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12 Years A Slave Makes History At Oscar 2014 …As Lupita Nyongo Wins Best Supporting Actress Award
The slavery drama, “12
Years A Slave,” has won the Academy Award for best picture, making history as the first movie from a black director to win the film industry’s highest honour in 86 years of the Oscars.
British Director, Steve McQueen’s unflinching portrayal of pre-civil war American slavery also won two other Oscars, including best supporting actress for newcomer Lupita Nyongo and best adapted screen play based on the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free man sold into slavery in Louisiana.
“12 years a slave” prevailed over space thriller Gravity”, from Mexican film maker, Alfonso Cuaron, which never the less racked up the most Oscars of the Night with seven including the best director honour for Cuaron, a first for a latin America Director.
Low budget “Dallas Buyers Club,” a biopic of an early Aids activities two decades in the making won three Oscars, including the two male acting awards. Matthew McConanghey won best actor for his portrayal of the homophobe turned AIDs victim turned treatment crusader, Ron Woodroof his co-star, Lared Leto won best supporting actor for his role as Woodroof’s unlikely business sidekick the transgender woman Rayon.
Mathew David Mc Conanghey in the 2000s, became best known for starring in romantic comedies, including the Wedding planner (2001), “How to lose a Guy in 10 days” (2003), “Failure to Launch” (2006) and “Ghost of Girl Friends Past” (2009).
Since 2010, he has moved away from romantic comedies and has had critically acclaimed roles in the films, the Lincoln Lawyer (2011) Bernie (2011), Killer Joe (2011), Mud (2012), Mud (2012), Magic Mike (2012) and the Wolf of Wall Street (2013) for portraying a cowboy diagnosed with Aids in the biographical film” Dallas Buyers Club,” which earned him the Golden Glob award for Best Actor-Drama, among other awards and nominations. He currently stars in the 2014 HBO crime anthology series, True Detectives alongside Woody Harrelson.
Popular businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has said that his relationship with singer Davido is beyond money and gossip.
He stated this in a recent interview with BBC Igbo.
“Davido is my friend. He is my in-law; he married Chioma who is from Imo State where I hail from.
“So the relationship I have with Davido is beyond money and gossip,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Chief Priest disclosed via his Instagram page that his outfit for the wedding of the singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, in Lagos on Tuesday cost seven million Naira.
The socialite recently appreciated Davido for not “discarding” Chioma.
He stated that the DMW boss has made Imo State proud by choosing to marry from the state.
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has lent her voice to the ongoing anti-tax hike protests in Kenya.
The Tide’s source reports that Kenyan youths are marching against tax hike in widespread demonstrations tagged ‘RejectFinanceBill2024.’
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded after police clashed with protesters who stormed the parliament building in Nairobi on Tuesday, according to Amnesty Kenya.
Reacting via her X handle on Tuesday night, Simi declared her support for the demonstrators.
She stated that “it is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights.”
The singer wrote, “I stand with the people of Kenya. It is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights. Godspeed and Strength. [Hash tag] RejectFinanceBill2024.”
In a series of other posts, she wrote: “Wow. When you’ve had enough, the fight is almost inevitable.
“African leaders- have not you done enough?
“I can’t wait for the day Africa is not a weapon fashioned against Africans. All of this amazing Black power and human resource, but the majority are not likely to thrive unless they run.”
Famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido was spotted among other top artistes at Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour concert in Atlanta, Georgia.
Asake’s performance at his sold-out show at the 17,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta began on August 16, 2024, and is set to run for 10 days.
In a trending video on social media, Davido appeared backstage with American rapper Quavo to support Asake during the live performance.
Other musicians in attendance included Nigerian hitmaker Zlatan and American rapper Russ Millions.
The Tide’s source reports that Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour is set to cover six U.S. cities, where he will headline notable venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, the Toyota Center in Houston, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Asake’s tour comes just days after the release of his latest hit, ‘Lungu Boy,’ which features several superstars, including Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, Travis Scott and Brazilian singer Ludmilla.
‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria, garnering 18.9 million streams in its opening week and breaking the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido’s ‘Timeless.’