#ICYMI: Media darling Carol Ofori bags the Prestigious SOVAS Voice Arts(R) Award
In case you missed it, seasoned media personality Carol Ofori was recently bestowed an accolade by the Society of Voice Arts and Science (SOVAS), in their 2022 Voice Arts® Awards ceremony.
Carol walked away with the Outstanding Commercial – Radio or Streaming – in the Best African Voiceover category.
The television and radio personality won the award for her performance in the Ratings For Schools radio advert which was aired on East Coast Radio.
Carol has, over the years, cemented herself as a prolific voice over artist, and is the voice behind a number of radio and television adverts. The broadcaster is thrilled to have her work recognised on such an international stage.
“Winning this award feels surreal,” an elated Carol shares. “I can’t believe that a little old me all the way in Durban, South Africa is winning an international award. I really am humbled and I am still pinching myself.”
She adds “To think that legends like the great Mufasa voice James Earl Jones, Avatar star Sigourney Weaver and Men In Black star Rosario Dawson all have this award, and that the same statue will be displayed in my home is surreal. I am truly humbled and an international award like this just makes me want to keep on working harder, bring more statues home and chase even bigger dreams.”
According to Carol, the nod made her the first African female to win the prestigious award.
The awards ceremony is designed to honour the community of performers and craft professionals who perform, direct, produce, cast, engineer, and publish media productions – where voice acting is a central creative element of the work.
The purpose of the awards is to provide a stage for international acknowledgment of the extraordinary skill and artistry that goes into voiceover acting and to hold up an evolving best-in-class standard of achievement to which the voiceover industry can continually aspire.
Similarly to the Oscars, Emmys, and Tonys, work is submitted in various categories, judged and scored by a panel of industry experts. The top 5 scores in each category become nominees, with a final round of judging that determines the winner in each category.
Previous winners at the SOVAS Voice Arts® Awards include Sigourney Weaver, Jonah Hill, Cate Blanchett, Kit Harrington and Kristin Wiig.