Lupita Nyong'o wins supporting actress Oscar for '12 Years a Slave'
Hollywood newcomer Lupita Nyong'o finished off her Cinderella story with an emotional flourish. Nyong'o
captured the best supporting actress award at the 86th annual Academy
Awards for her performance as an abused plantation worker in
12 Years a Slave. "It
doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks
to so much pain in someone else's," a teary Nyong'o said of her role as
Patsey. "This has been the joy of my life. I'm certain that the dead are
standing about you are watching and are grateful and so am I. "When
I look down at this golden statue, may it remind me and every little
child that no matter where you're from, your dreams are valid."