Английская Википедия:Genevieve Nnaji

Содержание

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Genevieve NnajiШаблон:IPAc-en (Шаблон:IPAc-en; born on 3 May 1979) is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contributions to Nollywood. Her directorial debut movie, Lionheart, is the first Netflix film from Nigeria and the first Nigerian submission for the Oscars. The movie was disqualified for having most of its dialogue in English. After having spent decades in the movie industry, she was profiled alongside some celebrities and business executives in 2020 in two new books by publisher and Editor in Chief of Yes International! magazine, Azuh Arinze.

Early life

Genevieve was born in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria, and grew up in Lagos. The fourth of eight children, she was raised in a middle-class family; her father worked as an engineer and her mother was a nursery school teacher.

Education

She attended Methodist Girls College (Yaba, Lagos), before proceeding to the University of Lagos, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in creative arts. While at the university, she began auditioning for acting jobs in Nollywood.

Career

Nnaji started her acting career as a child actor in the then-popular television soap opera Ripples at the age of 8. In 1998, at the age of 19, she was introduced into the growing Nigerian film industry with the movie Most Wanted. Her subsequent movies include Last Party, Mark of the Beast, and Ijele. In 2010, she starred in the award-winning film Ijé: The Journey. She has starred in over 200 Nollywood movies.

In 2004, Nnaji signed a recording contract with EKB Records; a Ghanaian record label, and released her debut album One Logologo Line. It is a mix of R&B, Hip-Hop, and Urban music. In 2004, Genevieve Nnaji was with the most votes after contending with other celebrities for the search for the face of Lux in 2004.

In 2005, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award (AMAA) for Best Actress in a Leading Role, becoming the first actress to win the award.

Файл:Genevieve30.jpg

Genevieve at an event in 2009

In 2009, Nnaji was one of the best-paid female actors in Nollywood. Due to her contributions to the Nigerian movie industry, she became the first actor to be awarded Best Actress at the 2001 City People's Awards, the award ceremony that previously had only recognized politicians and business conglomerates. She was also the first actor to be awarded as Best Actress by the Censors Board of Nigeria in 2003. In 2009, she was referred to as the Julia Roberts of Africa by Oprah Winfrey.

In November 2015, Nnaji produced her first movie called Road to Yesterday, later winning Best Movie Overall -West Africa at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.

In January 2018, it was reported that Genevieve would be replacing Funke Akindele as a member of the Dora Milaje in Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War. This was later debunked as an internet prank and the actor did not appear in the movie.

On 7 September 2018, her directorial debut Lionheart was acquired by online streaming service Netflix, making it the first Netflix original film from Nigeria. The movie had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, alongside Farming, the Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje's autobiographical directorial debut where she starred in alongside Kate Beckinsale, Damson Idris, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

Genevieve Nnaji is also a women's activist. She advocates for Nigerian girls to be able to have a say in who they choose to marry. She is against early marriages for the girl child. She is strongly against the abuse of women in society. Genevieve says she is a strong advocate for social justice. Further, Genevieve Nnaji is a strong feminist. She states her type of feminism is the woman who has the right to make her own choices and do whatever she feels like.

Modelling

Genevieve as a Model

Nnaji in one of her several modelling campaigns.

Nnaji has featured in several commercials, including for Pronto (beverage) and Omo detergent. In 2004, she became the "Face of Lux" in Nigeria in a highly lucrative sponsorship deal. In 2008, Nnaji launched the clothing line "St. Genevieve", which donates its proceeds to charity. In May 2010, she was appointed to be the official "Face of MUD" in Nigeria.

Selected awards and nominations

Шаблон:Incomplete listNnaji has received several awards and nominations for her work, including the Best Actress of the Year Award at the 2001 City People Awards and the Best Actress in a Leading Role Award at the 2005 Africa Movie Academy Awards.

In 2019, her movie, Lionheart, was selected by the Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee (NOSC), as Nigeria's submission to the Best International Feature Film Category of the 2020 Oscars. It was the first film ever submitted to the Oscars by Nigeria.

Subsequently, the oscar submission was cancelled for not meeting the language criteria. The film's dialogue track is predominantly in the English language. However, the Oscar rules since 2006 dictate that eligible movies must have a "Predominantly non-English dialogue track." This move was an attempt to open up more opportunities for films from diverse cultures.

In a viral tweet on 4 November 2019, the Award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay, had questioned the Academy's decision on nixing Lionheart Oscar race for using its official language — English. Nnaji, in response to Ava DuVernay's Tweet, took to Twitter to explain that the country Nigeria as presently constituted, does boast of over 500 languages, making it so ethnically diverse than English, as the official language, can only be the language utilized to make the movie widely acceptable to the eclectic audience across the country, and even beyond the continent of Africa.

