Ini Edo, Ramsey Nouah, “Phone Swap”, Omawumi, “Contract”, Ireti Doyle & Hlomla Dandala Make the 2013 GIAMA Nominees List | See Who Else Made the List

The nominees list for the 2013 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) has been released.

The awards ceremony which is to celebrate the very best of African films and continually showcase talents, is scheduled to take place on Saturday 19th October 2013 in Texas, USA.

Rita Dominic, Desmond Elliot, Kunle Afolayan‘s “Phone Swap”, Yvonne Okoro‘s “Contract”, Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha, Ini Edo, Uti Nwachuwku, Moses Inwang and Majid Michel make the coveted list.

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Best Motion Picture
Brother’s Keeper
Finding Mercy
Torn
Contract
Ninah’s Dowry
Phone Swap

Best Drama
Hunters
On Bended Knees
House of Gold
Desperate Housegirls
Finding Mercy
Torn

Best Cinematography
On Bended Knees
Hunters
House of Gold
Desperate House Girls
Finding Mercy
Torn

Best Comedy
Okon goes to school
Cheaters
Mrs Somebody
Lies Men Tell
Phone Swap
House of Gold

Best Costume
The Twin Sword
Weekend Getaway
House of Gold
Volunteers
The Gods are still not to blame
Keeping My Man

Most Promising Actress (Best New Actress)
Mary Lazarus – Desperate House Girls
Omawumi Megbele – House of Gold
Mbufung Seikeh – Ninah’s Dowry
Okawa Shaznay – Cheaters
Tamara Eteimo – Desperate House Girls
Tiffany – Single and Married

Best Actress
Ireti Doyle – Torn
Rita Dominic – Finding Mercy
Jackie Appiah – Hunters
Omoni Oboli – Brother’s Keeper
Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha – On Bended Knees
Yvonne Okoro – Contract
Nse Ikpe-Etim – Phone Swap

Best Supporting Actress
Monalisa Chinda – Torn
Uru Eke – Weekend Getaway
Keira Hewatch – Lies Men Tell
Roselyn Ngissah – Letter to My Mother
Betty Olumowe – Scam
Kate Henshaw – False

Most Promising Actor (Best New Actor)
Bobby Obodo – The Volunteers
Anurin Nwunembom – Ninah’s Dowry
Wale Ojo – Phone Swap
Umar Krapp – House of Gold
Blossom Chukwujekwu – Finding Mercy
Seun Akindele – On Bended Knees

Best Actor
Kalu Ikeagwu – False
Adjetey Annan – Hunters
Hlomla Dandala – Contract
Majid Michel – Brother’s Keeper
O.C Ukeje – Alan Poza
Yemi Blaq – Bridge of Hope

Best Supporting Actor
Joseph Benjamin – Torn
Eddie Watson – Letter to my Mother
Alex Ekubo – Weekend Getaway
Francis Odega – House of Gold
Chet Anekwe – On Bended Knees
Uti Nwachukwu – Finding Mercy

Best Director
Moses Inwang – Torn
Kunle Afolayan – Phone Swap
Ikechukwu Onyeka – Brother’s Keeper
Desmond Elliot – Finding Mercy
Victor Viyuoh – Ninah’s Dowry
Pascal Amanfo – House of Gold

Best Indigenous
The GIAMA Jury panel selected below the minimum number of 4 movies required for the 2013 Best Indigenous category.

To maintain the integrity of the awards, they decided to abstain from including this category for the 2013 GIAMA Nomination list. It will be reintroduced for next year’s awards.

Best Original Screenplay
Phone Swap
Torn
Finding Mercy
Desperate House Girls
House of Gold
False

Best Sound
Last Flight to Abuja
Red Hot
Finding Mercy
Contract
Hunters
Mrs Somebody

Producer of the Year
Moses Inwang – Torn
Che Hilaire – Ninah’s Dowry
Abdul Salam – Hunters
Kunle Afolayan – Phone Swap
Uduak Isong – Desperate House Girls
Yvonne Okoro – Contract

Best Original Soundtrack
Hunters
Mrs Somebody
Ninah’s Dowry
Weekend Getaway
Bridge of Hope
Cheaters

Diaspora Films
Best Film Diaspora
Still Standing (USA)
Feathered Dreams (Ukraine)
Unguarded (USA)
When One Door Closes (USA)

Best Film Director – Diaspora
Andrew Rozhen – (Feathered Dreams)
Desmond Elliot & Bethels Agomuoh – (Unguarded)
Michael Uadiale – (Still Standing)
Robert Peters – (When One Door Closes)

Most Promising Actor & Actress – Diaspora
Majority of the 2013 submissions received for the “Most Promising Actor & Actress– Diaspora” categories did not meet one of GIAMA criteria, solely because the potential nominees had to be a new actors.

Unfortunately, the category was removed from the 2013 Category selection. It will be reintroduced in next year’s awards.

Viewers’ Choice Categories
Best Male Act (Viewers’ Choice)
Mike Ezuruonye
Majid Michel
Desmond Elliot
Jim Iyke
John Dumelo
Ramsey Nouah

Best Female Act (Viewers’ Choice)
Ini Edo
Yvonne Okoro
Jackie Appiah
Tonto Dikeh
Uche Jombo
Yvonne Nelson

All other categories including honourary, humanitarian, and appreciation awards will be announced at the aawards ceremony on Saturday 19th October 2013 at Stafford Centre, Texas, USA.

Watch highlights from the 2012 awards show

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