It’s another award year and some Fans Favorites have been nominated for the 4th Annual Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA).
The official nominations for were announced today by the Organizing body, PEM Offshore.
Celebrating the very best of African entertainment and rich culture through filmography, GIAMA selected most of the submissions this year from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Canada, and the United States.
A number of films submitted for nomination brought attention to issues such as violence against women, HIV, the fight for love, their country and survival.
The awards night which is billed to come up on October 17, 2015 in Houston, Texas. will be hosted by Popular comedian, AY Makun.
See full list below.
BEST MOTION PICTURE
- Love Regardless
- Stalker
- Stigma
- Black November
- Trails of Igho
- Matters Arising
BEST FILM (DRAMA)
- Stigma
- The Changer
- Invasion 1897
- Ojuju
- Oge’s Sister
- After the ‘I DOs’
- Stalker
BEST SHORT FILM
- Verdict
- Once
- The Throne
- Hore-Free Day
- Henna
BEST FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
- BF
- Torera
- Ojuju
- Made in Agege
- Iya Alalake
BEST ACTOR
- Frederick Leonard – Keeping Secrets
- Hakeem Kae-Kasim – black November
- Majid Michel – Matters Arising
- Jim Iyke – Stalker
- Mike Omoregbee – Invasion 1897
- Ken Erics – Trials of Igho
- Clem Ohameze – My American Son
BEST ACTRESS
- Adesua Etomi – Falling
- Uche Jombo – Oge’s Sister
- Ini Edo – While You Slept
- Mbong Amata – Black November
- Jackie Appiah – Stigma
- Nse Ikpe Etim – Stalker
- Ruth Kadiri – Matters Arising
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
- Anthony Monjaro – Stalker
- Desmond Finner – Reflections
- Seun Akindele – The Changer
- Chigozie Atuanya – Jafer
- Melvin Oduah – Trials of Igho
- O,C Ukeje – Black November
- James Gardiner – Happy DeathDay
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
- Kiki Omeili – Sting
- Yvonne Jegede – Oge’s Sister
- Caroline Danjuma – Stalker
- Ayo Adesanya – The Good Wife
- Venita Akpofure – While you Slept
- Tana Adelane – The Kingdom
- Eku Edewor – When Loves Comes Around
BEST COMEDIC ACT
- Roselyn Ngissah – Jack & Jill
- Akpororo – Head Gone
- Nkansah Kwadwo – Made in Agege
- Kelechi Udegbe – Horn- Free Day
- Faith Balogun – Iya Alalake
- Lydia Forson – A Letter from Adam
- Eniola Badmus – Head Gone
BEST NEW ACTOR
- Gbenga Titiloye – Love Regardless
- StoneBwoy – Happy DeathDay
- Jeff Kumordzi – Letter from Adam
- Akpororo – Head Gone
- Kunle Oluremi – Sting
- Iso Paeley – Love Regardless
BEST NEW ACTRESS
- Aisha Kamara – Reflections
- Princess Okah – The Changer
- Yvonne Okyere – Love Regardless
- Rosemary Zimu – Champagne
- Emem Inwang – Stalker
- Comfort Idongesit – Trails of Igho
- Nsikan Isaac – The Banker
BEST ON-SCREEN DUO
- Ruth Kadiri & Majid Michel – Matters Arising
- Ken Erics & Kiki Omeili – Trails of Igho
- Blossom Chukwujekwu & Adesua Etomi – Falling
- Gbenga Titiloye & Zynnell Lydia Zuh – Love Regardless
- Nse Ekpe Etim & Jim Iyke – Stalker
- Yvonne Jegede & Uche Jombo – Oge’s Sister
BEST EDITING
- Stanlee Ohikhuare – Kpians
- When Loves Comes Around
- Nwaogburu Nelson – Matters Arising
- Stanlee Ohikhuare – Verdict
- CJ Obasi – Ojuju
- Muyiwa Aluko – Love Regardless
- Black November
BEST SOUND
- Stanlee Ohikhuare – Kpians
- Invasion 1897
- Ononeze Keneth – The Throne
- Black November
- Cobham Asuquo – Darasen Richards – The Antique
- Dayo Thompson – Ojuju
- Kenneth Yeboah – Made in Agege
BEST MAKE-UP/COSTUME
- Chimela Nwagboso/Mather Elechenu – Jafar
- Adefunke Olowu – Ojuju
- Evans/K.Yeboah & B.Poku – Made in Agege
- Inemesit Udonquak – Stalker
- Stanlee Ohikhuare/Itoro Edwin-Okon – Kpians
- When Love Comes Around
- Invasion 1897
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Black November
- Ojuju
- Invasion 1897
- Verdict
- Horn Free Day
- Shattered Romance
- Kpians
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Stigma
- Trails of Igho
- Shattered Romance
- Sting
- Head Gone
- Requite
- Stalker
BEST PRODUCER
- Oge Obasi – Ojuju
- Lancelot Imasuen – Invasion 1897
- Dare Fasasi/Lanre Fasasi – Head Gone
- Moses Inwang/Caroline Danjuma – Stalker
- Jeta Amata – Black November
- Okey Ezugwu – Jafar
BEST DIRECTOR
- Chris Eneng Eneaji – Trials of Igho
- Lancelot Imasuen – Invasion 1897
- Moses Inwang – Stalker
- Muyiwa Aluko – Love Regardless
- Jeta Amata – Black November
- Ejim Fortune Kezi – The Changer
- Dare Fasasi – Head Gone
BEST FILM DIASPORA
- Red Rose
- The Portrait
- Affairs of the Heart
- LAPD African Cops
BEST SCREENPLAY- DIASPORA
- Res Rose
- The Portrait
- Retaliation
- The Flaws
- Bloodline Battle
- Affairs of the Heart
- LAPD African Cops
BEST DIRECTOR – DIASPORA
- Robert Peters – Affairs of the Heart
- John Uche – The Portriate
- AB Sallu – Bloodline Battle
- Kingsley Paul Ukaegbu – Red Rose
- Pascal Atumah – LAPD African Cops
BEST ACTOR – DIASPORA
- Moses Efret – Red Rose
- Carl Payne – The Flaws
- Kyle Burgess – The Portriate
- Pascal Atumah – LAPD African Cops
- Joseph Benjamin – Affairs of the Heart
BEST ACTRESS – DIASPORA
- Oge Okoye – Red Rose
- Berlinda Nahbila – The Portriate
- Queen Esther Imar – Affairs of the Heart
- Pridin B. Fru – Retaliation
FOREIGN INTERNATIONAL ACT (MALE)
- Wyclef Jean – Black November
- Dorien Wilson – LAPD African Cops
- Akon – Black November
- Mickey Rourke – Black November
FOREIGN INTERNATIONAL ACT (FEMALE)
- Sarah Wayne Callies – Black November
- Luenell – LAPD African Cops
- Vanessa Bell Calloway – LAPD African Cops
- Kim Bassinger – Black November
BEST MALE VIEWERS CHOICE
- John Dumelo
- Alex Ekubo
- Van Vicker
- Uti Nwachukwu
- Blossom Chukwujekwu
- Majid Michel
- C Ukeje
BEST FEMALE VIEWERS CHOICE
- Adesua Etomi
- Uche Jombo
- Belinda Effah
- Rita Dominic
- Ruth Kadiri
- Ini Edo
BEST COMEDIC ACT VIEWERS CHOICE
- Francis Odega
- Julius Agwu
- Funke Akindele
- Lydia Forson
- Eniola Badmus
- Roselyn Ngissah
- Akpororo