In an article published by Culture writer and multiculturalism scholar- Kovie Biakolo titled Nigeria's Lion Heart Disqualification is Bigger than the Oscars on the CNN opinion website; Kovie opined that "one cannot help but feel that Nigeria is ultimately being penalized for being a former British colony in using the very language that was imposed on its people, to communicate between them, and especially for art. Former French, Spanish and Portuguese colonies certainly don't have this problem. And in truth, the Academy may be demonstrating a short-sighted or surface-level understanding of its purported inclusivity in this category".

She went further to criticize the Oscar board for allowing the nominations of British movies that were not done in English, which invariably is the Country's main language but did so in the case of Nigeria whose cultural diversity could be confounding yet true.

92nd Academy Awards (Oscars)

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2020	Genevieve Nnaji / LionHeart	Best International Feature Film	Disqualified

The 19th Black Reel Awards (FAAAF)]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019	Lionheart	Outstanding Foreign Film / World Cinema Motion Picture	Шаблон:Won

Toronto International Film Festival

Шаблон:Awards table |- |2018 |Lionheart |Grolsch People's Choice Award |Шаблон:Nom |- |}

Africa Movie Academy Awards

Шаблон:Awards table |- |2005 | |rowspan=3|Best Actress in Leading Role |Шаблон:Won |- |2008 |30 Days/Keep My Will |Шаблон:Nom |- |2011 |Tango with Me |Шаблон:Nom |- |}

Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

Шаблон:Awards table |- |2013 |The Mirror Boy |rowspan=2|Best Actress Drama/TV Series |Шаблон:Nom |- |rowspan=2|2016 |rowspan=2|Road to Yesterday |Шаблон:Nom |- |Best Movie West Africa |Шаблон:Won |- |}

Nigeria Entertainment Awards

Шаблон:Awards table |- |2009 | |Best Actress |Шаблон:Nom |- |rowspan=2|2010 |Silent Scandals |Best Actress Film/Short Story |Шаблон:Nom |- |Guinness Ultimate Survivor |Best Actress TV Series |Шаблон:Won |- |2011 |Tango with Me |Best Actress Film/Short Story |Шаблон:Nom |- |2013 |Doctor Bello |Best Actress in Leading Role |Шаблон:Nom |- |2014 |Half of a Yellow Sun |Best Actress in Supporting Role |Шаблон:Won |- |rowspan=2|2016 |rowspan=2|Road to Yesterday |Lead Actress in Film |Шаблон:Nom |- |Best Picture |Шаблон:Nom |}

Nollywood Movies Awards

Шаблон:Awards table |- |rowspan=2|2012 |Tango with Me |Best Actress Leading Role |Шаблон:Nom |- |Herself |Viewers Choice- Female |Шаблон:Won |- |}

Ghana Movie Awards

Шаблон:Awards table |- |2010 |Silent Scandals |Best Actress-Africa Collaboration |Шаблон:Won |- |}

Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards

Шаблон:Awards table |- |2012 |Herself |Best Actress- Viewers Choice |Шаблон:Nom |- |}

Nollywood and African Film Critics Awards (NAFCA)

Шаблон:Awards table |- |2013 |Weekend Getaway |Best Actress Leading Role |Шаблон:Won |- |}

Zulu African Film Academy Awards

Шаблон:Awards table |- |2011 |The Mirror Boy |Best Actress |Шаблон:Won |- |}

City People Entertainment Awards

Шаблон:Awards table |- |2001 |Herself |Best Actress |Шаблон:Won |- |}

Best of Nollywood Awards

Шаблон:Awards table |- |2010 |Silent Scandals |rowspan=2|Best Actress-Leading Role |Шаблон:Nom |- |rowspan=2|2011 |The Mirror Boy |Шаблон:Nom |- |Bursting Out |Best Kiss with Majid Michel |Шаблон:Won |- |}

