{"id":5060,"date":"2014-03-10T11:59:51","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T11:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=5060"},"modified":"2014-03-10T12:00:36","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T12:00:36","slug":"contract-wins-big-at-africamagic-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=5060","title":{"rendered":"‘Contract’ wins big at AfricaMagic Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yvonne Okoro (middle) flanked by Ken Attoh and Shirley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unlike last year when her film,\u00a0Perfect Picture<\/em>\u00a0won only one out of the eight nominations it received, this year, it was a different ball game for film maker, Shirley Frimpong Manso at the second Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards(AMVCA) which was held last Saturday at the Eko Hotel and Suites on Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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She won four out of the eight nominations with the film\u00a0Contract<\/em>, a Yvonne Okoro film, earning for herself the highest number of times any single individual mounted the stage on the night to be honoured.<\/p>\n

Shirley was on stage to receive Best Movie Director and Best Video Editor. She shared the honours of Best Writer (Drama) with Herty Owusu and jointly won Best Movie 2013 with Ken Attoh and Yvonne Okoro.<\/p>\n

However, Shirley and her posse were not the only ones who made Ghana proud at the three-hour star-studded event. Filmmaker, Frank Rajah Arase, also bagged the Best Movie (Drama) with\u00a0The Price<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, although Majid Michel was nominated twice in the Best Actor Drama categories for\u00a0Somewhere<\/em>\u00a0In Africa<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0House of Gold<\/em>, he lost to Nigeria\u2019s Tope Teresa for\u00a0A Mile From Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Jackie Appiah who bagged Ghana’s only award last year for Best Actress in a Drama (Perfect<\/em>\u00a0Picture<\/em>) was not lucky this year. She lost out as Best Actress in a Comedy with\u00a0Cheaters<\/em>. The award went to Funke Akindele forReturn<\/em>\u00a0of<\/em>\u00a0Sheri Koko<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Chris Attoh also lost out on the Best Supporting Actor In Drama with\u00a0Flower Girl<\/em>\u00a0to Desmond Elliot who won withFinding<\/em>\u00a0Mercy<\/em>. Nigeria\u2019s Nse Ikpe-Etem was adjudged Best Actress In Drama.<\/p>\n

Kenyan film,\u00a0Nairobi Half Life<\/em>\u00a0which appeared to be a threat in every category it was nominated in, swept four awards – Best Cinematography, Best Make Up Artist, Best Lighting Designer and Best Best Art Director.<\/p>\n

Veteran Nigeria actor, Pete Edochie, 67, was honoured with the Industry Merit award while Actress Rita Dominic received the New Era award. In all, 29 awards including 9 voted for by viewers were handed out to deserving Africa film industry players.<\/p>\n

Summing up on how she felt, an obviously elated Shirley Frimpong Manso told\u00a0Graphic Showbiz<\/em>\u00a0after the awards ceremony “the feeling is just great.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was not just a night where excellence in African film and TV were rewarded, the glammed-up patrons of the well attended event were also treated to performances from award winning Nigeria musical Kakadu, Davido, pianist and musician, Cobhams and highlife hit maker, Flavour, who rocked the auditorium with some renditions from his repertoire.<\/p>\n

Comperes for the night were Ik Osakioduwa, Vimbai Mutinihri of\u00a0Big Brother Africa<\/em>\u00a0fame and\u00a0Tinsel<\/em>\u00a0star, Osas Ighodaro.<\/p>\n

But for one mix-up involving the delivery of a wrong list of nominees, the show ticked like clock work. The evening started with pre drinks and canap\u00e9s at the Sky Bar of the hotel as the creme-de-la-creme made their way onto the red carpet. As the females sashayed and the guys looking dapper walked the red carpet, they sometimes stopped to as usual \u201cbrag’\u201dabout which designer they are wearing among others.<\/p>\n

At the publicised time of 6.30 pm, the show proper was underway and after three hours, it came to an end at 9:30 pm giving patrons plenty of time to chill out at the after party also hosted at another part of Eko Hotel.<\/p>\n

The AMVCA is presented by Africa Magic in conjunction with Multi Choice Africa and sponsored by Amstel Malta.<\/p>\n

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Source:\u00a0Graphic Showbiz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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