While everyone was busy congratulating Casey Affleck for his Academy Award win, Hollywood veteran Samuel L Jackson said the little star from India, Sunny Pawar, deserved the best actor trophy.

The 68-year-old star took to Instagram to express his opinion by posting a photo with the 8-year old Mumbai boy, who played the young Saroo Brierley in Garth Davis’s Lion.

Sunny also shared a memorable moment with host Jimmy Kimmel when he picked him to recreate the signature scene from The Lion King.

b’Jimmy Kimmel piking up Sunny Pawar, Image Source: Twiiter/xlovegood ‘

Here’s a detailed video of that event

Best actor nominee Andrew Garfield also shared a moment with him.

Pawar, dressed in a black tuxedo paired with green and yellow sneakers was also spotted being taken care by none other than his co-star Dev Patel.

b’Image Source: Twitter/bestofpatel’

With inputs from PTI.