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Lupita Nyong'o

Birth Name:
Lupita Nyong'o
Birth Place:
Mexico City, Mexico
Profession
Actress, Producer, Soundtrack, Art department, Editorial department
Lupita Nyong'o

Fast Facts

  • In 2013, she won the Breakthrough Performer award at the Hamptons International Film Festival
  • Was honored as one of Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year in 2014
  • Earned a degree in film and theatre studies from Hampshire College
  • Earned a master's degree in acting from Yale University's School of Drama
  • Is the daughter of Kenyan politician Peter Anyang' Nyong'o
  • Was inspired to enter acting after watching "The Color Purple․"
  • While in college, she worked on the production crew of various films, including "The Constant Gardener" and "The Namesake․"
  • Possesses the ability to fluently speak Swahili, Luo and Spanish
  • Served as the face of the Tiffany & Co․ Fall 2016 campaign
  • Was picked out of 1,000 candidates to portray the character Patsey in "12 Years a Slave․"

Awards

  • 2013AAFCA Award - Breakout Performance:Winner
  • 2013EDA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013EDA Female Focus Award - Best Breakthrough Performance:Winner
  • 2013AFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013ACCA - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Winner
  • 2013BFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013BFCC Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2013BOFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013BSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2013CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013CFCA Award - Most Promising Performer:Nominated
  • 2013DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2013FFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013Pauline Kael Breakout AwardWinner
  • 2013Golden Schmoes - Best Supporting Actress of the Year:Nominated
  • 2013Golden Schmoes - Breakthrough Performance of the Year:Nominated
  • 2013Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor:Nominated
  • 2013Breakthrough PerformerWinner
  • 2013New Hollywood AwardWinner
  • 2013HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013IGN Award - Best Movie Actress:Nominated
  • 2013ICP Award - Best Supporting Performance:Winner
  • 2013KCFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013Sierra Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2013NYFCO Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013PFCS Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2013PFCS Award - Breakthrough Performance on Camera:Nominated
  • 2013PFCS Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Winner
  • 2013SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2013SFFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2013SEFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013SLFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013TFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2013VVFP Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013WAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2013WIN Award - Outstanding Actress Feature Film:Winner
  • 2014AACTA International Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2014Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Winner
  • 2014Hollywood Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2014Hollywood Award - Breakthrough Performance of the Year:Nominated
  • 2014Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
  • 2014Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2014BAFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2014BET Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2014Black Reel - Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female:Winner
  • 2014Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2014Palmarés blogos de oro - Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de reparto):Nominated
  • 2014COFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2014Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2014DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2014Dorian Award - Film Performance of the Year - Actress:Nominated
  • 2014Empire Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2014Empire Award - Best Female Newcomer:Nominated
  • 2014Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Female:Winner
  • 2014GAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2014Breakthrough AwardNominated
  • 2014Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2014Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
  • 2014Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2014Guardian Film Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2014Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2014ICS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2014INOCA - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2014IFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2014IOMA - Best Supporting Actress (Miglior attrice non protagonista):Nominated
  • 2014ALFS Award - Supporting Actress of the Year:Winner
  • 2014MTV Movie Award - Best Female Performance:Nominated
  • 2014NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2014NCFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2014OFTA Film Award - Best Breakthrough Performance: Female:Winner
  • 2014OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2014Breakthrough Performance AwardWinner
  • 2014Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 2014Screen Nation Film and Television Award - Favourite Female African Intl. Rising Screen Talent:Winner
  • 2014Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2014VFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2015ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2015CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actress - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2015CinEuphoria - Best Duo - International Competition:Winner
  • 2015Cinema Bloggers Award - Best Supporting Actress - International Competition:Winner
  • 2015CCOP - Best Supporting Actress (Melhor Atriz Secundária):Winner
  • 2015CCOP - Best Scene or Sequence (Melhor Cena ou Sequência):Winner
  • 2015IOFCP Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2016Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2016IFJA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2016MTV Movie Award - Best Virtual Performance:Nominated
  • 2016OFTA Film Award - Best Voice-Over Performance:Nominated
  • 2017AMAA - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
  • 2017BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Female Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 2017BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Voice Performance:Nominated
  • 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2017COFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2017HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2017Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2017National Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2017The BAM Award - Best Cast:Nominated
  • 2018Saturn Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2018BET Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2018MTV Movie + TV Award - Best On-Screen Team:Nominated
  • 2018National Film and Television Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2018Teen Choice Award - Choice: Liplock:Nominated
  • 2018Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi:Nominated
  • 2018Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Ship:Nominated
  • 2018The BAM Award - Best Cast:Winner