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1987	Ripples
1998	Most Wanted		with Williams Cajethan
1999	Camouflage		with Ramsey Nouah
2001	Love Boat		with Ramsey Nouah
	Death Warrant	Anita	with Emeka Ike & Eucharia-Anunobi Ekwu
2002	Valentino		with Ramsey Nouah
	Fire Dancer	Nene
	Sharon Stone	Sharon Stone
	Runs!	Adesua	with Gorgina Onuoha
	Power of Love	Juliet	with Ramsey Nouah, Grace Amah
	Formidable Force		with Gorgina Onuoha & Hanks Anuku
	Battle Line		with Ramsey Nouah & Pete Edochie
2003	Above Death: In God We Trust		with Pete Edochie, Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Ramsey Nouah, & Zack Orji
	Blood Sister		with Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde & Tony Umez
	Break Up		with Ramsey Nouah
	Butterfly		with Ramsey Nouah
	By His Grace		with Tony Umez
	Church Business		with Ramsey Nouah & Segun Arinze
	Deadly Mistake
	Emergency Wedding		with Tony Umez
	Emotional Tears	Helen
	For Better for Worse
	Honey		with Ramsey Nouah & Pete Edochie
	Jealous Lovers	Chioma
	Keeping Faith: Is That Love?		with Richard Mofe-Damijo
	Last Weekend		with Ramsey Nouah
	Late Marriage
	Love	Anita	with Richard Mofe-Damijo & Segun Arinze
	My Only Love	Angela	with Ramsey Nouah
	Not Man Enough
	Passion & Pain		with Ramsey Nouah & Desmond Elliot
	Passions		with Stella Damasus-Aboderin & Richard Mofe-Damijo
	Player: Mr. Lover Man
	Private Sin	Faith	with Stephanie Okereke, Richard Mofe-Damijo, & Patience Ozokwor
	Sharon Stone in Abuja	Sharon Stone
	Super Love		with Ramsey Nouah & Pete Edochie
	The Chosen One
	Women Affair
2004	Bumper to Bumper		with Georgina Onuoha
	Critical Decision		with Richard Mofe-Damijo, Stephanie Okereke, & Mike Ezuruonye
	Dangerous Sister		with Tony Umez & Dakore Egbuson
	Goodbye New York		with Rita Dominic
	He Lives in Me
	Into Temptation		with Ramsey Nouah
	My First Love		with Tony Umez
	Never Die for Love
	Promise Me Forever		with Stephanie Okereke
	Stand by Me
	Treasure
	Unbreakable		with Ramsey Nouah
	We Are One		with Stella Damasus-Aboderin
2005	Darkest Night		with Richard Mofe-Damijo & Segun Arinze
	Games Women Play		with Stella Damasus-Aboderin, Desmond Elliot, & Zack Orji
	Rip-Off		with Ramsey Nouah
2006	Girls Cot		with Rita Dominic & Ini Edo
	30 Days	Chinora Onu	with Segun Arinze – this film received 10 nominations at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2008, including Best Picture, Best Art Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Edit, Best Costumes, and Best Sound
2007	Letters to a Stranger	Jemima Lawal	with Yemi Blaq, Joke Silva, and Segun Arinze
	Keep My Will
	Warrior's Heart
	Unfinished Business	Nkem
	Winds of Glory	Juliana
2008	Beautiful Soul	Olivia	this film received 3 Africa Movie Academy Award nominations for Best Screenplay, Best Soundtrack, and Heart of Africa
	Broken Tears		with Van Vicker, Kate Henshaw-Nuttal and Grace Amah
	Critical Condition	Ify
	River of Tears	Yvonne	with Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Van Vicker, and Grace Amah
	My Idol
	Love My Way	Kayla
2009	Silent Scandals	Jessie	with Majid Michel & Uche Jombo
	Felicima	Felicima	with Alex Lopez
2010	Ijé: The Journey	Chioma Opara	with Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Odalys García, & Clem Ohameze
	Tango with me	Lola	with Joke Silva & Joseph Benjamin
	Bursting Out	Zara Williams	with Majid Michel, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Omoni Oboli, & Desmond Elliot
	Mirror Boy	Teema	with Osita Iheme
2011	Sacred Lies	Isabella	with Olu Jacobs, Desmond Elliot, & Nadia Buari
2012	Weekend Getaway		with Ramsey Nouah, Ini Edo, Monalisa Chinda
2013	Half of a Yellow Sun	Ms. Adebayo	with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Onyeka Onwenu, and OC Ukeje
	Doctor Bello		with Isaiah Washington, Vivica A. Fox, Justus Esiri, and Stephanie Okereke
2014	The Truth with Olisa	Guest	TV series
2015	Road to Yesterday	Victoria	with Oris Erhuero and Majid Michel
2018	Lionheart	Adaeze	Also the Director and Writer
	Farming	Tolu	Supporting Actress

Discography

• One Logologo Line (2004)

See also

• List of Nigerian film producers
• List of Nigerian actresses

External links

• Шаблон:Official website
• Шаблон:IMDb name