AMAA 2016: Winners at the Africa Movie Academy Awards 2016

AMAA 2016 : The 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony took place on Saturday 11 June 2016 at the Obi Wali International Conference Center in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The ceremony recognizes and honors excellence among directors, actors, and writers in the film industry. The awards night was hosted by Mike Ezuruonye and Kgopedi Lilokoe.

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Ghana had a total of 15 nominations with 5 films including The Cursed Ones, Rebecca, Cursed Treasure, Daggers of Life and The Peculiar Life of a Spider.

Find the complete list of nominees and winners below:

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM

1. Encounter – Nigeria 2. Le Chemin – Cote De Voire 3. Blood Taxi – Nigeria 4. Meet The Parents – Nigeria/Canada – WINNER 5. Nourah The Holy Light – Burkina Faso 6. Ireti – Nigeria 7. Life of Nigerian Couple – Nigeria

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION

1. The Pencil – Burkina Faso – WINNER 2. The Peculiar Life of a Spider – Ghana 3. Funsie Fast Fingers – Nigeria 4. Lazare Sie Pale – Burkina Faso

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

1, My Fathers Funeral – Cameroon 2. Nollywood – Nigeria 3. Tchindas- Cape Verde 4. The Fruitless Tree – Niger – WINNER 5. Runs ‘I too Seek The Horizon’ – Nigeria/UK 6. Camera/Woman – Morocco

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE

1. Brotherhood Eye – Mali 2. Bala Bala Sese – Uganda 3. Missing God – Nigeria – WINNER 4. Cursed Treasure – Ghana 5. Wako – Uganda 6. Daggers of Life (Agbe Fe Akumehewo) – Ghana

MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD

1. Lambadina – Ethiopia/USA – WINNER 2. Skinned – Liberia/USA 3. LAPD African Cop – USA/Nigeria 4. Boxing Day – USA/Nigeria 5. MONA – Nigeria/UK

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT

1. Lines – USA 2. Raptors – USA 3. Across The Track – USA – WINNER

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY

1. Can You Dig This- USA 2. America’s Blues – USA 3. Spirits of Rebellion – USA – WINNER

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE

1. America Is Still the Place – USA 2. Ben & Ara – USA – WINNER 3. Luv Don’t Live Here – USA

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN

1. The Cursed One – Ghana – WINNER 2. Soldiers Story – Nigeria 3. Ayanda- South Africa 4. Missing God – Nigeria 5. Out of Luck- Nigeria

AMAA 2016 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

1. Eye of the storm (Burkina Faso) – WINNER 2. Oshimiri 3. The Cursed One 4. Ayanda 5. Soldiers Story

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP

1. Oshimiri 2. The Cursed One 3. Missing God 4. Soldiers Story – WINNER

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK

1. O-Town – Nigeria – WINNER 2. Tell Me Sweet Something – South Africa 3. The Cursed One – Ghana 4. Hear me Move – South Africa 5. Le Pagne- Niger

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT

1. Hear me Move – South Africa 2. Oshimiri – Nigeria – WINNER 3. Stupid Movie – Nigeria 4. House Arrest – Uganda 5. Soldiers Story – Nigeria

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND

1. Eye of the Storm- Burkina Faso 2. Fifty – Nigeria – WINNER 3. The Cursed One – Ghana 4. Behind Closed Doors – Morocco 5. Falling – Nigeria 6. Rebecca- Ghana

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. The Cursed One (Ghana) – WINNER 2. Eye of the Storm 3. Ayanda 4. Tell me Sweet Something 5. Fifty

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING

1. Behind Closed Doors 2. Rebecca 3. The Cursed One 4. Eye of the Storm 5. Hear me Move (South Africa) – WINNER

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY

1. The Cursed One 2. Tell me Sweet Something (South Africa) – WINNER 3. The Visit 4. Eye of the Storm 5. Beyond Blood

AMAA 2016- RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM

1. Beyond Blood 2. Dry – WINNER 3. Fifty 4. Missing God 5. Falling 6. O’Town

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR

1. Nyanso Dzedze – Hear Me Move 2. Ophelia Klenam Dzidzornu – The Cursed One 3. Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge – Dry (WINNER) 4. Ifu Ennada – O’Town 5. Eve Esin – Oshimiri

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

1. Joseph Otsiman – The Cursed One 2. Uti Nwachukwu – Breathless 3. Abidine Dioari – Eye of the Storm (Burkina Faso) – WINNER 4. Adeolu Adekola – Taxi Driver 5. Kenneth Nkosi – Ayanda 6. Thomas Gumede- Tell Me Sweet Something

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

1. Thishiwe Ziqubu – Tell me Sweet Something – WINNER 2. Maureen Okpoko – Missing God 3. Ijeoma Grace Agu – Jimi Bendel/ Taxi Driver 4. Bontte Modiselle – Hear Me Move 5. Nthati Moshesh – Ayanda 6. Linda Ejiofor– Out of Luck

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

1. Oris Erhuero – The Cursed One 2. OC Ukeje – Ayanda 3. Fragass Assande – Eye of the Storm 4. Masego ‘Maps’ Maponyane – Tell me Sweet Something 5. Daniel k. Daniel – Soldiers Story – WINNER 6. Biuferi Yakoubi – La Pagne

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

1. Zineb Odeib – Behind Closed Doors 2. Adesua Etomi- Falling 3. Fulu Mugovhani – Ayanda – WINNER 4. Maimouna N’Daiye – Eye of the Storm 5. Iretiola Doyle, Dakore Egbuson, Nse Ikpe Etim, Omoni Oboli – Fifty 6. Nomzamo Mbatha – Tell me Sweet Something

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR

1. MONA – Anthony Abuah 2. Beyond Blood – Greg Odutayo – WINNER 3. 8 Bars and a Clef- Chioma Onyenwe

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR

1. Nana Obiri-Yeboah – The Cursed One (Ghana) – WINNER 2. Biyi Bandele- Fifty 3. Sekou Toure- Eye of the Storm 4. Sara Blecher- Ayanda 5. Moussa Hamadou Djingarey- La Pagne 6. Stephanie Linus – Dry 7. Akin Omotoso – Tell me Sweet Something 8. Mohammed Ahed Bensouda – Behind Closed Doors

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM

1. The Cursed One – Ghana 2. Fifty – Nigeria 3. Eye of the Storm – Burkina Faso – WINNER 4. Ayanda – South Africa 5. La Pagne- Niger 6. Dry – Nigeria 7. Tell me Sweet Something- South Africa 8. Behind Closed Doors- Morocco