12th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards 2017 Nominations Announced

The Screen Nation Film and Television Awards have announced its 2017 nominations, rewarding the very best in black British achievement in film and TV.

The ceremony will take place at the Park Plaza London Riverbank hotel on Sunday 7th May 2017, hosted by BBC London’s News Arts Correspondent Brenda Emmanus.

See full nominations:

HONORARY & MAJOR AWARDS

• Outstanding Contribution – Isaach De Bankole
• Edric Connor Trailblazer Special Award – Horace Ove CBE
• Classic Movie (Intl.) – Love Jones
• Legacy Award – Michael Abbensetts
• Classic TV (UK) – Playing Away

UK SCREEN ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

• Emerging Talent – Damson Idris – City of Tiny Lights, Snowfall, Casualty (Actor) | Daniel Ezra – Undercover (Actor) | Eric Kofi-Abrefa – Humans, Stan Lee’s Lucky Man (Actor) | Jessica Creighton – BBC News, Final Score, Women’s Football Show (Sports Presenter) | Mahalia Belo – Ellen (Director) | Rege-Jean Page – Roots, Spark (Actor) | Tolu Adeoye – BBC London News (News Reporter)

• Rising Star – Lucien Laviscount – Between Two Worlds, Still Star Crossed (Actor) | Maya Jama – TrendingLive, ShoutOuts, Ones to Watch, VVV (Presenter) | Sennia Nanua – The Girl with all the Gifts (Actress) | Simona Brown – Roots, The Night Manager, Guilt, Him (Actress) | Sope Dirisu – Undercover, Black Mirror (Actor) | Yaw Basoah – (Producer)

• Female Performance in Film – Antonia Thomas – First Born | Gugu Mbatha-Raw – The Whole Truth, Free State of Jones, Miss Sloane | Ruth Negga – Loving | Sennia Nanua – The Girl with all the Gifts | Vinette Robinson – Morgan

• Male Performance in Film – Arinze Kene – The Pass | Arnold Oceng – Brotherhood, A United Kingdom | David Oyelowo – A United Kingdom, Queen of Katwe | Dylan Dufus – The Intent | Noel Clarke – Brotherhood | David Gyasi – Panic

• Female Performance in TV – Clare Hope-Ashitey – Suspects, Shots Fired | Diane Parish – EastEnders | Judith Shekoni – Ice, Ordinary Lies, Heroes Reborn | Nikki Amuka-Bird – NW, Quarry | Sophie Okonedo – Undercover, The Hollow Crown | Susan Wokoma – Crazyhead | Vinette Robinson – The A Word, Close to the Enemy, Delicious | Wunmi Mosaku – Damilola, Our Loved Boy, Black Mirror

•  Male Performance in TV – Adrian Lester – Undercover | Ashley Thomas – 24 Legacy, Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | Ashley Walters – Cuffs | Babou Ceesay – Damilola, Our Loved Boy | David Harewood – Supergirl, The Night Manager, Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | Howard Charles – The Musketeers | Malachi Kirby – Roots | Noel Clarke – The Level | Nonso Anozie – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Zoo | OT Fagbenle – NW

• (PUBLIC VOTING) Favourite Female TV Personality – AJ Odudu – Trending Live | Michaela Coel – The Aliens, Black Mirror | Michelle Ackerley – The One Show, Crimewatch, All over the Place | Rochelle Humes – Ninja Warrior UK | Sandra Martin & Sandi Bogle – Gogglebox

• (PUBLIC VOTING) Favourite Male TV Personality – Chris Kamara – Ninja Warrior | Melvin Odoom – Strictly Come Dancing | Melvin Odoom & Rickie Haywood Williams – Bang on the Money, Mobo Awards | Ore Oduba – Strictly Come Dancing | Osi Umenyiora – The NFL Show | Shaun Wallace – The Chase, Lets Sing and Dance for Comic Relief 

• (PUBLIC VOTING) Favourite Reality TV Talent – Akin Solanke-Caulker – Made in Chelsea | Benjamina Ebuehi – The Great British Bakeoff | Delroy Anglin & Dael Anglin – Cant Pay? We’ll Take it Away | Lateysha Grace – Big Brother | Samuel Boateng – The Apprentice | Selassie Gbormittah – The Great British Bakeoff 

UK SCREENCRAFT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

• Diversity in Factual Production – Being Black, Going Crazy (BBC3) | Black and British: A Forgotten History (BBC2) | Whites vs Blacks: How Football Changed a Nation (BBC2) | Black is the New Black (BBC2) | Lagos to London: Britain’s New Super-Rich (All4) | Lenny Henry: A Life on Screen (BBC2) | Reggie Yates: Life and Death in Chicago (BBC3) | Will Britain Ever Have a Black Prime Minister? (BBC2) | Idris Elba: Fighter (Discovery)

• Diversity in Drama Production – Black Mirror (Netflix) | Class (BBC1) | Undercover (BBC1) | NW (BBC2) | Damilola, Our Loved Boy (BBC1) | Roots (BBC4) | Crazyhead (E4)

• Independent Spirit Film Production – A Moving Image – Shola Amoo | Brash Young Turks – Naeem and Ash | Mahmood Lapse of Honor – Rayna Campbell | Residential – Demus Pascal | Six Rounds – Marcus Flemmings | The Naked Poet – Jason Barrett | White Colour Black – Joseph Adesunloye

• Achievement in Film Production – A United Kingdom – Amma Asante | Brotherhood – Noel Clarke | Panic – Sean Spencer | The Intent – Femi Oyeniran and Kalvadour Peterson | The Weekend – Sheridan De Myers

• (PUBLIC VOTING) Favourite African UK Movie (made by or featuring British based talent) – 69 – Toyin | Moore Desecration – Niyi Towolawi | Golden Love – Taiow Oduala/Helen Atim | Never Forget – Yinka Idowu/Diana Childs | Oxford Gardens – Obi Emelonye | Return of the Don – M.A Benson | Second Wife – Nelson Spyk | Why Marry – Nelsom Spyk/Bridget Benjamin

• (PUBLIC VOTING) Favourite Black Broadcaster – ABN TV | African Movie Channel | BEN TV | ROK | The Africa Channel | Vox Africa

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