TFA 2026 Nominations 

​​BEST PICTURE
  1. THOMAS NEGOVAN, DANIELLE MONTANA - Aurora
  2. BISI ALIMI, LANRE NJOKU - Shall We Meet Tonight
  3. IVY KIRU - Inheritance
  4.  MEL ROUGE - Toll Free
  5. STAN NZE, BLESSING OBASI NZE - Unbound
  6. SOMTO IHEZUE, BELLA NADIA BEMIGHO, EMMY WILLIAMS & OREOLUWA OBADOFIN - On Our Skin
  7. EUGENE KOSHIN - Chop Chop!
BEST DIRECTOR
  1. WAPAH EZEIGWE - Shall We Meet Tonight
  2. JOY NMEZI - Slot
  3. JAMES AMUTA , MEL ROUGE - Toll-Free
  4. ABIODUN UDOM, ADEJO ‘STORY PRIEST’ EMMANUEL - On Our Skin
  5. PETER INYANG - Unbound
  6. KOLADE MANN - Ovisa
  7. AYOMIDE  A. COKER - Two Of Us

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
  1. THOMAS NEGOVAN - Aurora  (United States)
  2. LEVGEN KOSHY - Chop Chop! (United Kingdom)
  3. ADI ALFA - Bleached Out (United Kingdom)
  4. STACEY DARKWAAH DUAH - The Wilderness (United Kingdom)
  5. TREVOR HARDY - Buckshot (United Kingdom)
BEST AFRICAN FILM
  1. BARBARA MINISHI - Inheritance (Kenya)
  2. BISI ALIMI, LANRE NJOKU - Shall We Meet Tonight (Nigeria)
  3. MYDE GLOVER, MORENIKEJI UKA - Irin Ajo (The Journey) (Nigeria)
  4. MYDE GLOVER - Isekonu (Nigeria)
  5. MAURICE MUENDO - The Date (Kenya)
  6. ABISOLA AJAYI - Ogbanje (Nigeria)
BEST INDIGENOUS FILM (NIGERIA)
  1. WAPAH EZEIGWE - Shall We Meet Tonight
  2. ADEJO ‘STORY PRIEST’ EMMANUEL  - Isekonu
  3. NATHANIEL DEME  - Ogbanje
  4. UCHENNA UGWU - I Too Crave Death
  5. FAYOMI TEMITOPE SAMSON - ÀǸFÀNÍ ÌKẸYÌN (CHANCE MEDLEY)
  6. JOY NMEZI - Slot
  7. KOLADE MANN - Ovisa
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
  1. AYOOLA OLADIMEJI - Shall We Meet Tonight
  2. IFEME C.S - Slot
  3. UBONG OFONG - Ovisa
  4. JOSEPH OLADUNJOYE - Toll-Free    
  5. OLUWASEUN SODEKE - Mara
  6. TOSIN IGHO - Unbound 
  7. OYEDOKUN ‘DAVOY’ DAVID - Two Of Us
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
  1. WAPAH EZEIGWE - Shall We Meet Tonight
  2. LANCY ARTISTRY - Isekonu
  3. BABATUNDE OLUWASHOGO - Ovisa
  4. NNEKA JANE MEKWUNYE - On Our Skin 
  5. TEGA OBAHOR  - Nightmare
  6. STANLEY OKEKE, MAYOWA DAMILARE - Slot
  7. 7. OLUWATOMIWA OTUN - Mara​
BEST SOUND OVERALL
  1. MCPHERSON AGHAH - Shall We Meet Tonight 
  2. IDONO ONYEMUNOSA-IBEEABUCHI - Slot
  3. ELIAS GBADEBO - On Our Skin 
  4. KOLADE MANN - Ovisa
  5. DAVISON ONYEMALI -  The Cry
  6. ADAMS ILIA SMITH, JOSEPH BANKOLE - Unbound
  7. ELIAS GBADEBO - Ebiren Re
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
  1. MOSHOOD FATTAH - Slot
  2. SEUN AJAYI - Mofe
  3. KOREDE LAWAL  - On Our Skin 
  4. ANTHONY NWAHIRI - Song of Solomon
  5. CHEYI OKOAYE -  Cause, Effect & Maybe Consequence
  6. NWANKWO KINGSLEY OBI -To He Who Wants Nothing More
  7. JOSIAH CHUKS ADIGWE - Beneath The Surface
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
  1. GOODNESS EMMANUEL - Shall We Meet Tonight 
  2. ADUNOLAOLUWA OSILOWO - Isekonu
  3. JESSICA GABRIEL’S UJAH - Echoes
  4. CHINAZA EZEANI  -  The Cry
  5. CHINELO EJIANWU - Unbound
