Rita Dominic wins NMA award

Nollywood diva, Rita Dominic has added another feather to her cap as

she won the Best Actress Award at the Nollywood Movie Award (NMA) for

her role in 'The Meeting'. This is in addition to her 11 combined

nominations in four different awards this year. Her movie, 'The

Meeting' also won the award for Best Director (won by Mildred Okwo)

and Best Make-up (won by Jennifer Alegieuno). Rita beat stiff

competition from tested thespians Mercy Johnson, Uche Jombo, Bimbo

Akintola, Funke Akindele and Nse Ikpe-Etim. Stepping up to receive the

award in an architectural inspired hand crafted one-off Iconic

Invanity gown, Rita thanked all those who have contributed to her

growth and promised to work harder at her craft. Okwo who is the

Managing Director of the Audrey Silva Company, said she is elated that

Rita is getting a lot of accolades for her acting. "In fact, all the

women in that 'Best Actress' category have focused on improving their

acting skills. That was not an easy category to win," she declared.

'The Meeting', which is set for DVD release later this month, became a

cinema box office and one of the highest grossing films of 2012. Rita

Dominic joined Nollywood in 1998 when she was cast in Basorge Tariah's

'My Guy'. She has appeared in numerous films over the years and became

Africa's Best Actress in 2012 when she won the Africa Movies Academy

Awards (AMAA) for Kenyan film, 'Shattered'.





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