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Lupita Nyongo
LOS ANGELES, CA- On the evening of Sunday, March 2, the 86th Annual Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, viewers were thrilled and pleased with the overall presence of the show and felt that the ones who won, truly deserved to win, and of course it brought about a bit of surprise. Lupita Nyoungo won Best Supporting Actor for her role in “12 Years a Slave”. This makes her the 7th African American Woman to win an Oscar. As she accepted her award she stated that, “No matter where you are from, your dreams are valid”.
