By Osagie Alonge
Funke Akindele on Wednesday night, May 9, 2012 received the ‘Best Actress’ award at this year’s ZUMA Film Festival which was held in Abuja.
Akindele beat the likes of Genevieve Nnaji and Lillian Bach to clinch the title.
Akindele received the award for her role in ‘Maami’, the film produced by veteran cinematographer Tunde Kelani who was himself awarded the ‘Best Director’. ‘Maami’ also won the award for ‘Best Nigerian Film’.
Akindele, whose career has grown in leaps and bounds, since the success of her hit movie Jenifa, dedicated the award to her father.
Other winners of the night are Yemi Blaq who won the Best Actor’s award for his role in the film, ‘The Impostor’, Mahood Ali-Balogun whose film, ‘Tango With Me’ won the Best Script award, film critic, Shuaibu Husseini, who won the Best film Journalist award and Idi Nasiru whose ‘Naked Truth’ film was adjudged the Best Student film.
The award was held at the NICON Luxury hotel, Abuja.
23 comments
oh i think funke desire the award because she have work so well the pass month. funke congratulation to you
Congrats gal.nice work net
To be candid,she dserves it cos she has tried so much
Funke is a big star i think she deserve it
bravo gal,u deserve more.
funky, my role model, congrats.
Babe U ar sweet. I lik ur pic 2.
Babe I happy, Congratulation 2. U worth it.
Funke honestly u’re d best…always proud of you gal..kudos to u.may d gud God uplift you d more.love you.
She has come to stay,,,,like her part in sherikoko,,,big up baby
u are on point girl.lve u
u realy deserve it babe
To be an awardwinner is not aday job, i feliciate with funkeakindele on her award winner because of her workinghard&endurance.
wao! bravo i love i combinations, you mean , hosh.
u re just too much cos maami is too gbaski
Congrate! u ar my star
my roles model u deserve more.keep on doing the great works.u are an acheiver.ur fame would nt turn to flame and shame.
u deservd more babe,am so proud of u,keep it up dearie
thumbs up gurl..u deserve it..u a star!
nice one funke,moreeeeeee.
Funke i love u cos u re two much
@funke no be God?keep da f**king bomb blowing
wish i know you more