With Ghana flags hoisted all over the place yesterday, one thing was certain. That is, whatever was happening was of national interest and yes, it was the nominations party of the upcoming Ghana Movie Awards!
The event might not have started on time as scheduled but attendance was impressive. After words from the organizers and the chairman of the Planning Committee, the nominees were announced.
As you might say, usual players in the industry made their way into the nominations.
Ghana’s current top actor Majid Michel, Senanu Gbedawo, J.O.T Agyemang, Prince David Osei, Eddie Nartey, Van Vicker and Ruffy Samuel were nominated in the ‘Best Actor in a leading role’ for English language.
Also Agya Koo known in real life as Kofi Adu is nominated alongside Akwesi Boadi A.K.A Akrobetu, Francis Kusi, Timothy Bentum and Ebenezer Donkor in the ‘Best Actor In A Leading Role’ for local language.
Jackie Appiah leads his girls Juliet Ibrahim, Yvonne Okoro and Roselyn Ngissah in 4 Play in the ‘Best Actress In A Leading Role’ for English language. Also in that category are Martha Ankomah, Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu, Ama K. Abebrese, Lydia Forson and Luckie Lawson.
GhanaCelebrities.com will in the coming weeks, analysis each category and predict a winner before the awards day on Christmas day 25th December, 2010. good luck to all the nominees.
BELOW IS A LIST OF ALL THE NOMINATIONS
1. BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (ENGLISH)
- Senanu Gbedawu (Check Mate)
- Majid Michel (The Beast)
- J.O.T Agyemany (I Sing Of A Well)
- Prince Osei (Kiss Me If You Can)
- Eddie Nartey (Kiss Me If You Can)
- Van Vicker (Dna Test)
- Ruffy Samuel (Love & Lust)
2. BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE (ENGLISH)
- Martha Ankomah (Kiss Me If You Can)
- Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu (I Sing Of A Well)
- Ama Abebrese (Sinking Sands)
- Lydia Forson (A Sting In A Tale)
- Lucky Lawson (Desperate To Survive)
- Jackie Appiah (4 Play)
- Juliet Ibrahim (4 Play)
- Yvonne Okoro (4 Play)
- Roselyn Ngissah (4 Play)
3. BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (LOCAL)
- Kofi Adu A.K.A Agya Koo (Ama Ghana)
- Akwesi Boadi A.K.A Akrobetu (Sika Akuaba)
- Francis Kusi (Yaa Asantewaa War)
- Timothy Bentum (Devil’s Seed)
- Ebenezer Donkor (Madam Moke)
4. BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE (LOCAL)
- Rose Mensah A.K.A Kyeiwaa
- Emelia Brobbery (Tumi)
- Vivian Jill (Ama Ghana)
- Mercy Asiedu (Abrokyire Beyie)
- Theresah Mensah (Yaa Asantewaa War)
5. BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (ENGLISH)
- John Dumelo (Game)
- Ekow Blankson (Check Mate)
- Ekow Smith Asante (Naked Faces)
- Kofi Adjorlolo (Beast)
- Adjetey Anang (A Sting In A Tale)
- Kweku Sintim Misa (Check Mate)
- Omar Sheriff Captan (4 Play)
- Gavivina Tamakloe (Black Mail)
- Chris Attoh (Sinking Sands)
6. BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (ENGLISH)
- Nadia Buari (Check Mate)
- Yvonne Nelson (Game)
- Beverly Afaglo (Game)
- Rama Brew (Who Loves Me)
- Kalsum Sinare (Trinity)
- Naa Ashorkor (Check Mate)
- Khareema Aguiar (Check Mate)
- Nana Hayford (Beast)
- Doris Sackitey (Sinking Sands)
7. BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORING ROLE (LOCAL)
- Kofi Davis Essuman (Adults Only)
- Ofori Attah (Awieye)
- Clement Bonney (Ama Ghana)
- Kofi Laing (Ama Ghana
- Lord Kenya (Devil’s Seed)
- Samuel Ofori (Akrasi Burger)
- William Addo (Madam Moke)
8. BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (LOCAL)
- Nana McBrown (Madam Moke)
- Barbara Newton (Abrokyire Bayie)
- Pearl Kugblenu (Devil’s Seed)
- Alexis Ntsiakoh (Abrokyire Bayie)
- Gloria Osei Safo (Madam Moke)
9. BEST WRITING – ADAPTED OR ORIGINAL SCREEN PLAY
- Leila Djansi (I Sing Of A Well)
- Leila Djansi (Sinking Sands)
- Shirley Frimpong Manso ( A Sting In Tale)
- Benjamin K. Adu (Ama Ghana)
- Kobbi Rana (Kiss Me If You Can)
10. BEST VISUAL EFFECT
- Barry Isa Quaye (Flash Fever)
- Afra Marley (Game)
- Ken Attoh (A Sting In A Tale
- Godfrey Grant (A Sting In A Tale)
- Kalifa Adams (Devil’s Seed)
11. BEST WARDROBE
- Mabel Germain (Sinking Sands)
- Lydia Laryea (A Sting In A Tale)
- Samira Yakubu (Black Mail)
- George Atoba (Ama Ghana)
12. BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- Who Loves Me (Wutah)
- Delilah (Ofori Amponsah)
- Kiss Me If You Can (Kobbi Rana)
- A Sting In A Tale (Vip)
- Ama Ghana (Patrick Adu)
- Game (Bias)
- A Sting In A Tale (4×4)
- Chelsea (Dasebre Dwamena)
13. BEST DIRECTING (ENGLISH)
- Shirley Frimpong Manso (A Sting In A Tale)
- Kobbi Rana (Kiss Me If You Can)
- Leila Djansi (Sinking Sands)
- Patrick Yadaah (Dna Test)
- Socrate Safo (Adults Only)
14. BEST DIRECTING (LOCAL)
- Omar Sheriff Captan (Delilah)
- Asare Bediako (Tumi)
- Frank Gharbin (Ama Ghana)
- Albert Kudovu (Abrokyire Bayie)
- Kweku Twumasi (Yaa Asantewaa)
15. BEST EDITING
- Afra Marley (Game)
- Afra Marley (Trinity)
- Nana A. Manso (A Sting In A Tale)
- Fred Agyepong (Flash Fever)
16. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Bob J (Check Mate)
- Bob J (A Sting In A Tale)
- Prince Nyarko (Ama Ghana)
- Samuel Gyandoh (Chelsea)
17. BEST MAKE UP
- Lydia (Trinity)
- Jude Odeh (Ama Ghana)
- Jane A. Williams (Check Mate)
- I Sing Of A Well (Ruth Mensah)
- Lyrdyna Abuhipsah (Beast)
18. BEST PICTURE
- Ama Ghana
- I Sing Of A Well
- Sinking Sands
- A Sting In A Tale
- Chelsea
- Check Mate
19. BEST STORY
- Who Loves Me
- Sinking Sands
- A Sting In A Tale
- Game
20. BEST ART DIRECTION
- Game
- Check Mate
- Sinking Sands
- Ama Ghana
21. BEST ACTOR / WEST AFRICA COLLABORATION
- Yemi Blaq (Sinking Sands)
- Ramsey Noah (Guilty Pleasures)
- Desmond Elliot (Guilty Pleasures)
- Uti Nkwachukwu (Busting Out)
22. BEST ACTRESS / WEST AFRICA COLLABORATION
- Genevieve Nnaji (Silent Scandal)
- Nse (Guilty Pleasures)
- Tonto Dikeh ( Love & Lust)
- Uche Jumbo (Nollywood Hustlers)
- Omotola Jalade (Private Storm)
- Mercy Johnson (Shakira)
23. BEST MOVE / AFRICAN COLLABORATION
- Sinking Sands
- Guilty Pleasures
- Love & Lust
- Private Storm
- Bursting Out
24. BEST MUSIC SCORE
- Game
- Ama Ghana
- A Sting In A Tale
- Kiss Me If You Can
- 4 Play
- Sinking Sands
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i officially deem these awards as pretty useless,how can juliet ibrahim be nominated for best actress for her performance in foreplay…HOW???
