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5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by Kalatium(m): 7:05pm On Mar 12
Movie stars made their way to the Hollywood’s biggest night when the 2024 Oscars held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday.

It was a night of glamour and glory as the best of Hollywood stars gathered to celebrate their success and achievements in the film industry.

Over time, cinema stars of Nigeria descent have attended this spectacular celebration.

We will take a look at five Nigerians who have been nominated and awarded at the prestigious Oscars awards.


1. Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Onyedinmanasu Chinasaokwu Erivo is an English actress, singer, and songwriter born to Nigerian parents. She has received numerous awards, as her distinct ability continues to stand out.

The dynamic actress has two Academy Award nominations to her credit. The first nomination was for Best Actress in the film Harriet. The second was for Best Original Song Stand Up Still in the film Harriet. Both Oscar nominations came during the 92nd Academy Awards.

2. Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor CBE is a British-Nigerian actor and filmmaker whose parents are from the Igbo tribe. After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at the age of 19 and three months into his education, Steven Spielberg cast Ejiofor as James Covey in the film Amistad.

Since then, he has received international attention for his work.Chiwetel was nominated for Best Actor in the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave at the 86th Academy Awards in 2014.

3. Sophie Okonedo

She’s a British-Nigerian actor and storyteller. Her Nigerian blood comes from her father’s side. Her film career began with the British coming-of-age drama Young Soul Rebels, followed by Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Stephen Frears’ Dirty Pretty Things.

An actress who merits a standing ovation anytime she appears on screen. Okonedo’s breakout performance occurred in 2004, when she co-starred in the film Hotel Rwanda as Tatiana Rusesabagina, the wife of Rwandan hotel manager and philanthropist Paul, played by American actor Don Cheadle. In 2005, she became the second Black female Briton to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 77th Academy Awards.

4. Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker is an exceptional American actor, director, and producer. His ancestors are from Nigeria. Indeed, his father’s ancestors are from the Igbo tribe of Nigeria. They are specifically from Nkwere, an Igbo town. Forest Whitaker was given the honorary title of chief ‘Nwannedinambe de Nkewere’, which means ‘a brother in a foreign nation’.

He is making a significant difference in that strange place since he is one of the few black actors in America who are at the top of their game. Whitaker earned an Oscar for his role as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland. He received the Oscar for Best Actor at the 79th Academy Awards in 2007.

5. Temilade Openiyi

Temilade Openiyi, a.k.a Tems, was nominated for the 95th edition of the Oscars award, Although she didn’t win her category, she made history as the first Nigerian artiste to be nominated at the awards.

Tems received the Best Original Song nomination for her collaboration with Rihanna on the song ‘Lift Me Up’. The duo was nominated in the ‘Best Original Song’ category.

‘Lift Me Up’ was one of Marvel’s ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ soundtracks. Rihanna co-wrote the soulful song with Tems, and the music was produced by Ludwig Göransson, and directed by Ryan Coogler.

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by Kalatium(m): 7:06pm On Mar 12
Lastly , Tems

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by Tecnophone: 7:13pm On Mar 12
good. Ill run your locked apple device for you.

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by AmakaTips2: 7:13pm On Mar 12
Is alright
Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by adextetoo(m): 7:13pm On Mar 12
cry

Mr IBU deserves a lifetime award

May His gentle soul rest in perfect peace

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by happney65: 7:14pm On Mar 12
Yoruba and Igbo Amaka.. grin cheesy

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by Bulldozer90: 7:14pm On Mar 12
Dem take award swear for una? They even celebrate nominations.

Pls, don't import owambe lifestyle to our domain. Owambe people do their one hour crappy cinema movie and spend six hours on red carpet and awards on same crappy movie.

Such an unproductive lifestyle!

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by Irohjohnpaulc(m): 7:15pm On Mar 12
Igbo to the world.............

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by AllenSpencer: 7:15pm On Mar 12
Sophia Momodu not on the list
Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by joseph1832(m): 7:15pm On Mar 12
Chief Forest Whitaker.

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by Tjra: 7:15pm On Mar 12
Irohjohnpaulc:
Nigeria to the world.............

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by Talkisneeded: 7:15pm On Mar 12
Beautiful, hopefully we will win one soon
Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by humilitypays(m): 7:16pm On Mar 12
lol, out of 5, 4 are Igbos.


And you don't need a Babalawo to tell you the Igbo ones among them grin



Beauty is hereditary, it runs in the gene, it is always where it is cool

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by Ibrahimcoomasie: 7:16pm On Mar 12
Whittaker is not Nigerian.

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by NSK4U(m): 7:16pm On Mar 12
Igbo amaka o

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by sirjoggy(m): 7:17pm On Mar 12
Odunlade nko grin

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by SpatialKing(m): 7:18pm On Mar 12
Congratulations to them all
Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by RichIgboBoy: 7:18pm On Mar 12
Tinubu nko? This list is not complete

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by ShoeGetSize: 7:18pm On Mar 12
How can you make a list like this and not include David Oyelowo?

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by Kalatium(m): 7:19pm On Mar 12
I never knew Whitaker had Nigerian blood. shocked

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by 99thEnemy(m): 7:19pm On Mar 12
Tecnophone:
good. Ill run your locked apple device for you.
how about an activation locked iphone 6?
Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by CakesToolsOvens(f): 7:20pm On Mar 12
Really nice one. Hopefully next year someone will clinch an Oscar and another will bring the grammy home.
Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by Shawnnn01: 7:20pm On Mar 12
Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by rainluv: 7:20pm On Mar 12
Igbo making us proud👍

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by 9jaBloke: 7:22pm On Mar 12
smiley
Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by Gbadugbakun(m): 7:23pm On Mar 12
Igbo are leading followed by yourba. wink

Hausa people don't do anything good for this country. sad

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by NinjaMetahuman: 7:25pm On Mar 12
ShoeGetSize:
How can you make a list like this and not include David Oyelowo?
he even included some forest guy and excluded oyelowo


Very funny list. grin

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by faceland: 7:26pm On Mar 12
Damn!
Proud to call these, Nigerians. 👍🏿
Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by theysg: 7:26pm On Mar 12
Igbo boys and girls
Are you happy? grin

I hope yall wont say Oscar is a no mans award?

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Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by PepeXKermit: 7:26pm On Mar 12
Tecnophone:
good. Ill run your locked apple device for you.

how?
Re: 5 Nigerians Who Have Received Oscars Nomination, Award by slaawomirr: 7:27pm On Mar 12
Damnnn niggar

humilitypays:
lol, out of 5, 4 are Igbos.


And you don't need a Babalawo to tell you the Igbo ones among them grin



Beauty is hereditary, it runs in the gene, it is always where it is cool
Why do we get excited when it comes to tribalism

Let me even shock you

About three of them are not igbo

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