Zack Sharf Digital News Director Justice Smith‘s career has taken him to the forefront of major Hollywood tentpoles such as “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” and “Pokémon: Detective Pikachu,” but it has never taken him to the Sundance Film Festival until now.
The 28-year-old actor was one of five honorees at the Variety & Golden Globes Breakthrough Artists Party presented by Adobe, and earning a breakthrough artist award was “a really warm welcome” to the annual Park City event.
Smith has two films world premiering at Sundance: A24’s “I Saw the TV Glow” and Focus Features’ “The American Society of Magical Negroes.” “I have a note in here to ask if this award shows up on my IMDB, because all that is there is a Razzie nomination,” Smith told the audience to much laughter. “So I would really appreciate if that could make it on there.
This is the warmest welcome I could’ve possibly imagined as this is my first time at Sundance as an artist or as a guest. I rarely get awards, so I’m thankful.” Justice Smith accepts his award at Variety & The Golden Globe Awards Breakthrough Artists Party Presented by Adobe.
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