BEN TV has finally announced that it is time to celebrate and  recognize the hard working Nigerians and Africans in music, acting,  sport and other fields of entertainment and it includes Ghana’s Sarkodie and Fuse ODG.

They were both nominated alongside the likes of Diamond, Fally Ipupa, Mafikizolo and AKA in the Best African Artist category.

Sarkodie is also nominated alongside Ice Prince in the Best International Collaboration for their single, ‘Shots on Shot’

MOVIE AWARDS:
•    BEST ACTOR:
 Odunlade Adekola
 Ramsey Noah
 Richard Mofe Damijo
 Kunle Afolayan
 Jim Iyke
 Wale Ojo

•    BEST ACTRESS:
 Mercy Johnson
 Toyin Aimaku
 Chioma Chukuka-akpota
 Funke Akindele
 Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
 Genevieve Nnaji

•    BEST MOVIE:
 Alakada
 Flower Girl
 Accident
 Maami
 Half of a yellow sun
 Confusion Na Wa

MUSIC AWARDS:
•    BEST NEW ARTIST:
 Runtown
 Patoranking
 Lil kesh
 Cynthia morgan
 Yemi Alade

•    BEST FEMALE ARTIST:
 Waje
 Yemi alade
 Tiwa savage
 Chidinma
 Seyi shay
 Niyola

•    BEST MALE ARTIST:
 davido
 Wizkid
 Olamide
 Wande Coal
 Iyanya
 Burna Boy
 Phyno

•    BEST GROUP:
 The Mavin
 P-Square
 SDC (Show dem camp)
 Grip Boys
 HKN Gang

•    BEST AFRICAN ARTIST:
 Diamond
 Fally pupa
 Maifikizolo
 Sarkodie
 Fuse ODG
 AKA

•    BEST COLLABORATION:
 Daddy – reminisce and davido
 Won da mo – Burna boy and d’banj
 Girlie O – Patoranking ft Tiwa Savage
 Ginger- Lax ft Wizkid
 Seyi Shay ft Patornking – Murder
 O Set – Phyho ft P Square
 Joe el Ft 2Face – Hold On

•    BEST HIP-HOP MALE ARTIST:
 Ice Prince
 Morell
 Reminisc
 Phyno
 Olamide

•    BEST HIP-HOP FEMALE ARTIST:
 Eva
 Mo’chedda
 Cynthia Morgan
 Muna
 Niyola

•    BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL:
 Burna boy
 Patoranking
 Orezi
 Cynthia Morgan
 Timaya

•    BEST ARTIST IN DISPORA:
 Sona
 Ayo Jay
 Moelogo
 Lola Rae
 Dizzy
 May 7

•    BEST GOSPEL ACT :
 Lara
George
 Eben
 Frank Edwards
 Nathaniel Bassey
 Sinach
 Solomon Lange

•    MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
 Don Jazzy
 D’Tunes
 Mastercraft
 Pheelz
 Del – B
 Legendary beat

•    MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
 Onye – Waje ft Tiwa savage
 Johnny – Yemi Alade
 Taste the Money – P-square
 Alobam – Phyno
 Aye – Davido
 Take it – Sean Tizzle

•    MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
 Moe Musa
 Clearance Peters
 Kemi Adetiba
 Sesan
 Patrick Elis
 Unlimited LA
 Square ball

•    SINGLE OF THE YEAR:
 Pullover – KCEE ft Wizkid
 Double Wahala – Oritse Femi
 Show me the Money – Wizkid
 Shakebody – Skales
 Dorobucci – Mavin
 Surulere – Dr Sid
 Aye – Davido
 Sekem – MC Galaxy
 Shoki – Lil Kesh
 Turn up – Olamide

•    ALBUM OF THE YEAR
 The Ascension – 2 Face
 No Guts No Glory – Phyno
 Baddest Guy Ever Liveth – Olamide
 Alaga Ibile – Reminisce
 FOZ – Ice Prince
 Sean Tizzle – The Journey

•    BEST INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION:
 Rainbow rmx – 2 Face and T-pain
 Plenty Money – Davido & Mafikizolo
 Number 1–Diamond ft Davido
 Shots on Shots – Ice ft Sarkodie
 Bum bum – Timaya ft Sean paul
 Eminado – Dr Sid ft Alexandra Burke

COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR:
 Basket Mouth
 Bovi
 Gbenga Adeyinka
 Seyi Law
 Princess
 Akpororo

SPORTS AWARDS:
•    SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR:
Stepen Keshi
 Vincent Enyeama
 Amaechi Morton
 Mikel Obi
 Obinna Metu
 Ojo Onaolapo

•    SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR:
Blessing Okagbare
 Amelia okoli
 Dominique Duncan
 Azeezat Oshoala
 Perpetua Nkwocha
 Maryam Usman

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