By Abdi Ali
Published October 2, 2015
The gala for the 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on September 26, 2015. Below is the full list of the winners as announced at the awards ceremony:
Best Short Film: TWAAGA by Cedric Ido, Burkina Faso
Best Animation: THE LEGACY OF RUBBIES by Ebele Okoye, Nigeria
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Best Promising Young Actor (Joint winners): Kemi ‘Lala’ Akindoju, DAZZLING MIRAGE by Tunde Kelani, Nigeria; and Hassan ‘Spike’ Insingoma, ABAABI BA BODA BODA/THE BODA BODA THIEVES by Donald Mugisha, Uganda
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Ama Amphofo, DEVIL IN THE DETAIL by Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Ghana
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Samson Tadesa, TRIANGLE: GOING TO AMERICA by Theodros Teshome, USA/Ethiopia
Best Child Actor: Layla Walet Mohammed and Mehdi AG Mohammed, TIMBUKTU by Abderrhamanne Sissako, Mauritania
Best Editing: TIMBUKTU by Abderrhamanne Sissako, Mauritania
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Best Sound: LOBRAZ KHAN, Mauritius
Best Cinematography: LOBRAZ KHAN, Mauritius
Best Nigerian Film: OCTOBER 1 by Kunle Afoloyan, Nigeria
Best Production Design: INUMBER NUMBER by Donovan Marsh, South Africa
Best costume Design: OCTOBER 1 by Kunle Afoloyan, Nigeria
Best Make-Up: NJINGA: RAINHA DE ANGOLA/Njinga: Queen of Angola by Sergio Graciano, Angola
Best soundtrack: TRIANGLE: GOING TO AMERICA by Theodros Teshome, USA/Ethiopia
Best Visual Effects: INUMBER NUMBER by Donovan Marsh, South Africa
Best Documentary: EGYPT’S MODERN PHARAOHS by Jihan El Tahri, Egypt/France/Qatar
Best Film in an African Language: TIMBUKTU by Abderrhamanne Sissako, Mauritania
Best Film by an African Living Abroad: FEVERS by Hicham Ayouch, France/Morocco/UAE/Qatar
Best Diaspora Short Film: SOUND OF TEARS by Dorothy Atabong, Canada
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Best Diaspora Documentary Film: THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION by Stanley Nelson Jr, USA
Best Diaspora Feature Film: SUPREMACY by Deon Taylor, USA
Best First Feature Film by a Director: GONE TOO FAR by Destiny Ekeragha, Nigeria
Best Screen Play: LE PRESIDENT by Jean Pierre Bekolo, Cameroon
Best Comedy Film: 30 DAYS IN ATLANTA by Robert Peters, Nigeria
Best Actor in a leading Role: Sadiq Daba, OCTOBER 1 by Kunle Afoloyan, Nigeria
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Lesliana Pereira, NJINGA: RAINHA DE ANGOLA/Njinga: Queen of Angola by Sergio Graciano, Angola
Best Director: Abderrahmane Sissako, TIMBUKTU, Mauritania
Best Film: TIMBUKTU by Abderrhamanne Sissako, Mauritania.
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