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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.

Daniel Kaluuya wrote for Skins as a teenager. At 32 he won an Oscar for playing Fred Hampton

Movies & TV Daniel Kaluuya wrote for Skins as a teenager. At 32 he won an Oscar for playing Fred Hampton Daniel Kaluuya, born in London to Ugandan parents, won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in April 2021 for Judas and the Black Messiah, three years after his Get Out nomination.