The 2011 Nigerian Entertainment Awards: All The Pictures …And The Winners Are

The 2011 Nigeria Entertainment Awards was hosted by Funke Akindele and Julius Agwu yesterday in New York , with some of the finest in Nigerian Entertainment present.

There were performances from Zaina, Waje, Doggext, Rotimi , Sound Sultan, SamKlef ,Duncan Daniels and The Choc Boiz.

Below are the full list of winners…

BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Asa – “Beautiful Imperfection“
• Duncan Mighty – “Legacy“
• Naeto C – “Super C Season“
• Darey – “Double Dare“
• M.I – “MI2“
• Sound Sultan – “Back From The Future“

And the winner is M.I - ”MI2“

HOTTEST SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• TEASE ME- WIZ KID
• MR ENDOWED- DBANJ
• OLEKU- ICE PRINCE
• GIVE IT TO ME- DPRINCE
• OBIANUJU- DUNCAN MIGHTY
• JUPA- J MARTINS

And the winner is Ice Prince - ”Oleku“

BEST NEW ACT OF THE YEAR

• ICE PRINCE
• WIZKID
• TIWA SAVAGE
• MO’CHEDDAH
• WAJE
• DR SID

And the winner is Wizkid

GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• BOUQUI
• LARA GEORGE
• SINACH
• ADA
• FRANK EDWARDS
• KENNY ST BROWN

And the winner is Lara George

BEST POP/R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• DAREY
• DBANJ
• BANKY W
• WAJE
• WIZKID
• TUFACE

And the winner is Waje

BEST RAP ACT OF THE YEAR

• TERRY THE RAP MAN
• NAETO C
• RUGGEDMAN
• EVA ALORDIAH
• MI
• ICE PRINCE

And the winner is M.I

MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

• SOSSICK
• DON JAZZY
• COBHAMS
• SAM KLEF
• JESSE JAGZ
• DR FRABZ

And the winner is Sam Klef

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST

• ASA
• NNEKA
• JJC
• NDU
• MOEAZY
• MAY7VEN

And the winner is Nneka

BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• ENI DURO (OLAMIDE)- DJ TEE
• KABA KABA (KONGA) – AKIN ALABI
• IF YOU ASK ME (OMAWUMI)- CLARENCE PETERS
• MR. ENDOWNED (DBANJ FT DON JAZZY & SNOOP DOGG) – SESAN
• MORE YOU (BEZ)- KEMI ADETIBA
• BA NI KIDI (DAREY)- MARK HOFMEYR

And the winner is DJ Tee for “Eni Duro” by Olamide

MOST PROMISING ACT TO WATCH

• OLAMIDE
• ZARA
• BRYMO
• VECTOR
• RETTA
• JHYBO
• KETCHUP
• MUNA

And the winner is Jhybo

ENTERTAINMENT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

• AUDU MAKORI (CHOCOLATE CITY)
• BANKY W (EME)
• TONY NWAKALOR (YES MEDIA)
• OBI ASIKA (STORM RECORDS)
• ELDEE (TRIBE RECORDS)
• DON JAZZY (MOHITS)

And the winner is Audu Maikori

INDIGENOUS ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• SOLEK
• FLAVOR
• JAH BLESS
• DUNCAN MIGHTY
• 9ICE
• J’ODIE

And the winner is Duncan Mighty

• FALLY IPUPA
• R2BEES
• AWILO
• WINKY D
• JULIANA KANYOMOZI
• VIP

And the winner is Fally Ipupa

BEST US BASED MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• DUNCAN DANIELS
• T MONEY
• ROTIMI
• KUNZO
• DAMI OLOYE
• CAPB

And the winner is Rotimi

BEST US BASED FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• NAIRA
• TITI LOKEI
• TOLUMIDE
• MOYEEN
• NENNA YVONNE
• ZAINA

And the winner is Naira

BEST ACTOR IN A FILM/SHORT STORY

• RAMSEY NOUAH- A PRIVATE STORM
• ODUNLADE ADEKOLA- EMI NI IRE KAN
• FEMI ADEBAYO- JELILI
• CHET ANEKWE- TOBI
• PASCAL ATUMA- OKOTO THE MESSENGER
• HAKEEM KAE KASSIM- INALE

