19-year-old Suraj Sharma who was nominated for the EE Rising Star Award for his role in Ang Lee's Life Of Pi, failed to win the award. The actor who is from Delhi, was the only male to be nominated for this category.

However, the EE Rising Star Award that is given to honor young actors for the exceptional talent, went Juno Temple, amongst the other nominees that included Andrea Riseborough, Elizabeth Olsen and Swedish actress Alicia Vikander. This is the only award award voted for by the public at the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2013.

Based on Yann Martel's prize-winning book of the same name, Life Of Pi that also starts Irrfan Khan and Tabu was left with no disappointments, as it won two awards at the BAFTA- Best cinematography and Best special visual effects.