Full List Of Nominees For Ghana Movie Awards 2016 Released

Leila Djansi’s critically acclaimed drama that confronts sex trafficking in Ghana, ‘Like Cotton Twines’ has received a total of 13 mentions in the just announced nominations for the 2016 Ghana Movie Awards.

The film which recently won the Savannah Film Festival Award for Best Narrative Feature, has been nominated for Best Film, Best Directing, Best Cinematography and more. Like Cotton Twines stars star actress Yvonne Okoro, star of BET’s The Game Jay Ellis, David Dontoh, Luckie Lawson, Adjetey Anang, Ophelia Dzidzornu and Hollywood executive, actress/producer Miranda Bailey who produced last years award winning film Diary of a Teenage Girl.

Topping the 2016 Ghana Movies Awards nomination list with 14 nods, is ‘Sala’. ‘Children of The Mountain’ also has 12 nominations.

The 2016 Ghana Movies Awards will be held at the Kempinski Hotel on December 4. A nominee’s party will be held on November 26th ahead of the main ceremony.

Full list of nominations:

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

COSTUME AND WARDROBE
1. HAPPILY EVER AFTER – CLARA ASANTEWAA
2. SALA – FAUZIA YAKUBU
3. LIKE COTTON TWINES – AWO AHIABLE
4. PIELI – YAHAYA LATIFA
5. BLACK MONKEY – JOYCE AGYABEA AND GEORGE ATTABRAH

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 – MICHEAL KABU AND 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