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FULL LIST: See the name of nominees for Academy Awards’ 89th edition

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Here are the nominees in key categories for the 89th Academy Awards, to be handed out on February 26 in Hollywood:

Best picture:
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge”
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best director:
Denis Villeneuve, “Arrival”
Mel Gibson, “Hacksaw Ridge”
Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”
Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”

Best actor:
Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”
Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”
Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantastic”
Denzel Washington, “Fences”

Best actress:
Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”
Ruth Negga, “Loving”
Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
Emma Stone, “La La Land”
Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins”

Best supporting actor:
Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water”
Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea”
Dev Patel, “Lion”
Michael Shannon, “Nocturnal Animals”

Best supporting actress:
Viola Davis, “Fences”
Naomie Harris, “Moonlight”
Nicole Kidman, “Lion”
Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figures”
Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”

Best foreign language film:
“Land of Mine” (Denmark)
“A Man Called Ove” (Sweden)
“The Salesman” (Iran)
“Tanna” (Australia)
“Toni Erdmann” (Germany)

Best animated feature:
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
“Moana”
“My Life as a Zucchini”
“The Red Turtle”
“Zootopia”

Best documentary feature:
“Fire at Sea”
“I Am Not Your Negro”
“Life, Animated”
“OJ: Made in America”
“13th”

Best original screenplay:
“Hell or High Water” – Taylor Sheridan
“La La Land” – Damien Chazelle
“The Lobster” – Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou
“Manchester by the Sea” – Kenneth Lonergan
“20th Century Women” – Mike Mills

Best adapted screenplay:
“Arrival” – Eric Heisserer
“Fences” – August Wilson
“Hidden Figures” – Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi
“Lion” – Luke Davies
“Moonlight” – Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney

Best cinematography:
“Arrival” – Bradford Young
“La La Land” – Linus Sandgren
“Lion” – Greig Fraser
“Moonlight” – James Laxton
“Silence” – Rodrigo Prieto

Best original score:
“Jackie” – Mica Levi
“La La Land” – Justin Hurwitz
“Lion” – Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka
“Moonlight” – Nicholas Britell
“Passengers” – Thomas Newman

Best original song:
“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” from “La La Land”
“Can’t Stop The Feeling” from “Trolls”
“City of Stars” from “La La Land”
“The Empty Chair” from “Jim: The James Foley Story”
“How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana”

Best visual effects:
“Deepwater Horizon”
“Doctor Strange”
“The Jungle Book”
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”

Number of nominations for films with three or more nods:
“La La Land” – 14
“Arrival” – 8
“Moonlight” – 8
“Hacksaw Ridge” – 6
“Lion” – 6
“Manchester by the Sea” – 6
“Fences” – 4
“Hell or High Water” – 4
“Hidden Figures” – 3
“Jackie” – 3

Senate confirms Ambassadorial nominees despite failure to recite National Anthem

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Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on Tuesday took turn to lambaste some nominees for career Ambassadors who could not recite the Nigerian Anthem and National Pledge during their screen recently.

We can recalls that 4 out of the 47 nominees who attended Senate screening in August this year fumbled when the committee asked them to recite the National Anthem.

Submitting the report on the floor of the Senate, the committee Chairman on Foreign Affairs, Senator Monsurat Sunmonu admitted that four nominees could not recite the Anthem and National Pledge, but the committee overlooked it when those concerned pleaded and also promised that they would improve on it, when appointed.

The decision of the committee to screen and all recommend 47 names on the list, despite their shortcomings, did not go down well with some Senators who could not withhold their dissatisfaction.

Senator Peter Nwaoboshi (Delta North) queried the committee for screening and recommending the 47 nominees, despite their shortcomings during the screening exercise.

“Why did the committee recommend everybody on the list,” Nwaoboshi probed.

He condemned the submissions of the committee and added that someone who could not recite the Anthem of his or her country should not be made to represent same country in foreign land.

On his part, Senator Tijani Yahaya Laura (Zamfara North) expressed concern that the 116 foreign missions have remained inactive for months, due to inability of Nigerian government to send her Diplomats to occupy those vacant positions.

The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, Deputy Minority Leader, Bala Ibn Na’allah and Senator James Manager (Delta South) however saved the day by convincing the Senate to confirm the nomination of the 47 career Ambassadors, saying that anxieties may have been responsible for their failure to recite the Anthem.

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, therefore led the Senate into the committee of the whole where the 47 nominees were confirmed.

Full list of nominees for the 2016 Headies Awards

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Organisers of the Headies Awards, Hip TV has released its nominees for the 2016 edition. There are 21 categories in this year’s awards focusing on activities between July 2015 to June 2016.

