2. Lupita Nyong’o’s acceptance speech
The 31-year-old actress Lupita Nyong’o cried when she received the award for best supporting actress in “12 Years a Slave.” Nyong’o thanked director Steve McQueen, attributed her character’s inspiration and saluted the children over the world. CBS News reported her speech:
“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, and so I want to salute the spirit of Patsey for her guidance,” said Nyong’o.
To McQueen, Nyong’o said, “I’m certain that the dead are standing about you and they are watching and they are grateful, and so am I.”
To children worldwide, she concluded, “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.”
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