The jury can choose to nominate any combination of debut writer, director or producer involved in a film.
[1] The jury has been chaired by Prof. Anthony Mellows (1999–2009), Simon Relph (2009–2012), Stephen Woolley (2012–2016),[2] Tanya Seghatchian (2017-2019),[3] Briony Hanson (2020-2022),[4] and Clare Stewart (2023 onwards).
Several previous winners have served as jurors including Asif Kapadia, Mark Jenkin, and Babak Anvari, as well as nominees including Joe Cornish, Dexter Fletcher, Nira Park, Alice Birch, Rose Glass, Elhum Shakerifar and Clio Barnard .
Other notable jury members have included Naomi Ackie, David Arnold, Peter Bradshaw, Moira Buffini, Iain Canning, Justin Edgar, Jane Goldman, Elizabeth Karlsen, Ray Panthaki, Peter Straughan, Matthew Warchus, James Watkins, Ruth Wilson, and Penny Woolcock[6] The first version of the award was established by the Foreman Williams Jones Foundation in 1991.
For a full list of winners and nominees in this category, see BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles.