Bukky Bakray
Born | 2002 |
Hometown | Hackney, England |
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Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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2021 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Leading Actress | Rocks | Nominated |
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You Don't Know Me's Bukky Bakray: "These characters are so incredibly flawed"
Bafta Rising Star winner Bukky Bakray ends a game-changing year with gritty new BBC crime drama, You Don't Know Me.
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Samuel Adewunmi, Bukky Bakray and writer Tom Edge discuss highlighting startling racial prejudice in the justice system – and showing that it isn’t fit for purpose
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Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery on new role shortlisting upcoming talent
The EE Rising Star Award will celebrate its 17th anniversary in 2022.
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Dame Helen Mirren among stars supporting Christmas Jumper Day
Save the Children’s annual fundraising event takes place on December 10.
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BAFTA winner Bukky Bakray ‘will continue to grow’ says her theatre coach
The theatre coach of EE Bafta rising star winner Bukky Bakray has said the teen star was “humble” following her win and continued to want to "improve herself as an actress” despite her success. Suzann McLean is the CEO & Artistic Director of Theatre Peckham - where east Londoner Bakray, 18, is currently studying the Originate Actor Training course. Star Wars actor John Boyega, 29, started acting as a child at the same theatre.
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Baftas 2021 hailed as a ‘huge step forward’ for diversity in British film
The Baftas were today hailed as a “huge step forward” for diversity in British film as Daniel Kaluuya and Bukky Bakray won top prizes at this year’s virtual awards. Last night, Londoners Daniel Kaluuya - who won supporting actor for his role in Judas and the Black Messiah - and Rocks star Bukky Bakray - who won the EE Rising Star Award - were among those honoured. Nomadland’s Chloe Zhao was the first woman of colour and only the second in history to win best director.
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Bukky Bakray pays tribute to DMX after winning the Bafta Rising Star Award
The Rocks star paid tribute to all the people who have lost their lives in the past year, including rapper DMX
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Bafta Film Awards 2021: Daniel Kaluuya, Bukky Bakray and Sir Anthony Hopkins among winners on historic night
Filmmaker Chloe Zhao became second ever woman to take home best director
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Baftas 2021: Six key talking points, from a surprise Anthony Hopkins win to Liam Payne’s confusing CGI double
A rapid-fire show had moments of great levity as well as undeniable confusion
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Bukky Bakray wins EE Rising Star Award at 2021 BAFTAs
Rocks actress Bukky Bakray has won the EE Rising Star Award at the 2021 BAFTAs.The 19-year-old from East London took home the prestigious accolade after appearing in the BAFTA-nominated film Rocks, directed by Sarah Gavron, and triumphed over fellow nominees Conrad Khan, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Morfydd Clark, and Sope Dirisu.Gavron discovered Bakray at school, aged 15, and cast the youngster in her first-ever acting role.Her win was announced by James McAvoy, winner of the first-ever BAFTA Rising Sta
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