Hackney actor Bukky Bakray ‘humbled’ after winning Rising Star at the Baftas
Local teenager triumphs in a category that has helped the early careers of a litany of Hollywood stars
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Hackney’s Bukky Bakray nominated for Leading Actress and Rising Star at 2021 BAFTAs
Teenager played the lead in locally made film Rocks, which is up for seven prizes at the awards on 11 April
Hackney resident Anna Duffield nominated for a BAFTA award
Film producer recognised for her role in short film Sea View, an unsettling tale of adolescent love
Hackney rising star Adam Deacon: my Bafta award is a win for ‘the underdog’
This year’s Bafta rising star award, voted for by the public, went to Adam Deacon who wrote, directed and starred in the film Anuvahood
Hackney filmmaker Michael Please bags BAFTA
Michael Please talks to the Hackney Citizen about his BAFTA award-winning short animation, The Eagleman Stag
Hoxton family stars in BAFTA-winning show
The Citizen meets the Adesinas from the Channel 4 social documentary