Unbroken actor O'Connell leads Bafta's rising star nominees

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 Jack O'Connel,the leading actor in Angelna Jolie 's
Unbroken and Whiplash star Miles Teller are
among five actors nominated by Britain Bafta on
Wednesday for its rising star award.

The line -up for the Bafta awards  Britain 's version
of the Oscars,is completed by young actresses
Shailene Woodly and Gugu Margot Robbie.

O'Connell 24 who is soon to star alongside George
Clooney,rose to fame in British teen television
drama series "Skins" before gaining crittcal acclaim
for his role in film"71" which deals with interfaith
clashes in belfast in 1971.

In "Unbroken"the British actor plays Louis Zamperini
,alieutenant in the US Air Force and prisoner of war
survivor.

Teller 27 played the lead role in Whipplash which
tells the story of a young jazz drummer attending
the  prestigious Manhattan Conservatory under the
tutelage of a tyrannical teacher .

The young US actor previously shared the spotlight
with  one of his co-nominees Shailene Woodley
in sec-fi hit "Divergent".

Australian actress Robbie 24 shot to fame in 2013
when she played Naomi Lapaglia,the wife of Jordan
Belfort in Martin Scorcese's "The Wolf of Wall Sreet"

The nominations for the remaining categories including
best film director,actor and actress will be announced
on Friday with the awards ceremony set to take place
on February 8.AFP.