AMAA 2020: Afolayan up against Jimmy Jean-Louis, others for Best Actor

By Olaitan Ganiu

Nollywood star actor, Gabriel Afolayan, is up in opposition to Hollywood actor, Jimmy Jean-Louis, within the race for the 2020 AMAA Finest Actor in a number one function.

Afolayan’s efficiency in ‘Coming from Madness’ has been pitched in opposition to Jimmy Jean-Louis’ efficiency in ‘Desrances’ for the class.

9 different actors that embrace Kang Quintus, Bongile Mantsai, Alphonse Menyo, Eyinna Nwigwe, Robert Agengo, Mwaura Bilal, Andreo Kamau, Xavier Ywawa, and Darrin Dewitt Henson have additionally been nominated to slug it out with the highest actors for a similar class.

Quintus was nominated for his function in ‘Fisherman’s Diary,’ Mantsai for his function in ‘Knuckle Metropolis,’ Menyo for his function in ‘Gold Coast Lounge,’ Nwigwe for his function in ‘Badamasi,’ Agengo/ Bilal/ Kamau/ Ywawa for his or her roles in ‘40 Sticks,’ and Dewitt Henson for his function in ‘Zulu Wedding ceremony.’

In the identical vein, Ramsey Noah’s ‘Residing in Bondage: Breaking Free’ picked six nominations. ‘Residing in Bondage: Breaking Free,’ was nominated for ‘Finest actor in supporting function’, ‘Finest First Characteristic Movie by a director’ and ‘Nationwide Movie and video censors board award for Finest Nigerian movie’.

Swanky JKA was additionally nominated ‘Finest younger promising actor’ because the movie received listed within the ‘2020 Award for achievement in visible impact’ and 2020 Award for achievement within the soundtrack, respectively.

Organisers of the Africa Film Academy Awards (AMAA) launched the much-expected nominees’ record for the 2020 version of the awards on Monday night, November 30.

For the 16th version, actors and filmmakers from Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, Nigeria, DRC, Senegal, Egypt, Kenya, United States, Mozambique, Germany, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Togo, Ethiopia, and Canada will slug it out on the prestigious African Oscars.

The 2020 version of the awards ceremony can be broadcast reside from Lagos by way of zoom and cable television.