There must be something in the water; yet another Brooklynite is being recognized for their talent and hard work. This time, it’s Williamsburg native, fifteen year old JAC Carrera, who was recently nominated for the Best Teen Actor 2019 Young Artist Award for his feature film “Swinging into Action,” directed by Joseph Guevara. 

The 40th Annual Young Artist Awards began in 1978 and has been awarded to some of Hollywood’s biggest names such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and Jake Gyllenhaal. Named the “Youth Oscars” by the Huffington post, the Young Artist Awards claims to work toward “offering exclusive industry connections, networking, press training, protection education, academy references, and publicity opportunities for young artists on the rise.”

“I feel like I’ve been trying to push the door of opportunity open for so long, and getting nominated for this award opens the door completely,” Carrera told Bushwick Daily. Since Carrera was young, he knew had always wanted to be an actor. “Spiderman was my biggest inspiration,” Carrera said, “When I first saw the movie, I just kept telling my mom I wanted to be Spiderman. That’s when I first expressed my interest in acting.”