Sunday 2 March 2014
And Lupita just keeps winning!
Lupita Nyong'o a Kenyan born actress made famous by her role in the 2013 movie 12 Years A Slave, was in tears as she was named Best Supporting Actress for the Oscar awards on Sunday.
This was the most competitive category, and Lupita won it for her harrowing portrait of a cotton picker who was repeatedly raped by her owner in 12 Years A Slave.
The actress, who celebrated her 31st birthday on Saturday, had worked behind the scenes on films but this was her first role in front of the camera.
Lupita's heartfelt acceptance speech deeply touched everyone in the audience.
Jennifer Lawrence , who had been vying with Lupita for most of the awards season had privately told friends that she wanted Lupita to win because ' she so deserves it'.
It's clear that Academy voters felt that way too.
