This year's Oscar's race is tighter than that in previous years as almost all major categories are composed of critically acclaimed contenders. Even the best supporting actress roster is packed with stars that have previously won and are still worthy of an Academy Award, based on their performances in last year's line-up of films.
There's Julia Roberts, who is nominated for her role in August: Osage County. There's also Hollywood's It Girl Jennifer Lawrence, who's previously won the Best Supporting accolade two other awards events in the run up to Oscars 2014. She also won last year's Best Actress Oscar. Then there's June Squibb and Sally Hawkins, who are veteran actresses with fine acting talents, which is why they've each received an Oscar nod.
And finally, there's Lupita Nyong'o, who played a slave in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave.
Lupita, among all the other contenders, bears the distinction of being a rookie. The movie which earned her an Academy Award nomination is, in fact, her first. However, the Yale Drama School alum's talented portrayal of Patsey was so moving that it swayed Oscar voters to including her in this year's nominations. According to Time editor and film critic Richard Corliss, it looks like she is the most deserving of the Best Supporting Actress gong.
"Nyong'o, raised in Kenya and a graduate of the Yale Drama School, won most of the critics' prizes and the Screen Actor Guild award; Lawrence took the Golden Globe and BAFTA citations. We can safely predict that Nyong'o will be named Best Supporting Actress at the Independent Spirit Awards, held on her 30th birthday, the evening before the Oscars," Corliss pointed out. "Lawrence is not nominated there, because the American Hustle budget was too high for the movie to be eligible as an indie production."
That's one reason why Lupita is going to win - previous awards events have confirmed that her performance was the most stellar among the lot.
Another reason is that the Academy perhaps, as what Corliss predicted, may think that Jennifer "will be around for ages to cop more statuary."
A third would be the fact that Lupita's acting is truly notable and also is part of "a searing film" that is also pushed to be this year's Best Picture winner.
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