Temi Otedola Wins Best Actress at Ghana Movie Awards

Nigerian fashion blogger and actress, Temiloluwa Elizabeth Otedola known as Temi Otedola, won the best actress (African Collaboration) at the just concluded 10th edition of Ghana Movie Awards (GMA).

Announcing her win on Twitter, Temi Otedola wrote: “I just heard I won the Ghana Movie Award in the category of Best Actress (African Collaboration) for my role in Citation!!! So so grateful! Thank you for this honor”, she also appreciated Kunle Afolayan, the producer of the movie. “also, congratulation @Kunleafolayan who won for best movie (African Collaboration), so happy for the entire citation family”.

The awards ceremony which held virtually, awarded Temi Otedola as Best Actress (African collaboration) category for her acting debut role in “Citation” competing with Ini Edo in the same movie, Eucharia Anunobi in the movie Foreigners God and Ivorian actress Alexandra Amon in the movie ‘fix us’.

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Kunle Afolayan also won the Best Movie (African Collaboration) with the Citation, competing in the same category was “fix us” – Yvonne Nelson, Ogbozo – Destiny Omon & Ama K. Abrebese and “Foreigners God” – Ifan Michael

With over 30 nominees, here are the winners for the 2020 Ghana Movie Awards:

A PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Bernard Aduse-Poku — Heroes of Africa

A PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Van Vicker — Heroes of Africa

A PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Habiba Sinare — 18

A PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Roselyn Ngissah — Ogbozo
Michelle Attoh – Fix Us

SOUND EDITING AND MIXING
Fix us — Bernie Anti

DIRECTING
Heroes of Africa — Frank Fiifi Gharbin
VISUAL EFFECTS
18 — Kobby Okyere

EDITING
Ogbozo — Solomon Tamakloe

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Fix Us — John Passah

COSTUME & WARDROBE
Heroes of Africa — George Atobrah

MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING
Heroes of Africa — Zion Train

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Heroes of Africa — Bismark Gyamerah

MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG
Ogbozo — Blakk Rasta

MUSIC ORIGINAL SCORE
Fix Us — Berni Anti

BEST ACTOR – AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Sam Dede — Foreigners God

BEST ACTRESS – AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Temi Otedola – Citation

BEST MOVIE – AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Citation — Kunle Afolayan

BEST SHORT FILM
Wrong One — Kobby Maxwell

BEST ANIMATION MOVIE
ILL-MINE — Divine Jones

DISCOVERY
Irene Logah — Fix Us

WRITING ADAPTED OR ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Fix Us — Pascal Amanfo
BEST PICTURE
Heroes of Africa — Frank Fiifi Gharbin, Matilda Asare

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  • Emmanuel Bagudu is a Kaduna state (north-west Nigeria) born Multimedia Journalist currently reporting for News Central TV in Kano State. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA. Hons.) In Theatre and Performing Arts from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and currently running a Master's Degree. Bagudu began journalism practice as a youth corps member in 2009 at DAAR Communications (AIT & RAYPOWER FM) in Jos, the Plateau State Capital, where he gained skills in reporting, non-linear editing, scripting and camera operations.

    He has published groundbreaking investigations on;

    1. Corporate Transparency in the Extractive Sector - Commissioned by -Centre for Journalism, Innovation and Development (CJID)
    2. Damage Caused by the Looted Funds by Ex-Taraba and Plateau Governors Jolly Nyame and Joshua Dariye - Commissioned by -Centre for Journalism, Innovation and Development (CJID)
    3. Fact-checking Convicted Reverend King’s Presidential bid in Nigeria’s 2019 Presidential Election - Commissioned by DUBAWA.COM, a subsidiary of Centre for Journalism, Innovation and Development (CJID)
    4. And lots more

    He was also the winner of the 2020 edition of the SDG 16 innovation challenge in Nigeria in Abuja organised by Accountability Lab.

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