*Lupita Nyong’o is sharing her experience navigating Hollywood after becoming an Academy Award winner, and her account reinforces longstanding concerns about how the industry treats Black actresses.

Winning an Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is one of the greatest honors in an actor’s career. And though one would expect the iconic golden trophy to clear the way for more opportunities, lead ...

Lupita Nyong’o enjoyed near immediate success after her first movie, but what followed was at times challenging. In an interview with CNN’s Inside Africa published on Saturday, November 22, Nyong’o, ...

Nyong'o looked back on the time following her Oscar-winning feature film debut and how she navigated avoiding "perpetuating stereotypes" with her roles Arnold Turner/Getty Lupita Nyong’o recalled her ...

Lupita Nyong’o, who first broke out with her Academy Award-winning performance in 12 Years a Slave, recounted that her post-Oscars journey did not bring about a mix of abundant lead offers, but rather ...

Lupita Nyong’o revealed in an interview with CNN that winning an Oscar for her supporting performance in “12 Years a Slave” only led to acting offers for more slave roles in the months that followed ...

While Lupita Nyong'o certainly enjoyed the honor of winning an Academy Award, the actress admits that the immediate aftermath wasn't all that she expected. Over a decade after making her big screen ...