GENEVIEVE,OMOTOLA,MERCY JOHNSON AND FUNKE AKINDELE GETS NOMINATED FOR THE UK OSCARS

The nominations have been announced for Screen Nation Awards 2011 tagged as Uk Oscars .

Names were revealed at an exclusive nominations party, held at Revolution Bar in London.

Twenty-two awards categories were announced which included Male Performance in Film, Favourite TV Star, Diversity in Drama Production, Favourite Urban Movie, Favourite International Film and Favourite Music Video Performance.

For the first time African films and actors are receiving nominations from the highly coveted awards which means African films have started gaining good recognition worldwide.

Nollywood and Ghallywood are the two major movie industries in Africa right now and the two will battle for the prizes as Omotola jalade, Genevieve Nnaji, Jackie appiah ,Ama k ,Mercy Johnson ,Funke Akindele battle for favourite west african actress.

See the list of African category below;

Favourite West African Film

Ije Inale Perfect Picture Sinking sands The figurine The Mirror Boy

Favourite West African actor

Hakeem Kae Kazim John Dumelo Majid Michel Mike Ezurunoye Osita Iheme Ramsey Nouah

Favourite West African actress

Ama K abebrese Funke Akindele Genevieve Nnaji Jackie Appiah Mercy Johnson Omotola Jalade

The Screen Nation Film & TV Awards annual ceremony aka the ‘Black Baftas’ was founded to celebrate outstanding achievements and diversity on the British screen and will take place on Sunday the 16th October 2011 at the indigO2, hosted by one of TV’s favourite couples Angellica Bell and Michael Underwood.