Saidi Balogun storms out of ceremony after losing ‘Best Director’ award

Members of the Yoruba film industry gathered at the Ibadan Civic Centre in Agodi for the third edition of the annual Yoruba Movies Academy Awards (YMAA) on Sunday.

The YMAA is annually put together to celebrate all the success stories of the Yoruba movie industry.

Actor Odunlade Adekola beat Actors Muyiwa Ademola, Femi Adebayo and Yomi Fash Lanso, carting away the best Actor award while Fathia Balogun won the best Actress award as against star Actresses Funke Akindele, Iyabo Ojo and Ayo Adesanyo. (See full list of winners below)

So here's the gist, Nollywood actor, Saheed Balogun, stormed of the event after he discovered he did not win the ‘Best Director’ award.

He was nominated for the movie ‘Alami Ayemi’, alongside Abiodun Olanrewaju, Niji Akanni and Kunle Afod but lost to to Akanni who directed the movie ‘Aramotu’.

Saheed stormed out of the Civic Centre, visibly angry.

Saidi Balogun (middle) was spotted with Odunlade Adekola right before he stormed out of the ceremony venue...

He turned down interview requests from journalists and didn’t bother waving back to fans who chanted his name.

Until the announcement of the winner, he had been chatty.

See full list of winners below:

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
-Kola Ogunmola
-Akinwunmi Ishola
-Duro Ladipo
-Mama Awero

BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE
Muyiwa Ademola in Tangiri
Yomi Fash Lanso in Eja Tutu
Odunade Adekola in Mufu Olosa Oko – Winner
Femi Adebayo in Aiyekoto
Ibrahim Chatta in Onidajo
Muka Ray Eyiwunmi in Ashiru Ejire

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
liz Anjorin in Kofo Tinubu
Ayo Adesanya in Amope Alasela
 Funke Akindele in Ife Gbona
Bimbo Oshin in faderera
Iyabo Ojo in Arinzo
Fathia Balogun in Opo – Winner

BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE
Akin Lewis in Obayeje
Antar Laniyan in Ibinu Oba
Taiwo Hassan in Eni Jogun
Aina Gold in Ika Kan
Dele Odule in Feranmi – Winner
 Olaiya Igwe in Ile Alayo

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Joke Muyiwa in Ayitale – Winner
Ayo Mogaji in Mama Insurance
Dupe Jaiyesimi in Oloja Ere Rose Odika in Tori Ogun
Aisat Abimbola in Mulika Nkako
Iyabo Oko in Ile Alayo

BEST CROSS OVER ACTOR
 Mercy Aigbe in Osas
Kelvin Ikeduba in Adanikanrin- Winner
 Doris Simoen in Gucci Girls
 Rykado Agbor in Iyo Aye
 Toyin Aimaku in Jejeloye

BEST MUSICIAN IN ACTING ROLE
Alabi Pasuma in Irawo Meji – Winner
Saheed Osupa in Labake Omo Oko
Ajoke Cinderella in Shakyra
Sule Alao in Aminatu papapa
 Salawa Abeni in Asiru Ejire
 Remi Aluko in Igba

BEST COMEDY FILM
 Ile alayo
Ijewuru
Olojojo – Winner
Alani baba labake
Iyawo gbajumo

MOST PROMISING ACTOR
Gabriel Afolayan in Aba Meta
Tunde Owokoniran in Penkelemesi – Winner
Damola Olatunji in Adetutu
Big Val Jokotoye in Ika Kan
Austin Emmanuel in Agbara
Korede Wealth in Arole Are

MOST PROMISING ACTRESS
Memunat Yinusa in Mimiano – Winner
Titi Oludipe in Aran
Misola iyun in Adetutu
Tayo Sobola in Arewa Onijogbon
Laitan Ogungbile in Ona Wura

BEST CULTURAL MOVIE
Aramotu- Winner
Tangiri
 Adayeba Ote
Igba Oro
Abeni Alagbo Oru

BEST MARKETER
Toymax Holdings
Olasco Films- Winner
 Coporate Pictures
Almaroof Zainab Ventures
 Lawlah His Grace

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Saidi Balogun in Alami Ayemi
 Adebayo Tijani in Aiyekoto
Abiodun Olanrewaju in Arinzo
 Niji Akanni in Aramotu – Winner
 Kunle Afod in Ika Kan
 Muyideen S. Ayinde in Amope Alasela

BEST PICTURE
Arinzo Aramotu – Winner
Aiyekoto
Alami Aiyemi
Ika kan
Amope Alasela

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMA
Irawe
Jejeloye
 Gucci Girls
Arole Are
Ona Abayo
Riche Riche – Winner

ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
 Iyo Aye
Eja Tutu – Winner
Arire Oko Deola
Owu
Ile Alayo
Adetutu