{"id":14096,"date":"2016-02-15T05:30:19","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T05:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=14096"},"modified":"2016-02-15T06:31:12","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T06:31:12","slug":"boyega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/boyega","title":{"rendered":"John Boyega Defies Stereotypes And Wins The Rising Star BAFTA Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The 23-year-old actor confirmed his place\u00a0on the red carpets as he won the Rising Star prize at the 2016\u00a0British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mod\">\u00a0A Rising star<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mod\">The British and Nigerian actor&#8217;s stellar performance as the stormtrooper Finn in the latest Star Wars movie cemented his place in the international movie scene as he beat out competition from more established stars such as 50 Shades of Grey&#8217;s Dakota Johnson or the multi-talented Brie Larson. Larson, who was nominated in several categories, was named Best Actress for her role in <em>Room. <\/em>Unfortunately, she could not make it to the ceremony\u00a0as she was stuck filming in Australia.<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14100\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-14100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/ca3uqgrxiaahjet-1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"709\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/ca3uqgrxiaahjet-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/ca3uqgrxiaahjet-1-600x254.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/ca3uqgrxiaahjet-1-85x36.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnBoyega\/status\/697475490433605632\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Humble and down to earth<\/h2>\n<p>Boyega, who is known for his down-to-earth behavior, accepted the award with humility. As he took the stage in his dapper and well-cut black tuxedo to accept the award, he jokingly called his achievement a fluke:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;First and foremost I want to thank God for this moment. A big thank you for BAFTA for this amazing opportunity, and to the members of the public who have voted. I have not been doing this for a long time. It&#8217;s a fluke! [&#8230;] I&#8217;m going to share this award with all the young dreamers who are hard working and are quite frankly amazing. This is to you. This is to your path.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is a symbolic win for Boyega, who was facing intense criticism from a few Star Wars fans who were offended by the idea of a black Stormtrooper. &#8220;Get used to it&#8221; people!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14099\" style=\"width: 722px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-14099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/screen-shot-2016-02-15-at-5-18-13-am.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"722\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/screen-shot-2016-02-15-at-5-18-13-am.jpg 558w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/screen-shot-2016-02-15-at-5-18-13-am-85x45.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnBoyega\/status\/699020166475182080\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Watch a video of the acceptance speech below:<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Boyega wins Rising Star award - The British Academy Film Awards 2016 - BBC One\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0yZjK8Q1fkU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/john-boyega\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Meet John Boyega, The African Rising Star.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Boyega went from being unknown to becoming an A-list actor in the making 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