RECAP : SONNAH AWARDS 2013 – A BEGUILING CEREMONY !

The  eagerly-awaited maiden edition of Cameroon Academy Awards (SONNAH) took place at the glamorous Hilton Hotel Yaounde on Sunday 29th under the auspices of the Minister of Culture honourably respresented by her technical adviser Asheri Kilo , the General manager of CRTV Amadou Valmouke and other dignatories.

The eye-catching Red carpet moment that kicked-off the ceremony spotlighted Cameroonian celebrities in all spheres of entertainment clad in sparkles. Ground-breaking performances  that night by the traditional dance group ‘Tic Akam’, Govinal Essomba, Stanley Enow, Leadsman, Espo 2 Benz electrified the ceremony. Finally, it was a breath-taking night on national television.

An appraisal of what the normal eyes could not see

1. About 30 minutes to the official start of the Award ceremony, a meticulously selected playlist of Nigerian and American videos were shown on  screen to entertain the audience.

2. Frequent technical hitches of image display (Screen black-outs) when categories of nominees were announced .

3. The omission of the category for Best Male Actor went unnoticed by the organisers. Nominees in that category who stormed the ceremony expensively and elegantly-clad had a wave of shock run through their nerves as the ceremony ended without a winner announced.

4. The Award for Best TV presenter was handed to Thierry Ngongang of ‘Carte Sur Table’ on STV on set and later changed in favour of  Charles Ebune of ‘Global Watch’ on CRTV.

5. Otia Vitalis was nominated in the category for Best supporting Actor of the year and was appointed by the organisers to present the same award to the winner Alenne Menget.

6. It was evident that most nominees were not informed about their nomination for the award . This explains why majority of the winners were not present. 

Highly emotional moments 

1. A large standing ovation was given to Ben Decca when he clinched the award for Best Artist of All time and emotionally stated that he was immensely elated to be recognized for the very first time in his country.

2. Govinal Essomba hasn’t lost his steam yet.The Bikutsi powerhouse thrilled the audience with energetic dance moves  during an ebullient rendition of his classic  tune ”Naya Naya ”.

3. The man of the year was ‘Hein pere’ hit-maker Stanley Enow who bagged  two awards. He paid tribute to the other nominees in Artist of the year category for being bigger and better , considering himself just a beginner. 

Winners of SONNAH Awards 2013

BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR NINAH’S DOWRY		BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR……………………..		BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR IN LEAD ROLE MBUFUNG SEIKEH
BEST SUPORTING ACTOR ALENNE MENGET		BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS KELLY EVENYE		BEST DIRECTOR VICTOR VIYUOH
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER YIBAIN EMILE		BEST EDITOR ACHILLE BRICE ETEKI		BEST PANAFRICAN ACTOR/ACTRESS VAN VICKER ”DECODED”
BEST PANAFRICA MOVIE DECODED		BEST SCREEN PLAY NINAH’S DOWRY

MUSIC 

BEST ARTIST MALE STANLEY ENOW		BEST ARTIST FEMALE CHARLOTTE DIPANDA		BEST URBAN ARTIST MALE STANLEY ENOW
BEST FEMALE URBAN ARTIST DEBRA DEBS		BEST MUSIC VIDEO MUSEBA ”BOM BOM BOM”		BEST GOSPEL ARTIST ELIZABETH TEKEH
BEST MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENTBEN DECCA
FASHION
BEST FASHION DESIGNER KIBONEN NFI		BEST FEMALE MODEL AYENA DENISE VALERIE

TELEVISION/RADIO 

BEST TV PRESENTER CHARLES EBUNE ”GLOBAL WATCH”				BEST TV SHOW  ‘JAMBO’ ON CANAL 2 INTERNATIONAL
BEST TV REPORTER MUKI EDWIN KEDZEKA				RADIO PRESENTER OF ALL TIME PETER ESSOKA

SPORTS 

BEST NATIONAL PLAYER CHARLES ITANDJE

BEST UP COMING PLAYER YOUKOUDA KADA COTON SPORT OF GAROUA

Photo Credits :

Penjo Entertainment

Akim Macauley