Even though the organizers of this year’s Ghana Movie Awards have come out to explain why certain people who feel they should have been nominated in the ‘LEAD ROLE’ category have found themselves in the ‘SUPPORTING ROLE’ category of this year’s nominations, Kwaku Manu and Lil Win seem not be buying into the given explanation…
The two popular Kumawood actors are reported to have slammed the organizers of Ghana Movie Awards for several reasons. According to Lil Win, he should have been placed in the ‘LEAD ROLE’ category and not the ‘SUPPORTING ROLE’—which is a clear sign of mischief.
Kwaku Manu also had his issue with nominations and went as far as to say; the organizers give out ‘metals’ to friends based on personal interest and nothing more. He added that, the GMA organizers have made it so obvious that the awards are meant for only Accra based actors…
Speaking to a radio station in Accra, Kwaku Manu said; “let’s be truthful here, how can you organize movie awards and nominate about three or four people from Kumasi only. People might say because I wasn’t nominated that is why I am saying this but it is not so”.
He continued “I don’t pray for awards when I go on my knees. The organizers have made things so obvious. Everybody can see that. You can sit in the house and say I love this man, which is how our awards have become. Whether is Kumawood or what awards, it is not important. I even heard about radio awards and how people were complaining.”
Per GhanaCelebrities.Com’s request to see the Rules & Eligibility of this year’s Ghana Movie Awards to establish how the LEAD and SUPPORTING ROLE nominees are picked, here is what the organizer’s sent as the applicable rules;
1 .Special Rules for the Acting Awards.
A list of acting nominations shall be made available to the Acting branch by the selection committee.
Acting branch of the academy shall include former Ghana Movie Awards winners, and other highly placed personalities within the acting fraternity.
The Acting Branch will vote for actors. The decision as to whether or not an actor is performing a leading or supporting role , should be decided the branch members during balloting .
4. Final voting will be limited to only active and life members of the Acting branch.
2. Special Rules for the Costume Design Award
1. A list of best costume design nominations shall be made available to the Costume
Design branch by the selection and nomination committee. Movies with the various nominees shall be screened for Costume design Branch to make final judgments based on merit.
2. Acting branch of the academy shall include former Ghana Movie Awards winners, and other highly placed personalities within the acting fraternity.
3. The Acting Branch of the academy will vote for actors in a Leading Role, Performance by a Actor in a Supporting Role, Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.
4. Final voting will be limited to only active and life members of the Acting branch.
Personally I don’t get why spend time with this GH movie awards!!! It is so one directional. People make you movies and if your fans are happy, that’s all the matters. And you making your money. Discriminating in your own country! Africa, mantel slavery!!!!!!