Abraham Attah won Best Lead Actor for his role in Netflix movie, Beast of No Nation at the Independent Spirit Awards to add to this already impressive list of awards and nominations.
Won—Black Film Critics Circle Rising Star Award
Won—Ghana Movie Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role
Won—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Won—National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Won—Venice International Film Festival Marcello Mastroianni Best Young Actor Award
Nominated—Gold Derby Film Award for Best Breakthrough Performer
Nominated—Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated—St. Louis Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Youth performance
For those who are still not aware, Abraham Attah was just an average kid on the streets of Ashaiman. So what is next for this young chap?
Upcoming producer Shane Carruth assembled an impressive cast for his latest movie project, The Modern Ocean. Starring Abraham Attah, Anne Hathaway, Keanu Reeves, Daniel Radcliffe, Chloe Grace Moritz and Tom Holland. Shooting was set to commence this year.
It's no surprise Leila Djansi (a US based Ghanaian movie producer) asked him to relocate to the USA if he is to sustain his career. We certainly wish him the best in future endeavors.
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