Watch: Thuso Mbedu full acceptance speech at 2022 Spirit Awards [video]

Thuso Mbedu walked away with 'Best Female Actress' at the 2022 Spirit Awards.

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South African-born actress Thuso Mbedu walked away with one of the biggest award categories of the evening at the Film Independent 2022 Spirit Awards, on Sunday.

Watch: Thuso Mbedu acceptance speech at 2022 Spirit Awards

Life in Hollywood has been nothing short of incredible for the 30-year-old whose career has flourished under the stewardship of veteran actress Viola Davis.

On Sunday, the Underground Railroad lead actress scored her second international award win when she notched the award for the Best Female Performance category, beating the likes of Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts), Jana Schmieding (New Growth) and (Honest Thief).

Mbedu, visibly shaken in awe since, in her own words, she did not expect to win, thanked her team, Amazon, and her sister in South Africa who would’ve killed her if she “didn’t say anything about her.”

“I appreciate all the support. And every single person who was involved in ’The Underground Railroad’,” she added.

The Underground Railroad has also been nominated at the Critics’ Choice Awards, Directors Guild of America Awards, NAACP Image Awards, and others.

Here is Mbedu’s full acceptance speech:

Mbedu is also due to appear as lead actress alongside Davis in The Woman King, a film shot in Africa and slated for release in April 2022.

Here is how social media reacted to the 30-year-old’s award victory: