Yvonne Nelson Movie Rules 2012 Ghana Movie Awards

Yvonne Nelson and her kid friends

Popular Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson’s movie titled ‘Single & Married’ topped nominations for the 2012 edition of the prestigious Ghana Movie awards.

The movie had 13 nominations including Best Actress In Leading Role, Best Picture, Best Directing English Language, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Screen Play and Best editing categories.

Other movies that got nominations include ‘Hotel Babylon’, ‘Grooms Bride’, ‘My Story’, ‘Joni Waka’ and ‘Ghana Police’.

The event was on Monday launched at the premises of rLG offices in Accra to kick-start this year’s competition.

Vicky Zugah, Van Vicker, Juliet Ibrahim & Edward Kufour at the launch

The award ceremony is scheduled to come off at the Accra International Conference Centre on Christmas Day, December 25. This year’s event is being organized by Ghollywood Production Limited in collaboration with rLG and TV3, and supported by Vodafone and Travel Express International Hotel.

 Organizers had wanted to shift the award date to December 2 due to Ghana’s elections. But they finally decided on the usual date, December 25.

Among celebrities at the launching event were John Dumelo, Van Vicker, Juliet Ibrahim, Martha Ankomah, Khareema Aguiar, Vicky Zugah, Edward Agyekum Kufour and Amanda Jissih. 

Top actresses Yvonne Okoro, Yvonne Nelson, Nadia Buari, Jackie Appiah, Martha Ankomah and Nana Akua Addo were nominated for Best Actress in Leading Role.

Van Vicker, John Dumelo, Prince David, Kofi Adjorlolo and Ekow Blankson were also nominated for Best Actor In Leading Role.

Below is the full list of nominees:

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Van Vicker -Joni Waka
John Dumelo- Queen Latifa
Prince Dave Osei- Off The Hook
Kofi Adjorlolo- Wipe My Tears
Ekow Blankson - Secret Burden


BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Yvonne Nelson- Single And Married
Martha Ankomah - Tears Of A Smile
Jackie Appiah - Grooms Bride
Nana Akua Addo - Wannabe
Yvonne Okoro - 3 Some
Nadia Buari - Rain

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE LOCAL LANGUAGE
Akwesi Boadi-  Osofa Mafia
Farida Mohammed - Gobana
Kofi Adu- Agya Koo Trotro Driver
Isaac Amoako - Saman Mogya
Kwaku Manu - Area Boys

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE LOCAL LANGUAGE
Nana Ama Mac Brown - Nyankonton
Vivian Jill -  My Story
Linda Abbey - Saman Mogya
Tracy Boakye - Oh Vera
Mercy Aseidu - Baby Face


BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Adjetey Annan - Rain
Majid Michel - Grooms Bride
Rahim Banda - Wipe My Tears
Edward Agyekum Kuffour- Tears Of A Smile
Frank Artus - Trap In The Game
Chris Attoh - Single And Married


BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Kalsum Sinare - 3 Some
Anita Erskine  - Single And Married
Linda Awuku - Wannabe
Lydia Forson - In The Cupboard
Christabel Ekeh - Wrong Target
Nikki Samonas - Queen Latifa


BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE LOCAL LANGUAGE
Apostle John Prah-  Osofo Mafia
Kojo Nkansah-Kweku Saman
Samuel Ofori-Oh Vera
Bernard Opoku - Police Officer
Ebenezer Donkor - B14


BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE LOCAL LANGUAGE
Naana Hayford - Odo Ntentan
Fatima Osman - Gobona
Rose Mensah - Fathia Fata Nkrumah
Emilia Brobbey - My Story
Matilda Asare -Ghana Police
Ellen White - Saman Mogya

BEST ACTOR AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Kalu Keagwu  - Shadow In The Dark
Ramsey Noah - Hotel Babylon
Alex Usifo - Off The Hook
Uti Nwachukwu - In The Cupboard
Yemi Black - The Search
Alex Ekubo - Lovelorn

