Minnie Driver has been awarded with the most wonderful prize there is. It’s not an Emmy, nor is it an Academy Award. It’s Henry Story Driver and he was born on Friday in Los Angeles, according to the star’s representative.

Publicist Jessica Kolstad informed People magazine that the little one was in fact a big one, as he weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces.

Henry Story is the 38-year-old actress’ first child, but the British celebrity would not disclose the identity of the baby’s father.

Minnie Driver confirmed the fact that she was pregnant during an appearance on “The Tonight Show” in March, after host Jay Leno noticed the size of her tummy was not exactly small: it was definitely a baby bump.

Regarding her child’s unnamed father, Minnie Driver told People in June: ‘He’s going to be a dad, so, yeah, he’s going to be there for the kid.”

“I’m not getting married to this person, and I don’t know what’s going to happen, but everyone is cool about the situation,” she added.

The well-known actress also talked about the passion she has for babies and little kids: “Babies are endlessly fascinating to look at and I’m obsessed about their complete and utter lack of guile. I’m looking forward to seeing life through the eyes of my own kid.”

Minnie Driver has been formerly involved in romantic relationships with Matt Damon, John Cusack and Josh Brolin and, although she declined to reveal the name of her newborn’s dad, she said it was not Craig Zolezzi, the San Francisco musician many people suspected.

Minnie Driver first came to broad public attention when she played the lead role in “Circle of Friends” and in 1997’s “Good Will Hunting,” for which she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award. She is currently starring with British comedian Eddie Izzard in cable channel FX’s “The Riches.” She was nominated for the 2007 Emmy Award as Best Actress in a Dramatic Series.