Lupita Beats Oprah Winfrey for a Top Movie Award

In many ways a successful and familiar character actor in sound films is measured by the number of awards they win. With that said, we can safely say that Lupita Nyong’o is a successful actress. Just a couple of days after scooping an award and getting nominated for another, the Kenyan Hollywood screen goddess is back with yet another win.

Last Sunday, Lupita won another film critics’ award maintaining her impressive dominance in the supporting rank. The Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) named her the ‘Best Supporting Actress’ for her role in 12 Years a Slave.

Lupita beat the likes of TV show host queen, Oprah Winfrey (Lee Daniels’ The Butler), Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle), Octavia Spencer (Fruitvale Station) and June Squibb (Nebraska) for the award.

Founded in 2007, the Houston Film Critics Society helps to organize and coordinate the local area film critics community by increasing public awareness and appreciation for cinematic excellence and recognizing extraordinary accomplishment in film through the selection of annual recipients of Houston Film Critics Awards and publicizing of those awards.

The awards will be presented by the HFCS at the Museum of Fine Arts-Houston on January 4, 2014 starting at 4PM.

Congratulations are in order!