And the winner is Ramsey Noauh – Private Storm

BEST ACTRESS IN A FILM/SHORT STORY

• GENEVIEVE NNAJI- TANGO WITH ME
• OMOTOLA JALADE- IJE
• OMONI OBOLI- ANCHOR BABY
• MERCY JOHNSON- HEART OF A WIDOW
• CAROLINE CHIKEZIE – INALE
• UCHE JUMBO- NOLLYWOOD HUSTLERS

And the winner is Omoni Oboli – Anchor Baby

BEST PICTURE (PRODUCER)

• IJE- CHINEZE ANYAENE
• THE MIRROR BOY- OBI EMELONYE
• INALE- JETA AMATA
• TANGO WITH ME- MAHMOOD ALI- BALOGUN
• ANCHOR BABY- LONZO NZEKWE
• ADESUWA- LANCELOT IMASEUN

And the winner is Inale – Jeta Amata

BEST DIRECTING IN A FILM/SHORT STORY

• CHINEZE ANYAENEI-IJE
• LANCELOT ODUWA IMASUEN/IKECHUKWU ONYEKA – A PRIVATE STORM
• MAHMOOD ALI BALOGUN- TANGO WITH ME
• JETA AMATA- INALE
• LONZO NZEKWE- ANCHOR BABY
• PASCAL ATUMA – OKOTO THE MESSENGER

And the winner is Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun/Ikechukwu Onyeka – A Private Storm

BEST ACTOR IN TV SERIES/REALITY/GAME SHOW

• VICTOR OLAOTAN (TINSEL)
• UCHE SAM ANYAMELE (ABOUT TO WED)
• AKIN LEWIS (SPIDER)
• EMEKA OSSA (CLINIC MATTERS)
• FRANK EDOHO (WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE)
• GIDEON OKEKE (TINSEL)

And the winner is Frank Edoho (Who wants to be a Millionaire)

BEST ACTRESS IN TV SERIES/REALITY/GAME SHOW

• FUNMI EKO (CITY SISTAS)
• DAMILOLA ADEGBITE (TINSEL)
• MATILDA OBASEKI (TINSEL)
• UFUOMA EJENOBOR (ROYAL ROOTS)
• MISSI MOLU (NIGERIAN IDOL)
• AMANDA EBEYE (CITY SISTAS)

And the winner is Dami Adegbite (Tinsel)

PAN AFRICAN ACTRESS OF THE YEAR (FILM/SHORT STORY)

• AMA. K. AMBROSE
• AKOFA ASIEDU
• NADIA BUARI
• YVONNE OKORO
• JACKIE APPIAH
• YVONNE CHERRY

And the winner is Jackie Appiah

PAN AFRICAN ACTOR OF THE YEAR (FILM/SHORT STORY)

• CHRIS ATTOH
• SENANU GIDEON GBEDAWO
• JOHN DUMELO
• EDWARD KAGUTUZI
• MAJID MICHEL
• VAN VICKER

And the winner is Chris Attoh

COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR

• CD JOHN
• GORDON
• HELEN PAUL
• GANDOKI
• DANIEL D’HUMOROUS
• YVONNE ORJI

And the winner is Gordon

BEST WORLD DJ

• DJ CAISE (NIGERIA)
• DJ SMOOTH (DC/MD)
• DJ FLAVA (MALAYSIA)
• DJ TOMMY (NIGERIA)
• DJ AFOO (NY)
• DJ OBI (BOSTON)
• DJ JAM JAM (UK)
• DJ E COOL (ATL)

And the winner is DJ Obi

ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

• TIWAWORKS (ATL)
• STRONGHOLD/ORANGE BOX ENT (KUALA LUMPUR)
• INDUSTRY NITE (LAGOS)
• CIBA ENT (HOUSTON)
• STARMIX (UK)
• COCO BAR (UK)

And the winner is Tiwaworks (ATL)

BIG Congratulations to all the 2011 NEA winners and nominees!!! You’re all winners!

Check out the pictures below, hopefully we should get performances of the video soon. These come courtesy of amebor.com