Be Prepared! It's Chiwetel Ejiofor's birthday today! Sending best wishes to the star of 'The Lion King,' '12 Years a Slave,' and more. | Rotten Tomatoes

Happy Birthday, Chiwetel Ejiofor! From 'Serenity' to '12 Years a Slave,' Chiwetel has 50 acting credits. Which role is your favorite? https://imdb.to/2L78SA4 | IMDb

Oscar Winning Actress, Lupita Nyong’o always dreamed of becoming an actor, but was teased because of her skin color. Every night, she’d pray that things would change. When she finally got the part in “12 Years A Slave”, Harvey Weinstein took advantage of her. How did Lupita fight off his attack? | Goalcast

"Five hundred pounds 'a cotton day in, day out. More than any man here. And 'fo that I will be clean; that all I ax." - Patsey Steve McQueen's '12 Years a Slave' won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay (John Ridley) at the 86th Academy Awards along with Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong'o) and Best Picture. The film also earned Oscar nominations for Lead Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender), Costume Design (Patricia Norris), Directing (Steve McQueen), Film Editing (Jo