Entertainment
Movie Stars Battle For AMAA Top Prize…As Winners Of Oscars 2010 Emerge
Top Nigerian actresses, Stephanie Okereke, Bimbo Akintola and their Ghanaian counterparts, Jackie Apia, Lydia Farson, Naa Ashoku and Mensa Doku are top nominees for the Best Actress Category in this year’s African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) to be held in Ghana next month. This is as a result of their movie roles in ‘Nnenda,’ “freedom in Chains and “perfect Picture.”
In the Best Actor category are Ramsey Noah, Lucky Ejim, Majid Micheal, Odera Ozoka and John Osie Tutu for their roles in ‘Tenant’ Sin of a soul,’ “The Figurin,’ Soul Diaspora’ and I Sing for a Well.”
While Kunle Afolaye (Figurin), Shemu Joyah, Shirley Frimpong Manso, Leila Juwel Djansi, Jude Idada and Lucky Ejim will slug it out for the Best Director category.
Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Figurine’ and Izu Ojukwu’s ‘Nneda’ were among 30 films that made the nominations for the 2010 Awards out of the over 280 entries received across Africa.
This was announced by the Awards-Chairman of College of Screeners Shuaib Hussein at a colourful ceremony at Mensvic Hotel, East Legon Accra Ghana on March 6, 2010.
Speaking at the event, the CEO of AMAA, Peace Anyiam Osigwe explained the symbolism of holding the nominations in Ghana on the eve of the country’s 53rd Independence Anniversary, stressing that with the awards, Kwame Nkuruma’s quest for oneness of Africa through the Pan African Ideology is being realised.
She noted that the motion picture has projected Africa positively to the world, adding that film makers from the continent should use their works to tell the African story in a more positive and meaningful way.
Meanwhile, Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock won the best acting Oscars last week. Bridges won for country music film ‘Crazy Heart’ while Bullock was victorious for the ‘Blind side’ at the 82nd Academy Awards.
Bristish Actress, Dame Helen had been nominated for the ‘Last Station,’ while Carey Mulligan was in the race for “Coming of Age film. An Educationist, Colin Firth had been nominated for the best actor, Oscar for a single man but all three lost out.
Kathrine Bigelow made Oscars history after becoming the first woman to win the Best Director award. The film maker also won the ‘battle of Exes’ at the ceremony with her Iraq war film ‘The Hurt Locker’ also winning Best film and a total of six awards compared with three for former husband James Cameroun’s 31 epic ‘Avatar.’
Bigelows best director gong was greeted with loud cheers from the star studded audience in Los Angeles. Fighting back tears, she thanked the academy for showing that it can be about the performance and not the politics.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
Nancy Briggs
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