We have been on the Lupita train for months now, and newcomer Lupita Nyong'o has not disappointed us in any way. Nyong’o walked away with the coveted Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her gut-wrenching performance as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave Sunday night in Los Angeles.
Bringing down the house: Lupita Nyong'o's heartfelt acceptance speech deeply touched many in the audience.
“Yes,” exclaimed the 31-year-old actress as she hugged director Steve McQueen and her co-stars. Lupita thanked her family, her co-stars and her drama school during her emotional acceptance speech.
“It doesn’t escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else’s,” she said, referring to the suffering of African slaves in America.
'Steve McQueen, you charge everything you fashion with a breath of your own spirit. Thank you so much for putting me in this position, it’s been the joy of my life.
“12 Years” was Lupita’s first ever feature film role. She was chosen from 1,000 young actresses who auditioned for the part.
Lupita Nyong'o poses in the press room during the Oscars after winning best supporting actress at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, California.
Winners: Actor/producer Brad Pitt (C) accepts the Best Picture award for '12 Years a Slave' with (back row) actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Lupita Nyong'o, Chiwetel Ejiofor, producers Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Anthony Katagas onstage.
Other major category winners included Matthew McConaughey (Best Actor for True Detective), Cate Blanchett (Best Actress for Blue Jasmine), Jared Leto (Best Supporting actor for Dallas Buyers Club), and actor Will Smith presented the Best Picture Oscar Award to 12 Years a Slave.
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