David Oyelowo covers Variety magazine with Oprah Winfrey

You know you are going to the top when Brad Pitt sings your name and you know that you're made when you share a magazine cover with legendary talkshow host, Oprah Winfrey. That's exactly what's happening with Nigerian-born British actor David Oyelowo, who is getting a lot of Oscar buzz for his role as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the history making film, Selma. He shares the February cover of Variety magazine with the film's director Ava DuVernay (left) and star, Oprah Winfrey.