BBNaija winner Mercy roots for Rita Dominic to win AMAA 2019 Best Actress

It’s payback time! Relax, in a good way.

Big Brother Naija Pepper Dem winner, Mercy Eke, is campaigning for support for Nollywood veteran Rita Dominic for the upcoming African Movie Academy Awards.

This comes after the actress was nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role award for her role as Jumoke Arinze in the  Ekene Som Mekwunye-directed feature, Light in the Dark.

Since Rita Dominic was one of the celebrities who campaigned for the Big Brother Naija winner during the reality show, Mercy is returning the favour in kind.

Congratulations on your Nomination For AMAA Best Actress in a Leading Role, our Screen goddess,” writes Mercy as a caption to the campaign poster, which she uploaded on her page.

She continues: “My Dear Mercenaries… Let’s Turn up and Support One of Our Own @ritadominic on the 27th of October. Go get your Tickets … .let’s go bring this home, you all did it once, you can do it again.”

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It should be noted, though, that the winner of the award category is chosen by the jury – a selection of experienced professionals who are tasked with judging the entries and nominations to select the best. So, Mercy’s campaign is for a show of support as fans have no control over the eventual winner of the award.

Also, note that the award will hold on the 26th of October, not the 27th.

This is not the first time that Rita Dominic has been nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading role award having been previously been nominated in 2012, 2013 and 2017 AMA Awards. She was the winner of the award during her first nomination for the award in 2012 for her portrayal of Keziah Njema in Keziah Njema, a Kenyan film that was directed by Gilbert Lukalia. That year, Rita Dominic also won the Best Actress award at the Kalasha Film and Television Awards in Kenya.

For this year’s award, Rita Dominic will be slugging it out with the likes of

  • Sheila Munyiva (Ziki) Rafiki – Kenya
  • Rita Dominic (Jumoke Arinze) Light in the Dark – Nigeria
  • Jill Levenberg (Ellen) The Ellen Parkies Story – South Africa
  • Beatrice Taisamo (Fatuma) Fatuma – Tanzania
  • Seyi Shay (Lara) Lara and the Beats – Nigeria
  • Sola Sobowale (Eniola) King of Boys – Nigeria
  • Jemima Osunde (Nkem) The Delivery Boy – Nigeria
  • Samantha Mugatsia (Kena) Rafiki – Kenya

May the best actress win!

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