sinking sands is a great movie but its not eligible didnt it just come out
it should be winning awards next year and not this year.
it doesnt fall in the eligibility period.
such a big joke, they better back up next time
congrats to everyone though
@maame,LOL I BEG CHANGE UR NAME CUZ AM ALSO CALLED MAAME ON HERE.. I DONT WANT PEOPLE TO THINK IS ME.
@maame, ahaaaa this funny ,oye maaame aa obiso ye maame ahaa
@maame, I agree that that sinking sands should not be in the running this year. It has not been released yet so what criteria did they use in nominating the movie. Granted it stands head and shoulders above most of the movies nominated but for heaven sake wait till next year when the general public has had a chance to see it.
maame u are a fool.are u saying the organisers r stupid or what?what d hell do u know about acting or movie making?just shut the f up and vote for ur favorite person.nobody wants ur opinion.gosh these semi-illiterates on GC r back!
@ladygaga, this is not a matter of foolishness what she is saying is true. if not look at MISS GHANA almost every ghanain criticised it.
@wendy, but nadia was the LEAD ACTRESS in CHECMATE so why is she in the SUPPORTING ROLE CATEGORY? HM
@ladygaga,seems like your the semi-illiterates on GC because she got a big point
@Miyagi,
uhmm ladygaga or whatever u call ur self,do u realise u r da one being stupid here n not maame,i am glad others see ur stupidity.thx miyagi,maame, and wendy for bein smart
Hope there’s no kuluulu in dis awards.I’m still watching dat movie Ama Ghana and Agya Koo is too funny in dis one too.I hope Agya koo and Majid win in their categories esp. Majid cos although the movie was not well done but he did justice to his role.
Well well well ive not watch most of de movies tht came out recently but ima say congrats to all de actors n actresses who work their butt off n deserves a reward.n as sum1 already said hope there aint kuluulu in dis awards which i doubt bcos y do i see tht nigga’s name n his movie on de list.tht movie of his was baseless n doesnot merit an award.
@Semi-Cartermatic, which nigger pls
what period are the awards supposed to be covering? shakira is quite an old movie and sinking sands is quite new. which period are we talking abt? again, i have to agree with maame that juliet ibrahim comes nowhere near this nomination. majid’s nomination shd have been for silent scandals since and not the beast. he was marvelous in that movie, but then he always gives his best in every role. socrates safo for adults only, and martha ampomah for kiss me if you can? are we glorifying the soft porn now by giving awards to actors/actresses and directors? they shd take a look at it again.
@kwadwo, Kwadwo you cant blame the organizers. They doesnt seem to be a planning involved in this nominating process. The industry is still growing so hopefully they will get it right next time. I hope!!
How is juliet ibrahim nominated as a best actress and also in the same category as Akorfa? This girl doesnt even deserve to be nominated point blank period, and martha ankomah was nominated for that soft core porn movie, smh, only in Ghana? They better not give the best wardrobe award to samira yakubu, from what jackie and co have been wearing in the movies she doesnt deserve to win.
I dont think Samira was nominated.
Oh my mistake, just saw her name.
@miss dior, LMAOF…………………
i have jux a little problem with the category named ORIGINAL SONG.If original song for a movie means song originally made for the movie, then most of the nomies should not be there.i stil stand to b corrected.
And also GHANA CELEBRATES.COM SHOULD CHECK THE SPELLINGS OF THE NAMES ESPECIALY BISA (ITS NOT BIAS ITS ITS BISA)
I am wondering if the planning committee did not consider the time the movies were released as it is done in the case of Ghana Music Awards. I watched a movie like Shakira around August 2009 but it was nominated.
