Mykel Parish, founder of The Nollywood Travel Film Festival, NTTF, has said the inclusion of Nigerians in the Oscars voting academy is a boost for Nollywood. Veteran Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and longtime filmmaker Femi Odugbemi made the list alongside Nigerian-British actress Wunmi Mosaku and producer Ngozi Onwurah. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, Parish congratulated […]
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Four Nigerians have made The Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences newly released diverse list of 928 members. The Academy, popularly known as the Oscars, made visibly improved racial and gender considerations in the 2018 list. This list, with about 49 percent of female invitees and 38 percent being people of colour, tops 2017 […]
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The 90th annual Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, saw Jordan Peele’s horror film “Get Out” win the Academy Award for best original screenplay, making Peele the first African-American to win the award. “Get Out” topped Greta Gerwig for “Lady Bird,” Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor for “The Shape of Water,” Emily Gordon and […]
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The prestigious film industry award, Te Oscars have announced the full list of nominees for 2018 awards. The year’s Oscars which will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will hold on Sunday, March 3rd. Check out the full list of nominees below: – Best Production Design nominees are Beauty and the Beast Blade Runner 2019 Darkest […]
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Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has once again proven its leadership on the continent, as the Banker Magazine crowned UBA the “African Bank of the Year 2017”. This Banker Award is premier for Nigeria, as it marks the first time a Nigerian-headquartered bank will be wining the prestigious and highly coveted […]
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The winners of the 89th Academy Awards have been revealed. “La La Land” was the top nominee, notching a record-tying 14 nominations. “Moonlight” and “Arrival” followed with eight nods each. Already, Mahershala Ali won for his role in ‘Moonlight.’ His win comes after back-to-back years in which the academy did not recognize any nonwhite actors. […]
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