TFA 2026 Nominations
BEST PICTURE
- THOMAS NEGOVAN, DANIELLE MONTANA - Aurora
- BISI ALIMI, LANRE NJOKU - Shall We Meet Tonight
- IVY KIRU - Inheritance
- MEL ROUGE - Toll Free
- STAN NZE, BLESSING OBASI NZE - Unbound
- SOMTO IHEZUE, BELLA NADIA BEMIGHO, EMMY WILLIAMS & OREOLUWA OBADOFIN - On Our Skin
- EUGENE KOSHIN - Chop Chop!
BEST DIRECTOR
- WAPAH EZEIGWE - Shall We Meet Tonight
- JOY NMEZI - Slot
- JAMES AMUTA , MEL ROUGE - Toll-Free
- ABIODUN UDOM, ADEJO ‘STORY PRIEST’ EMMANUEL - On Our Skin
- PETER INYANG - Unbound
- KOLADE MANN - Ovisa
- AYOMIDE A. COKER - Two Of Us
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
- THOMAS NEGOVAN - Aurora (United States)
- LEVGEN KOSHY - Chop Chop! (United Kingdom)
- ADI ALFA - Bleached Out (United Kingdom)
- STACEY DARKWAAH DUAH - The Wilderness (United Kingdom)
- TREVOR HARDY - Buckshot (United Kingdom)
BEST AFRICAN FILM
- BARBARA MINISHI - Inheritance (Kenya)
- BISI ALIMI, LANRE NJOKU - Shall We Meet Tonight (Nigeria)
- MYDE GLOVER, MORENIKEJI UKA - Irin Ajo (The Journey) (Nigeria)
- MYDE GLOVER - Isekonu (Nigeria)
- MAURICE MUENDO - The Date (Kenya)
- ABISOLA AJAYI - Ogbanje (Nigeria)
BEST INDIGENOUS FILM (NIGERIA)
- WAPAH EZEIGWE - Shall We Meet Tonight
- ADEJO ‘STORY PRIEST’ EMMANUEL - Isekonu
- NATHANIEL DEME - Ogbanje
- UCHENNA UGWU - I Too Crave Death
- FAYOMI TEMITOPE SAMSON - ÀǸFÀNÍ ÌKẸYÌN (CHANCE MEDLEY)
- JOY NMEZI - Slot
- KOLADE MANN - Ovisa
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- AYOOLA OLADIMEJI - Shall We Meet Tonight
- IFEME C.S - Slot
- UBONG OFONG - Ovisa
- JOSEPH OLADUNJOYE - Toll-Free
- OLUWASEUN SODEKE - Mara
- TOSIN IGHO - Unbound
- OYEDOKUN ‘DAVOY’ DAVID - Two Of Us
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- WAPAH EZEIGWE - Shall We Meet Tonight
- LANCY ARTISTRY - Isekonu
- BABATUNDE OLUWASHOGO - Ovisa
- NNEKA JANE MEKWUNYE - On Our Skin
- TEGA OBAHOR - Nightmare
- STANLEY OKEKE, MAYOWA DAMILARE - Slot
- 7. OLUWATOMIWA OTUN - Mara
BEST SOUND OVERALL
- MCPHERSON AGHAH - Shall We Meet Tonight
- IDONO ONYEMUNOSA-IBEEABUCHI - Slot
- ELIAS GBADEBO - On Our Skin
- KOLADE MANN - Ovisa
- DAVISON ONYEMALI - The Cry
- ADAMS ILIA SMITH, JOSEPH BANKOLE - Unbound
- ELIAS GBADEBO - Ebiren Re
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
- MOSHOOD FATTAH - Slot
- SEUN AJAYI - Mofe
- KOREDE LAWAL - On Our Skin
- ANTHONY NWAHIRI - Song of Solomon
- CHEYI OKOAYE - Cause, Effect & Maybe Consequence
- NWANKWO KINGSLEY OBI -To He Who Wants Nothing More
- JOSIAH CHUKS ADIGWE - Beneath The Surface
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
- GOODNESS EMMANUEL - Shall We Meet Tonight
- ADUNOLAOLUWA OSILOWO - Isekonu
- JESSICA GABRIEL’S UJAH - Echoes
- CHINAZA EZEANI - The Cry
- CHINELO EJIANWU - Unbound
