The Diary of a Teenage Girl star Bel Powley nominated for BAFTA Rising Star award

BEL POWLEY NOMINATED FOR BAFTA RISING STAR AWARD

PRAISED FOR HER BREAKTHROUGH ROLE IN 'THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL'

British actress Bel Powley has been shortlisted for the 2016 BAFTA Rising Star award, which recognises up-and-coming talent in the film industry.

The nomination comes after Powley’s incredible performance as audacious teen Minnie in the original, thought-provoking and beautifully made The Diary of a Teenage Girl.

Based on the graphic novel by Phoebe Gloeckner, and directed by Marielle Heller, this unique coming-of-age film tells the story of an imaginative teenage artist (Powley) as she navigates through her teenage years against the backdrop of 1970s San Francisco.

Like most teenage girls, Minnie Goetze (Bel Powley) is longing for love, acceptance and a sense of purpose in the world. Her hard-partying mother (Kristen Wiig) and absent father (Christopher Meloni) have left her rudderless, and she’s fallen in love with her mother’s boyfriend, Monroe (Alexander Skarsgard). As she finds solace in his seductive smiles and her animation, she emerges defiant.

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THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL IS NOW AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD AND ARRIVES ON DVD JANUARY 11