BEST ACTRESS AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Ini Edo - In The Cupboard
Patience Ozukwo - Untamed
Rukky Sanda - The Search
Nse Ikpe Etim - The Search
Tonto Dike - Lovelorn
Mercy Johnson- Wild Target

BEST PICTURE  AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Desmond  Elliot  & Caroline Danjuma - In The Cupboard
Yvonne Nelson  - Single And Married
Abdul Sallam - Grooms Bride
Andy Boyo - Untamed
Kobi Rana - Hotel Babylon

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Single & Married - Kwame Awuah
Hotel Babylon - Kobi Rana
Joni Waka  - Van Vicker
Area Boys - Kwame Agyeman
Grooms Bride -  Adams Umar



BEST PICTURE
Joni Waka  - Van Vicker And Dr Clarice Kulah-Ford
Grooms Bride - Abdul Sallam
Single & Married - Yvonne Nelson
Trap In The Game - Frank Rajah Arase
Ghana Police - Eugene Moratt
Hotel Babylon - Kobi Rana
Secret Burden- Sellasie Ibrahim
Wannabe - Edmond Quarshie And Michael Odeka

BEST EDITING
Grooms Bride - Enoch Opoku
Hotel Babylon - Kobi Rana
Single & Married - Ebenezer Sowatey
B14 - Ninja
Wannabe- Afra Marley

BEST COSTUME & WARDROBE
Queen Latifah - Mabel  Germain
Ghana Police - Monica Agboli & Nicolas Nsiah
Return Of The Bukom Lion- De She Kollections
Fathia Fata Nkrumah - George Atobrah
Grooms Bride - Samira Yakubu
Secret Burden - Smarty's Management

BEST ART DIRECTION
Return Of The Bukom Lion - Production Design: SHE Quartey; Set Decoration Richard Quartey
Fathia  Fata  Nkrumah -  Production Design:  Jude Odoh ; Set Decoration: Bismark Gyamera
Rain -     Production Design:  DJ Varga Set Decoration: DJ Varga
Ghana Police- Production Design: Jones Agyeman Set Decoration: James Akwasi Wiafe
Single & Married - Production Design: Pascal Amanfo; Set Decoration: Bismark Nii Odoi
Secret Burden - Production Design: John Izedonmi: Set Decoration: Fusani Mamudu

BEST MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG
Azonto Ghost - Bisa
Destiny's Child - Wilhelmina Abu Andani
Single & Married  Abraham  Affaine
Wrong Target - Samuel  Sarpong
Fathia Fata Nkrumah - Adu Patrick

BEST DIRECTING ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Single And Married - Pascal Amanfo
Grooms Bride - Frank Rajah Arase
Queen Latifa - Kensteve Anuka
In The Cupboard - Desmond  Elliot
Hotel Babylon - Kobi Rana

BEST DIRECTING LOCAL LANGUAGE
Oh Vera - Samuel Ofori
Joni Waka - Van Vicker
Saman Mogya - Augustine Abbey
Fathia Fata Nkrumah - Frank Gharbin
Ghana Police - Jones Agyemang
Area Boys - Kofi Asamoah

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
B14 - Ninja
Wrong Target - Albert Adom
Saman Mogya - Real Illusion

BEST WRITING ADAPTED OR ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dwomo Benjamin And Eddie Nartey- Testing The Waters
Frank Rajah - Trap In The Game
Secret Burden - John Martey
In The Cupboard - Kenhinde Olorunyomi And Lydia Forson
Single And Married - Pascal Amanfo

BEST MAKE UP
Tears Of A Smile - Comfort Ade
Groom Bride - Forreal Mensah
Fathia Fata Nkrumah - Jude Odoh
Single And Married - Lydia Ashietey

BEST MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE
Single And Married - Abraham Affaine
In The Cupboard - Rumeh
Hotel Babylon - Kobi Rana
Secret Burden - Gbenga Amuni
Joni Waka - Lynx  Entertainment

Credit: NEWS-ONE