- HAUWA ‘NANANIKEJI’ ISSA - Inside Of Me
- DIEKOLA BLESSING - Two Of Us
BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL OR ADAPTED)
- MYDE GLOVER - Irin Ajo
- ADEJO ‘STORY PRIEST’ EMMANUEL - Isekonu
- UCHENNA UGWU - I Too Crave Death
- WISDOM DEJI-FOLUTILE - Able Leader
- UFUOMA BAKPORHE - Two Hearts One Soul
- TOBI HASSAN - The Cry
- THECLA UZOZIE - Unbound
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- OLUFISAYO SHOLAJA - Isekonu
- LATIFAT IFUNAYA JADESIMI - On Our Skin
- OHLANNA BU ZIKORA - Shall We Meet Tonight
- JADESIMI LATIFAT IFUNANYA - Ovisa
- ADUNJESU PEDRO - Toll-Free
- PRECIOUS ARAROMI - Mara
- OLAMIDE AWODIRE - Echoes
BEST MAKE-UP/SFX
- MAUREEN EBHODAGHE - On Our Skin
- JOSEPHINE OLUKOJU - ÀŃFÀNÍ ÌKẸYÌN (CHANCE MEDLEY)
- DEOLA SONEYE - Nightmare
- ANUOLUWAPO FAYENUWO - Two Of Us
- MAUREEN EBHODAGHE - Ebiren Re
- MODUPE DUROJAIYE - Song of Solomon
- OMALICHA - Isekonu
BEST FILM EDITING
- TOBI HASSAN - The Cry
- TAOFIK AHMED, DARLINGTON ODOR, GODSPOWER EMMANUEL - Mofe
- WISDOM DEJI-FOLUTILE - Able Leader
- ENOBONG ALBERT - Song of Solomon
- OLOYEDE LCH LUTHMAN - To He Who Wants Nothing More
- OLAMILEKAN ADEDAYO - Inside Of Me
- TAOFIK AHMED, DARLINGTON ODOR, GODSPOWER EMMANUEL - Ovisa
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
- SHEDRACK SALAMI - Beyond Olympic Glory (Nigeria)
- ANNABELLE AYANGBADE - What I Do Not Know Will Not Kill Me (Nigeria)
- CELESTINA ALEOBUA - Tina, When Will You Marry (Nigeria)
- IAN GITUKU - 10 Toes Down (Kenya)
- DAMOLA ADEWALE, MAKINDE OLUWASEYIFUNMI, UGO NWACHUKWU - Henry, Reporting (Nigeria)
- SHITTU ABDULAFIZ - The Grief (Nigeria)
BEST STUDENT FILM
- YINKA IKUBUWAJE - Omo Eko (United Kingdom)
- OLABODE ISREAL IBUKUNOLUWA, OGHENEKEVWE OKPORUWA - The Samaritan (Nigeria)
- IVANDE MIRACLE IKYEGH - Photoshoot (Nigeria)
- KEVIN MUKAMA - Please Wait (Uganda)
- CHRISTOPHER LEISEWITZ, OBAKENG MALETE - Isithunzi (South African)
- REFILWE THAKA - Switched Perception
JURY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING STORYTELLING
- THOMAS NEGOVAN - Aurora
- WAPAH EZEIGWE - Shall We Meet Tonight
- BARBARA MINISHI - Inheritance
- ADEJO ‘STORY PRIEST’ EMMANUEL - Isekonu
- PETER INYANG - Unbound
- LEVGEN KOSHYN - Chop Chop
FILMJOINT AWARD FOR VOICE OF IMPACT
- MYDE GLOVER - Isekonu
- JOY NMEZI - Slot
- MEL ROUGE - Toll-Free
- WISDOM DEJI-FOLUTILE - Able Leader
- UCHENNA UGWU - I Too Crave Death
- ENOBONG ALBERT - Song of Solomon
- STAN NZE, BLESSING OBASI NZE - Unbound
NAIFF AWARD FOR BEST AI FILM
- DAVID MGBEAHURU - Godzilla In Lagos (Nigeria)
- PROMISE AWOJI - Courage (Nigeria)
- GURKAN ATAKAN - The Root (Turkiye)
- JIMENA AGUILAR - Finnish And Paranoid Dream (Argentina)
- STEPHEN SHENBOYEJO - Dead Drop (Nigeria)
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