Funke Akindele, a Nollywood actress, has officially returned to social media to celebrate herself.
Since yesterday, congratulations have been flooding in for the actress from “Omo Ghetto Saga,” who was invited to join the Oscars.
397 notable artists and executives had received invitations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to join the group in 2022. Professional qualifications were used to choose membership, and representation, inclusion, and equity were continuous goals. There were 71 Oscar nominees and 15 winners among the class of invitees this year.
Funke Akindele alongside director, producer and writer Blessing Egbe, actor Daniel K Daniel, and Nigerian-born motion picture practitioner – Europe-based filmmaker Newton Aduaka, made the list of 397 members invited to join the Oscars as voting members both for the nominees and eventual winners.
Making an official statement, Funke Akindele rejoiced over getting an invitation as member of the Academy award.
She noted how it was such a big deal for her to be honored with the prestigious invite.
Taking to her Instagram page, Funke wrote, “Wow!!! I’m so happy getting an invitation as a member of THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES (class of 2022) under the category of ACTORS, is such a BIG DEAL. Thank you @theacademy @realchiomaude I’m so honored!!”.
