I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that the Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o scooped the best supporting actress Oscar for her role as an abused servant in the movie 12 Years A Slave on Sunday, 2 March 2014, at the 86th Oscars ceremony in Hollywood;
2) further notes that she had already picked up the Screen Actors Guild and Critics' Choice Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Patsey, a slave brutalised by her sadistic owner, played by Michael Fassbender;
3) recalls that the 31-year-old Yale School of Drama graduate has risen in a year from relative obscurity to Hollywood's A-list, winning plaudits for her efforts on screen;
4) believes that her winning an Oscar Award is a source of inspiration to many African children, as well as being a fostering of the positive attitude that anything is possible, even for children from humble beginnings;
5) congratulates Lupita Nyong'o for winning such a prestigious award and for putting Africa on the big stage; and
6) wishes her more success in her future endeavours. Agreed to.