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Ghanaian Nominees Receive Nomination Letters For Nollywood & African Film Critics’ Awards (NAFCA) 2011!

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Roselyn Ngissah, Eddie Nartey, Double D and Adam Umar showing off their nomination letters

Some of the nominees for the maiden edition of the Nollywood & African Film Critics’ Awards (NAFCA) have been presented with their Nomination Letters to confirm their nominations in the awards scheduled for September 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. The awards will be an annual event.

The awards will take place on the 16th and 17th September at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Centre, Durham will be hosted by Ghana’s Best Actor Majid Michel.

Judith, Roselyn Ngissah, Eddie Nartey

The Nollywood and African Film Critics’ Awards have put together the best of events for the first time in the history of Africa to celebrate Africa film makers in America.

NAFCA has also recognized top dignitaries by nominating the likes of President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Nelson Mandela, President Bill Clinton and President Goodluck Jonathan for life time achievement Awards.

This year’s awards promise the biggest gathering of African movie makers across Africa and the Diaspora. GhanaCelebrities.Com hopes all the nominees from Ghana will triumph on the awards day.

Eddie Nartey, Ruffy Samuel and Roselyn Ngissah
Roselyn Ngissah with her nomination letter
Eddie Nartey with his nomination letter
Double D with his nomination letter
D.O.P. Adams Umar
Judith, Roselyn Ngissah, Eddie Nartey, Double D and Adam Umar

BELOW IS THE NOMINATION LIST FOR NOLLYWOOD & AFRICAN CRITICS AWARDS:

 

BEST FILM

• Somewhere In Africa

• Holy Serpent

• Inale

• Chelsea [Ghana]

• A Private Storm

 

BEST COMEDY

• Why Marry [Ghana]

• Clint De Drunk Ighuemba

• My American Nurse 2

• Open Messenger

• Okoto The Mesenger

 

BEST TRADITIONAL FILMS

• Inale

• Hamza

• Land Of Shadow

• Home In Exile

• A Drop Of Blood

 

BEST DRAMA

• Holy Serpent

• Mr. & Mrs.

• Wamba

• Private Storm

• Inale

 

BEST ACTION FILM

• Jozi King

• Checkmate [Ghana]

• Temptation

• The Game [Ghana]

• Intimidation

 

BEST SCREEN PLAY

• Jozi King

• Inale

• Chelsea [Ghana]

• Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]

• Checkmate [Ghana]

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECT

• Drop Of Blood

• Inale

• Chelsea [Ghana]

• Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]

• Graveyard [Ghana]

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Chelsea [Ghana]

• Checkmate [Ghana]

• Inale

• The Game [Ghana]

• Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]

 

BEST EDITING

• Wamba

• Mind Game

• Private Storm

• Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]

• Inale

 

BEST SOUND TRACK

• Okoto The Mesenger

• Caught In The Web

• Danso Ambian

• Yori Yori

• Paparazzi

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• Holy Serpent

• Home In Exile

• Inale

Why Marry [Ghana]

• Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]

 

BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE

• Ekow Blankson (Checkmate) [Ghana]

• Ramsey Nouah (Private Storm)

• Benjamin Joseph (Mr. & Mrs.)

• Hakeem Kae – Kazim (Inale)

• Majid Michel (Somewhere In Africa) [Ghana]

 

BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE

• Nse Ikpe Etim (Mr. & Mrs.)

• Genevieve Nnaji (Sacred Lies)

• Omotola Jolade (Hamza)

• Caroline Chikezie (Inale)

• Angela I Okorie (Holy Serpent)

 

BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE

• Keppy Ekpenyong (Inale)

• John Dumelo (Chelsea) [Ghana]

• Jerry Amilo (Trinity) [Ghana]

• Frank Artus (Temptation) [Ghana]

• Eddie Nartey (Somewhere In Africa) [Ghana]

 

BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE

• Ini Edo (Inale)

• Ufuoma Ejonobo (Private Storm)

• Susan Peters (Bursting Out)

• Roselyn Ngissah (Somewhere In Africa) [Ghana]

• Nadia Buari (Check Mate) [Ghana]

 

BEST DIRECTOR

• Moses Inwang (Chelsea) [Ghana]

