Yahoo

Lupita Nyong'o Reveals Why She Turned Down Roles After Her Oscar Win

Lupita Nyong'o stood her ground. Over a decade after earning Best Supporting Actress at the 2014 Oscars for her debut role in 12 Years a Slave, Lupita shared insight into her decision to turn down ...
Yahoo

Lupita Nyong'o explains why she turned down several roles after Oscar win for “12 Years a Slave”

Lupita Nyong'o wins Best Supporting Actress a the 2013 Academy Awards While Lupita Nyong'o certainly enjoyed the honor of winning an Academy Award, the actress admits that the immediate aftermath wasn ...
Us Weekly

Lupita Nyong’o Says She Was Only Offered Slave Roles After Oscar Win: Revelations From CNN Interview

Lupita Nyong’o enjoyed near immediate success after her first movie, but what followed was at times challenging. In an interview with CNN’s Inside Africa published on Saturday, November 22, Nyong’o, ...
The Grio

Lupita Nyong’o says Hollywood tried to box her into slave roles after Oscar win — and why she said ‘No’

Winning an Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is one of the greatest honors in an actor’s career. And though one would expect the iconic golden trophy to clear the way for more opportunities, lead ...
Variety

Lupita Nyong’o Says Oscar Win for ’12 Years a Slave’ Led to Acting Offers to Play More Slaves; One Offer Included the Pitch: ‘This Time You’re on a Slave Ship!’

Lupita Nyong’o revealed in an interview with CNN that winning an Oscar for her supporting performance in “12 Years a Slave” only led to acting offers for more slave roles in the months that followed ...
Black Enterprise

Lupita Nyong’o Offered ‘Slave Ship’ Roles After Oscar Win for ’12 Years A Slave’

The actress spoke of her stifling role options after winning the coveted award. Lupita Nyong’o is getting real about her acting career since winning an Oscar in 2013 for 12 Years A Slave. The ...