Daniel Kaluuya is riding into the Oscars on a Black Panther high. Consider his 2018 so far. Consider his 2018 so far. Although he’s been acting since his teens, 2017 was definitely Daniel Kaluuya’s breakout year — thanks to his critically-acclaimed performance in the little horror movie… Kaluuya, 28, scored his first best-actor nomination, thanks to his deft turn in the social thriller Get Out. B ritish actor Daniel Kaluuya has today been nominated for an Oscar for his role in the hit horror film Get Out.. He reflected on the realization of the Oscar nomination finally hitting home, the week McQueen and Coogler both reached out … Daniel Kaluuya is riding into the Oscars on a Black Panther high. At the red carpet premiere of his new film, Black Panther, on Monday night, Get Out's Daniel Kaluuya talked to E! On this afternoon Kaluuya, like many of his co-stars, was still recovering from the massive “Black Panther” world premiere the night before.