I know I'm 7 years late, but the Oscars mean nothing. On top of that, there were so many good movies in 2013.

Well said Sandy babe, well said! Igbo Kwenu!!!

True, because they can't say the name.

Nellie -- haha, yet we can say Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci, and Prada!

Fiy Ade Whats an American name?

Pretty dumb comment. West Africans and African-Americans share a common ancestry. There are also freed slaves who sailed back to Africa across the Atlantic from the Americas.

Britain owned America. America was a colony that belonged to England. The people that ran and still run America are of British descent (Obama's mother is of british descent. Former U.S. Presidents e.g.. Kennedy, Bush, Reagan, Carter, Lincoln, Washington are al of British descent because they are all British names). Britain was involved in the triangle trade/ Transatlantic slavery. Britain owned many countries (colonised a lot of the world, hence the reason why you speak *English*. England owned a lot of the Caribbean too where they kidnapped west Africans and forced them to be slaves throughout the Caribbean eg. Jamaica, Barbados, Bahamas, St Kitts etc The Spanish kidnapped Africans too and forced them to be slaves form them in Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Panama etc So did the French, Portuguese and many other white people from europe. Maybe learn more about history Rayarena its on youtube for all to see. maybe youtube England + Slavery.

Rayarena its not always about the americans it was a global thing and i think black americans are ignorant in that regard thinking it only happened to them, doesnt matter whos ancestors are whos, its global history and they are black and affected by the global impact slavery. no one cares if his american its not about that. its better that it wasnt a black america cos that would have opened a whole new debate , crying on set etc

Rayarena Chiwetel and Lupitas ancestors come from countries that were colonised by white people from Britain (just like America). Chiwetel is of Nigerian descent, Nigeria was one of the places where Black people were kidnapped from. Plus people were enslaved on African soil too. England is the eye of the beast as far as Slavery and colonisation and Racism is concerned , haven't you noticed how many countries speak english?

Chiwetel Ejiofor has said in other interviews that he is Igbo and historians estimate that 1.4 million Igbo were transported across the Atlantic. Olaudah Equiano author of "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African Written By Himself" was also Igbo. Why his family was not enslaved and others were may or may not have it's roots in class. I can think of American actors who could play Solomon just as convincingly but I am glad that Steve McQueen cast someone who was not as well known; it's a wonderful star vehicle for a character actor.