The 7th Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA) Is Open For Entry

The Nigerian Entertainment Awards, an annual entertainment event held in the United States, to celebrate and recognize numerous contributions of entertainers to the African entertainment industry...,

...while at the same time promoting the image and rich culture of Nigeria, has open entry for submission of works for nominations in the 2012 award season.

It is that time of the year again, when members of the entertainment industry are given the opportunity to be celebrated, and recognized by the NEA and their fans both at home in Nigeria and abroad. Between now and April 27th, the NEA will be compiling work released into market, radio stations and online media over the past year (March 2011 – March 2012), for consideration in the different award categories.
Interested entertainers can be residents of any country, but must be wholly or partially Nigerian in other to be considered eligible. The Pan African awards are the only awards open solely to Non-Nigerian African entertainers. The awards are divided into 3 main categories and are listed below:

MUSIC
Best Album of the Year
Best International Artist
Best Music Video
Best New Act
Best Pop/R&B Artist of the year
Best Rapper of the year
Best US Based Artist of the year
Best Gospel Artist/Group of the year Hottest Single of the Year
Best Indigenous Artist
Most Promising Act to Watch
Music Producer of the Year
Pan African Artist
FILM
Best Actor in Film
Best Actress in Film
Best Film Director
Best Picture
Best TV Show
Pan African Actor
Pan African Actress
OTHER
World DJ
Best Comedian
Best Entertainment Personality of the year
Entertainment Promoter
Media personality of the year
The deadline to submit nominations is April 27, 2012 and the official announcement of the 2012 NEA nominees will be made at the end of May, 2012. All entries must be forwarded to neaawards@gmail.com and for more information visit the NEA website