Many stars of the Nigerian movie and music industries have been nominated for the upcoming African Oscar awards.
The event is organised by Nollywood and African Film Critics, USA. The venue will be Warner Theatre in Washington DC on September 14.
The awards ceremony shall feature Nigerian favorites Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Yvonne Nelson, Uche Jombo-Rodriguez and even artistes like 2face Idibia and P-Square
See full list below:
LIST OF NOMINEES
(1) BEST FILM IN DIASPORA
1. Le Silence Pure
2. Page 36
3. One Night in Vegas
4. Boys Cry
5. Unguarded
(2) BEST DRAMA DIASPORA FILM
1. Turning Point
2. Page 36
3. Boys Cry
4. Unguarded
5. One Night in Vegas
(3) BEST SCREENPLAY DIASPORA FILM
1. Turning Point
2. Page 36
3. One Night in Vegas
4. Boys Cry
5. Unguarded
(4) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER DIASPORA FILM
1. Turning Point
2. Page 36
3. One Night in Vegas
4. Black Money
5. Le Silence Pure
(5) BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE DIASPORA FILM
1. Igoni Archibong – Turning Point
2. Pascal Atuma – Secret Past
3. Egbi Perez – Page 36
4. Montel Swaray – Temperamental
5. John Dumelo – One Night in Vegas
(6) BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE DIASPORA FILM
1. Yvonne Nelson – One Night in Vegas
2. Jackie Appiah – Turning Point
3. Uche Jombo – Unguarded
4. Marie Solo Peters – Le Silence Pure
5. Fatima Koroma – Nurses from Hell
(7) BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE DIASPORA FILM
1. Ernie Hudson – Turning Point
2. Jimmy Jean Louis – One Night in Vegas
3. Ash Da Vito – African Connection
4. Van Vicker – One Night in Vegas
5. Michael Blackson – One Night in Vegas
(8) BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE DIASPORA FILM
1. Merlisa Langellier – Page 36
2. KD Hubert – Turning Point
3. Sarodj Bertin – One Night in Vegas
4. Gloria Washington – Nurses From Hell
5. Chisom Oz Lee – Unguarded
(9) BEST DIRECTOR IN DIASPORA FILM
1. Mitchel A Jones – Boys Cry
2. John Uche – One Night In Vegas
3. Robert Peters – Le Silence Pure
4. Don Okolo – Page 36
5. Bethels Agomuoh – Unguarded
(10) NOLLYWOOD & AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS FAVORITE ACTOR
1. Benedict Johnson
2. Joseph Benjamin
3. Majid Michel
4. Emmanuel Mensah
5. Chamberlyne Okoro
FAVORITE ACTRESS
1. Ify Hollywood
2. Omotola Ekehinde
3. Fatima Jabbe
4. Monalisa Chinda
5. Queen Amina
FAVORITE DIRECTOR
1. Kunle Afolayan
2. Prinze Whyee
3. Ibrahim Ceesay
4. Pascal Amanfo
5. Kathryn Fasegha
FAVORITE SCREENWRITER
1. Emem Isong
2. Andrew Campbell
3. Pascal Amanfo
(11) BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE
1. Majid Michel – The Price
2. Ramsey Nouah – Weekend Getaway
3. Adjetey Anang – The Hunters
4. Jim Iyke – Blood or Wine
5. Anurin Nwunembom – Ninah’s Diary
(12) BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE
1. Beverly Naya – Alan Poza
2. Jackie Appiah – The Hunters
3. Iretiola Doyle – Torn
4. Mbufung Seikeh – Ninah’s Diary
5. Genevieve Nnaji – Weekend Getaway
(13) BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Adjetey Annang – Letters to My Mother
2. Eddie Watson – Letters to My Mother
3. John Ijie – The Hands of Fate
4. Kofi Adjorlolo – The Price
5. Uti Nwachukwu – Weekend Getaway
(14) BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Kalsoume Sinare – The Price
2. Patience Ozokwor – American Mama
3. Ini Edo – Weekend Getaway
4. Beverly Naya – Weekend Getaway
5. Monalisa Chinda – Weekend Getaway
(15) BEST CHILD ACTOR IN A FILM
1. Oley Saidykhan – The Hands of Fate
2. Elijah Kondeh – Boys Cry
3. Boakai Kimbo – Boys Cry
4. Cearah Hamilton – Boys Cry
5. Marisha Nayee – Angel & the Mailman
(16) BEST DIRECTOR IN A FILM
1. Charles Novia – Alan Poza
2. Pascal Amanfo – Letters to My Mother
3. Tom Robson – Mrs. Somebody
4. Desmond Elliot – Weekend Getaway
5. Victor Viyuoh – Ninah’s Dowry
(17) FAVORITE MALE ARTISTE DIASPORA
1. Koby Maxwell
2. Sky J
3. Dacapo
(18) FAVORITE FEMALE ARTISTE DIASPORA
1. Katumbella
2. Twissa
3. Soleil Diva
4. Uba Onwudiwe
(19) FAVORITE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. Yemi Sax
2. 2Face Idibia
3. P Square
(20) FAVORITE SONG OF THE YEAR
1. Flavour
2. 2Face Idibia
(21) FAVORITE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1. Timaya
2. P Square
3. Flavour
GENERAL CATEGORIES
(22) BEST FILM
1. Alan Poza
2. Ninah’s Dowry
3. Weekend Getaway
4. One Night in Vegas
5. Le Silence Pure
(23) BEST INDIGENOUS FILM
1. The Blessed Curse
2. The Hands of Fate
3. Le Silence Pure
4. Deceit of the gods
(24) BEST DRAMA
1. Alan Poza
2. The Hunters
3. Le Silence Pure
4. Weekend Getaway
5. Ninah’s Dowry
(25) BEST COMEDY
1. Alan Poza
2. Mrs. Somebody
3. American Mama
4. Wife for Ozobia
5. Unguarded
(26) BEST DOCU-DRAMA
1. A Wish – Breast Cancer
2. The Hand of Fate – HIV
3. Boys Cry – Bullying
4. Ninah’s Dowry – Dowry
5. Le Silence Pure
(27) BEST TV/ONLINE SERIES
1. Wife for Ozobio
2. African Connection
3. Adams Apples
(28) BEST SHORT FILM / TRAILER
1. Fetus
2. Unspoken
3. Hungry For You Honey
4. Five
(29) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. A Wish
2. Alan Poza
3. Ninah’s Dowry
4. Weekend Getaway
5. One Night in Vegas
(30) BEST SCREENPLAY
1. Letters to My Mother
2. Boys Cry
3. Alan Poza
4. Ninah’s Dowry
5. One Night in Vegas
(31) BEST EDITING
1. Weekend Getaway
2. Alan Poza
3. Ninah’s Dowry
4. One Night in Vegas
5. Boys Cry
(32) BEST SOUND
1. Page 36
2. Ninah’s Dowry
3. Turning Point
4. One Night in Vegas
5. Boys Cry
(33) BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
1. America the True Dream – The Fetus
2. Crazy World – Somewhere in Baltimore
3. Zahara Loliwe – Pink Poison
4. False Engagement – False Engagement
5. Pariwo – Mind of the Enemy
(34) BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1. The Blessed Curse
2. One Night in Vegas
3. The Hunters
4. Temperamental
5. The Fetus
(35) BEST COSTUME
1. The Price
2. Unguarded
3. Page 36
4. African Connection
5. Le Silence Pure
(36) BEST MAKEUP
1. The Blessed Curse
2. The Fetus
3. Temperamental
4. Ninah’s Dowry
5. The Price
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