How come “sinking sands” was nominated while “6 hours to christmas” wasn´t as the two are very new movies? As for the some of the nominations…..it is better not to comment!
I know right, maybe it was just chosen at random and hasn’t been edited yet.
Loved that chelsea movie, lessons were great .Kofi Adjorlolo deserves an award.That old has really worked hard in the industry.Majid was good in the Beast movie except the story line was kinda fictitious.Anyway all the best to them all.
i fink our industry is improvin coz is al ab@ d english in der
de nominees are too much…u shd take de best of de best not just anythg dat cums in mind..i just hope ma favs win..Nana Ama Mcbrown,Nadia,Genevieve,John,Yemi Blaq, win their categories..
i those who deserve the award should be awarded ,peace,well done for good job ghanains
how can jackies movies get only a nomination since there is this arguement that she gets many roles than anyone in the industry ? this is the confirmation that 80 percent of her movies are trash,again how can 4 PLAY a MOVIE they are RELOADING not yet to be OFFLOADING get that nomination cause on a more serious note that 4PLAY and its GAY and UNNECESARY ASPECTS in it does not call for that TOP SPOT. this is a FACT jackie cannot win any AWARD without the likes of LYDIA ,THE TWO YVONNES ,and any other big stars in a movie ,conclusion is JACKIE cannot be the good ACTRESS SHE IS BEEN BRAND.
@lizy, iis the hatred that bad. then sorry for yu coz yu can neva be like jackie
@sei, is that not the truth you disturb our ears that there is none like jackie in GHANA yet not even 2 of her movies were nominated in her own backyard is it not strange.? not even the african collaboration i mean the joint GHANA , NIGERIA MOVIES and you call it hate ?you are funny sometimes try to come WITH terms with the REALITY.what do i need to be like jackie for?GOD never created me to be like JACKIE am who i am so take the thruth as it is. WHAT I SAID IS THE THRUTH WHICH SOME DIE HARD FANS OF JACKIE WILL NOT DISPUTE.
@lizy,I like that nice speech
@lizy, hahaahaha true. wakaa waka
Looking awesome Jackie. I love your beauty. I hope and pray you win and take the car cos u deserve it. I pray John , Majid and Yvonne win too. My best and greatest acts. God bless u all.
is jackie going for an AUTO SHOW? just this week it was publish she has the CARS NO GHANAIAN ACTRESS HAS so WHAT DOES SHE NEED A CAR FOR ? besides her 4 PLAY GAY CUM SOFT PORN is TRASH so forget about jackie winnig unless they STEAL for HER .the best ACTRESS should go to ARKOFA OR LYDIA EVEN ,MARTHA IS FAR BETTER THAN JACKIE.
@Afua, another thrash from nobody
@sei, some need the car too did you not read here on this site that jackie has got the swag and cars her colleagues dont have? ,what does she need all that for?is it not GREEDY ? i wish Akorfa or any best actress there wins not jackie because she is definately NOT the BEST.
@Afua, yes she has alot of cars. but we r not looking at that criteria to award the car. we r looking at the best actress. it doesnt matter if she has got thousands of such cars. the bottomline is she deserves it and she will def get it whether she has cars already or not. understand that.
insults all thewas. but guys! guys! guys! whatb do gain from insults here. i think i willl have to report yu to chris.
@sei, you call jackie a best actress ?lydia is the best forget about who comes first thing .you continue dreamig unless there is propaganda because i dont see any movie jackie has that makes sense EXCEPT PERFECT PICTURE WITH TE HELP F LYDIA, ADJETEY WHO ROCKED THAT MOVIE
I do hope the nominating committee explains the basis for these nominations. What is the time-frame being considered. Plus I believe Nadia Buari was the lead actress in “Checkmate” and Adjetey Annang was the lead actor in “A Sting in a Tail”, so how come they are nominated in the supporting actress/actor categories? Are these just errors or were the credits in the respective movies all wrong? I own these movies and the credits say they are the lead actors.
how can juliet be nominated for best actress while nadia and yvonne nelson are on the suporting list and eddie nartey and majid are not great actors yet John dumelo and kofi adjorlolo are on suporting list. Plus the local movies where is akua ataa on the lead actress. the whole list is bullshit. i dont like abdul salaam but where is he on the director list?
