Biography
Genevieve Nnaji is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contributions to Nollywood. Her directorial debut movie, Lionheart, is the first Netflix film from Nigeria and the first Nigerian submission for the Oscars. The movie was disqualified for having most of its dialogue in English. After having spent decades in the movie industry, she was profiled alongside some celebrities and business executives in 2020 in two books by the publisher and editor in chief of Yes International! magazine, Azuh Arinze.
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Awards & recognition
- Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards · 2016
- Nollywood and African Film Critics Awards · 2013
- Zulu African Film Academy Awards · 2013
- Best of Nollywood Awards · 2011
- Africa Movie Academy Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 2005
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- City People Entertainment Awards · 2001
- City People Entertainment Awards
