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Joel Evans wins best actor award for The Lesser Blessed

A Fort Smith teenager won the award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role at the 10th annual Red Nation Film Awards in Los Angeles.

Fort Smith actor wins award

11 years ago
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Joel Evans, star of The Lesser Blessed, won an acting award at the Red Nation Film Awards in Los Angeles.

Joel Evans, the star of the film The Lesser Blessed, has won the award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role at the 10th annual Red Nation Film Awards in Los Angeles.

This was the first role in a feature film for the Fort Smith teenager.

The Lesser Blessed also won the award for Best Picture. 

The film is based on Richard Van Camp's book by the same name.

It's a coming of age book based on Van Camp's experience growing up Fort Smith.