But acting is not all she's about, she's also a style star of note and I have realised every time she's out on the red carpet she always brings her A-game.
Our home girl is a full package, talent, style and her flawless beauty. In case you're wondering what I'm talking about, here's Miss Nyong'o being stylish and seemingly unapologetic about it.
Very simple yet elegant, nothing over the top. I like how she experiments with different shades of lipstick. You know those people who preach about what colour of lipstick dark skinned girls should be wearing, Lupita stays winning with all them lip colours.