KENYAN actress Lupita Nyong’o was nominated last week for Bafta’s Rising Star Award for her role in 12 Years A Slave, in a further sign that it is heading for Oscar glory.
Nyong’o is considered the frontrunner for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts award alongside French actress Lea Seydoux, the star of the intense lesbian love story Blue Is The Warmest Colour.
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