Wunmi Mosaku: Why I refused to celebrate my Oscar Awards nomination

British-Nigerian actress Wunmi Mosaku, who was one of the nominees during the 98th Academy Awards has explained why she refused to celebrate her first nomination.
Mosaku was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the horror film ‘Sinners’ at the 98th Academy Awards.
She said the recent happenings in the United States of America discouraged her from celebrating.
“I’ve not been able to celebrate because of what’s going on right now, with the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minnesota and the kidnapping of a five-year-old boy,” Mosaku said.
Continuing, Mosaku, who was born in Zaria to Yoruba parents, said, “It’s difficult to hold both the nomination and the news because one feels beautiful and one is so dark and heavy; truly dystopian. How can I possibly go out and buy some drinks and enjoy the moment?”
Mosaku, who was born in Nigeria and raised in the UK before moving to the United States to pursue her acting career, stressed about the strange reactions of some Americans.
“There’s a very strange American psyche where terrible things happen, and people still can go to work the next day, whereas I’m floored for a week and think, ‘How are people going to crowded places when this has just happened?’ I want a cocoon. My reaction reminds him that this is not normal.”