UMzantsi Afrika unikezela kulo nyaka kukhetho lweOscar kwangaphambili yefilimu engcono ngolwimi olungelulo lwesiNgesi 'Thina Sobabili: Sobabini' ngu-Ernest Nkosi.
Ngaba Iyakuba yifilimu yeshumi elinesibini ezakumela ilizwe laseAfrika, ilizwe eliye lafumana iziphumo ezilungileyo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, iifilimu ezintathu zikwazile ukuphumelela ukunqunyulwa kokuqala, ezimbini zazo ziphumelele ukutyunjwa kwe-Oscar kwaye enye ekugqibeleni iphumelele i-statuette.
Ulonyulo lokuqala lweza eMzantsi Afrika ngo-2005 ngefilim ethi 'Izolo'. nguDarrell Roodt kunye Emva konyaka wafumana eyesibini ngo'Tsotsi' ukusuka Gavin Hood, tape owathi ekugqibeleni wafumana eyokuqala kwaye ukuza kuthi ga ngoku kuphela umfanekiso welizwe.
Impumelelo yokugqibela yelizwe kolu didi yaba ngo-2010 xa 'Ubomi, Ngaphezu kwako Konke' benza isisikeko sokuqala ngo-2010, kodwa ekugqibeleni ayizange ingene kwi-quintet yabatyunjwa kwigala ye-2011.
Isishwankathelo se 'Thina Sobabili: Sibabini' sihamba ngolu hlobo: «Ehlala kwilokishi yase-Alexandra eMzantsi Afrika, uThulas uya kwenza nantoni na ukukhusela udade wabo, uZanele, emva kokubona ukuxhatshazwa kwakhe njengomntwana. Ngenxa yoko, aba babini babelana ngobudlelwane obunzima kakhulu kwaye xa uZanele ekugqibeleni ethandana namakhubalo endoda endala, uThulas uzimisele ukukhusela udade wabo, aphelise ubudlelwane babo. Isigqibo esiya kuxabisa yonke into kwaye sibonise udade wakhe ukuba umthanda ngokwenene.