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Kenyan movie star, Lupita and brother receive customised coke bottles

’12 Years A Slave’ star, Lupita Nyong’o and her brother Peter Nyong’o have received customised bottles of Coke courtesy of the brand’s hugely successful ‘Share a Coke’ campaign. The Share a Coke campaign will see over 1,000 names appear on all brands of Coca Cola. It will encourage people to share bottles of coke with names/nicknames of their loved ones appearing on the pack(s).

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Love from my country home! Commercial drivers inscribe Lupita Nyong'o's name on their buses. (Photo)

Oscar-winning Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o’s popularity continues to soar as drivers of commercial buses in Kenya brands the 12 years a Slave star’s name on their vehicles. “Lupita Nyong’o- Our Own, The Oscars”. They wrote

The actress shared the picture on her official twitter account and captioned it thus.
“Don’t worry- I have a ride” #Matatulove #Kenya
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Kenyan movie star, Lupita Nyong’o obtains film rights to Chimamanda Adichie's third novel, Americanah

Just like award-winning novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, renowned author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s third novel – Americanah is about to be adapted on the big screen. Kenyan movie star, Lupita Nyong’o has obtained film rights for the movie version of the book.
The announcement was made yesterday May 29, 2014 at Stylist Magazine’s Stylist Book Club Inaugural Session held at the Waldorf Hilton in UK.

“Lupita Nyong’o has optioned rights for the film version of Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie confirms #stylistbookclub”. Stylist Magazine wrote on its twitter account and also posted photos of the writer signing copies of Americanah for her fans.
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Lupita Nyong'o Is People's magazine's Most Beautiful woman

The buzz surrounding Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o lingers. The 12 Years a Slave star who recently landed a contract with Lancome Paris has been named People’s magazine’s most beautiful woman.
Here’s the Mexico-born Lupita’s initial definition of beauty, “Light skin and long, flowing, straight hair. Subconsciously you start to appreciate those things more than what you possess.” She also talked about her best compliments. “when I have been called beautiful with not one drop of makeup on. And also before I comb my hair or put on a pretty dress. Happiness is the most important thing.”
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Best Photo ever! Ellen DeGeneres’ all-star selfie breaks twitter record

This picture, tagged ‘Best photo ever’ taken by actor, Bradley Cooper and tweeted by American Television host and actress, Ellen DeGeneres who was the host of the just-concluded 2014 Oscars has broken a record on social networking site- Twitter.
Featuring Hollywood’s top-notch actors; Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie, Channing Tatum, Meryl Streep, Kevin Spacey, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Lupita Nyong’o. The star-studded picture set the record for most retweeted tweet of all-time. The tweet got 1,300,000 retweets in less than an hour and over 2.6 million retweets beating the 778,000 most retweets previously set by America’s President Barack Obama.
Twitter confirmed this via a notification.
“The envelope please…to @TheEllenShow – this is now the most re-tweeted Tweet with over 1 million RTs. Congrats!”
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Alex Ekubo, Flower Girl, Half of a Yellow Sun, Lupita Nyong'o, others shine at the 9th Screen Nation Film&Television Awards. (Full list of winners)

The 2014 edition of the Screen Nation Film & Television Awards took place in London on Sunday, 23rd February 2014. Now in its 9th edition, the awards was created to celebrate talents from across the globe. Biggest winners of the night include, fast-rising actors, Alex Ekubo and Lupita Nyong’o; Half of a Yellow Sun, 12 years a slave, Idris Elba, Flower Girl, to mention a few.
LIST OF WINNERS
(1) UK SCREENCRAFT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
A) Diversity in Factual Production
Albino Witchcraft Murders – BBC4
Bad 25 – BBC2
Burma: My Father and the Forgotten Army – BBC2
First Amongst Equals: The Laurie
Cunningham Story – ITV1 WINNER
The Cruel Cut – C4
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington – BBC2
(B) Diversity in Drama Production
 
Dancing on the Edge – BBC2
Death in Paradise – BBC1
Holby City – BBC2
Luther – BBC1
Run – C4 WINNER
Top Boy – C4
Youngers C4
(C) Independent Spirit Film Production
 
Fedz – Top Dog
Gone Too Far – Destiny Ekaragha WINNER
It’s a Lot – Femi Oyeniran & Darwood
Grace Sable Fable – Stephen Lloyd Jackson
The Fade – Andy Mundy-Castle
(D) Favourite Black Channel PUBLIC VOTING
 
ABN TV -WINNER
BEN TV
Nollywood Movies
The Africa Channel
Vox Africa
(E) Favourite International Movie (made by or starring British talent) PUBLIC VOTING
 
12 Years a Slave WINNER
House at the End of the Street
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
The Butler
2) PEOPLE’S CHOICE AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL SCREEN AWARDS
PUBLIC VOTING
 
