Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone are among the five nominees for the Orange Rising Star Award at this year’s BAFTAs

The ‘Spider-Man’ stars are joined by Gemma Arterton, Tom Hardy and Aaron Johnson on the shortlist for the prize which recognises young actors and actresses who made a breakthrough in the last year.

At the announcement today, jury member Ben Drew – aka Plan B – said: “It was a great honour to be invited on the jury panel for the Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award this year.

“I recently directed my first feature film and therefore know that there is a wealth of inspiring rising talent out there and it is awards such as these that help these guys get their names in lights.

“I am really pleased with the final five for this year’s award and I can’t wait to see who the public vote for.”

The shortlist was drawn up by a jury chaired ‘An Education’ producer Finola Dwyer which included respected figures in the film industry such as actors Peter Sarsgaard and Natascha McElhone and directors Mike Newell and Tom Ford.

‘Never Let Me Go’ star Andrew and ‘Easy A’ actress Emma are currently filming the ‘Spider-Man’ prequel playing the superhero and his love interest Gwen Stacy respectively.

They face stiff competition from Tom Hardy, who won praise for his role in blockbuster movie ‘Inception’ this year, while Gemma Arterton won plaudits for her role in ‘Tamara Drewe’ and Aaron Johnson impressed in ‘Kick-Ass’.

The eventual winner will be voted for by the public, and will collect their prize during a star-studded ceremony at the BAFTA Awards at the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden on February 13.

Last year, ‘Twilight Saga’ actress Kristen Stewart picked up the accolade.

Nominees for the 2011 Orange Rising Star Award:

Andrew Garfield

Emma Stone

Gemma Arterton

Tom Hardy

Aaron Johnson

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Agyness Deyn

The British supermodel was introduced to the screen hunk – who played evil villain the New Goblin in the third instalment of the superhero franchise – at a New York Cinema Society bash last month and after spending the night flirting, they exchanged phone numbers.

A source revealed: “Agyness and James have met since and are very keen on each other. There is a real connection.”

Agyness, 26, has been single since splitting from musician Miles Kane – who is one half of The Last Shadow Puppets with Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner – last October, while James has only recently come out of a relationship with actress Ahna O’Reilly.

The source added to The Sun newspaper: “It’s early days. He’s still close to Ahna so it’s tricky to go in to another relationship but it’ll soon be full steam ahead.”

Agyness usually dates rock stars, and her previous boyfriends include The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr, Josh Hubbard from The Paddingtons and Phantom Planet lead singer Alex Greenwald.

The blonde model was engaged to Albert for eight months but their romance ended last March.

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The 34-year-old star – who is best known for his role as Peter Parker in the ‘Spider-Man’ films – believes he must have a familiar face because fans always get his name wrong, but he doesn’t mind because he just carries on the pretence.

He said: “I’m been mistaken for so many different actors, it’s just wild. I’ve gotten Jake Gyllenhaal a few times like, ‘Loved you in ‘Brokeback Mountain’. I’ve had that. I can’t remember all of them, but Elijah Wood is another.

“When people ask me for my autograph and say, ‘Oh you were so great in such and such,’ which I wasn’t in, I usually just sign the other actor’s name and say, ‘Thank you very much.’ ”

Tobey – who stars with Jake in new movie ‘Brothers’ – also claims he is so busy he’s even started organising his life on paper and has been writing lots of lists so he can remember everything he’s done.

The actor – who has two children, three-year-old daughter Ruby and seven-month-old son Otis, with his wife, jewellery designer Jennifer Meyer – told Parade.com: “It’s just all a time issue. Recently, I’ve been putting my life down on paper, listing what I spend my time doing because I’m trying to edit some things out in order to make more time for the things that are important to me.

“It’s kind of a process of self-reflection on how I’m living and spending time with my wife and children, which is a number one priority. But, I love my work as well, so that’s very important too.”

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The actress loved hanging out with the actor – who is dating Reese Witherspoon – while filming their new movie ‘Brothers’ and praised his sense of humour and hair care advice, but insisted she doesn’t find him attractive.

She said: “Jake is the kind of guy who can do a spot-on impression of someone you work with that will make you giggle.

“He knows home remedies for distressed hair. He can build a cabinet from scratch. He plays guitar and has a great voice. Kids and dogs love him. He loves his mom and sister and girlfriend. He’s perfect. Too bad he’s ugly.”

Jake also enjoyed shooting ‘Brothers’, admitting he had wanted to work with Tobey Maguire, who plays his onscreen sibling, for a long time to prove they are not identical looking.

He quipped: “People have very often said to me that I look like Tobey. To all those cab drivers in New York, I’m not Spider-Man!

“We really just made the movie so I could say I look a little different than Tobey.”

Jake also spoke out about the attention he receives when out in public, insisting he will never complain as it comes with being an actor.

He said: “That’s just a little part of this job. It’s a part of the job, and there are days that are easier than other days. In terms of a funny guy jumping out of the corner somewhere and catching a photo of you, I can’t say anything bad about it.”

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The actress admits six-year-old Ryder – her son with ex-husband, Black Crowes rocker Chris Robinson – took a liking to Penelope when she and Kate were filming new movie ‘Nine’ together.

Talking about the shoot, Kate said: “Ryder would say to me, ‘I saw Penelope in the lobby today.’

“You could see that he recognised what a beautiful woman she is. He’s so cute!”

Kate recently revealed how confident Ryder is and knows exactly what he wants.

The 30-year-old star – whose mother is Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn – said: “My mother has said, ‘He’ll be a director of something because everything is specific.’ You know, we went to this birthday party where everybody was getting their faces painted and the kids were going, ‘I want to be Spider-Man or Batman.’ But Ryder was like, ‘I want a red face and I want white around the eyes, I want a white mouth, I want spikes and yellow dots on each one.’

“But the face painter didn’t do it exactly like that, and in the car later, Ryder was on the phone with his dad Chris and I said, ‘Tell daddy about your face.’ And he goes, ‘She did it totally wrong.’ I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ He said, ‘They’re not mountain peaks, they’re hills. They’re not peaks, they’re not sharp.’ I told him, ‘Honey, but they look great.’ Then he replied, ‘No, mom. They’re hills.’ Oh yeah, he knows what he wants!”

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The actress dated the ‘Brokeback Mountain star for two years, before the couple split in 2004, and admits they haven’t remained on friendly terms.

She said: “It would be nice to see him. But we’re not good friends.”

While Jake is now dating Oscar-winning beauty Reese Witherspoon, there is no one special in Kirsten’s life at present.

The ‘Spider-Man’ star – who previously dated Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell – told Allure magazine: “My girlfriends will sleep in bed with me, but no guests, not long-term anyway.”

Kirsten, who was born in New Jersey, recently went on a trip across America and was shocked at how much poverty there is in her home country.

She said: “After we were done, I was like, ‘Wow, America is so poor.’ Just the towns you come across – all that’s there are restaurants and gas stations. There are beautiful stretches of pasture, but for the most part, people live simply. The East and West Coast are so different from the rest of America.”

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