• Ikechukwu Onyeka (Private Storm)

• Jeta Amata (Inale)

• Shirley Frimpong Manso (Checkmate) [Ghana]

• Frank Rajah Arase (Somewhere In Africa) [Ghana]

 

BEST MAKE UP

• Inale

• Land Of Shadow

• A Drop Of Blood

• Home In Exile

• Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]

 

BEST COSTUME

• Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]

• A Drop Of Blood

• Inale

• Home In Exile

• Land Of Shadow

 

DIASPORA CATEGORIES

 

BEST FILM IN DIASPORA

• Ladies In The Night

• Mind Games

• Caught In The Web

• The American Dream

• Paparazzi

 

BEST DRAMA IN DIASPORA

• Ignorance

• Caught In The Web

• Ladies In The City

• Paparazzi

• Mind Game

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN DIASPORA

• Paparazzi

• Okoto The Mesenger

• Mind Game

• The Ladies In The City

• I Surrender All

 

BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE DIASPORA FILM

• Pascal Atuma (My American Nurse)

• Van Vicker (Paparazzi)

• Ramsey Nouah (Far From Home)

• Jim Iyke (Double Shift)

• Bertini Huemegni (The American Dream)

 

BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE DIASPORA FILM

• Eva Banks (Caught In The Web)

• Syr Law (Paparazzi)

• Omotola Ekeinde (Mind Game)

• Gigi Koustan (Killing Me Softly)

• Sana Kanu (Too Much)

 

BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE DIASPORA FILM

• Best Davis (Lady In The City)

• Ramsey Nouah (Far From Me)

• Chet Aniekwe (Paparazzi)

• Tchidi Chikere (Paparazzi)

•Koby Maxwell (Paparazzi)

 

BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE DIASPORA FILM

• Veeda Darko (Ladies In The City)

• Nicholas Graham (Ladies In The City)

• Syr Law (Paparazzi)

• Mary Ellis (Caught In The Web)

• Joy Orie (Okoto The Mesenger)

 

BEST DIRECTOR IN DIASPORA FILM

• Bayo Akinfemi (Paparazzi)

• Pascal Atuma (My American Nurse 2)

• Francis Chinedu Agholonu (Caught In The Web)

• Bertini Heumegni (The American Dream)

• John Ikem Uche (Mind Game)

 

PEOPLES CHOICE AWARDS

 

BEST ACTOR

• Best Davis

• Pascal Atuma

• Majid Michel [Ghana]

 

BEST ACTRESS

• Eva Banks

• Genevieve Nnaji

• Merlisa Determined

 

BEST DIRECTOR

• Stanley Chinedu Agholonu (Nollywood U.S.A)

• Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen (Nollywood)

• Tchidi Chikere (Nollywood)

 

BEST SCRIPT WRITER

• Emem Isong

• Tchidi Chikere

• Pascal Amanfo

 

HONORARY ACHIEVEMENT

 

MOST INLUENTIAL PEOPLE 2010

• Genevieve Nnaji (Nollywood Actress)

• Victor. O. Olatoye (President & Ceo Nollywood Film Critics U.S.A)

• Governor Donald Duke

• Peace Anyiam Osigwe (Founder/Organizer AMAA)

• Charles Oputa 9 (C.E.O Charly Boy Brand/Humanitarian)

 

MOST INLUENTIAL ORGANIZATION OF 2010

• ZAFAA Awards (African Film Academy Awards Europe)

• Executive Image Movies

• African Movie Producers & Marketers (U.S.A)

• Nollywood Film Critics U.S.A (African Movie Reviews & NAFCA Awards U.S.A)

• Silver Bird Entertainment Cinemas &Movie Theaters)

• AMAA (African Movie Academy Awards Nigeria)

 

LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMET AWARDS

• Ms Oprah Winfrey (Founder – Harpo/Own Network & Humanitarian)

• President Nelson Mandela (Former President of South Africa & Humanitarian)

• President Jonathan Goodluck (President of the Federal Republic Nigeria)

• President Bill Clinton (Former President of U.S.A & Humanitarian)

• President Barack Obama (President of the United States Of America)

 

 

This post was published on August 26, 2011 7:48 AM

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