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    Rising Star Award: September 2026

    Renata Vaca
    Awanle Ayiboro Hawa Ali
    Awanle Ayiboro Hawa Ali
    Cho Jun-young
    Cho Jun-young
    ERTHH
    ERTHH
    Li Jin Hao
    Li Jin Hao
    Bianca de Vera
    Bianca de Vera
    Kamva Matuis
    Kamva Matuis
    Robbie Jaworski
    Robbie Jaworski
    Carl-Edouard Keita
    Carl-Edouard Keita
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    ifann.net#MonthlyAwardsSeptember2026

    The Rising Star Award is a monthly award given by iFANN to rising creatives of every kind, all over the globe: musicians, actors, painters and visual artists, creators and every other creative field. Winners are chosen through worldwide public voting plus review by the iFANN International Editorial Board. Read more

    Nominees
    52
    in the running
    Status
    In Review
    editorial vote underway

    Voting closed. The finalists are in editorial review

    The top finalists are now undergoing the iFANN Awards editorial voting process. The winner will be announced once the editorial vote is complete.

    Finalists, listed alphabetically

    Choi Gyu-riHyun Woo-seokJo Han-gyeolJo Na-InRabin Angeles
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    Nominees

    Agnes WaruguruPainting on cotton, scent and water
    Angela Muji'Seducing Drake Palma' lead, ex-P-pop
    Anwen O'DriscollRiri Timurov in Netflix's Bet
    Awanle Ayiboro Hawa AliPainting Accra's Kayayei in men's suits
    Ayakha NtunjaInimba lead and 2026 True Love cover star
    Baek Sun-hoRookie lead of 'If Wishes Could Kill'
    Barry YusufuCharcoal-and-coffee portraits, Kolo art
    Bhavitha MandavaScouted on a subway, opened for Chanel
    Bianca de VeraMMFF Best Actress nominee, 'Love You So Bad'
    Blerta HashaniKosovo's quiet painter of rural idylls
    Carl-Edouard KeitaReviving Abidjan's lost Goumbe culture
    Cho Jun-youngSM's rising actor from 'Spring Fever'
    Choi Gyu-ri'Marry My Husband' scene-stealer, now a lead
    Colleen AllenNew York's fast-rising womenswear darling
    Daniah de VilliersStar of Die Kantoor, SA's 'The Office'
    Daniel del ValleFlorist-turned-designer making living couture
    Italy flag
    Deva CasselNetflix's new Angelica in The Leopard
    Emma PrempehLondon painter's Paris debut at Perrotin
    ERTHHGen-Z pop-surrealist, Tang Contemporary
    Eunike TanzilFirst Asian woman composer on DG's roster
    Heath JornalesTeen lead of 'You're My Favorite Song'
    Hugo WelzelGoya-nominated newcomer from Enemigos
    Hyun Woo-seokFirst lead in Netflix's 'If Wishes Could Kill
    Ian Mark KamangkangT'boli 'Pitik Queen' who got a nation dancing
    Im SungooGraphite memory worlds, Frieze Seoul solo
    Java BhobdhamaGMMTV rookie, first lead in 'MuTeLuv'
    Jo Han-gyeolScene-stealing heir in 'Undercover Miss Hong'
    Jo Na-InThe dancer behind 'Golden' and 'Takedown'
    Juanita MolinaMeme in Netflix's Cien años de soledad 2
    Kamva MatuisGen Z painter with a feel for brown
    Katlego LebogangLead of Netflix rom-com Yoh! Bestie
    Kim CruzManila painter takes her studio to Paris
    Lee Sang-minDebut made Korea's biggest-ever horror hit
    Lena SchuettFirst lead role in GL hit 'My Safe Zone'
    Li Jin HaoSurreal Singaporean stand-up wowing Fringe
    Libasse KaDakar-born abstractionist's museum debut
    Miu NatshaBreakout GL lead of 'My Safe Zone'
    Nelio Biedermann22-year-old behind the global hit 'Lázár'
    Onyinye OdokoroEx-nurse turned lead of Netflix's Baby Farm
    Osas OkonyonSinging lead of 2026 Nollywood drama EVI
    Pretika MenonGoa photographer on BJP's Ones to Watch 2026
    Rabin AngelesViva's breakout from 'Ang Mutya ng Section E'
    Ralph de LeonPBB runner-up turned 'Hotel 88' star
    Reika TakebayashiKyoto landscape painter, Taka Ishii pick
    Renata VacaLead of Netflix's Mal de amores (2026)
    Robbie JaworskiStar Magic newcomer of 'The Loyalty Game'
    Rukky BrumeLagos-raised lawyer with a debut on grief
    Shailee MehtaIndore painter of women and water
    Shandra ApondiKenya's first Venice Days lead
    Teddie AllenMobLand's Gina, an ELLE 2026 rising pick
    VivinosSelf-taught maker of YouTube hit Alien Stage
    Yumia FujisakiTeen co-lead of Last Samurai Standing

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