Penn Alum Wins Oscar, Is Not Lupita
March 3, 2014 at 5:44 pm
Yale Drama School may have the flawless Best Supporting Actress winner Lupita Nyong'o as an alumna, but Penn has cause for celebration this post-Oscar Monday. (Maybe not as much cause as Lupita's brother, though, who got in on the ultimate selfie of all time.)
A big congratulations to Morgan Neville (C'89), director and producer of "20 Feet From Stardom," the hit film about backup singers that won an Academy Award last night for Best Documentary! His speech was perhaps overshadowed by the legendary Darlene Love, a subject of the movie, slaying an impromptu musical performance, complete with standing-O – but as you can see above, Neville couldn't be happier. (This went down before John Travolta slayed the iconic Idina Menzel's name, in a bad way.) Mazel tov, Morg – you join the ranks of our Tony, Emmy and Grammy-winning alumni.