The nominees for the Nollywood Movies Awards 2014, were announced at an event, which took place at Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, on September 20, 2014. Nominees in twenty-three (23) categories were announced at the event. Following is a full list of the nominees:
- Best Movie
- A Mile Frim Home
- Confusion Na Wa
- Itoro
- Make a Move
- Unforgivable
- False
- Flower Girl
- Brother’s Keeper
- Best Lead Male
- OC Ukeje (Confusion Na Wa)
- Tope Tedela (A Mile From Home)
- Kalu Ikeagwu (False)
- Mike Ezuruonye (Unforgivable)
- Blossom Chukwujekwu (Finding Mercy)
- Frederick Leonard (The Accident)
- Gbenga Akinnagbe (Render to Caesar)
- Yul Edochie (Chioma The Weeping Queen)
- Best Lead Female
- Nse Ikpe-Etim Sule (I Come Lagos)
- Ireti Doyle (Torn)
- Chioma Akpotha (The Accident)
- Mercy Johnson (Hustlers)
- Dayo Amusa (Unforgivable)
- Joke Silva (The Visitor)
- Uche Jombo-Rodriguez (False)
- Damilola Adegbite (Flower Girl)
- Best Actor (Supporting Role)
- Ikponmwosa Gold (Confusion Na Wa)
- Keppy Ekpeyong-Bassey (Itoro)
- Wale Adebayo (Make A Move)
- Lucky Ejim (Render To Caesar)
- Okey Uzoeshi (Lonely Heart)
- Wale Macaulay (The Accident)
- Best Actress (Supporting Role)
- Emem Udonquak (Itoro)
- Abiola Segun-Williams (Finding Mercy)
- Clarion Chukwura Abiola (Hustlers)
- Ebele Okaro Onyiuke (Leave My Tears)
- Bikiya Graham-Douglas (Flower Girl)
- Daniella Okeke (Lagos Cougars)
- Best Actor Indigenous
- Okey Bakassi (Onye Ozi)
- Bayo Alawiye (Atanda)
- Odunlade Adekola (Mufu Olosha)
- Afeez Eniola (Alakada)
- Best Actress Indigenous
- Queen Nwokoye (Ada Mbano)
- Ngozi Igwebike (Onye Ozi)
- Dayo Amusa (Unforgivable)
- Toyin Aimakhu Johnson (Alakada)
- Rita Edward (Misfit)
- Best Indigenous Movie
- Alakada 2
- Onye Ozi
- Misfit
- Ada Mbano
- Unforgivable
- Atanda
- Best Director
- A Mile From Home (Eric Aghimien)
- Itoro (Moses Inwang)
- False (Ike Nnaebue)
- Confusion Na Wa (Kenneth Gyang)
- Flower Girl (Michelle Bello)
- Torn (Moses Inwang)
- Render To Caesar (Desmond Ovbiagele)
- Unforgivable (Desmond Elliot)
- Best Editing
- Render To Caesar (Steve Sodiya)
- False (Ike Nnaebue)
- Itoro (Moses Inwang)
- Brother’s Keeper (Okey Benson And Okey Oku)
- Flower Girl (Kunle Laguda)
- The Accident (Not Specified)
- Best Sound Design
- Secret Room (Maurice Kings)
- Flower Girl (Kayode Nero Ilelaboye)
- Kidnap (Not Specified)
- Render To Caesar (Michael Ogunlade)
- Lagos Cougars (Owolabi Gbade)
- Best Cinematography
- Render To Caesar (Johnny Askwith)
- A Mile From Home (Eric Aghimien)
- False (Joseph Oladunjoye)
- Misplaced (Tom Robson/ Dickson Godwin)
- Confusion Na Wa (Yinka Edward)
- Flower Girl (James Costello)
- Best Original Screenplay
- A Mile From Home (Not Specified)
- False (Ike Nnaebue / Foluke Amanfo)
- Render To Caesar (Michael Odogwu)
- Finding Mercy (Kehinde Olorunyomi-Odukoya)
- Accident (Not Specified)
- Unforgivable (Jovi Babs & Olamilekan Daniels)
- Best Costume Design
- False (Ngozi Jombo – Divas And Divos)
- After The Proposal (Ngozi Jombo)
- The Village Boy I Love (Ogoo Okechi And Doris Kalu)
- A Mile From Home (Godwin Aghimien)
- Lagos Cougars (Angel Nwakibie)
- Best Makeup
- A Mile From Home (Not Specified)
- Brother’s Keeper (Mathew Alechenu)
- False (Chichi Okafor – Faceville)
- Honeymoon Hotel (Madeline Viijeon / Geordi Binstend / Kirsty Williams / Israel Moses)
- Unforgivable (Abiolah Makeup World)
- Best Set Design
- A Mile From Home (Eric Aghimien And Biodun Olagbaju)
- Lonely Heart (Not Specified)
- Dream Walker (Not Specified)
- False (Ujay Studio)
- Itoro (Not Specified)
- Flower Girl (Derick Nwa-Jesus)
- Best Soundtrack
- Flower Girl (Efya – Best In Me)
- A Mile From Home (Vincent Umukoro)
- False (Don L37)
- Render To Caesar (Michael Ogunlade and Seun Owoaje)
- Atanda (Pius Fatoke)
- Unforgivable – Izuchukwu Anozie Vincent
- Best Diaspora Movie
- Onye Ozi
- Labo
- Shameful Deceit
- Best Short Movie
- Brave
- Date Gone Bad
- Desolation
- Not Right
- New Horizon
- Kabu Kabu
- Best Rising Star Male
- Tope Tedela (A Mile From Home)
- Blossom Chuks Chukwujekwu (Finding Mercy)
- Okey Uzoeshi (Lonely Hearts)
- Alexx Ekubo (Lagos Cougars)
- Lucky Ejim (Render To Caesar)
- Shawn Faqua (Lagos Cougars)
- Best Rising Star Female
- Lilian Esoro (Secret Room)
- Lala Akindoju (Alan Poza)
- Daniella Okeke (Lagos Cougars)
- Tamara Eteimo (Finding Mercy)
- Dabota Lawson (Finding Mercy)
- Emem Udonquak (Itoro)
- Ivie Okujaye (Make A Move)
- Best Child Actor
- Oyindamola Lapejo – Finding Mercy
- Helger Sosthenes – Make A Move
- Tobe Oboli – Brother’s Keeper
- Titilayo Shobo – Unforgivable
- NMA Lifetime Achievement Award 2014
- Tunde Kelani