Funke Akindele Wins Best Actress In First Yoruba Movie Academy Awards

The First ever Yoruba Movie Awards held on Sunday June 3 at the June 12 Cultural Centre Kuto Abeokuta in Ogun state.
The event was attended by A-list Yoruba thespians from Nollywood , at the event Funke Akindele clinched the ‘Best Actress in a Leading Role Award’ while prolific actor cum producer Odunlade Adekola won the ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role Award’.
Winners also emerged from other categories as Saheed Osupa bagged the Best Musician in a Leading Role Award, Gabriel Afolayan won ‘ The Most promising actor’ and Abbey lanre carted away with the Best Director award, amongst other awards.
Here are a list of some nominees and winners in the First Yoruba movie Awards
YMAA Best Actress in a Leading Role
Fathia Balogun
Toyin Aimaku
Funke Akindele- WINNER
Bimbo Akintola
Mosun Filani
YMAA Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Yomi Fash Lanso
Odunlade Adekola- WINNER
Muyiwa Ademola
Femi Adebayo
Femi Branch
YMAA Best Musician in an Acting Role
Pasuma
Idris Abdulkareem
Saheed Osupa-WINNER
Obesere
Sexy Steel
YMAA Most Promising Actor
Tinuke Ogungbe
Damola Olatunji
Gabriel Afolayan-WINNER
Bisi Komolafe
Kayode Akinbayo
YMAA Best Crossover Actor
Kelvin Ikeduba-WINNER(Tie)
Rykardo Agbor
Mercy Aigbe
Doris Simeon
Rose Odika
YMAA Best Comedy Actor
Lanre Omiyinka (ijesa)
Bolaji Amusan (mr. latin)
Afeez Oyetoro(saka)-WINNER
Adekola Tijiani
Olaniyi Afonja(sanyeri)
YMAA Best Actress in Supporting Role
Rachael Oniga
Sola Sobowale
Fausat Balogun
Toyin Afolayan
Peju Ogunmola-WINNER
And a host of others….
By Adaeze

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