NIGERIA ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS IN ITS FIFTH YEAR

NEW YORK, NY– (July 8, 2010) – The Producers of the NEA Awards are pleased to announce the Nominees for the Fifth Annual NEA Awards scheduled for Saturday, September 18th, 2010 at 5:30pm at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Art Center. This year’s nomination list is considered the most intriguing in the history of the show. The producers of the show also expanded this years’ category list to include non-traditional entertainment segments like Radio and TV personalities, Reality shows and Fashion. The producers of the show recognize the continued popularity and successes of these segments and want to make sure that these groups are recognized as part of the Nigeria Entertainment community.



West Africa Idol runner-up Omawumi leads this year’s pack with five nominations for her debut album Wonder Woman. Four of the nominations were for her debut album and one for her feature on the late Dagrin’s song “Thank God”. Dagrin came in second with four nominations along with Tuface and new comer Kefee. The late Dagrin received nominations for Best Album for “C.E.O”, Hottest Single “Kondo”, Best Rap Act and Best Collaboration with Vocals for “Thank God” with Omawumi.


This year’s Best Album category is the most intriguing category in the music segment of the nomination category. For the first time, the category has different genres of music including Rap, Hip Hop, Soul and Pop/R&B- M2M by Wande Coal, Dagrin’s CEO, Omawumi’s Wonder Woman and Tuface’s Unstoppable are all nominated for the Best Album award.


The Best Actress in a Film/Short Story will be one of the most highly competitive categories this year. The nominees for the category include veteran actresses Nse Etim for her role in Reloaded, Ini Edo for Native Son, Genevieve Nnaji for Silent Scandal, Stephanie Okereke for Nneda and Omotola Jolade for Deepest dreams.



Voting begins on July 9th, 2010 at www.nigeriaentawards.com (see complete list below) and ends August 31st, 2010. Winners will be announced at the Award ceremony.




AWARD CATEGORY:


BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Mushin 2 Mohits - Wande Coal
CEO- Da Grin
Wonder Woman-Omawumi
Unstoppable-Tuface


HOTTEST SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Kondo- Da Grin
Kokoroko - Kefee ft. timaya
Omoba- D Prince
Free Madness- Terry G
Bad- Wande Coal



BEST NEW ACT OF THE YEAR

Jaywon
D'Prince
Jesse Jagz
Lami
Omawumi


GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

KSB
Kefee
Bouqui
Lara George
Kore


INDIGENOUS ARTIST OF THE YEAR

ASA
Nneka
9ice
Pasuma
Jesse King


BEST POP/R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Banky W
Wande Coal
Chuddy K
Omawumi
P Square


BEST RAP ACT OF THE YEAR

Jesse Jagz
Modenine
M.I.
Da’Grin
Naeto C


BEST SOUL/NEO SOUL ACT OF THE YEAR

Tuface
Lami
EVA
Nneka
Toba Gold


BEST COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

Born Champion- Pype ft. Dagrin, Vector, Naeto C, Sasha & GT
Kokoroko - Kefee ft Timaya
E No Easy P Square ft J Martins
Nobody- Tuface ft M.I.
Thank God- DaGrin ft Omawumi


BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST

Wale
Keno
JJC
Kas
Moeazy

MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Don Jazzy
So Sick
J. Sleek
Dokta Frabz
Cobhams


BEST INTERNATIONAL PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Kid Konnect
Dogmites
JJC
Mictunes


BEST MALE MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (ARTIST & DIRECTOR)

One day- eLDee/eLDee
Fall in love- Dbanj/Sesan
Implication- Tuface/Godfather
Lagos Party- Banky/Kemi Adetiba
E no easy- P Square ft. J. Martins/Jude Okoye


BEST FEMALE MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (ARTIST & DIRECTOR)

You know it- Goldie/Clarence Peters
Today na today- Omawumi/Kemi Adetiba
If u want me- mocheddah/Clarence Peters
Know- Lami/Brandon
Kokoroko - Kefee ft. Timaya/Wudland


BEST ACTOR IN A FILM/SHORT STORY

Ramsey Noauh - Guilty Pleasure
Jim Iyke - The Shepherd / Dream Maker
Femi Adebayo/ Ifederu
Desmond Elliot - Before the light
Kayode Akinbayo/ Bi a ti ko


BEST ACTRESS IN A FILM/SHORT STORY

Nse Etim ikpe – Reloaded
Ini Edo - Native son
Genevieve Nnaji- Silent Scandal
Stephanie Okereke-Nnenda
Omotola Jolade - Deepest of dreams


BEST FILM (DIRECTOR)

The Figurine by Kunle Afolayan
Guilty Pleasure - Daniel Adenimokan and Desmond Elliot
Nnenda - Izu Ojukwu
Silent Scandal -T.K. Falope
Behind a Smile -by Frank Rajah Arase


BEST ACTRESS IN TV SERIES/REALITY/GAME SHOW

Genevieve Nnaji/Guiness Ultimate Survivor-Celebrity edition
Bimbo Akintola/Circle of 3
Kate Henshaw Nuttal/Circle of 3
Damilola Adegbite/Tinsel
Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi/Tinsel


BEST ACTOR IN TV SERIES/REALITY/GAME SHOW

Frank Edohor- who wants to be a millionaire
Kayode Peters- Flat Mates
Gideon Okeke/Tinsel


BEST ON SCREEN PERSONALITY (PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD)

Denrele
ill
Andre blaze
Dorisha brick George
Adaure Achumba


BEST TV SERIES/REALITY SHOW/GAME SHOW

Half Sisters
Circle 3
Tinsel
Star quest
Gulder Ultimate search


INTERNATIONAL EVENT OF THE YEAR (TO A PROMOTER)

Thisday Music Festival
UK Naija Carnival
Arise Fashion Week New York
Ovation Red Carol
Miss Nigeria in America


BEST WORLD DJ

DJ DeeMoney
DJ MightyMike
DJ Vinny
DJ Stramborrella
DJ Ike
DJ Xclusive


BEST RADIO PERSONALITY

Rhythm 93.7- Ik (Wild Child)
99.9 beat fm- Toolz
Top Radio- Tosyn Buknor
Beat FM- Olisa Adibua
Inspiratiom fm- Dan foster

BEST COMEDIAN

Seyi Law
Wale Gate
Jedi
AY
I Go Die


FASHION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Deola sagoe
Alvins
Momo couture
Adebayo jones
Ouch!

ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Nduka Obiagbena
Cecil Hammond
Keke and D1
JAJ
Obi Asika

MOST PROMISING ACT TO WATCH

Chuddy K
D'Prince
Eva
Adeyinka
Mo'Cheddah


About NEA

The Nigeria Entertainment Awards is an annual event that takes place in the United States focusing on recognizing the many contributions of Nigerian Entertainers around the globe.


About BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center is Downtown Manhattan’s premier presenter of the arts, reaching audiences from the college community, Downtown residential and business communities, schools, families, and audiences of all ages. BMCC Tribeca PAC strives to present a broad global perspective through the presentation of high quality artistic work in music, theatre, dance, film and visual arts. We support emerging and established artists who create works that inspire creativity and imagination, celebrate diversity and change as well as instill emotional, social, and political awareness. The BMCC TPAC is located at 199 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007.