Ghana Movie Awards 2016 Nominees Announced | See Full List

With barely two weeks away from the main event, the organizers of Ghana Movie Awards have released the full nomination list for this year’s edition.

Kofas media’s ‘Amakye and Dede’ and Kobby Rana’s ‘Sala’ movies lead the list with 10 nominations each with other movies like Prince Dovlo’s ‘Purple’, Leila Djansi’s ‘Like Cotton like Wool’ all earning nominations.

The Ghana Movie Awards is an award scheme to recognize excellence by annually honoring achievements of actors, writers, directors, producers, technicians and other professionals in the film making industry here in Ghana and the rest of Africa.

The main event for this year’s edition comes off on December 4 at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra and is proudly powered by Zylofon Media.

Check out full nominations list below;

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
1. JOSE TOLBERT– TRUE LIES
2. EDDIE WATSON– IF GOD BE FOR US
3. ALPHONES MENYO– UTOPIA
4. VAN VICKER– BLACK MONEY
5. ADJETEY ANNAN– CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
1. NANA AMA MAC BROWN – NA ME NNIM
2. YVONNE NELSON – IN APRIL
3. RUKIYAT MASUD – CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN
4. KALSOUME SINARE – SALA
5. OPHELIA DZIDZORNU – LIKE COTTON TWINES

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. JOHN DUMELO– AMAKYE AND DEDE
2. FRED AMUGI– BEAUTIFUL RUINS
3. IAN WORDI– SALA
4. KWADWO NKANSAH- FAULT
5. AKROBETO– NA ME NNIM

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

1. JACKIE APPIAH – SALA
2. AKOFA EDJEANI – CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN
3. LUCKIE LAWSON – LIKE COTTON TWINES
4. YVONNE OKORO – LIKE COTTON TWINES
5. ROSELYN NGISSAH – AMAKYE AND DEDE

CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. SALA – TUNDE ADEKOYA
2. PURPLE – PRINCE DOVLO
3. LIKE COTTON TWINES – PIETRO VILLANI
4. CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN – ELI WALLACE JOHANSSON
5. AMAKYE AND DEDE – RICHARD KELLY DOE

DIRECTING
1. SALA– KOBBY RANA
2. LIKE COTTON TWINES– LEILA DJANSI
3. AMAKYE AND DEDE– KOFI ASAMOAH
4. BLACK MONKEY – FRANK GHARBIN
5. CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN – PRISCILLA ANANY

MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING
1. BLACK MONKEY – JUDE ODOH AND JAMILA DABRE
2. PIELI – ALHASSAN IBRAHIM
3. FAULT – JUDE ODOH AND DORIS APPIAH
4. SALA – JUDITH ADZOVIE
5. PIELI – ALHASSAN IBRAHIM

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
1. AMAKYE AND DEDE – SKERIE BADMAN
2. SALA – AUSTIN EROWELE
3. CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN – GABRIEL DIMERO
4. LIKE COTTON TWINES – CLAYTON WORBECK
5. ANNIVERSARY – AFE OLOMOWE

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
1. LIKE COTTON TWINES – YAA YAA
2. AMAKYE AND DEDE – SKERIE BADMAN
3. PURPLE – KELVIN BRONI
4. CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN – BEN AMAKYE AND GABRIEL DIMARO
5. BENNY ANTI – TRUE LIES

PRODUCTION DESIGN
1. LIKE COTTON TWINES – TOMETY TONY
2. CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN – FELIZE SAFORO
3. PURPLE – PRINCE DOVLO
4. UTOPIA – MARK OFFEI
5. SALA – MICHAEL KABU & SAMIRA YAKUBU

SOUND MIXING AND EDITING
1. PURPLE – ARNORD TEIKU-BAAH AND ALEX BIGAH
2. LIKE COTTON TWINES – ALEX CHABOT
3. CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN – ALLISON GREGORY
4. SALA – AUSTIN EROWELE
5. AMAKYE AND DEDE – KOFI ASAMOAH

VISUAL EFFECTS
1. SHOW MERCY – NINJA
2. SALA – AFUA MARLEY
3. PURPLE – PRINCE DOVLO
4. PIELI – OBI STUDIOS

WRITING (ADAPTED OR ORIGINAL SCREEN PLAY)
1. SALA – KOBBY RANA
2. TRUE LIES – MICHEAL AMPONSAH
3. LIKE COTTON TWINES – LEILA DJANSI
4. BEAUTIFUL RUINS – EDDIE NARTEY
5. CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN – PRINCILLA ANANY

DISCOVERY
1. KELVIN BRONI – PURPLE
2. EMMAN SINARE – SALA
3. YAW DABO – AMAKYE AND DEDE
4. REGINA VAN-HELVERT – IN APRIL
5. WIYAALA – NO MAN’S LAND
6. BENEDICTA GAFAH – UTOPIA
7. ADAM-ABDUL HANAN – PIELI
8. SAMIRA ADAMS – TRUE LIES
9. SAMUEL BRAVO – YOU MAY KILL THE BRIDE
10. UMAR KRUPP – AMAKYE AND DEDE

EDITING
1. AMAKYE AND DEDE – KOFI AWUAH AND MAJID ABDUL
2. CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN – ELIZABETH LEE
3. LIKE COTTON TWINS – TANG YU
4. SALA – AFRA MARLEY AND PETER MENSAH

5. YOU MAY KILL THE BRIDE – ABU IDI

BEST PICTURE
1. LIKE COTTON TWINS – (PRODUCERS) LEILA DJANSI AND AKOFA DJANKUI
2. CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN – PRINCILLA ANANY
3. AMAKYE AND DEDE – KOFI ASAMOAH
4. BLACK MONKEY – FRANK GHARBIN
5. TRUE LIES – ABDUL SALAM
6. SALA – (PRODUCERS) FARUEDA SINARE, SAMIRA YAKUBU AND KALSORME SINARE
7. PURPLE – PRINCE DOVLO
8. UTOPIA – ALPHONSE MENYO
9. PIELI – LEONARD KUBALOE
10. ANNIVERSARY – ZYNNELL ZUH

SHORT MOVIE
1. HOPE – JULIET IBRAHIM
2. HER FIRST TIME – PASCAL AKA
3. YAA – ESI YAMOAH
4. HONOURABLE – JERRY

BEST ACTOR AFRICAN COLLABORATION
1. AYO MAKUN – A TRIP TO JAMAICA
2. DEYEMI OKANKWON – NO MAN’S LAND
3. GIDEON OKEKE – ANNIVERSARY
4. EMMANUEL IKUBESE – TRUE LIES

BEST ACTRESS AFRICAN COLLABORATION
1. MERCY JOHNSON – TROUBLED HEART
2. EBUBE NWAGBO – ANNIVERSARY
3. FUNKE AKINDELE – A TRIP TO JAMAICA
4. NSE IKPE ETIM – A TRIP TO JAMAICA