Nollywood, Nigeria’s movie industry, had a poor outing at the Academy Awards held on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at the Gabriel Okara Cultural centre, Bayelsa.
Out of the 15 movies and 21 actors nominated, the country recorded only six victories, making it its poorest outing since the awards began in 2005. Winners of the night included Clarion Chukwura for Best Actress, Patience Ozokwor for Best Supporting Actress and B for Boy for Best Film in African Language.
Other winners were A Mile from Home which won Best Visual Effect, Portrait of a Lone Farmer for the Best Documentary and Accident, Best Nigerian movie.
The Special Jury also awarded Bob Manuel Udokwu and Tope Oshin-Ogun for her short film, New Horizons.
The event, which marked the 10th year anniversary of the awards, had in attendance actors including Richard Mofe Damijo, Saheed Balogun, Ibinabo Fiberisima, Americaan actor Danny Glover. It featured performances from Jay Martins, Flavour and Timi Dakolo who did a number in memory of late Amaka Igwe.