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African Movie Academy Awards

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    AMAA

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    Best Actor in a Leading Role

    • Winner
      • Eugene Boateng
      • Borga
      • Gudrun Mwanyika
      • Tug of War
      • Botlhale Mahlangu
      • Surviving Gaza
    • Patriq Nkakalukanyi at an event for Love Faces (2017)
      • Patriq Nkakalukanyi
      • Tembele
      • Deyemi Okanlawon
      • Swallow
      • Akah Nnani
      • Man of God
      • Abbey Tumusiime
      • STATION - Falling III
      TRilz Media
      • Daniel Etim Effiong
      • Jolly Roger

    Best Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Winner
      • Adjetey Anang
      • Borga
      • Aphiwe Mkefe
      • Surviving Gaza
    • Wale Ojo
      • Wale Ojo
      • A Song from the Dark
      • Tshamano Sebe
      • Angeliena
      • Josh Alfred
      • Money Miss Road
      • Toyin Oshinaike
      • Jolly Roger

    Best Actress in a Leading Role

    • Winner
      • Ikhlas Gafur Vora
      • Tug of War
      • Euodia Samson
      • Angeliena
    • Osas Ighodaro
      • Osas Ighodaro
      • Man of God
      • Ninsiima Ronah
      • Tembele
    • Headshot 2019
      • Vanessa Vanderpuye
      • A Song from the Dark

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Winner
      • Ijeoma Grace Agu
      • Swallow
      • Lydia Forson
      • Borga
      • Samke Makhoba
      • Surviving Gaza
      • Siti Amina
      • Tug of War
      • Maryam Waziri
      • Ba Ni (Mud Clan)
      • Dorcas Shola Fapson
      • Man of God
      • Nse Ikpe-Etim
      • A Song from the Dark

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tembele

      7.9 (32)
      Ekuka Izaek
    • [object Object]

      Tug of War

      7.5 (95)
      Zenn van Zyl
    • [object Object]

      Ayaanle

      9.4 (84)
      Shuria Abdi
    • [object Object]

      Surviving Gaza

      3.5 (34)
      Marius de Nysschen
    • [object Object]

      Borga

      6.2 (263)

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Man of God

      3.9 (221)
      Bolanle Austen-Peters
    • [object Object]

      STATION - Falling III

    • [object Object]

      Tug of War

      7.5 (95)
      Hawa Ally Issa
    • [object Object]

      Swallow

      4.1 (235)
      Toyin Bifarin Ogundeji
    • [object Object]

      Tembele

      7.9 (32)
    • [object Object]

      Underbelly (the Journey)

      Chloe Coko

    Best Diaspora Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Rumba Kings

      7.8 (214)
      Alan Brain
    • [object Object]

      Wade in the Water

      David Bianchi
    • [object Object]

      The Sun Rises in the East

      8.5 (12)
      Tayo Giwa

    Best Diaspora Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sleeping Negro

      5.8 (209)
      Skinner Myers
    • [object Object]

      Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story

      5.8 (204)
      Denise Dowse
      Posthumously.

    Best Diaspora Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Contraban

      Chelsea Hicks
    • [object Object]

      Skin Like Mine Animated Short Film

      Tiffany Elle Burgess
    • [object Object]

      Slow Pulse

      8.1 (24)
      Marshall Tyler

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Vusi'Africa Sindane
      • Surviving Gaza
    • SAFTA's
      • Uga Carlini
      • Angeliena
    • The Village Next to Paradise premiered on May 21, 2024, in the Un Certain Regard portion of the Cannes Film Festival
      • Ahmed Farah
      • Ayaanle
      • Niyola
      • Swallow
      • York-Fabian Raabe
      • Borga
      • Amil Shivji
      • Tug of War
      • Bolanle Austen-Peters
      • Man of God
      • Morris Mugisha
      • Tembele
      • Walter Taylaur
      • Jolly Roger

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      No U-Turn

      6.6 (45)
      Ike Nnaebue
    • [object Object]

      No Simple Way Home

      7.1 (30)
      Akuol de Mabior
    • [object Object]

      The Last Shelter

      6.6 (71)
      Ousmane Samassekou
    • [object Object]

      Transactions

      5.6 (17)
      Rumbi Katedza
    • [object Object]

      Lobola, A Bride's True Price?

