Lupita Nyong’o nominated for an award alongside Queen Beyonce

Kenya’s academy  winner Lupita Nyong’o  has been nominated  in the Best Actress Award category of the 2018 BET Awards.

She was selected through her role at the successful Black Panther where she potraid Nakia, a Wakanda agebnt and King’s pulverize.

She has been nominated against  Black Panther co-stars Angela Basset and Letitia Wright, Taraji Henson, Issa Rae and Tiffany Haddish.

She becomes the first East African to be nominated for BET.

The rundown of candidates was bested by Kendrick Lamar and DJ Khaled who had five and six assignments separately.

Other nominees in other categories  include Beyonce,Rihanna,venessa and Serena Williams among others

The event is scheduled to take place at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater on June 24th.

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