On Thursday 10th June 2010, the biggest international TV awards ceremony was held in glamorous Monte Carlo. Stars from all over the world converged as the Golden Nymph Awards were held as part of the week long Monte Carlo TV Festival. As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the TV festival, it was extra special – stars from the world’s most popular TV shows including CSI, Desperate Housewives, Gossip Girl, NCIS, Spartacus, The Mentalist, Law & Order and many others converged on the red carpet and in the venue to celebrate the best of TV in 2009/2010.
Nigerian production company, Royal Roots received 5 nominations for their TV show, “My Mum & I“. Ufuoma Ejenobor and Aramide Okegbenro were both nominated in the Outstanding Actress (Comedy) category. Gregory Odutayo and Deborah Odutayo were nominated in the International Outstanding Producer (Comedy) category and Gbenga Windapo was nominated in the Outstanding Actor (Comedy) category. Though they did not clinch any wins, it was an enriching and rewarding experience for all involved.
Congrats to the nominees! Great to see Nigeria represented. Hopefully it inspires them and others to improve the quality of Nigerian TV content. Big congrats to Ufuoma – its been a thrilling few months, she graduated with her Masters degree in Public & International Affairs, got married to her heartthrob and now this!
Stars at the event
The Mentalist star - Actor Simon Baker (L) and his wife Rebecca Rigg
Ex-James Bond, Roger Moore and his wife Kristina Tholstrup
Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds), Dana Delany (Desperate Housewives) , Prince Albert II of Monaco, Julie Benz (Dexter) and Simon Baker (Mentalist)
The Nigerian Contingent – Candids
Mary Nwagwu and Producer Debbie Odutayo | Ufuoma with Mary Nwagwu | Ufuoma with Law & Order SVU star, Ice T
Ufuoma with NCIS star LL Cool J | Ufuoma & Mary | Ufuoma mingles with fellow nominee
Photo Credit: Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Europe) via Zimbio.com
she try…doooo!! Ufoma…
nothing fantastic really
Good luck to her.
couldnt she ve worn something better?
go girl
I’m happy for her. Just goes to show that what you do in your little corner of Nigeria will be shopwn to the world if it is good enough. Way to go girl.
I like what she’s wearing (less is more)….neways way to go girl!
she looks great in that outfit BRENDA! bad belle! biko go and sit down.
i love d ankara dress its truly african
Go girl! Omote you are doing us proud. Meanwhile, is she the same girl
that was in that Lagbaja video? Nice, very nice.
Ufuoma is great. What a great thing to see Nigerian TV shows nominated for International Awards.
“My Mum and I” is a good and hilarious TV show any day. Keep it up.
Congrats to Ufuoma!!! I’m so proud of her. I’m especially happy that she even wore an African attire. Kudos. Not many people would do that. Go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Ufuoma!!!! Well done girl!
Ufoma thanks for making us proud nigerians. i know it must have taking a lot of hard work to be there being among prince albat, ex 007 roger moore and his beutifull wife, ll cool j, ice cube and other A list stars. donn’t mind those haters and criticising people out there who cann’t even do one of what you are doing. If they think is that easy then they should be there standing with you. (envious and jeolous people who will do any thing to be in your shoe) just keep rasing the flag and the lord will be your strenght.
I agree with Brenda s he could have worn something better, nothing to do with bad belle. Happy for her though
cool,pls congrats,its not easy girl!
I seriously suspect some of these ppl come here to comment with aliases…buhahaha!
Is this some sort of a joke or spoof? Has anyone SEEN the TV show “My Mum & I”? GOD AWFUL & indescribably poor acting.. That they were even considered not to mention nominated is unfathomable honestly!
congrats girl
its sad that pple outside appreciate our talents better than we do! Ufoma congratulations and God bless u for such a huge acheivment! And as for d haters! Watch is all u will be able to do while talents like ufoma take over and get international recognition that u may never come close to if u don’t stop hating. Peace pple.
Love the pictures… Ufuoma looks great… and a big congrats to her…
wow, u go girl!
She looks fabulous…..COngrats Babe!
When appreciation is required, we find a way to judge!…if its not the attire, its the way shes posing or the way she packed her hair….PEOPLE PLS!…Be more appreciative!
i love that show my mum and i!
@passerby-I TOTALLY AGREE
The show is jst not it AT ALL…………..The one episode i actually sat down 2 watch is enough 4 me 4 a lifetime…………………………No biff 2 ufuoma oh………Think she’s rily pretty and all and happy 4 her concerning her wedding and all,but mehn,dt show,d director/producer needs 2 go back 2 d drawing board………..The concept is aite, but evry oda thing is wrong wiv d show…….. didnt vn know it was a comedy!!
Frank Oshodi or Data Okorodudu would have done something more meaningful.she didnt look stunning at all.
She looks great!
@myne, i sincerely agree with you. Some people 🙂 dont understand originality. They wld most times go for unoriginality just to stay safe. Ufuoma congratulations.
Gosh! peeps appreciate her,this is really smtin 4 nollywood.her attire is perfect.
BReNDa don’t you think she should have worn a Diamond dress don’t you?
Dafti
You are damn so Daft.
Well done gal, llove the dress, fits her perfrctly,,,,,,,,,,u go gal
Luv her outfit…Although i’v never hrd of d ‘My mum & I.’
there’s nothing wrong with what she’s wearing…
am surprised that show got nominated though, watched it b4 and its just ok…
d show is terrible and her dress?? even worse..
she cud have worn smthn else african and still
looked nice. take a cue from nnaji.
wow!I see Roger Moore
Lets be honest…..the show is terrible with bad acting and unoriginal scripts. Dont know how she got nominated
kul, well more grease to her elbows and may God bless her
I honestly do not care about her dress cos I really think she looks very nice. Everyone doesn’t have to wear a designer dress, Red Carpet or Green Carpet. My absolute concern is the Trash show ‘ My Mum and I’ that got nominated. I like to watch a lot of Nigerian TV whenever I find the time and twice I watched the show put me off forever. Bad acting at its worst. Mum and Daughter roles are so disjointed from one another. I am also concerned that it is this crap that got nominated. Whatever happened to TV like Wale Adenuga’s series, Super story etc.
abeg leave wat she was wearing, it wasn’t my definition f great, but she was still stunning, n i bet u the foreigners appreciate her ankara more than we do…so leave her, i’m just sooo happy for her…many more for u jare…way 2 go!
She looks great, love her dress. Congrats to her on her marriage and masters.
this is understated elegance epitomized………………who says she should have
worn something else? puuuuuuhhhhhhhleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
she representing our mother land…………….
yes fuoma really deserve it cudos babe d sky is ur limit, nothin can stop u kno
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kudooooooos, ufuoma if may may know one secreet, u are one of my Nigerian role Models out of 3.sincersly i love your attaire, big aunty
i dont see anything wrong in what shes wearing…it looks great on her and she is definitely repping Africa well…good job chic!
I dn’t c natin wrang witha show “My mom and I “staf or her attire bt dat funny posture just daz nt fit men.