Four productions from the stables of Sparrow Productions under the tutelage of Shirley Frimpong-Manso and her ‘partner-in-crime’ Ken Attoh have been nominated in the first ever and maiden edition of the AfricaMagic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs).
The nominations were announced last Monday on lifestyle program, 53 Extra. The productions included ‘Perfect Picture’, ‘A Sting in a Tale’, ‘Adams Apples’, and television serial ‘Peep’ produced in association with TV3 Network.
One of the lead characters in ‘Perfect Picture’, Jackie Appiah picked a nomination in the ‘Best Actress In A Drama’ category.
Other categories includes ‘Best Costume Designer’, ‘Best Make-Up Artist’, ‘Best Writer (Comedy)’ , ‘Best Sound Editor’ , ‘Best Movie Director’, ‘Best Lighting Designer’ and ‘Best Writer (Drama)’.
‘A Sting in a Tale’ another production from the duo obtained the 4 nominations: ‘Best Sound Editor’, ‘Best Movie (Drama)’, ‘Best Writer (Drama)’ and ‘Best Movie (Drama)’.
The 10-chapter movie ‘Adams Apple’ and weekly television series on TV3 obtained a nomination each in ‘Best Movie (Drama)’ and ‘Best Television Series’ respectively.
The AMVCAs is to recognise and reward excellence in African film and television in 28 awards in 26 categories, which includes 6 categories where viewers will vote for winners and 18 more technically focused categories where winners will be selected by an expert industry based judging panel (judges will be announced at a later date).
The AMVCAs judges will deliberate on the non-viewer voted categories, viewers can also start casting their votes for the 6 all-important viewer voted categories. Voting begins January 28 at 23:00 CAT and closes at midnight CAT on March 3, 2013. Viewers can vote via WEB, WAP or SMS.
Check out the full nominations:
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Man on Ground | Bubu Mazibuko
The Mirror Boy | Genevieve Nnaji
Otelo Burning | Nolwazi Shange
Maami | Funke Akindele
Perfect Picture | Jackie Appiah
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY