Meet 4 Nigerians that will determine who wins the Oscar award

The 91st edition of the Academy Awards known as Oscar award is scheduled to hold on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, U.S.

Four Nigerians and members of the Academy will determine who wins the 2019 Oscars.
The four Nigerians are some of the 928 artists and executives that have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.

Here are the four Nigerians on the Oscars’ Academy

Omotola Jalade Ekeinde

 Omotola Jalade Ekeinde 

 Omotola Jalade Ekeinde was invited to join the Academy under the ‘Actor’ category in 2018. She was recognised for her roles in two Nollywood blockbusters, ‘Last Flight to Abuja,’ and ‘A Private Storm.’

Omotola was welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception in 2018 and had participated in the voting of final nominees of the Oscar award, which was released on January 22, 2019. Omotola will be casting her vote this week to determine who wins what at the Academy Awards.

Wunmi Mosaku

Wunmi Mosaku 

 In the same ‘Actors’ category, a Nigerian-born British actress, Wunmi Mosaku was invited to become a member of the Academy.

The 32-year-old actress, who had won the 2017 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress was recognised by the Academy for her roles in ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ and ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.’

Just like Omotola, Mosaku was welcomed into the Academy in 2018 and had participated in the voting of final nominees of the Oscar award, which was released on January 22, 2019. She will also be casting her vote this week to determine who wins what at the Academy Awards.

Femi Odugbemi

Femi Odugbemi

 For the director of TV series, ‘Battleground’ and ‘Tinsel,’ Femi Odugbemi was invited to join the Academy under the ‘Documentary’ category in 2018. Odugbemi works, ‘Literature, Language, and Literalism,’ and ‘Bariga Boy,’ were recognised by the Academy after which he was welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception in 2018.

Odugbemi had participated in the voting of final nominees of the Oscar award, which was released on January 22, 2019. He will also join other members of the Academy to cast his vote this week to determine who wins what at the Academy Awards.

Ngozi Onwurah

Ngozi Onwurah

The fourth Nigerian is Ngozi Onwurah. The 53-year-old is a British-Nigerian film director, producer, model, and lecturer.

Ngozi was recognized by the Academy in the 'short film and feature animation' section for her two films, 'Hang Time,' and 'The Body Beautiful.'

Like her compatriots, Ngozi had participated in the voting of final nominees of the Oscar award, which was released on January 22, 2019. She will also join other members of the Academy to cast her vote this week to determine who wins what at the Academy Awards.

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