The maiden edition of the Ghana movie Awards 2010 which was held on 25th december ,2010 at the dome of the international conference centre may have come and gone, but the memory still lingers. The well attended event by various west african movie stars and practitioners saw Film makers Shirley Frimpong Manso and Leila Djansi win big for the night
Both had multiple nominations for their works ‘Sinking Sands’ & ‘I Sing of a Well’, and ‘Checkmate’ & ‘A Sting in A Tale’ respectively.
Shirley’s ‘Sting in A Tale’ stung the competition by winning a total of 5 nods including Best Directing, Best Original Music, Best Screenplay, Best Score, and Best Cinematography. Leila’s ‘Sinking Sands’ grabbed four statuettes including Best Picture, Best Art Direction, Best Wardrobe, Best Movie (West African Collaboration).
Majid Michel won Best Actor (English) with Kofi Adu alias Agya Koo winning Best Actor (Local Language), while Jackie Appiah (and her 3 co-stars) took the nod for Best Actress (English) with Rose Mensah Alias Kyeiwaa winning in the local language division.
The Ghana Movie Awards saw musical performances from the likes of Rana, Mimi, Kwabena Kwabena, 4×4, SL, 5five, and Praye, with guest appearances from Segun Arinze, Uti Nwachuku, Samini, Tinny, Joseph Agbeko, Joshua Clottey, Kofi Bucknor and others.
Best Actor In A Leading Role (English)
Majid Michel [Beast]
Best Actress In A Leading Role (English)
Jackie Appiah, Juliet Ibrahim, Yvonne Okoro, Roselyn Ngissah [4 Play]
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Local Language)
Kofi Adu A.K.A Agya Koo [Ama Ghana]
Best Actress In A Leading Role(Local Language)
Rose Mensah Aka Kyeiwaa [Akrasi Burgers]
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (E.L)
John Dumelo [Game]
Best Actress In A Supporting Role (E.L)
Nadia Buari [Checkmate]
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (L.L)
Clement Bonney [Ama Ghana]
Best Actress In A Supporting Role. (L.L)
Nana Mc Brown [Madam Moke]
Favourite Actor
Kofi Adjorlolo
Favourite Actress
Yvonne Nelson
Best Writing-Adapted Or Original Screenplay
Shirley Frimpong-Manso [A Sting In A Tale]
Best Visual Effect
Barry Isa Quaye [Flash Fever]
Best Wardrobe
Mabel Germain [Sinking Sands]
Best Music Score
A Sting In A Tale
Best Original Song
A Sting In A Tale
Best Directing (E.L)
Shirley F. Manso [A Sting In A Tale]
Best Directing (L.L)
Frank Gharbin [Ama Ghana]
Best Editing
Afra Marley [Game]
Best Cinematography
Bob J [A Sting In A Tale]
Discovery Of The Year
Emoimogen Hogen [Trinity]
Best Make-Up
Jane A. Williams [Checkmate]
Best Picture
Sinking Sands
Best Story
Who Loves Me
Best Art Direction
Sinking Sands
Best Actor / West Africa Collaboration
Uti Nwachukwu [Busting Out]
Best Actress / West African Collaboration
Genevieve Nnaji [Silent Scandal]
Best Movie / West African Collaboration
Sinking Sands