Lupita Nyong'o Scoops the MTV Personality of The Year Award at the 2014 MAMAs

After a three year hiatus, the MTV Africa Music Awards (Mamas) are back, and as expected,the categories were  hotly contested as ever.
However Hollywood’s golden girl Lupita Nyong’o did not disappoint as she managed to scoop the personality of the year award at the mtv mamas 2014.

She had a tough competation going up against comedian Trevor Noah, author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,
footballer Yaya Toure and Nigerian actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde.
According to mtvbase.com the award “recognises personalities and achievers active outside of the music space who are excelling in their chosen field and who are representing Africa in a positive light both at home and abroad in disciplines such as comedy, fashion, literature and sport.”
After winning an Oscar for her powerful performance as Patsey in 12 Years A Slave, Hollywood hasn’t been able to get enough of the Kenyan actress. It is the depth of her role as an enslaved woman
that attracted attention.
Throughout the Oscar-winning historical drama, Nyongo managed to portray fragility, as well as
strength and a defiant will despite the brutality the character endures at the hands of a sadistic plantation owner.
It’s not often that an actor’s performance lingers in your mind long after you’re seen a film, and that is what Nyong’o managed to achieve in her breakthrough role.
It is clear that lupita nyong'o is totally deserving of the award deserving – yet.
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