I watched a number of films this year and as many as were being
churned out in all the zones, I had to pin-point my search to specifics.
As a filmmaker, with many years of experience to my credit, I know good
acting when I see it. Acting is inborn while talent is general but
depth in acting is few among actors. And so, my blog has decided to
award and possibly reward actors with citations and accolades for their
art in a preceding and current year. I and my editorial staff think this
will be a good and unbiased reward system. I drew up my conclusions
about the names on this list after watching them in stand-out roles in
some movies released in late 2012 to the last quarter of 2013. I
consulted a few of my colleagues about my list; tested film directors
and there was an unanimity on 70% of the criteria I used in arriving at
my conclusion. They all agreed with me 100% on the choice for the Number
One Actress in 2013.
This list is wholly based on my perception , criteria and experience.
I consulted as much as possible and decided too to add my blogazine as
part of the award process. In essence, this means that these actresses
mentioned here would be given special award plaques in the first quarter
of 2014 by charlesnoviadaily.com for being part of this list. I do not
seek to compete with the numerous awards strewn all over the place but
to add a sane and credible voice to a general reward system for talent.
Ours will be different because it is a critics award, not lobbied for
nor coveted. It is just a plain and honest award for artistic
excellence.
For those who may not agree with me on the choice of actresses in
this list, you are free to draw your own conclusions. However, note that
this is not a list of ‘The Top Actresses in Nollywood based on
over-exposure on Red Carpets’ or some whimsical fan base. This list is
based on talent, characterisation, body of artistic work for the year in
review and most of all interpretation of the roles the actresses
played. None was judged on nebulous criteria such as ‘how many years one
has spent acting’ or awards won in other climes in the year in
question. Whether new or old, the actresses on this list gave a rousing
performance in 2013 and I applaud them.
So, here are the Best 5 Nollywood Actresses in 2013. ( The term
‘Actress’ used here is to differentiate the gender as there is a ‘Top 5
Nollywood Actors of 2013′ coming up on this blog this week)
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