A film, featuring a young actor from Edenbridge, has been nominated for six Oscars.

Jojo Rabbit, which stars 10-year-old Archie Yates playing the role of Yorki, is in the running for Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Production Design and Costume Design.

Archie's co-star Scarlett Johannson is also nominated for Supporting Actress in the comedy-drama, directed by Taika Waititi.

The film is up against popular latest releases such as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Little Women.

The winner of each category will be revealed on Sunday, Feburary 9 at the award ceremony in the United States.

The Edenbridge Primary School pupil plays the innocent best friend of Johannes "Jojo Rabbit" Betzler in the film which takes a satirical look at Nazi Germany.

Both characters are members of Hitler Youth when Jojo discovers his mum is hiding a Jewish girl in their loft.

After his appearance in the film he was cast to feature in Disney's Home Alone reboot alongside Deadpool 2 actor Rob Delaney, and begins filming at the end of the month.

The youngster spoke about his "shock" when he was cast in the Oscar-nominated picture last week.

Jojo Rabbit is out now is all mainstream cinemas.

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