The 3rd edition of the Nollywood Movie Awards held on Saturday at the Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos.
The top winner of the night was Flower Girl, which had nine nominations. The movie, produced and directed by Michelle Bello, won Best Set Design, Best Soundtrack, Best Sound Design and Best Editing.
The Best Lead Actress went to Ireti Doyle in Torn; Best Lead Actor was Mike Ezuronye for Unforgivable, while Best Movie was A Mile from Home.
Other winners were Emem Udonquak – Best Supporting Actress, Lucky Ejim – Best Supporting Actor and Kenneth Gyang – Best Director.
A posthumous Humanitarian Award was bestowed on Stella Adadevoh, the doctor who treated the Liberian-American, Patrick Stewart that brought the disease to Nigeria.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Tunde Kelani by veteran actress, Taiwo Ajai-Lycett.
Mrs. Akai-Lycett, who collected the Best TV Series award on behalf of the cast and crew of Tinsel, a soap opera in which she stars, noted that it was the first award she was receiving in Nigeria. Mrs. Ajai-Lycett is known for her performance on British Television.
The event was anchored by Dakore Egbuson, Derenle Edun, Uru Eke and Gideon Okeke. Other attendees included Kunle Afolayan, Julius Agwu, Teco Benson, Wale Macaulay, Demola Adedoyin, Lala Akindoju, OC Ukeje, and British Actor, Chucky Venn, among other.
The full list of winners and nominees:
Best Movie
Winner: A Mile From Home
Confusion Na Wa
I toro
Make a Move
Unforgivable
False
Flower Girl
Brother’s Keeper
Best Lead Male
OC Ukeje – Confusion Na Wa
Tope Tedela – A Mile From Home
Kalu Ikeagwu – False
Winner: Mike Ezuruonye – Unforgivable
Blossom Chukwujekwu – Finding Mercy
Frederick Leonard – The Accident
Gbenga Akinnagbe – Render to Caesar
Yul Edochie – Chioma the Weeping Queen
Best Lead Female
Nse Ikpe-Etim Sule – I Come Lagos
Winner: Ireti Doyle- Torn
Chioma Akpotha – The Accident
Mercy Johnson – Hustlers
Dayo Amusa – Unforgivable
Joke Silva – The Visitor
Uche Jombo Rodriguez – False
Damilola Adegbite – Flower Girl
Best Actor (Supporting Role)
Ikponmwosa Gold – Confusion Na Wa
Keppy Ekpeyong-Bassey – Itoro
Wale Adebayo – Make a Move
Winner: Lucky Ejim – Render to Caesar
Wale Macaulay – The Accident
Best Actress (Supporting Role)
Winner: Emem Udonquak – Itoro
Abiola Segun-Williams – Finding Mercy
Clarion Chukwura Abiola – Hustlers
Ebele Okaro Onyiuke – Leave My Tears
Bikiya Graham-Douglas – Flower Girl
Best Actor Indigenous
Okey Bakassi (Onye Ozi)
Bayo Alawiye (Atanda)
Odunlade Adekola (Mufu Olooha)
Winner- Afeez Eniola (Alakada)
Best Actress Indigenous
Queen Nwokoye (Ada Mbano)
Ngozi Igwebike (Onye Ozi)
Winner: Dayo Amusa (Unforgivable)
Toyin Aimakhu Johnson (Alakada )
Rita Edward – Misfit
Best Movie Indigenous
Alakada
Winner – Onyi Ozi
Misfit
Ada Mbano
Unforgivable
Atanda
Best Director
A mile from home – Eric Aghimien
Itoro – Moses Inwang
False – Ike Nnaebue
Winner: Confusion Na Wa – Kenneth Gyang
Flower Girl – Michelle Bello
Torn – Moses Inwang
Render to Caesar – Desmond Ovbiagele
Unforgivable – Desmond Elliot
Best Editing
Render to Caesar – Steve Sodiya
False – Ike Nnaebue
Itoro – Moses Inwang
Brother’s keeper – Okey Benson and Okey Oku
Winner: Flower Girl – Kunle Laguda
The Accident – Teco Benson
Best Sound Design
Secret Room – Maurice Kings
Winner: Flower Girl –Kunle Laguda
Kidnap – Not specified
Render to Caesar – Michael Ogunlade
Best Cinematography
Render to Caesar – Johnny Askwith
A Mile From Home – Eric Aghimien
False – Joseph Oladunjoye
Misplaced – Tom Robson/ Dickson Godwin
Winner: Confusion Na Wa – Yinka Edward
Flower Girl – James Costello
Best Screenplay
A Mile From Home – Not specified
False – Ike Nnaebue/ Foluke Amanfo
Winner: Render to Caesar – Desmond Ovbiagele
Finding Mercy – Kehinde Olorunyomi-Odukoya
Accident – Tai Obasi
Unforgivable – Jovi Babs & Olamilekan Daniels
Best Costume Design
False – Ngozi Jombo (Divas and Divos)
After The Proposal – Ngozi Jombo
Winner: The Village Boy I love – Ogoo Okechi and Doris Kalu
A Mile From Home – Godwin Aghimien
Best Make Up
A Mile From Home – Not specified
Brother’s keeper – Mathew Alechenu
False – Chichi Okafor (Faceville)
Winner: Honeymoon Hotel – Madeline Viijeon/Geordi Binstend/Kirsty Williams/ Israel Moses
Unforgivable – Abiolah Makeup world
Best Set Design
A Mile From Home – Eric Aghimien and Biodun Olagbaju
Dream walker – Not specified
False – Ujay Studio
Itoro – Not specified
Winner: Flower Girl – Derick Nwa-Jesus (props)
Best Soundtrack
Winner: Flower Girl – Efya (Best in me)
A Mile From Home – Vincent Umukoro
False – Don L37
Render to Caesar – Michael Ogunlade and Seun Owoaje
Atanda – Celestine Adeeko Owolabi
Unforgivable – Izuchukwu Anozie Vincent
Best Diaspora Movie
Winner: Onyi Ozi
Labo
Shameful Deceit
Best Short Movie
Winner: Brave
Date Gone Bad
Desolation
Not Right
New Horizon
Kabu Kabu
Best Rising Star, Male
Winner: Tope Tedela
Blossom Chuks Chukwujekwu
Okey Uzoeshi
Alex Ekubo
Lucky Ejim (Render to Caesar)
Shawn Faqua
Best Rising Star, Female
Lilian Esoro
Lala Akindoju
Daniella Okeke
Tamara Eteimo
Dabota Lawson
Emem Uduquak
Winner: Ivie Okujaye
Best Child Actor
Winner: Onyindamola Lapejo (Finding Mercy)
Helger Sosthenes (Make a Move)
TobeOboli
Titilayo Shobo (Unforgivable)
NMA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2014
TUNDE KELANI
Popular Choice Awards
Popular Choice Female- Mercy Johnson
Popular Choice Male- Odulade Adekola
Top Box Office movie- The Weekend Getaway
Best TV/Web series
Tinsel
Humanitarian Award
Dr. Stella Ameyo-Adadewoh
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