WEIRDLAND: Vote for Jesse Eisenberg or Kristen Stewart for BAFTAs

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Vote for Jesse Eisenberg or Kristen Stewart for BAFTAs

Campbell Scott and Jesse Eisenberg in "Roger Dodger" (2002).

"Eisenberg rose to fame in 2002 when he starred in the acclaimed independent film Roger Dodger and is well known for his latest comedy roles in Adventureland and Zombieland.

Eisenberg's film career started in 2002 when he starred in the independent film Roger Dodger, for which he was nominated for a Gotham award.
Jesse Eisenberg in "The Squid & The Whale" (2005).

He gained recognition for his role in Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale.
Noah Baumbach (director of "The Squid and The Whale") with Jesse Eisenberg.

The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Ensemble Cast and Jesse received nominations for an Independent Spirit Award and a Boston Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg as Em & James in "Adventureland".

In 2009, Eisenberg played the lead role in Adventureland, a comedy directed by Greg Mottola, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Fellow cast members included fellow Orange Rising Star nominee Kristen Stewart and Bill Hader. Since we last saw him in Zombieland in 2009, Jesse has now completed filming Holy Rollers which has been accepted into the Sundance Film Festival 2010 and is currently filming The Social Network, in which he plays the role of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg".
Stewart's acting career began at the age of eight, after an agent saw her perform in her elementary school's Christmas play. Her first major role was for the Panic Room, playing the sullen, diabetic daughter of a divorced mother (Jodie Foster).
In 2007, Stewart starred in Sean Penn's critically acclaimed adaptation film Into the Wild. After which she had a cameo appearance in Jumper and also appeared in What Just Happened.In November 2007, it was announced that Stewart would play Isabella 'Bella‘ Swan in the movie Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire romance novel. Stewart was on the set of Adventureland, in which she plays lead character Em Lewin, when director Catherine Hardwicke visited her for an informal screen test which "captivated" the director.Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson at MTV Movie Awards on
31st May 2009.


After the release of Twilight, Kristen Stewart was awarded the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance for her portrayal as Bella Swan. Stewart reappeared as Bella in the sequel, New Moon, and will reprise this role in Eclipse".
Source: bafta.orange.co.uk

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