Moses Armstrong, Rita Dominic, Ime Bishop Umoh nominated for Nollywood Movies Awards

The nominees for the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards were last Saturday (September 7) announced at an event, which took place at the African Bar of Lagos Oriental Hotel. The event was attended by several top Nollywood stars. Following is a full list of this year’s award nominees.

1. Best Movie

• HoodRush
• Journey to Self
• The Meeting
• Phone Swap
• Udeme Mmi
• Mrs. Somebody

2. Best Lead Actor

• Bayo Alawiye (The Gods are Still Not to Blame)
• Gabriel Afolayan (First Cause)
• Iyke Adiele (Broken)
• OC Ukeje (HoodRush)
• Moses Armstrong (Udeme Mmi)
• Wale Ojo (Phone Swap)

3. Best Lead Actress

• Rita Dominic (The Meeting)
• Nse Ikpe-Etim (Mr. & Mrs.)
• Mercy Johnson (Dumebi)
• Funke Akindele (MAAMi)
• Bimbo Akintola (HoodRush)
• Uche Jombo (Mrs. Somebody)

4. Best Supporting Actor

• Ime Bishop Umoh (Udeme Mmi)
• Akin Lewis (Heroes and Zeros)
• Bimbo Manuel (Broken)
• Gabriel Afolayan (HoodRush)
• Afeez Oyetoro (Phone Swap)
• Bob-Manuel Udokwu (Adesuwa)

5. Best Supporting Actress

• Ngozi Ezeonu (Adesuwa)
• Barbara Soky (Bridge of Hope)
• Ada Ameh (Phone Swap)
• Chelsea Eze (HoodRush)
• Mary Chukwu (Broken)

6. Best Actor (Indigenous)

• Ekere Nkangha (Kokomma)
• Wole Ojo (MAAMi)
•  Segun ‘Lanko’ Ogunremi (Odasan)
• Ime Bishop Umoh (Udeme Mmi)

7. Best Actress (Indigenous)

•  Tope Brass (Odasan)
• Belinda Effah (Kokomma)
• Obongawan Bennet-James (Udeme Mmi)
• Funke Akindele (MAAMi)

8. Best Indigenous Movie

• Udeme Mmi
• Odasan
• MAAMi
• Kokomma

9. Best Director

• Mildred Okwo (The Meeting)
• Lancelot Imasuen (Udeme Mmi)
• Dimeji Ajibola (HoodRush)
• Kunle Afolayan (Phone Swap)
• Tope Oshin Ogun (Journey to Self)

10. Best Editing

• Paul Apel (Mr. & Mrs.)
• Yemi Jolaosho (Phone Swap)
• Victor Ehi-Amedu (Adesuwa)
• Dimeji Ajibola (HoodRush)
• Okey Benson (The Meeting)
• Kunle Adejuyigbe (Journey to Self)

11. Best Sound Design

• Obi Emelonye (Last Flight to Abuja)
• Semiu Adewuyi (Kokomma)
• Carl Raccah (Journey to Self)
• Olukunle Adegbite (The Gods are Still Not to Blame)
• Alex Njuguna (The Meeting)
• Dimeji Ajibola (HoodRush)

12. Best Cinematography

• Alfred Chia (Heroes & Zeros)
• James Costello (Last Flight To Abuja)
• Shalom Uyi Enabulele (Broken)
• Yinka Edward (Phone Swap)
• Jim Bishop (The Meeting)
• Byron Ene (The Gods are Still not to Blame)

13. Best Original Screenplay

• Tunde Babalola (MAAMi)
• Mildred Okwo/Tunde Babalola (The Meeting)
• Rita Onwurah (Udeme Mmi)
• Dimeji Ajibola (HoodRush)
• Tchidi Chikere (Dumebi)
• Kemi Adesoye (Phone Swap)

14. Best Costume Design

• Jaiye Owolabi (The Gods are Still not to Blame)
• Titi Aluko (Phone Swap)
• Ekene Okoye Mpom (Kiss and the Brides)
• Yolanda Okereke/Aminat Olateju (Journey to Self)
• Wanger Ayu/Rosaline Ijejem (Mr. & Mrs.)
• Iyen Agbonifo (Adesuwa)

15. Best Makeup

• Temisan Etsede (Adesuwa)
• Touch of Glamour/Tobi Jeje-Phillip and Korede Olowoyo (Journey to Self)
• Tracy Iyoha (The Gods are Still not to Blame)
• Jnnifer Alegieuno (The Meeting)
• Olivia Obasi (Broken)

16. Best Set Design

• Pat Nebo (Phone Swap)
• Adeoye Bakare (Heroes & Zeros)
• Hilary Patrick (The Meeting)
• Sango B’Song (Last Flight to Abuja)

17. Best Soundtrack

• Truth (The Meeting)
• Luke Corradine (Last Flight to Abuja)
• Patrick Mathias (HoodRush)
• Slam (Udeme Mmi)
• Truth (Phone Swap)
• Oludare Olateju (The Gods are Still not to Blame)

18. Best Diaspora Movie

• Man on Ground
• Alaalo
• Turning Point
• The Past Came Calling
• Secret Past

19. Best Short Movie

• Unspoken
• 15 Minutes
• Epitaph
• Ogondah
• Blink
• Till Death Do Us Part

20. Best Rising Star (Male)

• OC Ukeje (HoodRush)
• Ifeanyi Kalu (Kokomma)
• Bobby Obodo (Mrs. Somebody)
• Uti Nwachukwu (In the Cupboard)

21. Best Rising Star (Female)

• Linda Ejiofor (The Meeting)
• Belinda Effah (Kokomma)
• Ijeoma Agu (HoodRush)
• Rachel Isaac (Daisy)
• Tehila Adiele (Broken)
• Tess Abubakar (In the Cupboard)

22. BEST CHILD ACTOR

• Ayomide Abatti (MAAMi)
• Adeola Faseyi (Married but Living Single)
• Regina Ojeogwu (Wave of Glory)
• Obiora Samuel Olife (Broken Silence)