EMY Africa Awards 2023: All the nominees

Now in its seventh year, the Father’s Day-inspired initiative was created to showcase and honour remarkable accomplishments by men and fathers in Ghana and the diaspora. EMY Africa Awards encompass honorary and competitive categories, spanning various fields such as creative arts, business, media, technology and sports.

This year’s nominees were announced at the weekend in Accra, where the main ceremony will be held. It also follows a call for nominations back in April.

Black Sherif, Stonebwoy, Camidoh, KiDi and King Promise were nominated in the Man of the Year (Music) category, while gospel singer Perez Music was shortlisted in the Discovery of the Year category. 

Musicians who have emerged winners at previous EMYs include rapper Kofi Kinaata, highlife great Ebo Taylor, the late ethnomusicologist Prof Joseph HK Nketia and gospel artist Joe Mettle.

Fans can power their preferred nominees to victory by liking the post of the nominee on the EMY Africa Awards’ Instagram page or texting their name and the category to the shortcode 1393 (toll-free) across all local networks. Alternatively, they can visit the awards’ official website here to click on the poll button.

Voting ends on 6 October.

Below is the full list of nominees in the voting categories: 

Man of the Year (Music)

• Black Sherif
• Stonebwoy
• Camidoh
• KiDi
• King Promise

Discovery of the Year

• Manuel Koranteng
• Mohammed Kudus
• Perez Music
• Paul Ninson

Designer of the Year

• Elikem Kumordzie
• Andrew Mackenzie
• Free the Youth
• JayRay Ghartey
• Kenneth Tetteh

Man of the Year (Sports)

• Benjamin Azamati
• Mohammed Kudus
• Joseph Paul Amoah
• Abraham Mensah

Actor of the Year

• Adjetey Anang
• Chidi Mokome
• Anthony Woode
• Bill Asamoah
• Tobi Bakre