Holly should have been on the 2010 BAFTA 'Rising Star' List
Gemini71 here,
I have just seen the 'Rising Star' list for the 2010 BAFTA Awards and I'm dismayed that Holly Grainger hasn't been included on it. Nor has Katie Jarvis from 'Fish Tank'. This shows up the BAFTA voting system as being geared in favour of actors and actresses who are middle class and from the southern part of the UK. Don't get me wrong, I'm pleased that Carey Mulligan has got a nomination. She is, in my opinion, an enormously talented actress who deserves her rise to fame. However, I have seen a good number of actresses from the North West not getting a look in, and that's a not a good thing for the process of discovering new talent from Lancashire, Machester, etc.
Regards,
Gemini71.