This is Tiwa n Tiwa.... Yoruba Movie Academy Awards.

 

The YMA Awards is set to celebrate all the success stories of the Yoruba movie industry. The industry is rapidly progressing both at home and abroad and I dare say it is time to give credit to whom it is due. Let us take some time out to celebrate these true ambassadors of the Yoruba people.

Here you'll get all the details about the upcoming awards. All the sizzling info about Yoruba movie industry and all the paparazzi!
It promises to be loads of fun. Sit back, get comfortable and let's go on this ride together. Remember your participation counts so get ready to start clicking away!

Executive Director's Desk

Yoruba movie academy awards is a clarion call to all Yoruba people in all spheres of life all across Nigeria, Africa and the diaspora to contribute their quota towards the development.

Meet the Nominees
The nominees for the yoruba movie academy awards have been selected on the basis of excellent performance in all produced works in the yoruba movie...

Nominees
YMAA 2013 Best Actor in a Leading Role
MUYIWA ADEMOLA IN TANGIRI
YOMI FASH LANSO in EJA TUTU
ODUNADE ADEKOLA IN MUFU OLOSA OKO
FEMI ADEBAYO IN AIYEKOTO
IBRAHIM CHATTA IN ONIDAJO
MUKA RAY EYIWUNMI IN ASHIRU EJIRE

YMAA 2013 Best Actress in a Leading Role
LIZ ANJORIN IN KOFO TINUBU
AYO ADESANYA IN AMOPE ALASELA
FUNKE AKINDELE IN IFE GBONA
BIMBO OSHIN IN FADERERA
IYABO OJO IN ARINZO
FATHIA BALOGUN IN OPO

YMAA 2013 Best Actor in a Supporting Role
AKIN LEWIS IN OBAYEJE
ANTAR LANIYAN IN IBINU OBA
TAIWO HASSAN IN ENI JOGUN
AINA GOLD IN IKA KAN
OLAIYA IGWE IN ILE ALAYO
DELE ODULE IN FERANMI

YMAA 2013 Best Actress in a Supporting Role
JOKE MUYIWA IN AYITALE
AYO MOGAJI IN MAMA INSURANCE
DUPE JAIYESIMI IN OLOJA ERE
ROSE ODIKA IN TORI OGUN
AISAT ABIMBOLA IN MULIKA NKAKO
IYABO OJO IN ILE ALAYO

YMAA 2013 Best Cross Over Actor
MERCY AIGBE IN OSAS
(omoge benin)
KELVIN IKEDUBA IN ADANIKAN RIN
DORIS SIMOEN IN GUCCI GIRLS
RIKADO AGBOR IN IYO AYE
TOYIN AIMAKU IN JEJELOYE

YMAA 2013 Best Musician in an Acting Role
WASIU ALABI (PASUMA) in IRAWO MEJI
SAHEED OSUPA in LABAKE OMO OKO
AJOKE CINDERELLA in SHAKYRA
SULE ALAO in AMINATU PAPAPA
SALAWA ABENI in ASIRU EJIRE
REMI ALUKO in IGBA

YMAA 2013 Best Comedy Film
ILE ALAYO
ijewuru
OLOJOJO
ALANI BABA LABAKE
IYAWO GBAJUMO

YMAA 2013 Best Comedy Actor
AFONJA OLANIYI in AMISU
WALE AKOREDE in ILE ALAYO
ADEKOLA TIJANI in JONATHAN
TAYO AMOKADE in KOFO TINUBU
RONKE OJO in AWA MEJE
HAFIZ OYETORO in ASHIRU EJIRE

YMAA 2013 Most Promising Actor
GABRIEL AFOLAYAN in ABA META
TUNDE OWOKONIRAN in PENKELEMESI
DAMOLA OLATUNJI in ADETUTU
BIG VAL JOKOTOYE in IKA KAN
AUSTIN EMMANUEL in AGBARA
KOREDE WEALTH in AROLE ARE

YMAA 2013 Most Promising Actress
MEMUNAT YINUSA in MIMIANO
TITI OLUDIPE in ARAN
MISOLA IYUN in ADETUTU
TAYO SOBOLA in AREWA ONIJOGBON
LAITAN OGUNGBILE in ONA WURA

YMAA 2013 Best Cultural Movie
ARAMOTU
TANGIRI
ADAYEBA OTE
IGBA ORO
ABENI ALAGBO ORU

YMAA 2013 Best Marketer
TOYMAX HOLDINGS
OLASCO FILMS
COPORATE PICTURES
ALMAROOF
ZAINAB VENTURES
LAWLAH HIS GRACE

YMAA 2013 Achievement in Directing
SAIDI BALOGUN in ALAMI AYEMI
ADEBAYO TIJANI in AIYEKOTO
ABIODUN OLANREWAJU in ARINZO
NIJI AKANNI in ARAMOTU
KUNLE AFOD in IKA KAN
Muyideen s. ayinde in amope AlAsela

YMAA 2013 Best Picture
ARINZO
ARAMOTU
AIYEKOTO
ALAMI AIYEMI
IKA KAN
Amope AlAsela

YMAA 2013 Achievement in Cinematography
IRAWE
JEJELOYE
GUCCI GIRLS
AROLE ARE
ONA ABAYO
RICHE RICHE

YMAA 2013 Achievement in Editing
IYO AYE by TAIWO OLAJIRE
EJA TUTU by SHOLA AYORINDE
ARIRE OKO DEOLA by HAKEEM LAWAL
OWU by BIODUN ADEOYE
ILE ALAYO by KAYODE DURODOLA
ADETUTU by ADEBAYO ARANSIOLA

HONOURS LIST
PROF. AKINWUNMI ISHOLA
LATE DURO LADIPO
LATE KOLA OGUNMOLA
LANRE HASSAN (IYA AWERO)
ALAGBA ADEBAYO FALETI

Waoh! What a comprehensive list you will say, it is clash of the titans! Survival of the fittest, this year's event will take place in Ibadan the capital city of Oyo state and of course will be hosted by the Executive Governor of Oyo state,  hurry now and go to www.ymaawards.com and vote for your favourite nollywood peeps.