Photos of Lupita Nyong’o, Everyone’s Best Friend at the 2014 Oscars
Lots of people won Oscars last night, but only one person won the Oscars. That person was Lupita Nyong’o. Not only did she win for Best Supporting Actress and give arguably the best speech, but everyone in Hollywood was lining up to meet her, hug her, dance with her, and be photographed with her. Here is the photo evidence from the show, backstage, and after-parties. Everyone was just loopy for Lupita!
Everything is wonderful about this hug, down to the perfectly complementary dress colors.
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By how this makes us feel in our hearts alone, blue is the warmest color.
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Besides giving her a star-making part, Lupita is thankful for McQueen's Oscar-worthy hugs.
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"You're the my leg of this year's Oscars!"
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"You're the my fiancée's leg of this year's Oscars!"
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"You're Dorothy now and this is your Kansas." "Wait, what?"
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"Whoa. Look at your face. It's like the kush of faces. Do you know if the pizza's here yet?"
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"From one African-American actress to another, let me say that I'm really proud of you."
"Well, technically I'm Mexican-American ... &...
"From one African-American actress to another, let me say that I'm really proud of you."
"Well, technically I'm Mexican-American ... "
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"I know it's hard to tell without eyebrows, but I'm very excited to meet you."
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Hathaway is giving her the exact midpoint between "I'm so happy for you" and "You're lucky this wasn't last year."
Photo: Christo...Hathaway is giving her the exact midpoint between "I'm so happy for you" and "You're lucky this wasn't last year."
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"If you're anything like me, and I'm sure you are, you'll win plenty of awards, so make sure to take time to stop and smell the roses, or, well, ...
"If you're anything like me, and I'm sure you are, you'll win plenty of awards, so make sure to take time to stop and smell the roses, or, well, the lilacs."
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It's a shame Christoph always looks a bit creepy or this would be a truly adorable glance.
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"Hey, Lupita, we're starting a new club, now that we're through with the Dallas Buyers one. It's called the 'Best Friends' club and we want you!&...
"Hey, Lupita, we're starting a new club, now that we're through with the Dallas Buyers one. It's called the 'Best Friends' club and we want you!"
Photo: Christopher Polk/2014 Getty Images
"And she was like, 'This is your Kansas'? And I was like, 'Wait, what?' You know?"
"Sí."
Photo: Kevin Mazur/VF14/2014 Kevi..."And she was like, 'This is your Kansas'? And I was like, 'Wait, what?' You know?"
"Sí."
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"The real American Horror Story is that we haven't hung out since 12 wrapped."
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"Have you ever been to Burning Man?"
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We wanted to let this just be an endearing little moment, but we can't stop thinking about how much bigger his head is than hers.
Photo: Jeff Vespa/V...We wanted to let this just be an endearing little moment, but we can't stop thinking about how much bigger his head is than hers.
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Who wants to start a rumor!?
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"Don't tell anyone, Paul, but I thought you were the most convincing slaver, which is why I'm not super excited to see you, as I am everyone else...
"Don't tell anyone, Paul, but I thought you were the most convincing slaver, which is why I'm not super excited to see you, as I am everyone else."
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Excited enough to go in for the full-cheek kiss, but not enough to not risk spilling so much white wine on her.
Photo: Kevin Mazur/VF14/2014 Kevin Ma...Excited enough to go in for the full-cheek kiss, but not enough to not risk spilling so much white wine on her.
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One of these things is not like the other ... Only Lupita hasn't been in a movie that featured basketball!
Photo: Jeff Vespa/VF14/2014 Jeff Vespa/VF1...One of these things is not like the other ... Only Lupita hasn't been in a movie that featured basketball!
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They trained their whole lives to one day represent their country in meeting Lupita.
Photo: Jeff Vespa/VF14/2014 Jeff Vespa/VF14
"If you'd come onboard, we'll change it to Los Pollos Hermanos y Hermanas."
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"That's John 'I'm' Singleton to you."
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Twnety inches from stardom.
Photo: Jeff Vespa/VF14/2014 Jeff Vespa/VF14
"When you get home, Wiki my career and pick whichever reboot you'd like. Pretty Woman?"
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"You're Oprah now."
Photo: Kevin Mazur/VF14/2014 Kevin Mazur/VF14