Ghana Movie Awards releases nominations for 2020 edition

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Nominations for this year’s Ghana Movie Awards have been announced, with ‘Fix Us’ and ‘Ogbozo’ films leading the pack with eighteen nominations each.

The film produced by Yvonne Nelson, Ama K Abebrese, and directed by Destiny Omon, have their stories up for the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Editing, and Best cinematography categories in addition to thirteen (13) other categories.

Frank Gharbin’s film Heroes of Africa also came through as one of the big films of the award with 16 nominations while Habiba Sinare & Umar Klupp film titled, 18 had 13 nods.

Yvonne Nelson, Yvonne Okoro, Alexandra Amon, Habiba Sinare, Jackie Appiah, Jessica William and Emelia Brobbey have also earned nominations in the awards.

The rest, Andrew Adote, Umar, Umar Akwasi Boadi, Bernard Adusi Poku, Van Vicker, Adjetey Annan and Prince David Osei also had nominations in Best Actor and Supporting Actor categories.

First-time actors like Irene Logan, Mona Montrage, Eric Afrifa Mensah and others have made it to the discovery category.

The Ghana Movie Awards scheme is by GP Productions and its partners to reward excellence in the country’s motion picture industry.

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It also gives others from the African continent the opportunity to be recognised for their efforts at telling the African stories to both Africans and the rest of the world during the period under review.

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This year’s award ceremony will take place on December 30, where winners will be announced.

Below is the full list of nominees:

A PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Andrew Adote – Ogbozo
Samuel Bravo – Ecstasy
Umar Krupp – Trinity
Bernard Adusi-Poku – Heroes of Africa
Akwasi Boadi – Madhouse

A PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Habiba Sinare – 18
Jackie Appiah – My partner’s enemy
Jessica William – Trinity
Emelia Brobbey – Heroes of Africa
Yvonne Nelson, Yvonne Okoro, Alexandra Amon – Fix Us

A PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Woode Anthony – 18
Adjetey Annan – Citation
Kofi Adjorlolo – Trinity
Van Vicker – Heroes of Africa
Prince David Osei – Fix us

A PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Kalsoume Sinare – 18
Roselyn Ngissah – Ogbozo
Ama K Abebrese – Ogbozo
Michelle Attoh – Fix us
Salma Mumin – foreigners God

SOUND EDITING & MIXING

18 – Kobby Okyere
Ogbozo – George Sedzro & Ezekiel Boateng
Heroes of Africa – Walker Boateng
Fix us – Berni Anti

VISUAL EFFECTS

Ogbozo – Felix Kanzo
Heroes of Africa – Walker Boateng
18 – Kobby Okyere

DIRECTING

18 – Kobi Rana
Ogbozo – Destiny Omon & Chris Wheelington
Ecstasy – Phill Bernard Efe
Heroes of Africa – Frank Fiifi
Fix us -Pascal Amanfo

EDITING

18 – Kobby Okyere
Ogbozo – Solomon Tamakloe
Heroes of Africa – Walker Boateng
Madhouse -Mico Majid Michel
Fix us – Okey Benson

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Ogbozo – Isaac Awuah
Ecstasy – Richard Amachi
Heroes of Africa – Vincent Baffour
18 – Ben Zola
Fix us – John Passah

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

18 – Felix Kanzo
Ogbozo – Priscilla Martekie & Kisha Hamilton
Ecstasy – Deborah Quansah
Heroes of Africa – Zion Train
Fix us – Nana Akua Adinkra

COSTUME AND WARDROBE

Heroes of Africa – George Atobra
18 – Perpetual Aikins
Ogbozo -Gifty Mawuena Sassovi
Love and tradition – Pemella Kari Kari
Fix us – Clara Asantewaa

WRITING ADAPTED OR ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Madhouse – Michael Ola
18 – Kofi Mulan
Heroes of Africa – Frank Fiifi Gharbin
Fix us – Pascal Amanfo

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Love and tradition – Joseph Quao
Ogbozo – Godwin Mensah (Vegas)
Ecstasy – Felix Kanzo
Heroes of Africa – Bismark Gyamerah
Love and tradition – Joseph Quao

MUSIC ORIGINAL SCORE

18 – Kobby Okyere
Ogbozo – George Sedzro
Fix us – Berni Anti
Heroes of Africa – Yobo gang

MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG

Ogbozo – Blackk Rasta
Ecstasy – Derrick Richfields
Fix us – Berni Anti

BEST ACTOR – AFRICAN COLLABORATION

Mofe Duncan – Fix us
Gabriel Afolayan – Citation
Tobi Baker – Fix us
Sam Dede – foreigners God
Emmanuel France – Ogbozo

BEST ACTRESS – AFRICAN COLLABORATION

Ini Edo – Citation
Alexandra Amon – Fix us
Temi Otedola – Citation
Ini-Dima Okojie – foreigners God
Eucharia Anunobi – foreigners God

BEST MOVIE – AFRICAN COLLABORATION

Citation – Kunle Afolayan
Fix us – Yvonne Nelson
Ogbozo – Destiny Omon & Ama K. Abrebese
Foreigners God – Ifan Michael

DISCOVERY

Mona Montrage – Fix us
Eric Afrifa Mensah – Ogbozo
Irene Logan – Fix us
Andrew Adote – Ogbozo
Martina Dwamena – Not your regular couple
Regina Owusu – Not your regular couple
Stephen Mawunyo (Oteele) – Mad house
Shandrach – Heroes of Africa
Gifty Serwaa – Bonsu – Heroes of Africa
Esi Hammond –Bedroom Bully

BEST PICTURE

Heroes of Africa – Frank Fiifi Gharbin
18 – Habiba Sinare & Umar Klupp
Citation – Kunle Afolayan
Ogbozo – Ama K. Abrebese & Destiny Omon
Ecstasy – Samuel Bravo
Not your regular couple – Martina Dwamena
Trinity – Isaac Agyapong
Heroes of Africa – Frank Gharbin
Fix us – Yvonne Nelson
Foreigners God – Ifan Michael