2013 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards

The 2013 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards was the second edition of the ceremony to reward excellence in African cinema. It was hosted by Ramsey Nouah.

Awards

Categories

Best Motion Picture

• Brother's Keeper (2014 film)
• Finding Mercy (film)
• Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Contract (2012 film)
• Ninah’s Dowry
• Phone Swap

Best Drama

• Hunters
• On Bended knees
• House of Gold
• Desperate Housegirls
• Finding Mercy
• Torn (2013 Nigerian film)

Best Cinematography

• Red Hot
• Last Flight to Abuja
• Weekend Getaway
• Phone Swap
• Brother's Keeper (2014 film)
• Contract (2012 film)

Best Comedy

• Okon goes to School
• Cheaters
• Mrs Somebody
• Lies men Tell
• Phone Swap
• House of Gold

Best Costume

• The Twin Sword
• Weekend Getaway
• House of Gold
• Volunteers
• The Gods are Still not to Blame
• Keeping my Man

Most Promising Actress (Best New Actress)

• Mary Lazarus – Desperate House girls
• Omawumi Megbele – House of Gold
• Mbufung Seikeh – Ninah’s dowry
• Okawa Shaznay – Cheaters
• Tamara Eteimo – Desperate House Girls
• Itz Tiffany – Single and Married

Best Actress

• Ireti Doyle – Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Rita Dominic – Finding Mercy (film)
• Jackie Appiah – Hunters
• Omoni Oboli – Brother's Keeper (2014 film)
• Chioma Chukwuka – On Bended Knees
• Yvonne Okoro – Contract (2012 film)
• Nse Ikpe Etim – Phone Swap

Best Supporting Actress

• Monalisa Chinda Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Uru Ekeh – Weekend Getaway
• Keira Hewatch Lies men Tell
• Roselyn Ngissah – Letter to my Mother
• Betty Olumowe – Scam
• Kate Henshaw-Nuttal – False

Most Promising Actor (Best New Actor)

• Bobby Obodo – The Volunteers
• Anurin Nwunembom – Ninah’s Dowry
• Wale Ojo – Phone Swap
• Umar Krupp – House of Gold
• Blossom Chukwujekwu – Finding Mercy (film)
• Seun Akindele – On Bended Knees

Best Actor

• Kalu Ikeagwu – False
• Adjetey Anang – Hunters
• Hlomla Dandala – Contract (2012 film)
• Majid Michel – Brother's Keeper (2014 film)
• OC Ukeje – Alan Poza
• Yemi Blaq – Bridge of Hope

Best Supporting Actor

• Joseph Benjamin (actor) – Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Eddie Watson – Letter to my Mother
• Alex Ekubo – Weekend Getaway
• Francis Odega – House of Gold
• Chet Anekwe – On Bended Knees
• Uti Nwachukwu – Finding Mercy (film)

Best Director

• Moses Inwang – Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Kunle Afolayan – Phone Swap
• Ikechukwu Onyeka – Brother's Keeper (2014 film)
• Desmond Elliott – Finding Mercy (film)
• Victor Viyuoh – Ninah’s Dowry
• Pascal Amanfo – House of Gold

Best Original Screenplay

• Phone Swap - Kemi Adesoye
• Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Finding Mercy (film)
• Desperate Housegirls
• House of Gold
• False

Best Sound

• Last Flight to Abuja
• Red Hot
• Finding Mercy (film)
• Contract (2012 film)
• Hunters
• Mrs. Somebody

Producer of the Year

• Moses Inwang – Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Che Hilaire – Ninah’s Dowry
• Abdul Salam – Hunters
• Kunle Afolayan – Phone Swap
• Uduak Isong – Desperate Housegirls
• Yvonne Okoro – Contract (2012 film)

Best Original Soundtrack

• Hunters
• Mrs Somebody
• Ninah’s Dowry
• Weekend Getaway
• Bridge of Hope
• Cheaters

Best Film Diaspora

• Still Standing [USA]
• Feathered Dreams [Ukraine]
• Unguarded [USA]
• When One door Closes [USA]

Best Film Director – Diaspora

• Andrew Rozhen – Feathered Dreams
• Desmond Elliot & Bethels Agomuoh – Unguarded
• Michael Uadiale – Still Standing
• Robert Peters – When one door loses

Best Actor - Viewer's Choice

• Mike Ezuruonye

Best Actress - Viewer's Choice

• Ini Edo

Honorary Awards

Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award

• Richard Mofe Damijo

Honorary Directing Achievement Award

• Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen

References