Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards: Nominees

The list of nominees for the inaugural edition of the Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) has been announced. The GIAMA awards is organized by Houston-based entertainment company, Golden Icons. The award ceremony will take place on October 20, at the Morris Cultural Arts Centre, in Texas, Houston. The event will be hosted by star actor, Jim Iyke.

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE (African)

• Unge’s War
• Man on Ground
• Somewhere in Africa
• Mr. & Mrs.
• Two Brides and a Baby
• I’ll Take My Chances

2. BEST DRAMA FILM (African)

• Bride’s Groom
• In The Cupboard
• Kokomma
• Somewhere in Africa
• Two Brides and a Baby
• Enemy of the Family

3. BEST ACTOR (African)

• Majid Michel (Somewhere in Africa)
• Jimmy Jean-Louis – Sinking Sands
• O.C Ukeje – Two Brides and A Baby
• George Davidson – Dangerous Men
• Joseph Benjamin – Mr. & Mrs.
• Hakeem Kae Kazim – Man on Ground

4. BEST ACTRESS (African)

• Ini Edo – In the Cupboard
• Jackie Appiah – Deadly Affair
• Nse Ekpe Etim – Mr. & Mrs.
• Stella Damasus – Two Brides and a Baby
• Yvonne Okoro – Single Six
• Nadia Buari – Hands of Time

5. BEST COMEDY ACT (African)

• Okon Lagos – Ime Bishop Umoh
• Wisdom of Thomas – Funke Akindele
• Dumebi – Mercy Johnson
• Okon Lagos – Monalisa Chinda
• Eletan – Lilian Bach

6. BEST NEW ACTOR (African)

• Leo Uche – Unge’s War
• Uti Nwachukwu – In the Cupboard
• Bryan Okwara – I’ll Take my Chances
• Bobby Michaels – Facebook Lovers
• Eddie Watson – Single Six
• James Gardener – Brides Groom

7. BEST NEW ACTRESS (African)

• Keira Hewatch – Two Brides and a Baby
• Nana Akua Amoah – Single Six
• Belinda Effah – Kokomma
• Zita Galega – Single Six
• Ama K. Abebrese – Sinking Sands
• Joy Orie (JJ Bunny) – Trapped in the Game

8. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (African)

• Alexx Ekubo – In the Cupboard
• Okey Uzoeshi – Two Brides and a Baby
• Van Vicker – Hands of Time
• Frank Artus – Trapped in the Game
• Leo Uche – Dangerous Men
• Yemi Blaq – Sinking Sands

9. BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (African)

• Sinking Sands – Leila Djansi
• Unge’s War – GuGu Michael
• In the Cupboard – Desmond Elliot
• My Life, My Damage – Uche Jombo
• Two Brides and a Baby – Blessing Egbe
• Single Six – Pascal Amanfo

10. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (African)

• Chelsea Eze – Two Brides and A Baby
• Biola Segun Williams – In the Cupboard
• Yvonne Nelson – Trapped in the Game
• Martha Ankomah – Somewhere in Africa
• Lilian Ini Ikpe – Kokomma
• Chisom Oz Lee – Timeless Passion

11. BEST INDIGENOUS FILM (African)

• Unge’s War
• Eletan
• Okon Lagos
• Idomo
• Kokomma
• Udeme Mi

12. BEST FRIM DIRECTOR (African)

• Two Brides and a Baby – Teco Benson
• Kokomma – Tom Robson
• Somewhere in Africa – Frank Rajah Arase
• In the Cupboard – Desmond Elliot
• Hands of Time – Van Vicker
• Deadly Affair – Phil Efe Bernard

13. BEST FILM PRODUCER (African)

• GuGu Michaels – Unge’s War
• Kwame Boadu – Somewhere in Africa
• Emem Isong – I’ll Take My Chances
• Chinwe Egwuagu – Mr. and Mrs.
• Abdul Salam Mumuni – Brides Groom
• Blessing Egbe – Two Brides and Baby

14. .BEST COSTUME (African)

• I’ll Take My Chances
• Brides Groom
• Somewhere in Africa
• Unge’s War
• Two Brides and A Baby

15. BEST SOUND (African)

• Deadly Affair
• Sinking Sands
• Somewhere in Africa
• I’ll Take My Chances
• Unge’s War
• Brides Groom

16. .BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (African)

