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Here is a look at some of the main contenders.
Carey Mulligan
Carey Mulligan (Ian West/PA)
Nominated for the best actress prize for her role as a traumatised woman seeking revenge in Promising Young Woman, Mulligan, 35, is no stranger to the Oscars.
She was nominated for her break-out role in Lone Scherfig’s film An Education in 2010, when she was also in the running for the Bafta rising star award.
She made her stage debut in 2004 in the play Forty Winks at the Royal Court Theatre in London and has since starred in films including Never Let Me Go, The Great Gatsby, Drive, Shame and Suffragette.
Oscars 2021: This year’s British nominees from Carey Mulligan to Riz Ahmed Leah Sinclair
With Riz Ahmed potentially becoming the first Muslim to win best actor at the awards to Emerald Fennell possibly becoming the second female to win best director and best screenplay, we’ve listed the British stars who are flying the flag at this year’s ceremony:
Carey Mulligan
Nominated for the best actress prize for her role as a traumatised woman seeking revenge in Promising Young Woman, Ms Mulligan, 35, is no stranger to the Oscars.
She was nominated for her break-out role in Lone Scherfig’s film An Education in 2010, when she was also in the running for the Bafta rising star award.
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