WINNER of the Best Actress in a Leading Role at last year�s African Movie Academy Awards (AMAAs), Ama K Abebrese, has reacted to her second nomination at the 2012 edition of the awards as welcoming, saying that a win will be phenomenal.
In 2011, the actress was adjudged Africa�s finest actress with her role in the movie �Sinking Sands� and with the 2012 edition of the awards beckoning, her role in �Ties that Bind� has given her another chance to be nominated again.
She will be slugging it out with her Nigerian counterparts including Nse Ikpe Etim (Mr & Mrs), Rita Dominic (Shattered), Uche Jombo (Damage), Millicent Makheido (48), her fellow Ghanaian nominee Yvonne Okoro(Single Six) and Kudzai Sevenzo-Nyarai (Playing Warriors).
Africa�s most prestigious awards for filmmakers announced this year�s nominees at a glamorous party held in Banjul, Gambia last weekend.
Speaking after her nomination, an elated Ama K Abebrese said that winning the award- two years- on the trot would be a feat never achieved before at the AMAAs.
�That will be something that has not been done before by an actor or actress at the AMAAs, so winning will be phenomenal. However if it�s meant to be, it will be,� she said.
On competing with other actresses, Ama K said, �I never compare myself to anyone.
I think we all equally stand the same great chance of getting the award. The competition will be fun. Whoever wins will be deserving.�
Meanwhile, Nigeria got 52 nominations for the awards ceremony, with Lancelot Imasuen�s ��desuwa� leading the pack.
The movie joined South Africa�s �Otelo Burning� and �How to Steal 2 Million� as the most nominated in the continent�s most prestigious awards for filmmakers. For the first time, the awards will be held in Lagos rather than Bayelsa State in Nigeria.
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