@Sarah,sarah,u dont even know shit abt movies n ur here blabbing gibberish! who told u abdul salam is a director?if u watched all the movies being nominated or know about movies and the roles actors play in them,u would know the difference between a lead role and a supporting role,dumb asses. check mate lead character was senanu not nadia.nadia,khareema,naa ashokor,ekow blankson were all supporting cus the story is based on senanu not them.dummies.before commentin shit on here i advice ya’ll go n learn about movies!
@ladygaga, MADAM WHY IS PRINCE OSEI AND MARTHA ANKOMA IN THE LEAD ACTOR CUM ACTRESS LIST OF THE SAME MOVIE KISS ME IF YOU CAN ? DO REASON BEFORE YOU TALK AND STOP INSULTING BOA.
aboa what do you insult peple for if you claim to know much wha is juliet doing in the lead role column before u in sult u better put on ur thinking cap in every moWABODAMMMMMMMMMMMvie we hae the lead actor and a lead actress KWASIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA..
I don’t understand… are we supposed to vote? like is there a website or anytin we cud vote or re they jst gonna give us a long list of nominees and also pick d winners by demselves???
its quite amazing how come a movie that has barely been seen by a thousand people has been nominated. How many people have seen Sinking sands, apart from the few who were at the premiere.
The movie may be a good movie, but since it hasn’t been released i don’t think it should be nominated. How will they feel if it wins the category and no one has seen the movie. i wonder how they’ll select winners.
If this is the first time, i think it should not be corrupted. they should make it clean and fair. I don’t think the organizers want people to think there’s some corruption going on. This awards should be free and fair, not like previous questionable awards in Ghana.
Why is Juliet Ibrahim on this list??? Why is Sinking Sands be added to 2010 list when it just got premiered and not everyone has seen it?? How can Eddie Nartey be nominated for leading role in Kiss Me If You Can……? Kobbi Ranna had more parts in the movie than Eddie Nartey. What is really going with Ghana movie awards committee?? How can Nadia Buari be nominated for supporting role in Checkmate when she was cast as the leading role alongside Senanu. I don’t understand how this work at all.
#21. Best Actor / West Africa Collaboration – why is Desmond Elliot nominated for Guilty Pleasures? Desmond is a good actor but not to be nominated for his part in Guilty Pleasures. I think Muna Obekwie should have been nominated for Men In Love or Jim Iyke for Twised Fate, Heal My Soul, Treasure Hunt or Stolen Will. Mike Ezuronye for The Last Baron or even Nonso Diobe for Pride of a Princess.
hahahhaahhahh naa this list be yawa paa. please lets be patient and wait for the real one to come. this one de3333 ibe yawa
This list is just crap.. Has anyone seen Chelsea?or Trinity? so why is Nadia not in the best actress in a lead category…pls this is a joke,she deserves that nomination than some so called hyped sisters of hers who do nothing but just dress like they’re going for hallowen night out. Compare her in Chelsea and jaCKIE in in who loves me ,is clear jackie cnt act to save her ass. Lets be objective.
@Yawblack, you are def right.all they know is she is friendly ,a whole illegal immigrant,she needs to be deported to her birthland to save us some peace and breath .
@asas,stop hating, hope u dont do dope?who is an ilegal immigrant?can u read? I doubt…shut the f up,cos u goofing.
i think there shd be frank raja arase 4 best directing with game or naked faces. where would ma man abdul salam fall 4 i’m a layman