Event: Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) 2012 Nominees

Some of the notable films nominated for the 2012 GIAMA include South Africa’s film ‘Man on Ground’, Nigerian Films ‘Unge’s War, I’ll take my Chances, Two Brides and A Baby, Ghanaian Films ‘Sinking Sands, Somewhere in Africa, Brides Groom, Hands of Time, Deadly Affair’, Sierra Leone’s ‘Enemy of the Family’, and a host of others.

According to the GIAMA Awards committee, surfing through the enormous amount of movies that were submitted for the GIAMA, most especially those that were produced in the Diaspora was quite challenging to watch. However, there were a few movies that stood out and are worthy of being applauded and rewarded. Some of these movies include Bianca, Secret Past, The Mechanic (Who is the Man), Paparazzi, Black Money, and a few others. This is a clearindication that movies produced in the Diaspora, especially in the United States, continue to improve over time.

As stated in our 2012 motto ‘Rewarding Excellence & Creativity’, the GIAMA Awards is set to continually carry the armor and legacy of superiority in recognizing noteworthy talents in the African film making industry.

Being the inaugural award ceremony for GIAMA, only films that were produced and/or released between January 2011 and June 2012 were considered eligible for review and nomination. The winners will be announced at a sparkling, star-studded ceremony on October 20, 2012, in Houston, TX and will be hosted by Nollywood Untamed Actor Jim Iyke.

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NOMINATION LIST

AFRICAN FILMS

1. Best Motion Picture:

 Unge’s War

 Man on Ground

 Somewhere in Africa

 Mr. & Mrs.

 Two Brides and A Baby

 I’ll take my Chances

2. Best Drama Film

 Brides Groom

 In the Cupboard

 Kokomma

 Somewhere in Africa

 Two Brides and A Baby

 Enemy of the Family

3. Best Actor

 Majid Michel – Somewhere in Africa

 Jimmy Jean-Louis – Sinking Sands

 O.C Ukeje – Two Brides and A Baby

 George Davidson – Dangerous men

 Joseph Benjamin – Mr. & Mrs

 Hakeem Kae Kazim – Man on Ground

4. Best Actress

  Ini Edo – In the Cupboard

 Jackie Appiah – Deadly Affair

 Nse Ekpe Etim – Mr. & Mrs.

