This year’s Academy Awards nominations have just been announced and Hollywood is abuzz about 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis and her breakout role in Beasts of the Southern Wild. Here’s five things you need to know about the buzzy newcomer actress. Say Her Name How do you pronounce her name? Media outlets all over the place have butchered the Swahili-rooted name, but veteran film critic Roger Ebert--who dubbed the actress a “small force of nature”--confirmed that it’s: “kwa van je nay." The first part combines elements of her mother’s first name, Qulyndreia, and father’s first name, Venjie. ... Read More