Yuuya Yagira, winner of the best actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival, missed the awards ceremony because he had more pressing business: exams at his junior high in Tokyo.
The 14-year-old, who won for his role in the Japanese film Nobody Knows, was handed the trophy Wednesday by director Hiraokazu Koreeda.
Yagira plays the eldest of four siblings who takes charge of the family when their mother leaves. The film opens in Japan in July.
"It's my first trophy or award ever. I couldn't be happier," Yagira told reporters. "I want to become a fine actor."
Asked where he plans to put his trophy, the teen replied: "Can I take it home?"
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