Spirit Breakthrough: Kayo Martin
Kayo Martin flashes his Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in “The Plague”

Spirit Breakthrough: Kayo Martin

Youth has its day at the Film Independent Spirit Awards as Kayo boxes his way to a newcomer victory as the hissable bully in “The Plague.”

By Peter Travers

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The Film Independent Spirit Awards are the youngest of the prize-giving bodies—the Oscars are closing in on 100 while the Spirits are barely 40. But that kid in the photo above is only 14. And he just won the Best Breakthrough Performance trophy for his role in “The Plague,” his first acting job ever.