Abraham wins Best Actor at Independent Spirit Awards

He enjoyed a day at the amusement park with fellow young actor, Jacob Tremblay. And just a day later, Abraham Attah was recognised for one of the best acting performances of the year.

The 15-year-old actor took home the Best Male Lead award at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Saturday.

The young star captured the highest honour for an actor at the gala event for his performance in Beasts Of No Nation, shot mostly in Ghana which also happened to be his first acting role ever.

Abraham received a standing ovation from his peers as he hit the podium to accept the best actor prize previously won by Michael Keaton, Matthew McConaughey, Jeff Bridges, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bill Murray.

Definitely appreciative the actor said: “Thank you to the film independents for this award. First of all, I want to say thank you to Ted and everyone that worked on the movie.'

Abraham was definitely appreciative of the opportunity as he thanked a lot of the producers including Cary Joji Fukunaga, his co-star, Idris Elba, and even the costume designers on set.

The young Ghanaian star looked dapper at the event as he wore a navy blue suit along with a matching polka dot bow tie and navy suede boots.

He and 43-year-old Idris had a nice moment earlier on in the ceremony as the British actor brought Abraham on stage while accepting his award in the Best Supporting Male category.

Idris told the young star: “I couldn't have done it without you.”

Source: MailOnline