Actor Van Vicker has said that, he is sure to pick home at least one award out of his three nominations at the 3rd Ghana Movie Awards slated for Christmas Day, December 25 at the Accra International Conference Centre.

After many years of bring quality entertainment to several households as an actor, Van Vicker embarked on a journey to produce his own movies under the production house, Sky Orange.

With less than four years as a producer and a director, Van Vicker has single-handedly produced and directed four movies, which are beginning to be get acknowledgement.

The soft spoken actor entered two of his movies ‘Hands of Time’ and ‘Joni Waka’, a comedy movie done in both Twi and English which features the award winning actor, Kofi Adu also  known as Agya Koo to be considered for the 3rd edition of the annual Ghana Movie Awards.

He managed to get three nominations; Best Cinematography, Best Picture as well as getting a nomination in the Best Actor In A Lead Role category with ‘Joni Waka’.

An excited Van who witnessed the announcement of the nominees in Accra told GhanaCelebrities.Com that, “What I’m about to say is not necessarily trying to be good or trying to sound good or trying to say something that is good to the public but I sincerely, truly mean that I’m happy to be part of the list even if I don’t win.”

He continued that, “If I don’t win, I’m glad. I can still add [nominations] that to my list of achievements that, it’s [movies] been entered into the awards ceremony and it came out as one of the nominees.”

He said having worked hard over the years, losing all the three nominated categories will still make him happy because he values the nominations which mean a lot to him.

Van said he is confident of picking home at least one out of three awards.

“If all the three nominations, I don’t win any, I’m happy but I also on the other hand feel that, I will win at least one out of the three.”

The Ghana Movie Awards organizers have released another list (final) of nominees and ‘Joni Waka’ has gotten two more extra nominations; Best Music – Original Score and Best Directing Local Language.

Below is the full list of nominees:

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Van Vicker -Joni Waka
John Dumelo- Queen Latifa
Prince Dave Osei- Off The Hook
Kofi Adjorlolo- Wipe My Tears
Ekow Blankson – Secret Burden

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Yvonne Nelson- Single And Married
Martha Ankomah – Tears Of A Smile
Jackie Appiah – Grooms Bride
Nana Akua Addo – Wannabe
Yvonne Okoro – 3 Some
Nadia Buari – Rain

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING 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 LEADING ROLE LOCAL LANGUAGE
Nana Ama Mac Brown – Nyankonton
Vivian Jill –  My Story
Linda Abbey – Saman Mogya
Tracy Boakye – Oh Vera
Mercy Aseidu – Baby Face

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Adjetey Annan – Rain
Majid Michel – Grooms Bride
Rahim Banda – Wipe My Tears
Edward Agyekum Kuffour- Tears Of A Smile
Frank Artus – Trap In The Game
Chris Attoh – Single And Married

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Kalsum Sinare – 3 Some
Anita Erskine  – Single And Married
Linda Awuku – Wannabe
Lydia Forson – In The Cupboard
Christabel Ekeh – Wrong Target
Nikki Samonas – Queen Latifa

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE LOCAL LANGUAGE
Apostle John Prah-  Osofo Mafia
Kojo Nkansah-Kweku Saman
Samuel Ofori-Oh Vera
Bernard Opoku – Police Officer
Ebenezer Donkor – B14

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE LOCAL LANGUAGE
Naana Hayford – Odo Ntentan
Fatima Osman – Gobona
Rose Mensah – Fathia Fata Nkrumah
Emilia Brobbey – My Story
Matilda Asare -Ghana Police
Ellen White – Saman Mogya

BEST ACTOR AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Kalu Keagwu  – Shadow In The Dark
Ramsey Noah – Hotel Babylon
Alex Usifo – Off The Hook
Uti Nwachukwu – In The Cupboard
Yemi Black – The Search
Alex Ekubo – Lovelorn

BEST ACTRESS AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Ini Edo – In The Cupboard
Patience Ozukwo – Untamed
Rukky Sanda – The Search
Nse Ikpe Etim – The Search
Tonto Dike – Lovelorn
Mercy Johnson- Wild Target

BEST PICTURE  AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Desmond  Elliot  & Caroline Danjuma – In The Cupboard
Yvonne Nelson  – Single And Married
Abdul Sallam – Grooms Bride
Andy Boyo – Untamed
Kobi Rana – Hotel Babylon

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Single & Married – Kwame Awuah
Hotel Babylon – Kobi Rana
Joni Waka  – Van Vicker
Area Boys – Kwame Agyeman
Grooms Bride –  Adams Umar

BEST PICTURE
Joni Waka  – Van Vicker And Dr Clarice Kulah-Ford
Grooms Bride – Abdul Sallam
Single & Married – Yvonne Nelson
Trap In The Game – Frank Rajah Arase
Ghana Police – Eugene Moratt
Hotel Babylon – Kobi Rana
Secret Burden- Sellasie Ibrahim
Wannabe – Edmond Quarshie And Michael Odeka

BEST EDITING
Grooms Bride – Enoch Opoku
Hotel Babylon – Kobi Rana
Single & Married – Ebenezer Sowatey
B14 – Ninja
Wannabe- Afra Marley

BEST COSTUME & WARDROBE
Queen Latifah – Mabel  Germain
Ghana Police – Monica Agboli & Nicolas Nsiah
Return Of The Bukom Lion- De She Kollections
Fathia Fata Nkrumah – George Atobrah
Grooms Bride – Samira Yakubu
Secret Burden – Smarty’s 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 – Bisa
Destiny’s Child – Wilhelmina Abu Andani
Single & Married  Abraham  Affaine
Wrong Target – Samuel  Sarpong
Fathia Fata Nkrumah – Adu Patrick

BEST DIRECTING ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Single And Married – Pascal Amanfo
Grooms Bride – Frank Rajah Arase
Queen Latifa – Kensteve Anuka
In The Cupboard – Desmond  Elliot
Hotel Babylon – Kobi Rana

BEST DIRECTING LOCAL LANGUAGE
Oh Vera – Samuel Ofori
Joni Waka – Van Vicker
Saman Mogya – Augustine Abbey
Fathia Fata Nkrumah – Frank Gharbin
Ghana Police – Jones Agyemang
Area Boys – Kofi Asamoah

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
B14 – Ninja
Wrong Target – Albert Adom
Saman Mogya – Real Illusion

BEST WRITING ADAPTED OR ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dwomo Benjamin And Eddie Nartey- Testing The Waters
Frank Rajah – Trap In The Game
Secret Burden – John Martey
In The Cupboard – Kenhinde Olorunyomi And Lydia Forson
Single And Married – Pascal Amanfo

BEST MAKE UP
Tears Of A Smile – Comfort Ade
Groom Bride – Forreal Mensah
Fathia Fata Nkrumah – Jude Odoh
Single And Married – Lydia Ashietey

BEST MUSIC – ORIGINAL SCORE
Single And Married – Abraham Affaine
In The Cupboard – Rumeh
Hotel Babylon – Kobi Rana
Secret Burden – Gbenga Amuni
Joni Waka – Lynx  Entertainment

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