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Oscar glory: Lupita Nyong’o Considered for Bafta Award

Oscar glory: Lupita Nyong'o Considered for Bafta Award
Oscar glory: Lupita Nyong’o Considered for Bafta Award

Rising Star Award for her role in โ€œ12 Years A Slaveโ€, in a further sign that it is heading for Oscar glory.

Nyongโ€™o is considered the frontrunner for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts award alongside French actress Lea Seydoux, the star of the intense lesbian love story โ€œBlue Is The Warmest Colourโ€.

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British actors Will Poulter, star of โ€œWeโ€™re The Millersโ€ featuring Jennifer Aniston, and George MacKay โ€“ who got his big break starring alongside Clive Owen in โ€œThe Boys Are Backโ€ โ€“ were also among those shortlisted.

Nyongโ€™o made her movie debut in โ€œ12 Yearsโ€, based on the true story of a free African-American man who was kidnapped in the 19th century and forced into slavery.

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Directed by British filmmaker Steve McQueen, the movie has seven nominations for the US Golden Globes, 13 at the Criticsโ€™ Choice Movie Awards and four for the Screen Actors Guild awards.

Seydoux joined Poulter and MacKay in London to celebrate their nominations.

The French actress, who has admitted how difficult she found it to endure the long sex scenes in โ€œBlue Is The Warmest Colourโ€, said that starring in the highly acclaimed film had changed her life.

โ€œIt was a big success in France and all over the world,โ€ she said.

โ€œSo all the people are very touched by the film, and Iโ€™m very proud of the film and the fact that everybody loves it.โ€

Poulter, 20, began acting as a child and made his name in 2007โ€ฒs โ€œSon Of Rambowโ€ but admitted it had been a new experience for him to star in the big-budget โ€œWeโ€™re The Millersโ€.

He said: โ€œI remember my first film being a very small British independent and the second one being a big American studio shot in Australia and I was very young then, and that was my only experience of big-budget films.

โ€œSo when โ€˜Weโ€™re The Millersโ€™ came along I really didnโ€™t feel I was even capable of it. I was like โ€˜Iโ€™ve only ever done this once before, I donโ€™t think I can do it again, I just scraped through the last timeโ€™.

โ€œBut it was fantastic to be involved in something like that and a real dream come true to work with the likes of Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis. I was very, very lucky.โ€

The nominees were selected by a group of jurors including โ€œQuantum of Solaceโ€ actress Gemma Arterton and film critic Mark Kermode.

The award is decided by public vote and the winner will be announced at the Bafta award ceremony on February

Source-capitalfm.co.ke

Oscar glory: Lupita Nyong’o Considered for Bafta Award

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