Charles Melton's Emotional Acceptance Speech Honoring Achievements at Critics Choice Celebration
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Deadline

Charles Melton was honored at the Critics Choice Celebration of Black, Latino & AAPI Achievements and became emotional while accepting his Breakthrough Performance award for his work in the film May December. He thanked his mother and expressed gratitude to the critics and Netflix for their support. May December is a drama film starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Melton, and tells the story of a controversial relationship between Moore's character and Melton's character, which began when he was 13 years old.