Lupita Nyong’o Wins 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award

Lupita Nyong’o was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role for her portrayal of Patsy, in Steve McQueen’s “12 Years A Slave.”  The Kenyan actress and director was breathless as she thanked her fellow actors.

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“Being recognized by fellow actors is an honor of the highest order.”

Lupita was born in Mexico City, raised in Kenya and graduated from Yale’s School of Drama in 2012.  ”12 Years A Slave” was her American film debut.  According to the LA Times she was cast in “12 Years A Slave” just a few weeks before graduating from Yale. Nyong’o is also nominated for an Oscar for her role in “12 Years A Slave.” Her performance was powerful and she is a stunner in that turquoise Gucci gown.