 

See full list of nominations below:

 

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

  1. Emergency – D’banj
  2. Pray For Me – Darey Feat. Soweto Choir
  3. Love Don’t Care – Simi
  4. Orente – Adekunle Gold
  5. Something Good Is Happening – Brymo

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

  1. Dj Coublon – ‘Good Time & Raba’
  2. Pheels – ‘Pick Up & Lagos Boys’ – Olamide
  3. Legendury Beats – ‘Final – Baba Nla’ Wizkid
  4. Young John – ‘Mama’ – Kiss Daniel
  5. Mastakraft – ‘Fada Fada’, ‘Connect’ – Phyno
  6. Oscar Herman-Ackah – ‘Pray For Me’ – Darey

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

  1. Emergency (D’banj) – Unlimited La
  2. Mary (Seyi Shay) – Meji Alabi
  3. Soldier (Falz Tha Bad Guy) – Clarence Peters
  4. Made For You – Banky W
  5. Bad – Tiwa Savage Feat. Wizkid – Sesan

BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

  1. New Era – Kiss Daniel
  2. Wanted – Wande Coal
  3. Klitoris – Brymo
  4. 4. Naked – Darey
  5. Seyi Or Shay – Seyi Shay

BEST R&B SINGLE

  1. Love Don’t Care – Simi
  2. Made For You – Banky W
  3. Super Woman – Wande Coal
  4. Pray For Me – Darey
  5. Aduke – Tjan
  6. Smile – Shaydee

BEST POP SINGLE

  1. Mama – Kiss Daniel
  2. Final (Baba Nla) – Wizkid
  3. Pick Up – Adekunle Gold
  4. Osinachi – Humblesmith Feat. Davido
  5. Reggae Blues – Harrysong Feat. Orezi, Iyanya, Olamide, Kcee
  6. Emergency – D’banj
  7. Fada Fada – Phyno Feat. Olamide
  8. Money – Timaya Feat. Flavour

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE

  1. No Kissing’ – Patoranking Ft Sarkodie
  2. Body Hot – Praiz Ft. Jesse Jagz & Stone Bwoy
  3. Jaga Love – Jesse Jagz
  4. Olowo – Cynthia Morgan
  5. Pam Pam – Ketchup
  6. Timaya – I Like The Way

BEST RAP ALBUM

  1. Eyan Mayweather – Olamide
  2. Powerful – Ill Bliss
  3. Stories That Touch – Falz
  4. Lil’ Kesh – Yagi

BEST COLLABO

  1. Soldier – Falz Feat. Simi
  2. Reggae Blues – Harrysong Feat. Orezi, Iyanya, Olamide, Kcee
  3. Osinachi – Humblesmith Feat. Davido
  4. Wait – Solidstar Feat. Tiwa Savage
  5. No Kissing – Patoranking Feat. Sarkodie
  6. Money – Timaya Feat. Flavour

BEST RAP SINGLE

  1. Eyan Mayweather – Olamide
  2. Asamalekun – Reminisce
  3. Jagaban – Ycee
  4. Chukwu Agozi Gogi – Ill Bliss
  5. Agu Ji Ndi Men – A-Q
  6. Show You Something – Boogey

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

  1. Brymo – Something Good Is Happening
  2. Darey Feat. Soweto Choir – Pray For Me
  3. Shaydee – Smile
  4. Wande Coal – Super Woman
  5. Ric Hassani – Gentleman

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

  1. Simi – Love Don’t Care
  2. Seyi Shay – Right Now
  3. Aramide Feat. Adekunle Gold – Love Me
  4. Omawumi Feat. Angelie Kidjo – Play Na Play

NEXT RATED

  1. Ycee
  2. Tekno
  3. Mr. Eazi
  4. Humblesmith
  5. Aramide

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

  1. Kiss Daniel – New Era
  2. Seyi Shay – Seyi Or Shay
  3. Lil’ Kesh – Yagi
  4. Runtown – Ghetto University

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

  1. Ill Bliss – Chukwu Agozi Gogi
  2. Reminsce – Asalamaleku
  3. Ycee – Jagaban
  4. Boogey – Show You Something
  5. A-Q – Agu Ji Ndi Men’
  6. Modenine – No Matter What

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

  1. Olamide – Who You Epp
  2. Ajebutter Feat. Falz – Bad Gang
  3. Koker – Ko Le Werk
  4. Ycee – Jagaban
  5. Small Dokta – Gbera
  6. 2t Boys – Customer Dada Ni

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

  1. Pick Up – Adekunle Gold
  2. Something Good Is Happening – Brymo
  3. You Suppose Know – Bez
  4. Wait For Me – Johnny Drille
  5. Gentleman – Ric Hassani

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  1. Stories That Touch – Falz
  2. New Era – Kiss Daniel
  3. Wanted – Wande Coal
  4. Seyi Or Shay – Seyi Shay

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

  1. Wizkid
  2. Tiwa Savage
  3. Falz
  4. Yemi Alade
  5. Olamide

SONG OF THE YEAR

  1. Final (Baba Nla) – Wizkid
  2. Osinachi – Humblesmith Feat. Davido
  3. Pick Up – Adekunle Gold
  4. Reggae Blues – Harrysong Feat.
  5. Fada Fada – Phyno Feat. Olamide

AFRICAN ARTISTE

  1. Sauti Sol
  2. Casper Nyovest
  3. Dj Maphorisa
  4. Stonebwoy
  5. Sarkodie

APC governors meet Buhari, flay envoy-nominees’ list.

