Lupita Nyong'o has definitely had an awesome few years — going from an almost complete unknown [1] to becoming an Oscar winner and People magazine's most beautiful person of the year [2] and a Broadway star and a horror movie queen [3]. If that wasn't amazing enough, she's also part of the massive Star Wars movie franchise [4] and the equally massive Marvel Universe [5] (Wakanda forever!).
We're certainly glad that Lupita is still having a moment, because she is one of our favorite celebrities to watch (and not just because of her incredible acting talent and gorgeous sense of style [6]). The 36-year-old has lots of cute moments on the red carpet with costars, and she's even more adorable when playing around on her must-follow Instagram account [7] and winning over A-listers at events. Keep reading for all the times Lupita proved she was basically perfect.
When She Served Us Power Suit Realness at a SXSW Brunch
When She Channeled Her Us Character For a Fabulous Look at the Movie's London Screening
When She Posed Near a "Caution" Sign Because She Looked Dangerously Good
When She Gave Cameras a Soft Smile While Heading to Good Morning America
When Her Laugh Lit Up the Room at a Screening of the Movie Us
When She Gave a Little Shimmy at the British Academy Britannia Awards
When the Sparkle of Her Dress (Almost) Matched Her Exuberance
When She Brought Her Unparalleled Beauty to the Critics' Choice Awards
When She Was Honored With the Montecito Award and Basked in Her Own Greatness
When She Made Us Want to Take a Vacation ASAP
When She Was Pretty in Pink
When Her Swag Was Too Much For That Woman on the Left to Handle
When She Was the Queen of Prints
When She Glowed For the Gods
When She Perfected the Over-the-Shoulder Pose
When She Gave Us Class and Elegance at the NAACP Image Awards
When She Effortlessly Pulled Off a Chic Rocker Look
When She Shared a Laugh With a Crowd at a Screening of the Movie Us
When She Shut Down the Met Gala With a Show-Stopping Rainbow Ensemble
When She Showed Us Mere Mortals How a True Goddess Strikes a Pose
When She Looked Like a Ray of Sunshine While Promoting Her Book, Sulwe
When She Radiated Glamour at the NYC Premiere of Little Monsters
When She Was Simply Too Divine For This World
When She Made Our Hearts Skip a Beat at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
When This Casual Achievement Happened
When She Became the World's Cutest Knicks Fan
When She Had This Reaction to Winning a Spirit Award
When She Got Down on the Dance Floor
When She Left Lunch Looking Like She'd Just Stepped Off a Runway
When She Hit the Beach Looking Like a Slice of Chocolate Cake Topped With Whipped Cream
When She Wore 6,000 Pearls to the Oscars
When She Twirled For Her Life at the Cannes Film Festival
When She Was the Definition of Purple Reign
When She Took Over the Tonys
When She Had a Prom Moment With Michael B. Jordan
When Jennifer Lawrence Couldn't Even Handle Her Awesomeness
When She Got a Bear Hug From Queen Oprah Winfrey
When Emma Thompson Wanted to Photobomb Her
When She Photobombed Jared Leto
Basically, Every Moment She's Had With Jared Leto
We wanted them to be a couple [9] so, so badly.
When She Compared Guns With Nicole Kidman
When She Graciously Helped BFF Danai Gurira With Her Dress on the Red Carpet
When She Nailed Her First Vogue Cover
And Her First Met Gala Red Carpet
When She Took Her Hair to New Heights
When She Served You 👏🏾 THIS 👏🏾 LOOK
When She Looked Like the Christmas Present You Didn't Deserve
When She Inspired Women to Lift Each Other Up
And Let the Men Know Their Time Is Up
When She Landed at LAX Looking Like a Boss
When She Proved That Representation Matters
When She Slayed Your Entire Galaxy
When She Awakened the Force Within You
When She Came Through Like the Duchess of Wakanda
When She Twirled on Her Haters
When She Came Through Drippin'
When She Gave Dionne From Clueless a Run For Her Money
When She Showed Us All How Wakanda Does It
When She Shined Brighter Than the Sun
When She Looked. Like. THIS.
