For many patrons of the MTN 4Syte Music Video Awards 2012 who did not know the name NaturalFace before the night of November 17, they left Accra International Conference Centre not just knowing but also acknowledging him as artiste with the Overall Best Video for the year 2011.

With his song and video for So High, he won Best Directed Video, Best Photography , Best Discovery Video and Overall Best Video representing 4 out of the 5 categories he was nominated in. Ayigbe Edem’s Ghetto Arise beat him to the ‘Best Reggae Video’ award.

The night also saw 15 year old Hip Life group, VIP pick two awards including ‘Best Group Video’ and ‘Best Edited Video’ with ‘Pampanaa’.

Manifest, EL and Sarkodie picked the ‘Best Hip Hop Video’, ‘Most Popular Video’ and ‘Best Hip Life Video’ respectively with ‘Makaa Makaa’, ‘Kaalu’ and ‘Saa Okodie No’ featuring Obrafour despite missing out at the Channel O Awards.

The night full of some amazing performances from some of Ghana's most talented artistes including VIP, 4x4 who performed impressively with a live band, Keche, Asem and the hottest sensation in Ghana presently R2Bees.

Below is the full list of winners
Best Group Video: VIP-Pampanaa

Best Male Video: Chase-Lonely

Best Female Video: Becca-No Away

Best Choreography Video: Keche-Aluguntugui

Best Directed Video: Natural Face-So High

Best Photography: Natural Face-So High

Best Gospel Video: Cwesi Oteng-God Dey Bless Me

Best Collaboration Video: D-Black-Falling ft Mochedda

Best Reggae Video: Edem-Ghetto Arise

Best Storyline Video: 4×4-Moko Ni

Best Edited Video: VIP-Pampanaa

Best special Effect Video: Rana-Mr. Cupid

Best African Act Video: Tuface Idibia

Best Hip Hop Video: M.anifest-Makaa Makaa

Best Hi-Life Video: Okyeame Kwame-Sika

Best Discovery Video: Natural Face-So High

Best Hip Life Video: Sarkodie ft Obrafour-Saa Okodie No

Overall Best Video: Natural Face-So High

Most Popular Video: EL-Kaalu

Lifetime Achievement Award: Ramesh Jai, Director-Apex Advertising

Living Legend Award: Kofi Middleton Mends (A veteran actor, film maker and trainer)



By: Philip Kofi Ashon/citifmonline.com