NMA PRESS CONFERENCE: PRESS RELEASE & IMAGES

E4 PR's pretty Chelsea Eze

First Nollywood Movies Awards (NMAs) 2012

“CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN NOLLYWOOD”

Nollywood Movies Awards will celebrate both English speaking and Indigenous talents with a Nominees’ Party set to take place on Saturday 5th May 2012 at the Oriental hotel in Lagos, Nigeria; with the Main Awards Ceremony on Saturday 2nd June 2012 at the Civic Centre, also in Lagos, Nigeria.

The Main Awards Ceremony will be hosted by: Julius D Genius Agwu and Kate Henshaw.

The primary aim of the Nollywood Movies Awards (NMAs) is to honor and recognize excellence in the Industry.

The Awards will also focus on the highest achievements of films produced for the industry each year in order to motivate and encourage those who make them and inspire new entrants into the industry.

The Press Conference was held on Friday 27th April 2012 at the Lagos Ikeja Hotel (Best Western) where the full list of categories and nominees were revealed. The highlights of the ceremony will be screened later on Nollywood Movies (SKY Channel 329) and on other notable platforms.

NMA 2012 NOMINEES

Best Movie
 MIRROR BOY
 ANCHOR BABY
 PRIVATE STORM
 MEMORIES OF THE HEART
 TANGO WITH ME
 KISS N' TELL

Best Actor in a Leading Role
 VAN VICKER (AGAINST THE LAW)
 RAMSEY NOUAH (PRIVATE STORM)
 TRYBSON DUDUKOKO (GHETTO DREAMZ)
 JOSEPH BENJAMIN (TANGO WITH ME)
 JOSEPH BENJAMIN (KISS N' TELL)
 CHARLES OKAFOR (FAKE PROPHET)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 JUNIOR POPE ODUMODOH (NKWOCHA)
 JOHN DUMELO (PRIVATE STORM)
 YUL EDOCHIE (AGAINST THE LAW)
 GABRIEL AFOLAYAN (GHETTO DREAMZ)

Best Actress in a Leading Role
 GENEVIEVE NNAJI (TANGO WITH ME)
 OMONI OBOLI (ANCHOR BABY)
 MERCY JOHNSON (WEEPING SOUL)
 UCHE JUMBO (DAMAGE)
 OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE (PRIVATE STORM)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 TINA MBA  (TANGO WITH ME)

 RACHEL ONIGA (GHETTO DREAMZ)
 STELLA DAMASUS (BENT ARROWS)
 NSE IKPE-ETIM (KISS N' TELL)

Best Actor in an Indigenous Movie (non-English speaking language)
 CHIWETALU AGU (NKWOCHA)
 YINKA QADRI (AYE DUDU)
 SAIDI BALOGUN (ETI KETA)
 BROWN IGBOEGWU (APPARITION)
 FEMI ADEBAYO (EMI ABATA)
 ODUNLADE ADEKOLA (IKUFORIJI)

Read more »