01 A voice role in the acclaimed animated survival story.
Lupita Nyong'o – 10 Best Movies
By Vlad Zakh · August 5, 2026
United States Drama thought provoking
12 Years a Slave earned the Oscar in her first major role, devastating and hard to watch. Black Panther and Us show two completely different registers since, warm dignity versus full horror-movie commitment.
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02 A returning role navigating the nation's grief after T'Challa's death.
03 The voice of Raksha, the wolf who raises Mowgli as her own.
04 A determined mother supporting her daughter's rise as a chess prodigy in Uganda.
05 A kindergarten teacher protecting her students during a sudden zombie outbreak.
06 A woman surviving the first wave of a sound-hunting alien invasion.
07 A motion-capture performance as the wise, ancient pirate Maz Kanata.
08 A dual role as a mother and her sinister doppelgänger in Jordan Peele's horror film.
09 A skilled spy and former love interest central to Wakanda's royal politics.
10 An Oscar-winning breakout performance as an enslaved woman enduring unimaginable cruelty.