Saturday, June 2, 2012
2012 Nollywood Movies Awards (NMAs) – winners
The inaugural Nollywood Movies Awards (NMAs) 2012 took place tonight at the Civic Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Julius D'Genius Agwu and actress Kate Henshaw.
Mahmood Ali-Balogun's romantic drama Tango With Me led the field with six wins including the top prize for Best Movie. It also won for Best Actor (Joseph Benjamin), Directing, Cinematography and Sound Editing, while lead actress Genevieve Nnaji was given the Viewer's Choice Award – Female. Tango With Me had led with ten nominations.
Next with three awards was Obi Emelonye's Mirror Boy. It won for Editing, Costume Design and Make-Up.
Daniel Ademinokan's Ghetto Dreamz took a couple of prizes for Best Movie Soundtrack and both Supporting Actor for Gabriel Afolayan. Aye Dudu was a double winner for Best Indigenous Language Movie and Actor in an Indigenous Movie (Yinka Quadri).
Mercy Johnson won Best Actress for Weeping Soul, while the Best Supporting Actress prize went to Nse Ikpe-Etim for Kiss & Tell. Sylvia Oluchi was named Rising Star for her role in Bent Arrows.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented by Charles Okafor to Chief Kenneth Nnebue, who is known as the father of modern Nollywood. He produced and co-wrote Living in Bondage, the first Nollywood hit movie.
Complete list of winners for the 1st annual Nollywood Movies Awards
Best Movie
Tango With Me
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Joseph Benjamin, Tango With Me
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Gabriel Afolayan, Ghetto Dreamz
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Mercy Johnson, Weeping Soul
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nse Ikpe-Etim, Kiss & Tell
Best Actor in an Indigenous Movie, Non-English Speaking
Yinka Quadri, Aye Dudu
Best Actress in an Indigenous Movie, Non-English Speaking
Funke Akindele, The Return of Jenifa
Best Indigenous Language Movie, Non-English Speaking
Aye Dudu
Best Directing
Mahmood Ali-Balogun, Tango With Me
Best Cinematography
Tango With Me
Best Movie Editing
Mirror Boy
Best Movie Soundtrack
Ghetto Dreamz
Best Sound Editing
Tango With Me
Best Original Screenplay/Scriptwriting
Lonzo Nzekwe, Anchor Baby
Best Costume Design
Mirror Boy
Best Make-Up
Mirror Boy
Rising Star Award
Sylvia Oluchi, Bent Arrows
Viewers Choice Award Male
Ramsey Nouah
Viewer’s Choice Award Female
Genevieve Nnaji
Lifetime Achievement Award
Chief Kenneth Nnebue
Nominees for the 1st annual Nollywood Movies Awards
Best Movie
Mirror Boy
Anchor Baby
Private Storm
Memories of the Heart
Tango With Me
Kiss & Tell
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Van Vicker, Against The Law
Ramsey Nouah, Against The Law
Trybson Dudukoko, Ghetto Dreamz
Joseph Benjamin, Tango With Me
Joseph Benjamin, Kiss & Tell
Charles Okafor, Fake Prophet
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Junior Pope Odumodoh, Nkwocha
John Dumelo, Private Storm
Yul Edochie, Against The Law
Gabriel Afolayan, Ghetto Dreamz
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Genevieve Nnaji, Tango With Me
Omoni Oboli, Anchor Baby
Mercy Johnson, Weeping Soul
Uche Jombo, Damage
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Private Storm
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Tina Mba, Tango With Me
Rachel Oniga, Ghetto Dreamz
Stella Damasus, Bent Arrows
Nse Ikpe-Etim, Kiss & Tell
Best Actor in an Indigenous Movie, Non-English Speaking
Chiwetalu Agu, Nkwocha
Yinka Quadri, Aye Dudu
Saidi Balogun, Eti Keta
Brown Igboegwu, Apparition
Femi Adebayo, Emi Abata
Odunlade Adekola, Ikuforiji
Best Actress in an Indigenous Movie, Non-English Speaking
Funke Akindele, Emi Abata
Funke Akindele, The Return of Jenifa
Queen Nwokoye, Nkwocha
Mercy Aigbe, Oladunjoye
Dupe Adejare, Alantaku
Best Indigenous Language Movie, Non-English Speaking
Eti Keta
Ikuforiji
Nkwocha
Apparition
Aye Dudu
Oladunjoye
Best Directing
Mahmood Ali-Balogun, Tango With Me
Obi Emelonye, Mirror Boy
Lancelot Oduwa-Imasuen, Private Storm
Daniel Ademinokan, Ghetto Dreamz
Desmond Elliot, Kiss & Tell
Best Cinematography
Mirror Boy
Private Storm
Changing Faces
Anchor Baby
Tango With Me
Kiss & Tell
Best Movie Editing
Mirror Boy
Anchor Baby
Ghetto Dreamz
Return of Jenifa
Changing Faces
Memories of the Heart
Best Movie Soundtrack
Bent Arrows
Mirror Boy
Ghetto Dreamz
Changing Faces
Memories of the Heart
Tango With Me
Best Sound Editing
Tango With Me
Private Storm
Apparition
Anchor Baby
Mirror Boy
Ghetto Dreamz
Best Original Screenplay/Scriptwriting
Obi Emelonye, Mirror Boy
Ugezu .J. Ugezu, Against The Law
Daniel Ademinokan & Ope Banwo, Ghetto Dreamz
Uduak Isong Oguamanam, Kiss & Tell
Lonzo Nzekwe, Anchor Baby
Chinwe Sele, Soul After Soul
Best Costume Design
Mirror Boy
Ghetto Dreamz
Tango With Me
Apparition
Entrapped
Best Make-Up
Ghetto Dreamz
Tango With Me
Apparition
Mirror Boy
Damage
Rising Star Award
Halima Abubakar, Entrapped
Helen Paul, The Return of Jenifa
Nuella Njubigbo, Apparition
Sylvia Oluchi, Bent Arrows
Gabriel Afolayan, Ghetto Dreamz
Chinyere Madbuike Kosi, Apparition
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