{"id":715329,"date":"2019-10-03T06:22:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T06:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/03\/genevieve-nnajis-lionheart-to-be-nigerias-submission-for-oscars-2020\/"},"modified":"2019-10-03T06:22:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T06:22:37","slug":"genevieve-nnajis-lionheart-to-be-nigerias-submission-for-oscars-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/03\/genevieve-nnajis-lionheart-to-be-nigerias-submission-for-oscars-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Genevieve Nnaji\u2019s \u2018Lionheart\u2019 To Be Nigeria\u2019s Submission For Oscars 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_711949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-711949\" style=\"width: 469px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-711949\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5d94b5430495d.jpg\" alt=\"Lionheart\" width=\"469\" height=\"680\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-711949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lionheart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lionheart has been selected by the Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee (NOSC) to be the country\u2019s submission in the International Feature Film category of the 2020 edition of Oscar Awards.<\/p>\n<p>NOSC Chairman Chineze Anyaene, while speaking on the entries received this year, said there is a significant improvement from last year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0Kerry Washington Loves Genevieve Nnaji\u2019s New Movie \u2018Lionheart\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we cannot say that what we have are the best that Nigeria is capable of producing, it is heart-lifting to know that, from the strength of the entries received this year, we are truly ready for the Oscars. Filmmakers are gradually taking the Oscar rules into consideration, and I have no doubt that it is going to be more competitive, going forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionheart Lionheart has been selected by the Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee (NOSC) to be the country\u2019s submission in the International Feature Film category of the 2020 edition of Oscar Awards. NOSC Chairman Chineze Anyaene, while speaking on the entries received this year, said there is a significant improvement from last year. 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