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Aggrieved governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have protested against the mode of nominating non-career ambassadors by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The governors who held an emergency meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja yesterday expressed anger at an alleged decision by the president not to consult them in the selection of the nominees whose names have already been forwarded to the Senate for confirmation.

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha also recently confirmed the frustration of APC members while fielding questions from State House correspondents over federal appointments made so far by the President Buhari.

Lalong who specifically spoke about the situation in his state said: “All the states that have complaints are going to put them in writing and the president promised he is going to look into them.”

He noted that a former deputy governor in Plateau, Pauline Tallen rejected her nomination as ambassador based on principles in line with the political disposition of the state and not necessarily about her husband as reported in a section of the media.

Governor Lalong said he had already complained to the president that appointment into federal positions from the state should not be concentrated in one particular zone.

“Pauline is an astute politician from my state, and part of the issue we also raised was on some of the appointments that were made.

“It is not only about her husband, I think it is the dimension of Plateau politics.

“All these appointments came again from one zone, in that particular zone. So the complaint that is coming from our state is not about her own personal interest, it is about the fact that two ambassadorial appointments are coming from the same zone,” the governor said.

Governor Lalong also said that “that is my zone. We had complained that the next appointment should go to the other zone, the central and the northern zone. And so when that appointment came the kind of uproar that followed that appointment also necessitated an intervention.”

Also fielding questions, Governor Okorocha said the emergency meeting with the president also discussed the successes made in fighting the Boko Haram sect and the recent release of 21 Chibok girls kidnapped over two years ago.

NDDC Board: Senate Rejects Three Of President Buhari’s Nominees

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The Nigerian Senate has began consideration of nominees for Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board with Senate president Bukola Saraki presiding over the plenary.

The Senate reverted to committee of the whole to deliberate on their confirmation.

However, three out of the 19 were not confirmed. They include Hon.Donatus Enyinnaya of Abia state, Sen. OSita Bonaventure Izunaso, Imo state and Olatokunbo Ayotunde Ajasin of Ondo state.

Saraki thanked the committee for their efforts and congratulated the chairman and the new members of the board.

Two months ago, the Senate officially received a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari requesting the confirmation of Victor Ndoma Egba as chairman and Isima Ekere as managing director of the NDDC.

The Nigerian Senate had on Tuesday, October 4, screened Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, the former Senate leader, as chairman of NDDC board and other members.

However, the former Senate leader was not screened, but spoke briefly to his colleagues, even as he was later asked to take a bow.

Read full list of the nominees below:

1. Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba – Chairman – Cross River state

2. Nsima Udo Ekere – Managing Director – Akaw-Ibom state

3. Engr Adjogbe Samuel – Executive director – Delta state

4. Mene Derek – Executive director (finance and administration) – Rivers state

5. Hon. Donatus Enyinnah – member – Abia state

6. Frank Samuel George – member – Akwa-Ibom state

7. Prof. Brambaifa Nelson – member – Bayelsa state

8. Sylvester Nsa – member – Cross-River state

9. Dr. Ogaga Ifowodo – member- Delta state

10. Hon. Uwuile Saturday – member – Edo state

11. Sen. Osita Izunaso – member – Imo state

12. Olatokunbo Ajasin – member- Ondo state

13. Harry Dabibi – member Rivers state

14. Benard Banfa – member- North central zone

15. Yahaya Mohammed – member – Northeast zone

16. Mustapha Dankadai – member – Northwest zone

17. Igo Weli – member -Niger Delta

18. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse – member- Federal Ministry of Finance

19. Abdul-Kazeem Bayero – member – Federal Ministry of Environment

Senate Ends Screening, to Confirm Amaechi, Other Nominees Today

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The screening of ministerial nominees, which began a fortnight ago, finally came to a close Wednesday, with the Senate deferring the confirmation of former Rivers State Governor, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, and 17 other nominees.

The Senate’s decision to defer confirmation of the nominees stunned onlookers Wednesday, since it is not the custom of the chamber to defer confirmation of nominees once screening is concluded.

While watchers expected Senate President Bukola Saraki to commence the confirmation of the nominees at the end of screening at 3.25 pm, he only summarized what transpired during the screening exercise and thereafter announced adjournment till Thursday.

Those screened yesterday were Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah, Professor Anthony Anwuka, Mr. Mohammed Bello, Ms. Aisha Abubakar and Mr. Adamu Adamu.

Credit: ThisDay