The only Zimbabwean ONSTAGE at tonight's Oscars? More details about Tatenda Mbudzi

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Tatenda  Mbudzi

This year the Oscar's were a little bit more special for us Zimbabweans! UCLA student Tatenda Mbudzi was onstage at the 85th Annual Academy Awards rubbing shoulders with some of Hollywood's biggest names So how did the Harare native land such a sweet deal?

Zimbabwe at the Oscars

Tatenda was one of six lucky winners of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and MTVu's first ever Oscar Experience College Search. The 25 year old beat out 1,000 contestants to earn his slot at tonight's show. The competition was announced by this year's host, Seth MacFarlane during a surprise visit to UCLA last November! In case you missed the show tonight, Tatenda was onstage handing off the much coveted Oscars to the winners in each category! So dope!

Read more about Tatenda's journey here.

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