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Event Date(s): 01/12/2014, 02/16/2014, 02/27/2014, 03/02/2014 | Event Location(s): Beverly Hills , California, London, United Kingdom, Beverly Hills, California, Hollywood, California | Description: INT BRIEF CUTS: Shots of Oscar winning actress Lupita Nyong’o during a photo shoot for “People” magazine. GFX: Insert graphic of People’s Most Beautiful People featuring Nyong’o on the cover. INT MS: Nyong’o dances during a photo shoot. INT MS: Guthrie, seated with Nyong’o, asks, “what does it feel like to be People’s most beautiful person in the world?” GFX: Insert graphic of People magazine article featuring Nyong’o. INT MS/2 MS: Nyong’o says, "I'm flattered, but flattered sounds like such a flighty word, you know? I'm flattered with, like, gravitas under it." (Laugh.) MS: Guthrie says “Flattered in all caps.” MS: Nyong’o says, “Yes, exactly.” EXT DAY BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 2014-01-12 MS: Nyong’o poses for a photo op at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards outside the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel. MS: Nyong’o waves. MS: Tilt up to Nyong’o on the red carpet. MS: Nyong’o smiles. EXT NIGHT LONDON, ENGLAND 2014-02-16 HIGH MS: Nyong’o poses for a photo op on the red carpet at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House. BRIEF CUTS: Shots of Nyong’o during the photo op. INT BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 2014-02-27 MS: At the podium at the ESSENCE Black Woman in Hollywood luncheon, Nyong’o says, “I have begun to enjoy the seduction of inadequacy.” WS: Nyong’o stands on stage. MS: At the podium, Nyong’o says, “My one prayer to God, the miracle worker, was that I would wake up light skinned.” INT MS: In an interview Nyong’o says, “What an incredible journey to go from that feeling to being on the cover of this magazine. I mean, you could never have told me that that would happen when I was 16 and insecure about my complexion.” GFX: Insert still of PEOPLE magazine featuring Nyong’o. INT MS: Guthrie says, “It’s such a poetic end to end up that way.” MS: In part vo, Nyong’o says, “Yeah. It is and I hope it means something to more than just me, you know, to people like me who feel unbeautiful in whatever skin they are in.” INT BRIEF CUTS: Shots of Nyong’o seen during photo shoot. GFX: Insert still of Nyong’o, who is the new face of Lancome. EXT DAY HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA 2014-03-02 MS: Nyong’o poses for a photo op outside the Dolby Theatre for the 86th Annual Academy Awards. INT MS: Guthrie says, “You step out on the red carpet and you just didn’t pass, you passed with flying colors. Suddenly you’re the “It” girl.” MS: Nyong’o laughs. 2 MS: Guthrie says, “It seems so effortless for you. Is that good acting or suppressing nerves?” MS: Nyong’o laughs. EXT DAY HOLLYWOOD 2014-03-02 MS: Zoom in to Nyong’o on the red carpet. INT MS: In an interview and in part vo, Nyong’o says, “I think it’s a combination of things. The red carpet is, I mean, that thing is intense. It’s horrific. It’s frustrating. It’s painful. It’s beautiful. It’s funny. It’s exciting.” EXT DAY BEVERLY HILLS 2014-01-12 MS: Nyong’o poses for a photo op on the red carpet. INT 2 MS: Nyong’o says, “And it was fun to have, like the Oscars, to have my brother by my side. And he is up for a good time.” GFX: Insert small stills of Nyong’o and her brother, Peter Nyong’o. INT MS: Nyong’o laughs. MS: Guthrie says, “He got himself right into that selfie.” MS: Nyong’o says, “Yeah, you know, you know.” MS: Guthrie asks, “By the way was that selfie planned? Did you any idea that was about to happen?” GFX: Insert selfie of host Ellen DeGeneres with Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Peter Nyong’o, Kevin Spacey, Angelina Jolie and Lupita Nyong’o. INT MS: Nyong’o says, “I have no idea. I don’t know who did, but we didn’t. It was good that I went you my brother because he’s the “seize the day” kind of guy. You know, I was like should we and he was like…I’m gone.” MS: Guthrie says, “He was already there.” MS: Nyong’o says, “He was already there.” GFX: Insert selfie of host Ellen DeGeneres with Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Peter Nyong’o, Kevin Spacey, Angelina Jolie and Lupita Nyong’o. INT MS: Guthrie says, “The Oscars, surely, must open a lot of doors. Are there opportunities that you’ve gotten now that you’re excited about? Has it opened the doors you thought it would?” STILL: Photos of Nyong’o accepting her Oscar statue. INT MS Nyong’o says, “Yes. I don’t know what doors I thought it would open, but it’s opened doors.” (laugh.) MS: Guthrie says “Are there projects in the horizon that you’re excited about?” MS: Nyong’o says, “Nothing that I can speak of.” MS: Guthrie says, “Oh, come on. You say it so nicely though that I forgive you for not telling me anything.” MS: Nyong’o says, “Good.” MS: Guthrie asks, “What’s the craziest thing that’s happened or the kind ‘I can’t believe I’m living this life?’ kind of moment.” 2 MS/MS: Nyong’o says, “I have a good one for you. (laugh) It just happened actually. I was sitting, getting my haircut and someone passed by and peered in and said, ‘You’re really beautiful.’ And I said thank you and he said, ‘you know that girl in “12 Years a Slave”, that actress? You look just like her.’ I said thank you so much.” MS: Guthrie says, “You should have said, ‘go on, how beautiful is she?’” MS: Nyong’o says, “That is an interesting scenario. I like that.”