Information reaching ghanacelebrities.com has it that, the various Ghanaian nominees and celebrities who were happily showing their nomination and invitation letters for the upcoming Nollywood & African Film Critics� Awards (NAFCA) 2011 to be held in USA have been denied VISAS by the USA Embassy�
It is sad but a bit FUNNY that, at a time when �Who is a celebrity in Ghana� is under discussion, a bunch of our celebrities could not even secure VISAS with their celebrity status�
I am told a large number of Ghanaian movie stars (names withheld) have been BOUNCED US Visas� Do you remember Reggie Rockstones popular tune?
check out the list of the nominees below...
BEST FILM
� Somewhere In Africa
� Holy Serpent
� Inale
� Chelsea [Ghana]
� A Private Storm
BEST COMEDY
� Why Marry [Ghana]
� Clint De Drunk Ighuemba
� My American Nurse 2
� Open Messenger
� Okoto The Mesenger
BEST TRADITIONAL FILMS
� Inale
� Hamza
� Land Of Shadow
� Home In Exile
� A Drop Of Blood
BEST DRAMA
� Holy Serpent
� Mr. & Mrs.
� Wamba
� Private Storm
� Inale
BEST ACTION FILM
� Jozi King
� Checkmate [Ghana]
� Temptation
� The Game [Ghana]
� Intimidation
BEST SCREEN PLAY
� Jozi King
� Inale
� Chelsea [Ghana]
� Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]
� Checkmate [Ghana]
BEST VISUAL EFFECT
� Drop Of Blood
� Inale
� Chelsea [Ghana]
� Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]
� Graveyard [Ghana]
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
� Chelsea [Ghana]
� Checkmate [Ghana]
� Inale
� The Game [Ghana]
� Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]
BEST EDITING
� Wamba
� Mind Game
� Private Storm
� Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]
� Inale
BEST SOUND TRACK
� Okoto The Mesenger
� Caught In The Web
� Danso Ambian
� Yori Yori
� Paparazzi
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
� Holy Serpent
� Home In Exile
� Inale
� Why Marry [Ghana]
� Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]
BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE
� Ekow Blankson (Checkmate) [Ghana]
� Ramsey Nouah (Private Storm)
� Benjamin Joseph (Mr. & Mrs.)
� Hakeem Kae � Kazim (Inale)
� Majid Michel (Somewhere In Africa) [Ghana]
BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE
� Nse Ikpe Etim (Mr. & Mrs.)
� Genevieve Nnaji (Sacred Lies)
� Omotola Jolade (Hamza)
� Caroline Chikezie (Inale)
� Angela I Okorie (Holy Serpent)
BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE
� Keppy Ekpenyong (Inale)
� John Dumelo (Chelsea) [Ghana]
� Jerry Amilo (Trinity) [Ghana]
� Frank Artus (Temptation) [Ghana]
� Eddie Nartey (Somewhere In Africa) [Ghana]
BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE
� Ini Edo (Inale)
� Ufuoma Ejonobo (Private Storm)
� Susan Peters (Bursting Out)
� Roselyn Ngissah (Somewhere In Africa) [Ghana]
� Nadia Buari (Check Mate) [Ghana]
BEST DIRECTOR
� Moses Inwang (Chelsea) [Ghana]
� Ikechukwu Onyeka (Private Storm)
� Jeta Amata (Inale)
� Shirley Frimpong Manso (Checkmate) [Ghana]
� Frank Rajah Arase (Somewhere In Africa) [Ghana]
BEST MAKE UP
� Inale
� Land Of Shadow
� A Drop Of Blood
� Home In Exile
� Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]
BEST COSTUME
� Somewhere In Africa [Ghana]
� A Drop Of Blood
� Inale
� Home In Exile
� Land Of Shadow
DIASPORA CATEGORIES
BEST FILM IN DIASPORA
� Ladies In The Night
� Mind Games
� Caught In The Web
� The American Dream
� Paparazzi
BEST DRAMA IN DIASPORA
� Ignorance
� Caught In The Web
� Ladies In The City
� Paparazzi
� Mind Game
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN DIASPORA
� Paparazzi
� Okoto The Mesenger
� Mind Game
� The Ladies In The City
� I Surrender All
BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE DIASPORA FILM
� Pascal Atuma (My American Nurse)
� Van Vicker (Paparazzi)
� Ramsey Nouah (Far From Home)
� Jim Iyke (Double Shift)
� Bertini Huemegni (The American Dream)
BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE DIASPORA FILM
� Eva Banks (Caught In The Web)
� Syr Law (Paparazzi)
� Omotola Ekeinde (Mind Game)
� Gigi Koustan (Killing Me Softly)
� Sana Kanu (Too Much)
BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE DIASPORA FILM
� Best Davis (Lady In The City)
� Ramsey Nouah (Far From Me)
� Chet Aniekwe (Paparazzi)
� Tchidi Chikere (Paparazzi)
�Koby Maxwell (Paparazzi)
BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE DIASPORA FILM
� Veeda Darko (Ladies In The City)
� Nicholas Graham (Ladies In The City)
� Syr Law (Paparazzi)
� Mary Ellis (Caught In The Web)
� Joy Orie (Okoto The Mesenger)
BEST DIRECTOR IN DIASPORA FILM
� Bayo Akinfemi (Paparazzi)
� Pascal Atuma (My American Nurse 2)
� Francis Chinedu Agholonu (Caught In The Web)
� Bertini Heumegni (The American Dream)
� John Ikem Uche (Mind Game)
PEOPLES CHOICE AWARDS
BEST ACTOR
� Best Davis
� Pascal Atuma
� Majid Michel [Ghana]
BEST ACTRESS
� Eva Banks
� Genevieve Nnaji
� Merlisa Determined
BEST DIRECTOR
� Stanley Chinedu Agholonu (Nollywood U.S.A)
� Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen (Nollywood)
� Tchidi Chikere (Nollywood)
BEST SCRIPT WRITER
� Emem Isong
� Tchidi Chikere
� Pascal Amanfo
HONORARY ACHIEVEMENT
MOST INLUENTIAL PEOPLE 2010
� Genevieve Nnaji (Nollywood Actress)
� Victor. O. Olatoye (President & Ceo Nollywood Film Critics U.S.A)
� Governor Donald Duke
� Peace Anyiam Osigwe (Founder/Organizer AMAA)
� Charles Oputa 9 (C.E.O Charly Boy Brand/Humanitarian)
MOST INLUENTIAL ORGANIZATION OF 2010
� ZAFAA Awards (African Film Academy Awards Europe)
� Executive Image Movies
� African Movie Producers & Marketers (U.S.A)
� Nollywood Film Critics U.S.A (African Movie Reviews & NAFCA Awards U.S.A)
� Silver Bird Entertainment Cinemas &Movie Theaters)
� AMAA (African Movie Academy Awards Nigeria)
LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMET AWARDS
� Ms Oprah Winfrey (Founder � Harpo/Own Network & Humanitarian)
� President Nelson Mandela (Former President of South Africa & Humanitarian)
� President Jonathan Goodluck (President of the Federal Republic Nigeria)
� President Bill Clinton (Former President of U.S.A & Humanitarian)
� President Barack Obama (President of the United States Of America)