 Stella Damascus – Two Brides and a Baby

 Yvonne Okoro – Single 6

 Nadia Buari – Hands of Time

5. Best Comedy Act

 Okon Lagos – Ime Bishop Umoh

 Wisdom of Thomas – Funke Akindele

 Dumebi – Mercy Johnson

 Okon Lagos – Monalisa Chinda

 Eletan – Lilian Bach

6. Best New Actor

 Leo’ Uche – Unge’s War

 Uti Nwachukwu – In the Cupboard

 Bryan Okwara – I’ll Take my Chances

 Bobby Michaels – Facebook Lovers

 Eddie Watson – Single 6

 James Gardener – Brides Groom

7. Best New Actress 

 Keira Hewatch – Two Brides and a Baby

 Nana Akua Amoah – Single 6

 Belinda Effah – KoKomma

 Zita Galega – Single 6

 Ama K. Abebrese – Sinking Sands

 Joy Orie (JJ Bunny) – Trapped in the Game

8. Best Supporting Actor 

 Alex Ekubo – In the Cupboard

 Okey Uzoeshi – Two Brides and a Baby

 Van Vicker – Hands of Time

 Frank Attus – Trapped in the Game

 Leo U’Che – Dangerous Men

 Yemi Blaq – Sinking Sands

9. Best Original Screenplay 

 Sinking Sands – Leila Djansi

 Unge’s War – GuGu Michael

 In the Cupboard – Desmond Elliot

 My Life, My Damage – Uche Jombo

 Two Brides and a Baby – Blessing Egbe

 Single 6 – Pascal Amafo

10. Best Supporting Actress 

 Chelsea Eze – Two Brides and A Baby

 Biola Segun Williams – In the Cupboard

 Yvonne Nelson – Trapped in the Game

 Martha Ankomah – Somewhere in Africa

 Lilian Ini Ikpe – Kokomma

 Chisom Oz Lee – Timeless Passion

11. Best Indigenous Film (native language) 

 Unge’s War

 Eletan

 Okon Lagos

 Idomo

 Kokomma

 Udeme Mi

12. Best Film Director

 Two Brides and a Baby – Teco Benson

 Kokomma – Tom Robson

 Somewhere in Africa – Frank Rajah Arase

 In the Cupboard – Desmond Elliot

 Hands of Time – Van Vicker

 Deadly Affair – Phil Efe Bernard

13. Best Film Producer

 GuGu Michaels – Unge’s War

 Kwame Boadu – Somewhere in Africa

 Emem Isong – I’ll take my Chances

 Chinwe Egwuagu – Mr and Mrs

 Abdul Salam Mumuni – Brides Groom

 Blessing Egbe – Two Brides and Baby

14. Best Costume 

 I’ll take my Chances

 Brides Groom

 Somewhere in Africa

 Unge’s War

 Two Brides and A Baby

15. Best Sound 

 Deadly Affair

 Sinking Sands

 Somewhere in Africa

 I’ll take my Chances

 Unge’s War

 Brides Groom

16. Best Cinematography

 Unge’s War

 Man on Ground

 Brides Groom

 Sinking Sands

 Two Brides and A Baby

 Deadly Affair

17. GIAMA Humanitarian Award 

 Omotola Jalade – Omotola Youth Empowerment (OYEP) Foundation

 Nana Ama Mcbrown – Nana Ama and The Mcbrown Family Foundation

 Van Vicker – Van Vicker Foundation

 Juliet Ibrahim – The Juliet Ibrahim Kidney Cancer Foundation (JIF)

 John Dumelo – John Dumelo foundation

 Monalisa Chinda – Monalisa Chinda Sunshine Foundation

DIASPORA FILMS

1. Best Film – Diaspora

 Bianca

 Secret Past

 The Entrapped

 The Mechanic (Who is the Man)

 Black Money

 Paparazzi

2. Best Actress – Diaspora

 Sanu Kalu – Scarlet

 Divine Shaw – Black Money

 Maureen Esealuka – Bianca

 Amaka Morghalu – Faithfulness

 Syr Law – The Entrapped

 Seun Maduka – The Mechanic (Who is the Man)

3. Best Supporting Actress – Diaspora

 Susan Peters – The Entrapped

 Nancy Agyapong – DSK Unauthorized

 Charmaine Turpin – Bianca

 Summer Angel – Tears of my Joy

 Wins Tina Taylor – Scarlet

 Eefy Ify – The Mechanic (Who is the Man)

4. Best Actor – Diaspora

 Chet Anekwe – Bianca

 Van Vicker – Black Money

 Pascal Atuma – Secret Past

 Ramsey Nouah – Exposure

 John Dumelo – Scarlet

 Tchidi Chikere – When Heaven Smiles

5. Best Supporting Actor – Diaspora

 Olalekan Akintude – Black Money

 Oscar Atuma – The Mechanic (Who is the Man)

 Mohamed Bah – Secret Past

 Koby Maxwell – Paparazzi: Eye In The Dark

 Curtis John Miller – Grey Focus

 Mohamoud Arab – Tears of my Joy

6. Best Film Director – Diaspora

 Robert Peters – Black Money

 Ab Sallu – Secret Past

 John Uche – Bianca

 Pascal Atuma – The Mechanic (Who is the Man)

 George Kalu – Faithfulness

 Bayo Akinfemi – Paparazzi: Eye In The Dark

7. Best Film Producer – Diaspora

 Secret Past – Mohamed Bah

 Bianca – John Uche

 The Entrapped – Wendy Bangura

 The Mechanic (Who is the Man) – Pascal Atuma

 Paparazzi – Clarice Kulah/ Koby Maxwell

 Black Money – Chris Ikpefua

VIEWER’s CHOICE

1. Best Male Act (Viewer’s Choice)

 John Dumelo

 Ramsey Nouah

 Majid Michel

 Desmond Elliot

 Van Vicker

 Jim Iyke

 Mike Ezuruonye

 Yemi Blaq

2. Best Female Act (Viewer’s Choice)

 Omotola Jolade

 Mercy Johnson

 Nadia Buari

 Genevieve Nnaji

 Uche Jombo

 Jackie Appiah

 Tonto Dikeh

 Ini Edo

3. Best Film Director (Viewer’s Choice)

 Kunle Afolayan

 Frank Rajah-Arase

 Desmond Elliot

 Pascal Amanfo

 Tunde Kelani

 Teco Benson

 Phil Efe Bernard

 Tom Robson

VIEWER’s CHOICE – DIASPORA

1. Best Male Act – DIASPORA (Viewer’s Choice)

 Tchidi Chikere

 Pascal Atuma

 Chet Anekwe

 Hakeem Kae-Kazim

 Oliver Mbamara

2. Best Female Act – DIASPORA (Viewer’s Choice)

 Sana Kanu

 JJ Bunny

 Veeda Darko

 Seun Maduka

 Merlisa Determined

VIEWER’s CHOICE – HOLLYWOOD

1. Best Male Act (Hollywood – Viewer’s Choice)

 Idris Elba

 Samuel L. Jackson

 Denzel Washington

 Kevin Hart

 Will Smith

 Don Cheadle

 Isaiah Washington

 Djimon Hounsou

2. Best Female Act (Hollywood – Viewer’s Choice)

 Meagan good

 Kerri Washington

 Lynn Whitfield

 Queen Latifah

 Halle Berry

 Taraji Henson

 Princess Monique

 Sophie Okonedo