I’ve grown up in, is also a nod of encouragement, to continue to create stories that speak to people. What a beautiful experience to be a part of.”
Who knows, maybe we’ll be fortunate enough to see the future fate of Jannah in a Star Wars project somewhere down the line, starring EE Rising Star winner Naomi Ackie – let’s hope.
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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While it may seem somewhat odd for an actress who’s already won a BAFTA and starred in a billion dollar Star Wars movie to be nominated for the 2023 EE Rising Star Award at the forthcoming BAFTA’s which take place on Sunday 19th February 2023 at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, Naomi Ackie certainly isn’t complaining. She’s rightly thrilled; not only is she receiving fantastic notices for her performance as Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, but she’s still got all the best wishes in the world coming from the GFFA fandom and you can help make this happen for Naomi by clicking here and voting for her.
Naomi at MCM London 2019 seeing her Jannah figure for the first time: Photo by Martin Keeler.
NAOMI ACKIE can currently be seen in cinemas, taking on the iconic role of global superstar ‘Whitney Houston’ in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a new feature film about the late singer’s life. The BAFTA award winning actor has also most recently completed filming a leading role in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut Pussy Island, as well as for Mickey 17, from award-winning Parasite director Bong Joon-Ho, alongside Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo and Robert Pattinson. In 2019, Naomi took on the role of ‘Jannah’ in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the final instalment in the Skywalker saga, for which she was selected by The Hollywood Reporter for its ‘Next Generation’ portfolio, People Magazine for its ‘Ones to Watch’ and ELLE Magazine for its ‘Hollywood Rising’ section. For television, she took on a leading role and served as Executive Producer in the third series of the multi-award-winning Master of None and in 2020 won a BAFTA award for her role of ‘Bonnie’ in the second series of the cult television series The End of the F***ing World. Naomi also won a British Independent Film Award for ‘Most Promising Newcomer’ and was named as one of Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow in 2017 for her film debut and ‘quietly stunning role’ of ‘Anna’ in Lady Macbeth.
Naomi Ackie commenting on her nomination, said: “I’ve followed and been inspired by the EE BAFTA Film Awards for so many years, so to be recognised amongst this incredible group of artists is HUGE! This nod from the EE Rising Star jury, and to be recognised for my work in the country that I’ve grown up in, is also a nod of encouragement, to continue to create stories that speak to people. What a beautiful experience to be a part of.”
Who knows, maybe we’ll be fortunate enough to see the future fate of Jannah in a Star Wars project somewhere down the line, starring EE Rising Star winner Naomi Ackie – let’s hope.
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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