Jackie Appiah, Nadia Buari, Nana Akua Addo, Van Vicker, John Dumelo & Others Nominated For Ghana Movie Awards 2012

The organizers of the annual Ghana Movie Awards have today released the nominations for the 3rd edition of the awards.
The nominations have been described as fair and devoid of the normal controversies.
Actress Nana Akua Addo has been nominated in a ‘do’ or ‘die’ category ‘Best Actress in a lead role’ with her role in the movie-Wanna Be.
Other actresses in the above category are; Yvonne Nelson, Martha Ankomah who both won the Favourite Actress of the year in the first and second edition of the awards respectively, Jackie Appiah, Yvonne Okoro and Nadia Buari ( two times Ghana Movie Awards best supporting actress winner).
Single & Married topped the list with 10 nominations. Followed closely is Grooms Bride with 8 nominations. Kobi Rana’s Hotel Babylon obtained the third highest nominations with 6. ‘Queen Latifa’, ‘Secret Burden’ and ‘Wanna Be’ got 4 nominations each.
Yet to be released movie, Joni Waka from the stables of Sky Orange owned by Van Vicker gave the actor the chance to compete in the Best Actor In A Lead Role category alongside John Dumelo in Queen Latifa, Prince David Osei in Off the Hook, Kofi Adjorlolo in Wipe My Tears and Ekow Blankson in Secret Burden.
Joni Waka also obtained two other nominations in the Best Cinematography and Best Picture categories.
Son of the former Ghana President, Edward Agyekum Kufuor who has become an actor now grabbed a nomination in the Best Actor In A Support Role with his role in ‘Tears of a smile’
His competitors are Adjetey ‘Pusher’ Annan, Majid Michel, Rahim Banda, Frank Artus and Chris Attoh.
Due to the impending elections on December 7, winners would be announced on Sunday December 2 at the Accra International Conference Centre.
Below are full list of nominations:
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE – ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Van Vicker – Joni Waka
John Dumelo – Queen Latifa
Prince David Osei – Off The Hook
Kofi Adjorlolo – Wipe My Tears
Ekow Blankson – Secret Burden
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE – ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Yvonne Nelson – Single & Married
Martha Ankomah – Tears Of A Smile
Jackie Appiah – Grooms Bride
Nana Akua Addo – Wanna Be
Yvonne Okoro – 3 Some
Nadia Buari – Rain
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE – LOCAL LANGUAGE
Akwesi Boadi – Osofa Mafia
Farida Mohammed – Gobana
Kofi Adu – Agya Koo Trotro Driver
Isaac Amoako – Saman Mogya
Kwaku Manu – Area Boys
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE – LOCAL LANGUAGE
Nana Ama Mcbrown –  Nyankonton
Vivian Jill – My Story
Linda Abbey – Saman Mogya
Tracy Boakye – Oh Vera
Mercy Asiedu – Baby Face
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORT ROLE – ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Adjetey Annan – Rain
Majid Michel – Grooms Bride
Rahim Banda – Wipe My Tears
Edward Agyekum Kufuor – Tears Of A Smile
Frank Artus – The Game
Chris Attoh – Single & Married
BEST ACTRESS IN THE SUPPORT ROLE – ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Kalsum Sinare – 3 Some
Anita Erskine – Single & Married
Linda Awuku – Wanna Be
Lydia Forson – In The Cupboard
Christabel Ekeh – Wrong Target
Nikki Samonas – Queen Latifa
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORT ROLE – LOCAL LANGUAGE
Apostle John Prah – Osofo Mafia
Kojo Nkansah – Kweku Saman
Samuel Ofori – Oh Vera
Bernard Opoku – Police Officer
Ebenezer Donkoh – B14
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORT ROLE – LOCAL LANGUAGE
Naana Hayford – Odo Ntentan
Fatima Osman – Gobana
Rose Mensah – Fathia Fata Nkrumah
Emelia Brobbey – My Story
Matilda Asare – Ghana Police
Ellen White – Saman Mogya
BEST ACTOR – AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Kalu Keagwu – Shadow In The Dark
Ramsey Nouah – Hotel Babylon
Alex Usifo –  Off The Hook
Uti Nwachukwu – In The Cupboard
Yemi Blaq – The Search
Alex Ekubo – Lovelorn
BEST ACTRESS – AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Ini Edo – In The Cupboard
Patience Ozorkor – Untamed
Rukky Sandra – The Search
Nse Ikpe Etim – The Search
Tonto Dikeh – Lovelorn
Mercy Johnson – Wild Targer
BEST PICTURE – AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Desmond Elliot & Caroline Danjuma – In The Cupboard
Yvonne Nelson – Single & Married
Abdul Sallam – Grooms Bride
Andy Boyo – Untamed
Kobi Rana – Hotel Babylon
BEST PICTURE
Joni Waka – Van Vicker & Dr. Clarice Kulah-Ford
Grooms Bride – Abdul Sallam
Single & Married – Yvonne Nelson
Trap In The Game – Frank Rajah Arase
Ghana Police – Eugene Morrat
Hotel Babylon – Kori Rana
Secret Burden – Sellasie Ibrahim
Wanna Be – Edmund Quarshie & Michael Odeka
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Single & Married – Kwame Awuah
Hotel Babylon – Kobi Rana
Joni Waka – Van Vicker
Area Boys – Kwame Agyeman
Grooms Bride – Adams Umar
BEST EDITING
Grooms Bride – Enoch Opoku
Hotel Babylon – Kobi Rana
Single & Married – Ebenezer Sowatey
B14 – Ninja
Wanna Be – Afra Marley
BEST CUSTOME AND WARDROBE
Queen Latifa – Mabel Germain
Ghana Police – Monica Agboli & Nicolas Nsiah
Return Of The Bukom Lion – De She Collections
Fathia Fata Nkrumah – George Atobrah
Grooms Bride – Samira Yakubu
Secret Burden – Smarttys Management
BEST ART DIRECTION
Return Of The Bukom Lion
Production Design: SHE Quartey
Set Decoration: Richard Quartey
Fathia Fata Nkrumah
Production Design: Jude Odoh
Set Decoration: Bismark Gyamera
Rain
Production Design: DJ Varga
Set Decoration: DJ Varga
Ghana Police
Production Design: Jones Agyeman
Set Decoration: James Akwasi Wiafe
Single & Married
Production Design: Pascal Amanfo
Set Decoration: Bismark Nii Odoi
Secret Burden
Production Design: John Izedonmi
Set Decoration: Fusani Mamudu
BEST MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG
Azonto Ghost – Bessa
Destiny’s Child – Wilhelmina Abu Andani (Mimi)
Single & Married – Abraham Affaine
Wrong Target – Samuel Sarpong
Fathia Fata Nkrumah – Adu Patrick
BEST DIRECTING – ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Single & Married – Pascal Amanfo
Grooms Bride – Frank Rajah Arase
Queen Latifa – Kensteve Anuka
In The Cupboard – Desmond Elliot
Hotel Babylon – Kobi Rana