Actors calls out organizers of Ghana Movie Awards for nominating “Beasts of No Nation”

The nominees for the 2015 Ghana Movie Awards were unveiled on Friday, December 18, 2015, with “Beast of No Nation” garnering 15 nominations (See Full List Here).

Ghanaian actor “Prince David Osei” took to his Instagram page to call out the organizer of the Ghana Movie Awards, Fredrick Nuamah, for nominating the movie.

According to the actor who was nominated in the “best actor” category for his movie “Last Night,” the awards should aim to honour  Ghana movies, not European, Arabian or Ghana Netflix movies.

Check out his Instagram post below;

“Open letter to the Ceo of Ghana Movie Awards...... Mr Frederick Nuamah firstly,we want to thank you for GMA,an award which is geared to honour film makers and practitioners in Ghana.Hence Ghana Movie Awards not European or Arabian or Ghana Netflix Awards....Since the inception of this prestigious awards people have always doubted the credibility of this award;whether it's awards for friends and family of Frederick Nuamah or for Ghana Film industry???

Some of us have kept quiet because we thought it will get better over the years, for goodness sake!! this is the 6th edition and there's still no improvement..Though am not in Ghana have seen nomination list online with Beast of No Nation topping with 15 nominations..

Let us reason here Mr Ceo and your judges. .There's no disputing the fact that Beast of No Nation is a great by all standards even seen billboard all over Hollywood Boulevard promoting the movie..It starred Ghanaian actors and was shot entirely in Ghana,with stupendous performances from Abraham the new kid making Ghana proud,Ama K,David Dontoh to mention but few..Now to the issue at hand,Mr Ceo how do u nominate a full Hollywood movie owned by Netflix for Ghana Movie Awards not even in international movie category but 15 nominations??

I remember very well when we attempted submitting the Hollywood low budget movie I did Thedead you and your team declined it in 2012 saying it's an international movie though shot in Africa. ..How do you encourage young industrious film makers fighting against all odds to make an industry since we don't have one...if you nominate our local movies against Hollywood movies with a budget of 6millions dollars how can they go wrong??With 6millions dollars they resourceful ,so obviously they will make a good film against us struggling to even have producers,actors have now turned producers!!!

What a SHAME for our industry...To thyself be true and stop leaving in denial...Thanks for nominating my movie LASTNIGHT for Best Actor in Leading role....but fix it!!! we the industry players not happy with you Mr GMA....Princedavidosei and friends for positive change in our industry....God bless Ghana Movies.”

Fellow Ghanaian actor, Yvonne Nelson reposted his post with the caption; “Hands up for you bro.”

Earlier this week, Yvonne Nelson stated in an interview that the much talked about movie “Beasts of No Nation,” doesn’t qualify to be nominated as a Ghanaian movie.

According to her, it is quite unfair to nominate the high budget movie alongside low budget Ghanaian movies.

“It’s not fair to all of us if they submit that movie because it is not a Ghanaian production. The fact that it was shot in Ghana doesn’t make it a Ghanaian production. So I won’t agree to that. If we are trying to promote our own, why will we go for a foreign production? You cannot compare a Hollywood production to a Ghanaian movie. The budgets are totally different,” she had said.