Africa Movie Academy Awards Unveils Nominees

By Iminza Keboge
Published May 20, 2016

The nominees for the Lagos (Nigeria)-based Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) 2016 have been announced.

Shaibu Husseini, the President of the Jury, made the announcement on May 15, 2016 at a media event which took place at Protea Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos.

Films from Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Burkina Faso are in hot chase for the AMAA glory in the acting departments and Best Director’s category with such films as FIFTY, DRY, THE CURSED ONE, EYE OF THE STORM, AYANDA, LA PAGNE, TELL ME SWEET SOMETHING, and BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

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The awards ceremony is scheduled for June 11, 2016 at Garden City, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

AMAA 2016 Nominees announced in Lagos on May 15, 2016:

I. Efere Ozako Award for Best Short Film
1. Encounter – Nigeria
2. Le Chemin – Cote D’ IVoire
3. Blood Taxi – Nigeria
4. Meet The Parents – Nigeria/Canada
5. Nourah The Holy Light – Burkina Faso
6. Ireti – Nigeria
7. Life of a Nigerian Couple – Nigeria

II. AMAA 2016 Award for Best Animation
1. The Pencil – Burkina Faso
2. The Peculiar Life of a Spider – Ghana
3. Funsie Fast Fingers – Nigeria
4. Lazare Sie Pale – Burkina Faso

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III. AMAA 2016 Award for Best Documentary
1, My Fathers Funeral – Cameroon
2. Nollywood – Nigeria/Jordan
3. Tchindas – Cape Verde
4. The Fruitless Tree – Niger
5. