South African-born actress Thuso Mbedu has just scooped a nomination at The Black Reel TV Awards for Outstanding Actress in TV Movie/Limited Series for her role in The Underground Railroad.

 

She is nominated alongside Tessa Thompson (Thor: Love And Thunder), Cynthia Erivo (Genius: Aretha), Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You) and Nicole Beharie (Miss Juneteenth).

The Black Reel TV Awards is the oldest cinema-exclusive awards ceremony for African Americans.

The awards aim to recognise the excellence of African-Americans, the cinematic achievements, and the global film industry.

The Black Reel TV Awards are hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF).

THUSO MBEDU TRENDS ON TWITTER
Well-known entertainment commentator Phil Mphela shared the news on his Twitter account:

“Thuso Mbedu nabs her first 2021 award nod.

South African export has bagged a nomination for Outstanding Actress in TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES at the Black Reel TV Awards.

Mbedu is nominated for playing the lead Cora in #TheUndergroundRailroad. Congrats.”

BUT THAT AMERICAN ACCENT…
The actress recently trended when some of her followers threw shade at her for trying to sound too American on Oprah Winfrey’s show Oprah Daily, and on The Ellen Degeneres Show.

The actress replied to her “haters” on Instagram, saying she was only practicing on Ellen’s show and that there’s more to come…

“I see a lot of you commenting about my accent. I’m not gonna get into it now but I just wanna say I have not started, that was just the beginning. What you hearing now are just some of the habits that I have picked up because of the type of people I hang out with.”