Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA) nominees 2009

Da-rey, Kefee, Bracket, Sound Sultan & M.I. lead the list of nominees for this year's NMVAs. This year's edition will be held November 1 at the Expo Hall Eko Hotels & Suites in Lagos, Nigeria. The theme for this year's award is 'Music Edifies, .Play Responsibly'. The co-ordinator of the awards is Cally Ikpe, who is part of the production team behind Live Beats, which is till date is the longest running music programme in Nigeria. Live Beats is behind this year's NMVA's.

The full list of nominees are

BEST AFRO HIP HOP VIDEO
Tuface Idibia – Go Down There
Djinee – Lade
Mo hits – Ten Ten
Nigga Raw - Ko Gbadun
Weird Mc – Step Up

BEST GOSPEL VIDEO
Keffi – Kokoroko
Lara George - Run With Me
Benita – Se Owe
Elsie – Jigidem
Rooftop Mcs – For My Life

BEST USE OF ANIMATION IN A MUSIC VIDEO
Lara George – Run With Me
Daddy U - Who Be This Man
Holy Mallam – Devil Tinyaka
Holy Mallam – Somebody Say

BEST PRODUCER OF A MUSIC VIDEO
Soul Muzik
Lone Records
Yes Records
Mo Hits
East Syde Records

BEST MAINSTREAM HIP HOP VIDEO
Dj Jimmy Jatt – Too Much
Alabai – Voice of God
Kel – Too Fine
M.I - Safe
Knight House- Finest

BEST R n B VIDEO
Darey – Not The Girl
Faze – Am In Love
Inyanya – Love Truly
Drae – Omoge
G-Xploits – Your Man

BEST DIRECTOR
Wudi Awa (Kokoroko – Kefee)
Gbenga Salu ( Ten Ten – Mo Hits)
Clarence Peters ( Oko Won Lode – Sound Sultan)
Dj Tee ( Step Up – Weird Mc)
Mex ( Safe – M.I)

BEST USE OF SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A MUSIC VIDEO
M.I – Safe
Mo Hits – Ten Ten
Lara George – Run With Me
Elsie – Jigidem

BEST AFRO POP VIDEO
D’banj – Mo Gbono Feli Feli
Eldee – Bo Si Gbangba
Darey - More
Sound Sultan – Oko Won Lode
Anogiri – Oyinbo

BEST HIGHLIFE MUSIC VIDEO
Bracket – Yori Yori
Mc Loph – Osondi Owendi
Sunny Nneji – Ojoro
J-Martins – Cool Temper
Mumma Gee – African Juice

BEST USE OF COSTUME
Darey – More
Kefee – Kokoroko
Amaikah – Moonlight Tale
Benita – We Ose
Mumma Gee –African Juice

MOST PROMISING DIRECTOR
Gbenga Salu
Boby High
A-Whizzle
Ak One
Brisoul

BEST REGGAE DANCEHALL VIDEO
Nneka – Africa
Frank D Nero – Cure My Craze
H-man- scared of love
Black Solo – Club on Fire
Porsh Kayiana – Scream

BEST CONTEMPORARY AFRO MUSIC VIDEO
Mumma Gee – African Juice
Bracket – Yori Yori
Amaikah – Moonlights Tales
Freewindz – Tolotolo

BEST USE OF CHOREOGRAPHY
Weird Mc – Step Up
Freewindz – Tolotolo
Darey – More
Omawunmi – In The Music
Porsh Kayiana – Scream

BEST INDIGENOUS CONCEPT
Mumma Gee- African Juice
Benita – We Ose
Kefee – Kokoroko
Amaikah- Moonlight Tales
Ayuba – Omo Yoruba

BEST AFROBEAT MUSIC VIDEO
Tunji Shotimerin – Story
Seun Kuti - Many Many Things
Kola Ogunkoya – Emayo

BEST NEW VIDEO
Bean Pole – So Pe Tie
Jaywon – Filebe
Waje – Kolo

MOST POPULAR NIGERIAN MUSIC VIDEO IN EUROPE
King David – One Love
May7even – Take off my clothes
Tillman Ft Dolla –Puyanga
Tee Loye – Karmal Fire
Cashino – No future

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Kokoroko - Kefee (Wudi Awa)
Aimakah – Moonlight Tales. ( Brisoul)
Sound Sultan – Oko Won Lode. ( Clarence Peters)
Mo Gbono Feli Feli – D’banj ( Sesan)

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