GHANA MOVIE AWARDS: Kimberly Elise for Ghana's Best Actress!

Kimberley Elise

The nominees for this year’s Ghana Movie Awards have officially been released at a lovely cocktail party thrown at Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi.

In a bid to emphasize the importance and include the Local Movie-making Board, where else to take it but back to the centre itself, Kumasi? The notable personalities in the industry were present to grace the grandeur of the black tie event, or rather an African Print event. Nadia Buari, appeared in Rihanna-style red curls and a wool, form-fitting, high-above-the-thigh dress, completed with gladiators. Dumelo looked great in an African print long sleeved shirt over black trousers. Chris Attoh looked smashing in red African print, with a Chinese-style collar. Alex looked hot in a white blazer over black. Prince David Osei looked very Western in a shiny, form-fitting suit.

Quite a large number of the local movie stars were present, including Agya Koo, representative of the section of the movie-making industry that still holds on tight to our rich culture and language.

The cocktail was held at the poolside, after hours of mingling in the lobby

Below are the revealed nominees:

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (ENGLISH LANGUAGE):

Majid Michel

Van Vicker – Paparazzi

Majid Michel – Somewhere in Africa

Chris Attoh – 6 Hours To Christmas

Samuel Ofori – Fake London Boy

Rahim Banda – Behind the Mask

BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE (LOCAL LANGUAGE)

Apostle John Prah – The Hoy Bible

Bill Asamoah – Barfour

Kwaku Manu – Village Champion

Ebenezer Donkor – God Father

Agya Koo – Agenkwa

Isaac Amoako – Emmanuel

BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)

Jackie Appiah

Jackie Appiah – Reason to Kill                      

Joselyn Dumas – Adams Apples 2

Kimberly Elise – Ties That Bind

Yvonne Okoro – Why Marry

Omotola Jolade – Ties That Bind

Lydia Forson – Masquerades

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE (LOCAL LANGUAGE)

Vivian Jill – Yaw Donkor

Emelia Brobey – Obi Yaa

Nana Ama Mac-Brown

Linda Abbey – Agya Koo Salamatu

Portia Asare Boateng – Ama Bonsu

BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)

Eddie Nartey – Somewhere in Africa

John Dumelo – Ties That Bind

Adjetey Annang – Adams Apples 3

Majid Michel – Somewhere in Africa

Gavivina Tamaklo – For Better or For War

BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE (LOCAL LANGUAGE)

Clement Bonney – Ama Bonsu

Joseph Osei – Osofo Amoako

Osei Tutu Nyamekese – Wuni Pannie Due

Akwasi Boadi – Emmanuel

David Asuman – Diawuo

Frederick Eghan – Agya Koo Gbengbentus

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)

Nadia Buari

Roselyn Ngizzah – Somewhere in Africa

Helen Asante – Adams Apples 3

Yvonne Nelson – 4Play Reloaded

Martha Ankomah – Bed of Roses

Nadia Buari – Who Owns the City

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (LOCAL LANGUAGE)

Mercy Asiadu – Obi Yaa

Rose Mensah – Bu Bra Pa

Maame Serwaa – So, So and So

Ellen Kyei Whyte – Evil Soul

Jane Ackun – Otufuo

BEST PICTURE

Bed of Roses

Ties That Bind

Single Six

Somewhere in Africa

Adams Apples

Who Owns The City

Kofi Agyenkwa

Emmanuel

Masquerades

Agya Koo Gbengbentus

BEST DIRECTING (ENGLIGH LANGUAGE)

Somewhere in Africa – Frank Rajah

Adams Apples – Shirley Frimpong

Ties That Bind – Leila Djansi & Kevin Huie

Bed of Roses – Pascal Amanfo

Chris Attoh

Fake London Boy – Samuel Ofori

BEST DIRECTING (LOCAL LANGUAGE)

Frank Gharbin – Emmanuel

Nana Ama Mac-Brown – Obi Yaa

Augustin Abbey (Edikoko) – Agyaa Koo Gbengbentus

Jonas Agyemang – Village Champion

Samuel Nkansah – God Father

BEST ART DIRECTION

Kofi Agyenkwa

Ties That Bind

Somewhere in Africa

Adams Apples 2

Who Owns the City

Black Man, White Brother

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

Agyaa Koo Gbegbentus – Nframa

Fake London Boy – Tiffini

Adams Apples – Efya

Paparazzi – Kobby Maxwell

Somewhere in Africa – Bennie Anti

BEST MOVIE AFRICA

Omotola Jolade

6 Hours to Christmas

Masquerades

Ties That Bind

Single Six

Who Owns the City

BEST CAMEO ACTOR

Kwaku Sintim Misa – Adams Apples 1

Kofi Okyere Darko – Adams Apples 1

Abeiku Santana – Death After Birth

Majid Michel – Adams Apples 4

Okyeame Kwame – Ties That Bind

Kofi Adjorlolo – Somewhere in Africa

BEST CAMEO ACTRESS

Juliet Ibrahim – 4 Ply Reloaded

Grace Nortey – Adams Apples

Khareema Aguiar – Ties That Bind

Lily Ameyaw – Ofufuo

BEST STORY

Ties That Bind

Kofi Agyenkwah

Adams Apples

Somewhere in Africa

Death After Birth

CEO

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

4 Play Reloaded

Adams Apples

Ties That Bind

Bed of Roses

Somewhere in Africa

BEST MAKE-UP

Adams Apples

Somewhere in Africa

John Dumelo

Ties That Bind

Graveyard

Who Owns the City

BEST EDITING

4play Reloaded

Adams Apples

Ties That Bind

Somewhere in Africa

God Father

Adjetey Annang

BEST COSTUME AND WARDROBE

Osofo Amoako

Kofi Agyenkwah

Ties That Bind

Adams Apples

Queens Pride

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

God Father

Dirty Game

Graveyard

Kofi AGyenkwah

Papparazzi

BEST DISCOVERY

Kwaku Manu – So, So and So

MzBel – Single Six

Jasmine Baroudi – Adams Apples

Ama K. – Ties That Bind

Jay Gardiner – CEO

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

Ties That Bind

Somewhere in Africa

Adams Apples

Emmanuel

Agya Koo Gbebentus

BEST SOUND EDITING AND MIXING

Ties That Bind

Adams Apples

Lydia Forson

4Play Reloaded

Paparazzi

BEST WRITING ADAPTED OR ORIGINAL SCREEN PLAY

Somewhere in Africa

Ties That Bind

Adams  Apples

Ama Bonsu

Who Owns the City

BEST ACTOR AFRICA COLLABORATION

Ramsey Noah – Memories of my Heart

Desmond Elliot – Masquerades

Omar Oumson – Who Owns The City

Mike Ezuronye – Private Enemy

Eddy Watson – Single Six

BEST ACTRESS AFRICA COLLABORATION

Mercy Johnson – My Husband’s Funeral

Omotola Jolade – Ties That Bind

Ebbe Bassey – Ties That Bind

Tonto Dikeh – Private Enemy

Damilola Adegbeti – 6 Hours to Christmas

Ciara Zita Galega – Single Six

Complaints during the night were centred on the following:

·         How could an American Actress, Kimberley Elise, and a Nigerian, Omotola be put in the Best Actress category? If any of them sweep the award, does it mean Ghana’s best Actress is American or Nigerian?  It would have been best suited for a category recognizing foreign collaborations.

·         Two movies that have not been premiered yet to the general Ghanaian public have been nominated: “Ties That Bind” and “Somewhere in Africa”. Hopefully, they would be premiered before the 25^th of December which is when the Awards Ceremony is to be held?

Anyway, may the Best Person win!