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Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo for ‘Hotel Rwanda’ reveals roles dried up after Academy Awards, says nomination didn’t matter “A woman of color in that time, there weren’t roles coming whether you had an Oscar nomination or not.”


Oscar-nominated ‘Hotel Rwanda’ actress Sophie Okonedo says opportunities for roles dried up after the Academy Awards, and her nod ‘didn’t matter’ for booking new work: ‘Wasn’t even getting auditions.’

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