      Sihle Hlophe
    • [object Object]

      When a Farm Goes Aflame

      6.4 (8)
      Jide Tom Akinleminu

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jolly Roger

      4.5 (89)
      Taiwo Omowuni
      Walter Taylaur
    • [object Object]

      Tug of War

      7.5 (95)
      Nadia Ben Rachid
      Matthew Swanepoel
    • [object Object]

      Borga

      6.2 (263)
      Bobby Good
      Kaya Inan
      Edd Maggs
    • [object Object]

      Man of God

      3.9 (221)
      Chuka Ejorh
    • [object Object]

      Angeliena

      5.8 (1.4K)
      Rudolf Buitendach

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tug of War

      7.5 (95)
      Steven Markovitz
      Amil Shivji
    • [object Object]

      Ayaanle

      9.4 (84)
      Abdimalik Yusuf
    • [object Object]

      Man of God

      3.9 (221)
      James Amuta
      Bolanle Austen-Peters
      Joseph Umoibom
    • [object Object]

      Borga

      6.2 (263)
      Daniel Damah
      Tony Tagoe
      Alexander Wadouh
    • [object Object]

      Angeliena

      5.8 (1.4K)
      Uga Carlini
      Dumi Gumbi
    • [object Object]

      Surviving Gaza

      3.5 (34)
      Naledi Bogacwi
    • [object Object]

      Tembele

      7.9 (32)
      Morris Mugisha
    • [object Object]

      Jolly Roger

      4.5 (89)
      Walter Taylaur

    Best First Feature Film by a Director

    • Ogodinife Okpue
      Winner
      • Ogodinife Okpue
      • A Song from the Dark
      • York-Fabian Raabe
      • Borga
    • SAFTA's
      • Uga Carlini
      • Angeliena

    Best Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Angeliena

      5.8 (1.4K)
      Morag Steyn
    • [object Object]

      Surviving Gaza

      3.5 (34)
    • [object Object]

      A Song from the Dark

      4.9 (2.2K)
      Ili Newson
      Tamara Richards
      Aine Thomas
      Lucy Vick
    • [object Object]

      Borga

      6.2 (263)
      James Adofo
    • [object Object]

      Underbelly (the Journey)

    • [object Object]

      Jolly Roger

      4.5 (89)
      Ruth Harcourt

    Best Original Soundtrack

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tug of War

      7.5 (95)
      Amine Bouhafa
    • [object Object]

      Tembele

      7.9 (32)
    • [object Object]

      Ayaanle

      9.4 (84)
      Andrew Ahuurra
    • [object Object]

      Man of God

      3.9 (221)
    • [object Object]

      Surviving Gaza

      3.5 (34)

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Underbelly (the Journey)

      Toka McBaror
    • [object Object]

      Tug of War

      7.5 (95)
      Eliudi Dominic Mwanyika
    • [object Object]

      Swallow

      4.1 (235)
      Victor Akpan
      Kunle Afolayan
      Enenajor Matthew Ogaga
    • [object Object]

      Borga

      6.2 (263)
      Anthony Tomety

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Borga

      6.2 (263)
      Eugene Boateng
      Toks Körner
      York-Fabian Raabe
    • [object Object]

      Tembele

      7.9 (32)
      Morris Mugisha
      Ninsiima Ronah
    • [object Object]

      Surviving Gaza

      3.5 (34)
      Naledi Bogacwi
      Vusi'Africa Sindane

    • Almajiri

      Maryam Waziri
    • [object Object]

