Winner for Best Supporting Actress in “12 Years a Slave” Lupita Nyong’o arrives on the red carpet at the 86th Academy Awards on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California (AFP, Frederic J. Brown)
NAIROBI (AFP) – Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o was hailed as a national hero on Monday for stunning Hollywood in her big-screen debut and scooping the best supporting actress Oscar for her role as an abused servant in “12 Years A Slave.”
President Uhuru Kenyatta said she was the “Pride of Africa”, and promised to set up a Kenyan film school and a network of creative academies in the country.
“Lupita reminds us of all that is possible for the youth of this nation when they set their hearts and minds to a great task — in her own words, ‘no matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid’,” Kenyatta said.
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Source: Mb.com.ph (March 04, 2014 at 10:18AM)
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