Daniel Kaluuya, the 28-year-old Get Out star, went home with the EE Rising Star award at last night’s BAFTAs. Although he was born in London, the Oscar nominee is born to Ugandan immigrants.
The actor and writer beat Florence Pugh, Tessa Thompson, Timothée Chalamet and Josh O’Connor to the highly coveted award. He now joins actors like John Boyega, Will Poulter, Tom Hardy, and James McAvoy who have all been recipients of the award.
You can watch the actor’s moving acceptance speech below.