Analyze any parade of actresses on any major awards show red carpet , and the message is clear : The criteria for a position in the elite clique of beauties are to be white and thin , with hair that blows in the wind . Lupita Nyong ' o won best supporting actress Oscar in a fairy-tale rise in Hollywood . Michaela Angela Davis : She is a `` pop of color '' in neutral landscape of awards season . Davis : She gave a brilliant performance as the slave Patsey ; now she 's the It Girl . The Oscars are an annual event that honors excellence and achievement in film, television, music, sports, literature, art, architecture, fashion, sculpture, photography, theater, ballet, opera
Lupita Nyong ' o won best supporting actress Oscar in a fairy-tale rise in Hollywood . Michaela Angela Davis : She is a `` pop of color '' in neutral landscape of awards season . Davis : She gave a brilliant performance as the slave Patsey ; now she 's the It Girl . The Oscars are an annual event that honors excellence and achievement in film, television, music, sports, literature, art, architecture, fashion, sculpture, photography, theater, ballet, opera