A) Favourite Nigerian (New Nollywood) Film (Released in Nigeria and/or premiered in UK/Online) PUBLIC VOTING
 
Amina
Confusion Na Wa
Flower Girl -WINNER
Hoodrush
Onye Ozi
Tango with Me
Turning Point
B) Favourite Female African Intl. Rising Screen Talent (PUBLIC VOTING)
Adepero Oduye (USA/Nigeria) – 12 Years A Slave/ Steel Magnolias/Pariah
Damilola Adegbite (Nigeria) – Flower Girl
Danai Gurira (USA/Zimbabwe) – The Walking Dead, Mother of George
Linda Ejiofor (Nigeria) – The Meeting
Lupita Nyong’o (USA/Kenya) – 12 Years A
Slave, Shuga – WINNER
(C) Favourite Male African Intl. Rising Screen Talent (PUBLIC VOTING)
Alex Ekubo (Nigeria)- WINNER
Anthony Monjaro (Nigeria)
Chris Attoh (Ghana)
Femi Jacobs (Nigeria)
Joseph Benjamin (Nigeria)
OC Ukeje (Nigeria)
D) Best African Film
 
B is for Boy Nigeria – Chika Anadu, Nigeria/UK
Half of A Yellow Sun – Biyi Bandele, Nigeria/UK – WINNER
Mother of George – Andrew Dosunmu, Nigeria/USA
Nairobi Half Life – David Kitonga, Kenya/Germany
Of Good Report South Africa – Jahmil X.T. Qubeka, South Africa
3) UK SCREEN AWARDS
 
A) Rising Talent
 
AJ Odudu – Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother’s, Bit on the Psych
Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown – 4 O’Clock Club
Gary Carr – Death in Paradise, Downton Abbey, Bluestone 42
Javone Prince – PhoneShop, Plebs, Quick
Cuts – WINNER
Kane Robinson aka Kano – Top Boy
Karla Crome – Misfits, Prisoners Wives, Lightfields
B) Young Shooting Star (16-25)
 
Ade Oyefeso – Youngers, Misfits
Adelayo Adedayo – Some Girls, Gone Too
Far -WINNER
Calvin Demba – Youngers,
Khali Best – Eastenders
Khalil Madovi – 4 O’Clock Club
Shavani Seth – Youngers
 
C) Favourite Female TV Star (PUBLIC VOTING)
 
AJ Odudu – Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother’s, Bit on the Psych
Alesha Dixon – Britain’s Got Talent, Your Face Sounds Familiar
Chizzy Akudolu – Holby City WINNER
Natalie Gumede – Strictly Come Dancing
Zawe Ashton – Fresh Meat, Case Histories
D) Favourite Male TV Star (PUBLIC VOTING)
 
Ashley Walters – Top Boy, Truckers
Cornel John – Eastenders
Jimmy Akingbola – Holby – WINNER
Nonso Anozie – Dracula, The Bible, Game of Thrones
Patrick Robinson – Casualty, Strictly Come Dancing
Wil Johnson – Emmerdale
E) Female Performance in Film
 
Naomie Harris – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Skyfall WINNER
Rakie Ayola – Dredd, Now will Do
Shanika Warren-Markland – Gone too Far, The Knot
Sophie Okonedo – After Earth
Thandie Newton – Half of a Yellow Sun
F) Male Performance in Film
 
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje – The Inevitable
Defeat of Mister & Pete, Best Laid Plans
Aml Ameen – The Butler
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
WINNER
David Oyelowo – The Butler,
Idris Elba – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
G) Female Performance in TV
 
Angel Coulby – Dancing on the Edge, The Tunnel
Lorraine Burroughs – Ice Cream Girls, Top Boy
Nikki Amuka-Bird – Luther
Nina Sosanya – Last Tango in Halifax,
Wizards vs. Aliens
Sharon Duncan Brewster – Top Boy, The
Bible, The Mimic WINNER
Zawe Ashton – Fresh Meat, Case Histories
H) Male Performance in TV
 
Ashley Walters – Truckers, Top Boy
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dancing on the Edge
David Oyelowo – Complicit
Idris Elba – Luther – WINNER
Jimmy Akingbola – Holby City
Lennie James – Run, The Walking Dead, (Low Winter Sun)
Nonso Anozie –Dracula, The Bible, Game of Thrones
HONORARY & MAJOR AWARDS
 
Classic Movie award -DO THE RIGHT THING
Classic TV (Intl.)- THE COSBY SHOW
Classic TV (UK) -DESMOND’S
The Edric Connor Inspiration – FELIX DEXTER (Posthumou)
Outstanding Contribution award- BILL DUKE
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