Young
Ghanaian actor, Abraham Attah will present an award at the 2016 edition of the
Academy Awards (Oscars).
Abraham is
among a number of personalities who have been named to present awards at the
88th edition of the awards on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in
Hollywood, California.
The young
Ghanaian actor, known for his role as a child soldier, Agu, in the movie ‘Beast
of No Nation’, was part of a third batch of presenters announced for the
2016 Oscars telecast.
The list
of the third batch of presenters also includes Patricia Arquette, Cate
Blanchett, Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Jennifer Garner, Russell Crowe, Common and
Rachel McAdams.
The rest
are Louis Gossett, Jr., Michael B. Jordan, Dev Patel, Eddie Redmayne, Daisy
Ridley, Sarah Silverman and Sofia Vergara.
The 2016
Oscars has been heavily criticised for what many say is the total neglect of
Blacks from the top categories. The criticisms led to #OscarsSoWhite trending
on twitter for several weeks.
Some Black
actors – including Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith - have threatened
to boycott the February 28 event.
Pundits
have argued that Abraham Attah’s performance in ‘Beast of No Nation’ should
have earned him a nomination in the awards this year.
‘Beast of
No Nation’ is Abraham’s first ever movie role and already, the young Ghanaian
actor has won three awards.
He won the
Venice International Film Festival Marcello Mastroianni Best Young Actor Award,
National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (shared with
Jacob Tremblay), and Black Film Critics Circle|Black Film Critics Circle Rising
Star Award.
Source:
Ghana | Myjoyonline.com
