Suraj Sharma loses rising star BAFTA to British Actress Juno Temple

Indian actor Suraj Sharma, who played the protagonist in Ang Lee's
"Life of Pi", lost out the EE Rising Star Award to British actress
Juno Temple at the British Academy Film Awards held Sunday night
India Today reports.
The 19-year-old Delhi-based actor was the only male actor nominated in
the category. Other nominees included Andrea Riseborough, Elizabeth
Olsen, Swedish actress Alicia Vikander and Juno.
"Life of Pi" is based on Canadian author Yann Martel's Man Booker
Prize-winning novel of the same name. The film is about the journey of
an Indian boy who loses his family in a shipwreck and is left to
survive with a tiger on a life boat. It also featured Bollywood actors
Irrfan and Tabu.

EE Rising Star honours a young actor or actress who has demonstrated
exceptional talent and ambition and has begun to capture the
imagination of the British public. It is the only award voted for by
the public at the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2013.
Though Suraj lost the rising star award, the film "Life Of Pi" walked
away with two trophies at the gala ceremony, organised by the British
Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). The film won the award
for best cinematography and best special visual effects.