      Jolly Roger

      4.5 (89)
      Babatunde Apalowo(Writer)

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Surviving Gaza

      3.5 (34)
    • [object Object]

      Tug of War

      7.5 (95)
      Barry Donnelly
    • [object Object]

      Tembele

      7.9 (32)
    • [object Object]

      Swallow

      4.1 (235)
      Anu Afolayan

    Best Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Surviving Gaza

      3.5 (34)
      Marthinus Philippus Rabie
    • [object Object]

      Tug of War

      7.5 (95)
    • [object Object]

      Borga

      6.2 (263)
      Martin Köhler
    • [object Object]

      Tinka's Story

    • [object Object]

      Aláisè

      David Akande(Producer)
      Demola Yusuf(Producer)
      Edgard Leroy(Producer)
      David Akande Studios
      Idirissou Entertainment Empire
      Dynamic Media Empire

    Best Young/Promising Actor

    • Winner
      • Amina Mohamed
      • Ayaanle
      • Emmanuel Affadzi
      • Borga
      • Aggie Kebirungi
      • Tinka's Story
      • Samke Makhoba
      • Surviving Gaza
      • Emmanuel Kuye
      • Ba Ni (Mud Clan)

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]

      Opal

      6.9 (43)
      Alain Bidard
      PAGOD Films

    Best Film in an African Language

    • [object Object]

      Aláisè

      Demola Yusuf(Producer)
      David Akande(Producer)
      Edgard Leroy(Producer)
      David Akande Studios
      Idirissou Entertainment Empire
      Dynamic Media Empire

    Best Nigerian Film

    • [object Object]

      Jolly Roger

      4.5 (89)
      Walter Taylaur
    • [object Object]

      Aláisè

      Edgard Leroy(Producer)
      David Akande(Producer)
      Demola Yusuf(Producer)
      Dynamic Media Empire
      Idirissou Entertainment Empire
      David Akande Studios

    African Oscar

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    Best Animation

    • [object Object]

      Opal

      6.9 (43)
      Alain Bidard
      PAGOD Films

    The Michael Anyiam Osigwe - African Movie Academy Award for Best Film by an African Director Living in the Diasporia

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Here Love Lies

      4.1 (154)
      Tope Oshin
    • [object Object]

      Money Miss Road

      Obi Emelonye
    • [object Object]

      Borga

      6.2 (263)
      York-Fabian Raabe
    • [object Object]

      A Song from the Dark

      4.9 (2.2K)
      Ogodinife Okpue

    NFVCB Award

    Edit

    Best Nigerian Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Man of God

      3.9 (221)
      Bolanle Austen-Peters(director)
      James Amuta(producer)
      Joseph Umoibom(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Swallow

      4.1 (235)
      Kunle Afolayan(director/producer)
      Seun Soyinka(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Money Miss Road

      Obi Emelonye(director)
      Joy Odiete(producer)

    Efere Ozako Award

    Edit

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Al-Sit

      7.0 (154)
      Suzannah Mirghani
    • [object Object]

      A Lisbon Affair

      6.8 (17)
      Hoji Fortuna

    Ousmane Sembene Award

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    Best Film in an African Language

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tug of War

      7.5 (95)
      Amil Shivji
    • [object Object]

      Borga

      6.2 (263)
      York-Fabian Raabe
    • [object Object]

      Tembele

      7.9 (32)
      Morris Mugisha
    • [object Object]

      Surviving Gaza

      3.5 (34)
      Vusi'Africa Sindane
    • [object Object]

      Medicine Man

      Simiyu Barasa

    Jubril Malaifa Award

    Edit

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]

      On the Surface

      5.7 (29)
      Fan Sissoko
    • [object Object]

      Opal

      7.7 (2K)
      Jack Stauber
    • [object Object]

      Skin Like Mine Animated Short Film

      Tiffany Elle Burgess

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