• Unge’s War
• Man on Ground
• Brides Groom
• Sinking Sands
• Two Brides and A Baby
• Deadly Affair

17. GIAMA Humanitarian Award

• Omotola Jalade – Omotola Youth Empowerment (OYEP) Foundation
• Nana Ama Mcbrown – Nana Ama and The Mcbrown Family Foundation
• Van Vicker – Van Vicker Foundation
• Juliet Ibrahim – The Juliet Ibrahim Kidney Cancer Foundation (JIF)
• John Dumelo – John Dumelo foundation
• Monalisa Chinda – Monalisa Chinda Sunshine Foundation

18. BEST FILM (Diaspora)

• Bianca
• Secret Past
• The Entrapped
• The Mechanic (Who is the Man)
• Black Money
• Paparazzi

19. BEST ACTRESS (Diaspora)

• Sanu Kalu – Scarlet
• Divine Shaw – Black Money
• Maureen Esealuka – Bianca
• Amaka Morghalu – Faithfulness
• Syr Law – The Entrapped
• Seun Maduka – The Mechanic (Who is the Man)

20. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Diaspora)

• Susan Peters – The Entrapped
• Nancy Agyapong – DSK Unauthorized
• Charmaine Turpin – Bianca
• Summer Angel – Tears of my Joy
• Wins Tina Taylor – Scarlet
• Ify Efy – The Mechanic (Who is the Man)

21. BEST ACTOR (Diaspora)

• Chet Anekwe – Bianca
• Van Vicker – Black Money
• Pascal Atuma – Secret Past
• Ramsey Nouah – Exposure
• John Dumelo – Scarlet
• Tchidi Chikere – When Heaven Smiles

22. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Diaspora)

• Olalekan Akintude – Black Money
• Oscar Atuma – The Mechanic (Who is the Man)
• Mohamed Bah – Secret Past
• Koby Maxwell – Paparazzi: Eye In The Dark
• Curtis John Miller – Grey Focus

23. BEST FILM DIRECTOR (Diaspora)

• Robert Peters – Black Money
• Ab Sallu – Secret Past
• John Uche – Bianca
• Pascal Atuma – The Mechanic (Who is the Man)
• George Kalu – Faithfulness
• Bayo Akinfemi – Paparazzi: Eye In The Dark

24. BEST FILM PRODUCER (Diaspora)

• Secret Past – Mohammed Bah
• Bianca – John Uche
• The Entrapped – Wendy Bangura
• The Mechanic (Who is the Man) – Pascal Atuma
• Paparazzi – Clarice Kulah/ Koby Maxwell
• Black Money – Chris Ikpefua

25. BEST MALE ACT (African – Viewer’s Choice)

•  John Dumelo
• Ramsey Nouah
• Majid Michel
• Desmond Elliot
• Van Vicker
• Jim Iyke
• Mike Ezuruonye
• Yemi Blaq

26. BEST FEMALE ACT (African – Viewer’s Choice)

• Omotola Jalade
• Mercy Johnson
• Nadia Buari
• Genevieve Nnaji
• Uche Jombo
• Jackie Appiah
• Tonto Dikeh
• Ini Edo

27. BEST FILM DIRECTOR (African – Viewer’s Choice)

• Kunle Afolayan
• Frank Rajah-Arase
• Desmond Elliot
• Pascal Amanfo
• Tunde Kelani
• Teco Benson
• Phil Efe Bernard
• Tom Robson

28. BEST MALE ACT – (Diaspora – Viewer’s Choice)

• Tchidi Chikere
• Pascal Atuma
• Chet Anekwe
• Hakeem Kae-Kazim
• Oliver Mbamara

29. BEST FEMALE ACT – (Diaspora – Viewer’s Choice)

• Sana Kanu
• JJ Bunny
• Veeda Darko
• Seun Maduka
• Merlisa Determined

30. Best Male Act (Hollywood – Viewer’s Choice)

• Idris Elba
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Denzel Washington
• Kevin Hart
• Will Smith
• Don Cheadle
• Isaiah Washington
• Djimon Hounsou

31. BEST FEMALE ACT (Hollywood – Viewer’s Choice)

• Meagan Good
• Kerri Washington
• Lynn Whitfield
• Queen Latifah
• Halle Berry
• Taraji Henson
• Princess Monique
• Sophie Okonedo