Oscars Selection Committee Speaks On Rejecting Kunle Afolayan’s Movie ‘Anikulapo’

The Nigerian Oscars Committee (NOSC), which decided not to put up Kunle Afolayan’s Anikulapo for the 2023 Oscars, has finally responded to the harsh criticism that observed.

The Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC) for the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) disapproved of Anikulapo’s nomination regardless of the coolest evaluations it has acquired in countries all over the global because its launch.

Expressing his unhappiness on his movie rejection, Kunle Afolayan via Instagram wrote “I am so thrilled and overjoyed that the whole global has determined to tag ANIKULAPO film a masterpiece even though the Nigeria Oscar selection committee suppose its not worth filing for the Oscars. Will preserve doing my very own component”

The Nigeria Oscars Committee, headed via Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi, has officially discovered why Anikulapo changed into rejected from consideration for the International Feature Film (IFF) category of the Oscars.

Adding “No Film is Eligible” as a balloting class cost Nigeria the hazard to post a movie for Oscar consideration, according to a supply close to the committee.

Some NOSC members have admitted that they’re not able to shield their selection to not post a movie, in particular given how well-obtained Nigerian films are on distinct streaming offerings.

“The committee’s process isn’t to decide the film so as to win an Oscar but to post one which meets the criteria.

“Getting a identify point out alongside other international locations that have movies submitted for the Oscars – despite the fact that we do not win – would had been good for the Nigerian movie industry,” the supply persisted.
Members of the committee are; CHINEZE ANYAENE – ABONYI (Chair individual), Ego Boyo, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, John Njamah, MAHMOOD ALI-BALOGUN, Stephanie Linus, Shaibu Husseini, BRUCE AYONOTE, Izu Ojukwu, ODUBAWO ADETOKUNBO, Moses Babatope, Yibo Koko, Meg Otanwa and Kenneth Gyang.

NOSC had a closing date of October 3 to post a film for the 2023 Oscars but the committee introduced on September 19 that it will no longer be submitting any.

It was truly exciting and fun to have been on set with these legends. #Anikulapo #Omowon #anikulapothemovie

— Ariyiike “Dimples” Owolagba (@Ariyiikedimples) October 4, 2022

Speaking at the choice, Anyaene-Abonyi stated“Nigerian movies had, absolute confidence, stepped forward appreciably as the attention of the necessities has considering that grown among filmmakers, and potentially soon, we just might be bringing this award home in succession”.

Nigeria has failed to publish a movie for the IFF category of the Oscars for the past years.

The Milkmaid became the committee’s most current submission in 2020.