The nominees for the 2012 Screen Nation Awards have been announced with the likes Alesha Dixon, John Boyega, Tameka Empson, Zawe Ashton and David Harewood up for gongs.
Often labelled as the 'Black BAFTAS', the annual event is now in it's 8th year and continues to recognise and celebrate the achievements of diversity in British film and television. The ceremony will take place on Sunday 11th November at the Park Plaza in London. For tickets, click here. See below for the full list on nominees:
Emerging Talent
- Chizzy Akudolu – Holby City
- David Ajala – Payback Season, Misfits
- Destiny Ekaragha – Writer/Director
- John Boyega – My Murder, Junkhearts, Law & Order
- Lateef Lovejoy – Woolwich Boys
- Natalie Gumede – Coronation St
- Samuel Benta – Eastenders: E20, The Cut
- Stephen Lloyd Jackson – David Is Dying
Mention:
- Michelle Asante – Monroe, Holby
- Ukweli Roach – Eternal Law
Young Shooting Star (16-25)
- Candese Reid – Junkhearts, Accused
- Daniel Anthony – Sarah Jane Adventures
- Georgina Campbell – One Night
- Letitia Wright – Top Boy, Victim, My Brother the Devil
- Ricky Norwood – Eastenders, Eastenders: E20
- Zaarah Abrahams – Waterloo Rd Reunited, Payback Season, Bedlam
Mention:
- Adelayo Adedayo – Skins, The Bill, Meet the Banda’s
- Modupe Adeyeye – Eastenders: E20
Favourite Female TV Star (Public Vote)
- Alesha Dixon – Strictly Come Dancing, Alesha’s Street Dance Stars
- Angela Griffin – Emergency with Angela Griffin
- Chelsee Healy – Strictly Come Dancing, Waterloo Rd, Waterloo Rd Reunited,
- Lorraine Pascale – Fast, Fresh and Easy
- Tameka Empson – Eastenders
Favourite Male TV Star (Public Vote)
- Ashley Walters – Top Boy, True Love
- Chucky Venn – Eastenders
- David Harewood – Homeland
- Jimmy Akingbola – Holby
- Wil Johnson – Holby
Female Performance in Film
- Lenora Crichlow – Fast Girls
- Naomie Harris – The First Grader
- Shanika Warren-Markland – Victim, Demons Never Die
- Thandie Newton – Retreat, Good Deeds, Huge
- Zawe Ashton – Dreams of a Life
Male Performance in Film
- Ashley Bashy Thomas – The Man Inside, Cockneys v Zombies, My Brother the Devil, The Veteran
- Daniel Kaluuya – Chatroom, Johnny English Reborn
- David Oyelowo – The Help, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Red Tails
- Lonyo Engele-ifale – David is Dying
- Noel Clarke – Huge, Fast Girls, Storage 24
- Nonso Anozie – The Grey, Conan
Mention:
- Aml Ameen – Red Tails, Red Heart
- David Harewood – Victim, The Man Inside
- Vas Blackwood – Mercenaries
- Wale Ojo – Johnny English Reborn, Phone Swap
Female Performance in TV
- Ashley Madekwe – Revenge
- Karen Bryson – Shameless
- Nadine Marshall – Random
- Nina Sosanya – Silk, Vera
- Ruth Negga – Shirley, Love Hate
- Zawe Ashton – Case Histories, Fresh Meat
Mention:
- Christine Adams – Terra Nova, Americana
- Gugu Mbatha Raw – Touch, Undercovers
- Jaye Jacobs – Waterloo Road
- Sophie Okonedo – The Slap, Sinbad
Male Performance in TV
- Lennie James – Line of Duty
- Nonso Anozie – Game of Thrones
- Jimmy Akingbola – Holby
- Ashley Walters –Top Boy, True Love
- David Harewood – Homeland
- Patterson Joseph – Julius Caesar
Mention:
- Aml Ameen – Harry’s Law
- Cyril Nri, Jeffery Kissoon, Ray Fearon – Julius Caesar
- Daniel Kaluuya – The Fades, Black Mirror
- Emmanuel Idowu – Doctors, Casualty
- Michael Obiara – Casualty
- Nicholas Pinnock – Top Boy
UK SCREENCRAFT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Diversity in Factual Production
- 2012 Pride and Punishment – ITV1
- Is Football Racist? – BBC3
- The Mighty Mississippi with Trevor McDonald – ITV1
- The Race that Shocked the World – BBC4
- When Ali Came to Britain – BBC1
Mention:
- Finding Shakespeare – ITV1
- How Hip Hop Changed the World – C4
- Unreported World: Terror in Sudan – C4
Diversity in Drama Production
- Holby City – BBC2
- Julius Caesar – BBC4
- Line of Duty – BBC2
- My Murder – BBC3
- Shirley – BBC2
- Top Boy – C4
Mention:
- Death in Paradise – BBC1
- Doctors – BBC
- Random – C4
- Waterloo Road – BBC1
Independent Spirit Film Production
- David is Dying – Stephen Lloyd Jackson
- Moral Conflict – Maxine Chantel
- Naked Poet – Jason Barrett
- Personal Best – Sam Blair
- Stud Life – Campbell X
- Woolwich Boys – Anthony Abuah
Favourite BME Channel Programming (Public Vote)
- Afrika Rising – OH TV
- Afrobuzz – Vox Africa
- The Lifestyle Show – BEN TV
- Meet the Adebanjos – Vox Africa/The Africa Channel
- Shoot the Messenger – Vox Africa
- Time2Shine – OHTV/Vox Africa
Mention:
- Afrobeats – OH TV
- Black Women in the Media – OH TV
- Princess of Arize – BEN TV
- Rhoda Wilson Show – BEN TV
- The Show – OH TV
- Uprise – OH TV
- Wahala New Wave – Vox Africa
Favourite Urban Movie (Public Vote)
- Demons Never Die
- Fast Girls
- The Man Inside
- Payback Season
- Victim
PEOPLE’S CHOICE INTERNATIONAL SCREEN AWARDS
Best Caribbean Film
- Better Mus Come
- Fire in a Babylon
- Ghett’a Life
- A Hand Full of Dirt
- Marley
Favourite International Film (US) (Public Vote)
- Pariah
- Red Tails
- Safe House
- The Help
- Think Like a Man
Favourite Female Screen Personality (US FILM/TV) (Public Vote)
- Gabrielle Union
- Meagan Good
- Octavia Spencer
- Taraji P. Henson
- Viola Davis
Favourite Male Screen Personality (US FILM/TV) (Public Vote)
- Anthony Mackie
- Cuba Gooding Jnr
- Denzel Washington
- Kevin Hart
- Michael Ealy
- Steve Harvey
To submit your vote for the categories that are open to the public, click here.
For more information about the awards, visit www.screennation.com
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