James McAvoy was nominated for a BAFTA.
Rising Star Award ( known from 2013 as EE Rising Star Award , previously known as Orange Rising Star Award ) is one of the award categories for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) which acknowledges new talents in the acting industry . James McAvoy . The critically acclaimed romantic drama war film Atonement ( 2007 ) earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination and his second BAFTA nomination .