The 2013 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards was the second edition of the ceremony to reward excellence in African cinema. It was hosted by Ramsey Nouah.^[1][2][3]

Awards

Categories

Best Motion Picture

• Brother's Keeper (2014 film)
• Finding Mercy (film)
• Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Contract (2012 film)
• Ninah’s Dowry
• Phone Swap

Best Drama

• Hunters
• On Bended knees
• House of Gold
• Desperate Housegirls
• Finding Mercy
• Torn (2013 Nigerian film)

Best Cinematography

• Red Hot
• Last Flight to Abuja
• Weekend Getaway
• Phone Swap
• Brother's Keeper (2014 film)
• Contract (2012 film)

Best Comedy

• Okon goes to School
• Cheaters
• Mrs Somebody
• Lies men Tell
• Phone Swap
• House of Gold

Best Costume

• The Twin Sword
• Weekend Getaway
• House of Gold
• Volunteers
• The Gods are Still not to Blame
• Keeping my Man

Most Promising Actress (Best New Actress)

• Mary Lazarus – Desperate House girls
• Omawumi Megbele – House of Gold
• Mbufung Seikeh – Ninah’s dowry
• Okawa Shaznay – Cheaters
• Tamara Eteimo – Desperate House Girls
• Itz Tiffany – Single and Married

Best Actress

• Ireti Doyle – Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Rita Dominic – Finding Mercy (film)
• Jackie Appiah – Hunters
• Omoni Oboli – Brother's Keeper (2014 film)
• Chioma Chukwuka – On Bended Knees
• Yvonne Okoro – Contract (2012 film)
• Nse Ikpe Etim – Phone Swap

Best Supporting Actress

• Monalisa Chinda Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Uru Ekeh – Weekend Getaway
• Keira Hewatch Lies men Tell
• Roselyn Ngissah – Letter to my Mother
• Betty Olumowe – Scam
• Kate Henshaw-Nuttal – False

Most Promising Actor (Best New Actor)

• Bobby Obodo – The Volunteers
• Anurin Nwunembom – Ninah’s Dowry
• Wale Ojo – Phone Swap
• Umar Krupp – House of Gold
• Blossom Chukwujekwu – Finding Mercy (film)
• Seun Akindele – On Bended Knees

Best Actor

• Kalu Ikeagwu – False
• Adjetey Anang – Hunters
• Hlomla Dandala – Contract (2012 film)
• Majid Michel – Brother's Keeper (2014 film)
• OC Ukeje – Alan Poza
• Yemi Blaq – Bridge of Hope

Best Supporting Actor

• Joseph Benjamin (actor) – Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Eddie Watson – Letter to my Mother
• Alex Ekubo – Weekend Getaway
• Francis Odega – House of Gold
• Chet Anekwe – On Bended Knees
• Uti Nwachukwu – Finding Mercy (film)

Best Director

• Moses Inwang – Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Kunle Afolayan – Phone Swap
• Ikechukwu Onyeka – Brother's Keeper (2014 film)
• Desmond Elliott – Finding Mercy (film)
• Victor Viyuoh – Ninah’s Dowry
• Pascal Amanfo – House of Gold

Best Original Screenplay

• Phone Swap - Kemi Adesoye
• Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Finding Mercy (film)
• Desperate Housegirls
• House of Gold
• False

Best Sound

• Last Flight to Abuja
• Red Hot
• Finding Mercy (film)
• Contract (2012 film)
• Hunters
• Mrs. Somebody

Producer of the Year

• Moses Inwang – Torn (2013 Nigerian film)
• Che Hilaire – Ninah’s Dowry
• Abdul Salam – Hunters
• Kunle Afolayan – Phone Swap
• Uduak Isong – Desperate Housegirls
• Yvonne Okoro – Contract (2012 film)

Best Original Soundtrack

• Hunters
• Mrs Somebody
• Ninah’s Dowry
• Weekend Getaway
• Bridge of Hope
• Cheaters

Best Film Diaspora

• Still Standing [USA]
• Feathered Dreams [Ukraine]
• Unguarded [USA]
• When One door Closes [USA]

Best Film Director – Diaspora

• Andrew Rozhen – Feathered Dreams
• Desmond Elliot & Bethels Agomuoh – Unguarded
• Michael Uadiale – Still Standing
• Robert Peters – When one door loses

Best Actor - Viewer's Choice

• Mike Ezuruonye

Best Actress - Viewer's Choice

• Ini Edo

Honorary Awards

Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award

• Richard Mofe Damijo

Honorary Directing Achievement Award

• Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen