in 2014, nyong’o won several awards, including the academy award for best supporting actress, for her role in "12 years a slave". she said her acting in "12 years a slave" was inspired by michael jackson and whoopi goldberg. nyong'o was nominated for the british film academy’s rising star award and on the cover of "dazed &amp; confused" and "w" magazine's february 2014 issues. she was named the most beautiful in the world by people magazine in april 2014.