Nominees have been announced for one of the most anticipated awards in Nollywood, the Golden Icons Academy Awards popularly known as GIAMA is out. Names of nominees include veterans in the business including Kunle Afolayan, Ramsey Nouah, Teco benson, Emem Isong, Desmond Elliot, Uche Jombo-Rodriguez, Kate Hensahw, Rita Dominic, Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha but it also includes some newbies such as Blossom Chukwujekwu, Seun Akindele, Mary Lazarus, Tamara Eteimo, and many more. There is much anticipation as the nomination list is quite competitive this year. The GIAMA vision is to celebrate the very best of African films and to continually showcase their unique talent, and expose in a meaningful manner to the diaspora at large. It is organised by Entertainment mogul, Mr Bode Ojo and is set to take place in Houston, Texas on October 19th.


Best Motion Picture

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

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Best Drama

Hunters
On Bended knees
House of Gold
Desperate Housegirls
Finding Mercy
Torn

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Best Cinematography

Red Hot
Last Flight to Abuja
Weekend Getaway
Phone Swap
Brother’s keeper
Contract

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Best Comedy

Okon goes to school
Cheaters
Mrs Somebody
Lies men tell
Phone Swap
House of Gold

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Best Costume

The Twin sword
Weekend Getaway
House of Gold
Volunteers
The Gods are still not to blame
Keeping my Man

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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]
Itz Tiffany – [Single and married]

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Best Actress

Ireti Doyle – [Torn]
Rita Dominic – [Finding Mercy]
Jackie Appiah – [Hunters]
Omoni Oboli – [Brother’s Keeper]
Chioma Chukwuka – [On Bended Knees]
Yvonne Okoro – [Contract]
Nse Ikpe Ntim – [Phone Swap]

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Best Supporting Actress

Monalisa Chinda [Torn]
Uru Ekeh – [Weekend getaway]
Keira Hewatch [Lies men tell]
Roselyn Ngissah – [Letter to my Mother]
Betty Olumowe – [Scam]
Kate Henshaw – [False]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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Best Director

Moses Inwang – [Torn]
Kunle Afolayan – [Phone Swap]
Ikechukwu Onyeka – [Brother’s keeper]
Desmond Elliott – [Finding Mercy]
Victor Viyuoh – [Ninah’s Dowry]
Pascal Amanfo – [House of Gold]

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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, we decided to abstain from including
this category for the 2013 GIAMA Nomination list. We will reintroduce it next year’s awards.

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Best Original Screenplay

Phone Swap
Torn
Finding Mercy
Desperate Housegirls
House of Gold
False

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Best Sound

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

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Producer of the Year

Moses Inwang – [Torn]
Che Hilaire – [Ninah’s Dowry]
Abdul Salam – [Hunters]
Kunle Afolayan – [Phone Swap]
Uduak Isong – [Desperate Housegirls]
Yvonne Okoro – [Contract]

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Best Original Soundtrack

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

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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 loses]

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Most Promising Actor – Diaspora
The majority of our 2013 submission received for the “Most Promising Actor – Diaspora” category
did not meet one of our criteria, solely because the potential nominee had to be a new actor.
Thus, we regret to inform you that the category was removed from the 2013 Category selection. We
will reintroduce it in next year’s awards.

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Most Promising Actress- Diaspora
The majority of our 2013 submission received for the “Most Promising Actress – Diaspora” category
did not meet one of our criteria, solely because the potential nominee had to be a new actor.
Thus, we regret to inform you that the category was removed from the 2013 Category selection. We
will reintroduce it in next year’s awards.

VIEWERS CHOICE CATEGORIES
Best Male Act (Viewer’s Choice)

Mike Ezuruonye
Majid Michel
Desmond Elliot
Jim Iyke
John Dumelo
Ramsey Nouah

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Best Female Act (Viewer’s 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 Award ceremony on October 19, 2013.

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