Kenyan actor in her debut film carries off Academy award for harrowing drama 12 Years a Slave
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| Cate Blachett, Matthew McConaughey, Lupita Nyong'o and more took home Oscar statuettes at the 86th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The glitzy event, hosted by talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, included musical performances and a big win for "12 Years a Slave," which took home best picture. Here's a look at some highlights from the show |
Lupita Nyong'o has won the best supporting actress Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards for her role in 12 Years a Slave, defeating a field that included Sally Hawkins for Blue Jasmine and American Hustle's Jennifer Lawrence.
Nyong'o, who was born in Mexico but grew up in Kenya, played Patsey
in 12 Years a Slave, her first film acting role; her most memorable
scene was one in which she receives a flogging for wanting to wash with
soap. The film was directed by Steve McQueen, and based on the real-life memoir of kidnap victim Solomon Northup (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor); it also starred Michael Fassbender and Benedict Cumberbatch.
In
a moving acceptance speech, Nyong'o said: "It doesn't escape me for one
moment that so much joy in my life is due to so much pain in someone
else's" – the slaves whose story was told in Solomon Northup's memoir on
which the film was based.
She thanked her co-stars and her
director Steve McQueen, saying: "Thank you for putting me in this
position; it has been the joy of my life … I'm certain that the dead are
standing around you and saluting you."
She concluded with a message to children everywhere: "No matter where you're from, your dreams are valid."
The Academy Awards are taking place at the Dolby theatre in Los Angeles, and are being hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.
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| Lupita Nyong'o in 12 Years a Slave |
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