‘Beasts Of No Nation’ Sweeps 12 Awards At 2015 GMA

Multiple award winning movie ‘Beasts Of No Nation’ swept the most honours at the 2015 Ghana Movie Awards, held at the Accra International Conference Centre, on Wednesday December 30 2015. The film which was shot entirely in Ghana and directed by Emmy award-winning film maker, Cary Joji Fukunaga won 12 awards on the night out of 15 nominations. The awards included 'Best Picture', Best Directing and Best Cinematography. Hollywood actor Idris Elba who co-produced the movie won the award for Best Supporting Actor while the movie’s breakthrough child star, Abraham Attah picked up the awards for Best Actor in a leading Role and Discovery Of the Year. Yvonne Nelson’s ‘If Tomorrow Never Comes’ was also a big winner, picking up Best Actress In A Leading Role for Yvonne Nelson and Best Actress in Supporting Role for Rebecca ‘Becca’ Acheampong.  ‘Freetown’ won Best Screenplay. Ghanaian international actress, Akosua Busia was also presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Below is the full list of winners ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Abraham Attah – Beasts of no nation ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Yvonne Nelson – If tomorrow never comes ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Idris EIba – Beasts of no nation ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Rebecca Acheampong (Becca) – If tomorrow never comes COSTUME & WARDROBE I do – Elikem Kumordzie WRITING ADAPTED OR ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Freetown – Melissa Larson / Garrett batty MUSIC ORIGINAL SCORE Beasts of no nation – Dan Romer MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG Coz ov moni – Emmanuel Owusu Bonsu, Mensah Ansah BEST EDITING Beasts of no nation – Mikkel E. G. Nielsen MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING The cursed ones – Araba Ansah VISUAL EFFECTS Beasts of no nation – Kevin Bitters PRODUCTION DESIGN Beasts of no nation – Tony Tomety / Miles Kristian CINEMATOGRAPHY Beasts of no nations – Cary Joji Fukunaga SOUND EDITING AND MIXING Beasts of no nations – Geoffrey Patterson DIRECTING Beasts of no nation – Cary Fukunago BEST PICTURE Beasts of no nation – Tony Tagoe/ Danny Damah (Producers) BEST ACTOR AFRICAN COLLABORATION Deyemi Okanlawon – If tomorrow never comes BEST ACTRESS AFRICAN COLLABORATION Ini Edo – While you slept DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR Abraham Attah – Beasts of no nation FAVOURITE ACTOR Kwadwo Nkansah FAVOURITE ACTRESS Kyeiwaa (Rose Mensah) BEST ACTRESS TV SERIES Gloria Sarfo- Living with Trisha BEST ACTOR TV SERIES Funny Face – Cow and Chicken BEST ACTOR SERIES Cow and Chicken BEST FOREIGN TV SERIES La Gata

Source: Eugene Osafo-Nkansah/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana

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