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12 Years a Slave

Chiwetel Ejiofor survived the car crash that killed his father. He became the face of 12 Years a Slave Movies & TV Chiwetel Ejiofor survived the car crash that killed his father. He became the face of 12 Years a Slave Chiwetel Ejiofor, the British actor of Nigerian heritage, was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for 12 Years a Slave and won the BAFTA. As a child he survived a car crash in Nigeria that killed his father. He later directed The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Lupita Nyong’o won an Oscar for her first feature film role. She was a year out of drama school Celebrity Buzz Lupita Nyong’o won an Oscar for her first feature film role. She was a year out of drama school Lupita Nyong'o was born in Mexico City to Kenyan parents and graduated from the Yale School of Drama in 2012. Her first feature film role, Patsey in 12 Years a Slave, won her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in March 2014.