  6. HAUWA ‘NANANIKEJI’ ISSA - Inside Of Me
  7. ​DIEKOLA BLESSING - Two Of Us
BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL OR ADAPTED)
  1. MYDE GLOVER - Irin Ajo 
  2. ADEJO ‘STORY PRIEST’ EMMANUEL - Isekonu
  3. UCHENNA UGWU - I Too Crave Death
  4. WISDOM DEJI-FOLUTILE - Able Leader
  5. UFUOMA BAKPORHE - Two Hearts One Soul 
  6. TOBI HASSAN - The Cry
  7. THECLA UZOZIE - Unbound
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
  1. OLUFISAYO SHOLAJA - Isekonu
  2. LATIFAT IFUNAYA JADESIMI - On Our Skin 
  3. OHLANNA BU ZIKORA - Shall We Meet Tonight 
  4. JADESIMI LATIFAT IFUNANYA - Ovisa
  5. ADUNJESU PEDRO - Toll-Free
  6. PRECIOUS ARAROMI - Mara
  7. OLAMIDE AWODIRE - Echoes
BEST MAKE-UP/SFX
  1. MAUREEN EBHODAGHE - On Our Skin 
  2. JOSEPHINE OLUKOJU - ÀŃFÀNÍ ÌKẸYÌN (CHANCE MEDLEY)
  3. DEOLA SONEYE - Nightmare
  4. ANUOLUWAPO FAYENUWO - Two Of Us
  5. MAUREEN EBHODAGHE - Ebiren Re
  6. MODUPE DUROJAIYE - Song of Solomon
  7. OMALICHA - Isekonu
BEST FILM EDITING
  1. TOBI HASSAN - The Cry
  2. TAOFIK AHMED, DARLINGTON ODOR, GODSPOWER EMMANUEL  - Mofe
  3. WISDOM DEJI-FOLUTILE - Able Leader
  4. ENOBONG ALBERT - Song of Solomon
  5. OLOYEDE LCH LUTHMAN - To He Who Wants Nothing More
  6. OLAMILEKAN ADEDAYO - Inside Of Me 
  7. TAOFIK AHMED, DARLINGTON ODOR, GODSPOWER EMMANUEL - Ovisa
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
  1. SHEDRACK SALAMI - Beyond Olympic Glory (Nigeria)
  2. ANNABELLE AYANGBADE - What I Do Not Know Will Not Kill Me (Nigeria)
  3. CELESTINA ALEOBUA - Tina, When Will You Marry (Nigeria)
  4. IAN GITUKU - 10 Toes Down (Kenya)
  5. DAMOLA ADEWALE, MAKINDE OLUWASEYIFUNMI, UGO NWACHUKWU - Henry, Reporting (Nigeria)
  6. SHITTU ABDULAFIZ - The Grief (Nigeria)
​BEST STUDENT FILM
  1. YINKA IKUBUWAJE - Omo Eko (United Kingdom)
  2. OLABODE ISREAL IBUKUNOLUWA, OGHENEKEVWE OKPORUWA - The Samaritan (Nigeria)
  3. IVANDE MIRACLE IKYEGH - Photoshoot (Nigeria)
  4. KEVIN MUKAMA - Please Wait (Uganda)
  5. CHRISTOPHER LEISEWITZ, OBAKENG  MALETE - Isithunzi (South African)
  6. REFILWE THAKA - Switched Perception
JURY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING STORYTELLING
  1. THOMAS NEGOVAN - Aurora
  2. WAPAH EZEIGWE - Shall We Meet Tonight 
  3. BARBARA MINISHI - Inheritance
  4. ADEJO ‘STORY PRIEST’ EMMANUEL - Isekonu
  5. PETER INYANG - Unbound
  6. LEVGEN KOSHYN - Chop Chop
FILMJOINT AWARD FOR VOICE OF IMPACT
  1. MYDE GLOVER  - Isekonu
  2. JOY NMEZI - Slot
  3. MEL ROUGE - Toll-Free
  4. WISDOM DEJI-FOLUTILE - Able Leader
  5. UCHENNA UGWU - I Too Crave Death
  6. ENOBONG ALBERT - Song of Solomon
  7. STAN NZE, BLESSING OBASI NZE - Unbound
NAIFF AWARD FOR BEST AI FILM
  1. DAVID MGBEAHURU - Godzilla In Lagos (Nigeria)
  2. PROMISE AWOJI - Courage (Nigeria)
  3. GURKAN ATAKAN - The Root (Turkiye)
  4. JIMENA AGUILAR - Finnish And Paranoid Dream (Argentina)
  5. STEPHEN SHENBOYEJO - Dead Drop (Nigeria) 
To watch any of the Films, click the film title in the VOTE section (only members).