On Saturday 20th October 2012, the inaugural edition of the Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards took place at the Morris Cultural Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
The event was hosted by Nollywood star Jim Iyke, who arrived in a Maybach and saw in attendance over 1500 guests including some of the biggest stars in the African entertainment industry including Ramsey Nouah, Van Vicker, Desmond Elliot, John Dumelo, Uche Jombo, Majid Michel, Monalisa Chinda, Emem Isong, Frank Rajah, Susan Peters, Uti Nwachukwu, Alex Ekubo, Belinda Effah, Pascal Atuma and Chet Anaekwe.
There were performances by Nigerian artsite, J Martins, US Based music acts, Seyi Brown and Wamilele, Liberian-born US artist, Jodi, Eno and comic act, Femi-The-Entertainer, who mimicked President Barrack Obama.