  • 2019Saturn Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2019Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2019AAFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019BFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2019BOFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019CFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019DFWFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2019DFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2019DFCA Award - Best Film Actress:Winner
  • 2019DFCC - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2019Fright Meter Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2019Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
  • 2019Golden Schmoes - Best Actress of the Year:Winner
  • 2019GWNYFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2019HCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019IGN Award - Best Lead Performer in a Movie:Nominated
  • 2019Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2019IFJA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019ICP Award - Best Lead Actress:Winner
  • 2019Halfway Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2019IFCS Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019KCFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019Blimp Award - Favorite Movie Actress:Nominated
  • 2019LAFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2019MTV Movie + TV Award - Best Villain:Nominated
  • 2019MTV Movie + TV Award - Best Performance in a Movie:Nominated
  • 2019NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019NYFCO Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019NTFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2019Odyssey Award - Best Lead Actress:Winner
  • 2019OFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019OAFFC Award - Best Female Lead:Winner
  • 2019OFTA Film Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2019People's Choice Award - Favorite Female Movie Star:Nominated
  • 2019People's Choice Award - Favorite Drama Movie Star:Nominated
  • 2019PFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019PCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019SDFCS Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019SFBAFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019SFCS Award - Best Villain:Nominated
  • 2019SFCS Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019SEFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2019The BAM Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019The BAM Award - Best Cast:Nominated
  • 2019TFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019UFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2019Vice/Martin AwardNominated
  • 2019VHS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2019VFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2019WAFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2019WFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2020Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
  • 2020EDA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2020EDA Special Mention Award - Bravest Performance:Nominated
  • 2020American Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2020AFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2020AACTA Award - Best Lead Actress:Nominated
  • 2020AFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2020ACCA - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
  • 2020Black Reel - Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2020Palmarés blogos de oro - Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz):Nominated
  • 2020BOFA - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2020CIC Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2020CinEuphoria - Best Actress - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2020CinEuphoria - Best Actress - Audience Award:Winner
  • 2020COFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2020Critics Choice Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2020DFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2020Dorian Award - Film Performance of the Year - Actress:Nominated
  • 2020Chainsaw Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2020GAFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actress of the Decade:Winner
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Lead Actress:Winner
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Lead Actress of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2020HFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2020HCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2020HFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2020Image Award - Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Motion Picture):Nominated
  • 2020Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2020ICS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2020LEJA Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
  • 2020ALFS Award - Actress of the Year:Nominated
  • 2020MCFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2020NCFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2020NDFS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2020OFTA Television Award - Best Voice-Over Performance in a Animated Program:Nominated
  • 2020OFTA Film Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2020OFCS Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Nominated
  • 2020Critics Award - Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira):Winner
  • 2020Audience Award - Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira):Winner
  • 2020Montecito AwardWinner
  • 2021Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Limited Performance in a Children's Program:Winner
  • 2022OFTA Television Award - Best Narration:Nominated
  • 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Nominated
  • 2023CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actress - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2023Girls on Film Award - Best Female Friendship on Screen:Nominated
  • 2023Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2023Imagen Award - Best Actress - Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2023Blimp Award - Favorite Movie Actress:Nominated
  • 2023Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Actress:Winner
  • 2024Astra Award - Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller:Nominated
  • 2024Astra Award - Best Voice-Over Performance:Winner
  • 2024AFCC Award - Best Voice Performance:Winner
  • 2024Chainsaw Award - Best Lead Performance:Nominated
  • 2024IFJA Award - Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance:Winner
  • 2024SLFCA Award - Best Vocal Performance:Winner
  • 2024WAFCA Award - Best Voice Performance:Winner
  • 2025Saturn Award - Best Actress in a Film:Nominated
  • 2025EDA Female Focus Award - Best Animated/Voiced Performance:Winner
  • 2025Annie - Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature:Winner
  • 2025AFCA Award - Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance:Winner
  • 2025Black Reel - Outstanding Voice Performance:Winner
  • 2025Windie - Sight Unseen Performance:Winner
  • 2025CACF Award - Best Hybrid Performance:Winner
  • 2025CCA Super Award - Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie:Nominated
  • 2025DFCS Award - Best Non-Live-Action Performance:Winner
  • 2025Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2025Image Award - Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Motion Picture):Nominated
  • 2025Blimp Award - Favorite Female Animated Voice from a Movie:Nominated
  • 2025LEJA Award - Best Voice Performance:Winner
  • 2025NCFCA Award - Best Vocal Performance in Animation or Mixed Media:Winner
  • 2025OFTA Film Award - Best Voice-Over Performance:Winner
  • 2025PFCA Award - Best Animated Voice Performance:Winner
  • 2025WFCC Award - Best Animated Female:Winner
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