Na wetin? This year Academy Awards dey shine light on our own Wunmi Mosaku, as she don komot as nominee for Best Supporting Actress!
Wunmi, wey na British-Nigerian actress, get di nod for her role as mighty Hoodoo priestess Annie for di film wey dey hot, Sinners. This movie sef break record as e get di most nominations ever in Oscar history, no be small thing o! 16 nominations dem give am, e pass di record wey Titanic and La La Land hold before.
Sinners no be just one kind horror film o! E dey mix blues, love and all di suspense wey go make person dey edge for seat. We get Michael B. Jordan too inside di film, wey don finally bag him own first Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Na wah!
Wunmi dey face strong competition for di award sha, as she dey compere with di likes of Elle Fanning and Amy Madigan. But as dem talk, wahala no dey finish for di industry. Delroy Lindo dey also on ground to represent films for Best Supporting Actor category, as e don participate for di wave of nominations from Sinners.
Last time wey Britons no get acting nomination for Oscars na 1986. So you fit imagine di tension wey dey as Mosaku and Lindo bring hope to Shakara country wey dey follow dem for award season. Dis be huge win for representation and we dey feel di love!
As di Oscars dey approach on March 15, Wunmi don talk say dis nomination dey very personal to her. E mean say hope dey for every Black woman wey want represent and dey shine light on der own stories. Na im be di cherry on top of di cake of her career.
People wey dey follow her story dey talk say Wunmi don shoot her shot, she go fit inspire many young girls wey wan dey see dem self for di screen. Dem don dey hail her for di role wey cover so much ground, and di feedback wey she dey receive no be play!
Wunmi dey also expect pikin for house, as she dey try balance her happiness and excitement for di nomination with her family matter. Dis kind gist dey sweet pass ehn!
With all dis koko wey dey happen, no forget say Oscars na big stage wey fit change lives. E be like say dis year go sharp like olayinka!
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