The awards platform was recently launched in Kumasi last week and will recognise outstanding creatives across music, sports, comedy, online media and film sectors.

“The Entertainment Achievement Awards and the way we intend to execute it will initiate a hard-hitting conversation about the Ghanaian creative industry and the potential it wields. It will lead the way in sanitising and transforming Ghana’s entertainment scene in a bid to create artistic products that can firmly compete on any global stage,” Citi TV programmes manager Jessica Opare-Saforo said.

Opare-Saforo said that the station has assembled an academy responsible for collating the nominees following extensive research into the work and impact of Ghana’s entertainers. They include broadcaster Kofi Okyere Darko, multi-instrumentalist and producer Kwame Yeboah, celebrity blogger Ameyaw Debrah, Adinkra Experience CEO Kofi Adinkra and artist and writer Dr Bernard Akoi-Jackson. Additionally, the academy will “work towards a selection of winners in accordance with the criteria of the awards.”

Interested voters can nominate their preferred individuals on http://entertainmentachievementawards.com/nominate/. Deadline for nominations is 20 January 2021.

Below is the full list of categories:

Music

Best Male Artist
Best Female Artist
Song of the Year
Album of the Year
Best Music Video
Cultural Troupe of the Year
Sports

Sportsman of the Year
Sportswoman of the Year
Film

Ghanaian Movie of the Year
Male Actor of the Year
Female Actor of the Year
Film Director of the Year
Best Picture
Events

Event of the Year
Event Host of the Year
Comedy

Stand-up Comedian of the Year
Comic Actor of the Year
Writing and Poetry

Best Author (Prose, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction)
Best Performance Poet
Photography

Photographer of the Year
Fashion

Accessories Designer of the Year
Female Designer of the Year
Male Designer of the Year
Model of the Year
Entertainment Personality of the Year

Online Media

Special Recognition Awards