Above, Lupita Nyong’o rocked a yellow dress. The 12 Years A Slave star wore the number to the 17th annual Hollywood Film Awards that took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 21, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California.
In this photo, the Mexican-born actress is wearing a floor length white dress designed by Prada. The Yale graduate wore the outfit to the premiere of “12 Years a Slave” that took place at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2013.
Above, Lupita is wearing a white floral dress by Miu Miu. She wore the gown to attend the Los Angeles premiere of “12 Years a Slave” that took place on the 4th of October 2013.
While Lupita is receiving one nomination after another and slaying with her fashion style, people in Italy think something else. They are making the poster look like no major black star featured in it.
According to the news, British actor of Nigerian heritage, Chiwetel Ejiofor did a fantastic job interpreting the leading role as Solomon Northup in the heart-wrenching film 12 Years a Slave. But in the posters released by its Italian distributor, the black actor was made to look like a supporting character while his white colleagues were made to look like the lead actors.
The posters depicted Chiwetel as a supporting actor. But in contrast, the producer, Brad Pitt, who only played a minor role in the film and Michael Fassenber who played a supporting role, were both made to look like the films leading characters.
The altered posters led to an outcry in the black community and the distributor’s tendered an apology, three days after the release of the deceitful posters.
“We apologise for creating and releasing unauthorised posters for ’12 Years a Slave’ in Italy featuring Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender in a manner inconsistent with approved advertising materials. All inappropriate materials have now been withdrawn. We are very proud of the film and regret any distraction this incident may have caused,” the distributor said in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to a press release issued on Monday by Lionsgate Summit label, the sales agent for the licensors, the inappropriate posters were neither authorised nor approved by any of the film’s producers or licensors. They are currently taking action to the further distribution of the posters.
“12 Years a Slave,” has been nominated for 7 Golden Globes, 4 SAG awards, 5 Independent Spirit awards, and many say it is an Oscar candidate.