Deyemi Okanlawon with Salma Mumin
Leila Djansi’s critically acclaimed drama that confronts sex trafficking in Ghana, ‘Like Cotton Twines’ was the biggest winner at the 2016 Ghana Movie Awards, held at the Kempinski Hotel on Sunday evening. It won 6 awards include Best Film, Best Directing, and Best Cinematography.
Like Cotton Twines stars star actress Yvonne Okoro, star of BET’s The Game Jay Ellis, David Dontoh, Luckie Lawson, Adjetey Anang, Ophelia Dzidzornu and Hollywood executive, actress/producer Miranda Bailey who produced last years award winning film Diary of a Teenage Girl.
Meanwhile unlike it was announced during the award ceremony, smash hit TV youth series, YOLO’s Desmond Danso-Sakyi (King George) won Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama instead of John Peassah (Drogba). John Peassah rather won the Discovery of the year (TV) as per the public voting results on www.ghanamovieawards.com
TV Category
Discovery of the year (TV) – John Peassah (Drogba) -Yolo
Best Actor Drama Series – Aaron Adatsi (Yolo)
Best Actress Drama Series – Queenstar Anaafi (Yolo)
Best Supporting Actress Drama – Makafui Fella (Yolo)
Best Supporting Actor Drama – Desmond Danso-Sakyi (King George) – Yolo
Best Directing Tv Series – Yolo (Ivan Quashigah)
Best Writing Tv Series – Shirley Frimpong Manaso (Shampaign)
Foreign Tv Series (For Tv Stations) – Kumkum Bagya (Adom Tv)
Best Comedy Series – Cow And Chicken (Utv)
Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series – Maame Dokono (Guy Guy)
Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series – Bismark (Cow&Chicken)
Best Lead Actress In A Comedy Series – Babie Dapaah (Cow And Chicken)
Lead Actor In A Comedy Series – Funny Face (Cow And Chicken)
Movies Category
Actor In A Supporting Role – Jon Dumelo (Amakye And Dede)
Short Movie – Juliet Ibraham (Hope)
Editing – Like Cotton Twins (Tang Yu)
Discovery – Yaw Dabo (Amakye And Dede)
Visual Effects – Show Mercy (Ninja)
Sound Mixing And Editing – Like Cotton Twines (Lucien Palmer)
Music (Original Song) – Purple (Kelvin Broni)
Music (Original Score) – Children of the Mountain
Make-Up And Hairstyling – Black Monkey (Jude Odoh And Jamila Dabre)
Costume And Wardrobe – Pieli – Yahaya Latifa
Cinematography – Like Cotton Twines (Pietro Villani)
Actress In A Supporting Role – Jackie Appiah (Sala)
Actress In A Leading Role – Nana Ama Mcbrown (Na Me Nnim)
Best Directing – Leila Djansi ( Like Cotton Twines)
Best Screenplay / Script -Priscilla Anany (Children of the Mountain)
Best Production Design – Tony Tomety ( Like Cotteon Twines)
Best Picture – Like Cotton Twines (Leila Djansi and Akorfa Djankui)
Best Actor in an African Collaboration – Deyemi Okanlawon – NO MAN’S LAND
Best Actress in an African Collaboration – FUNKE AKINDELE – A TRIP TO JAMAICA
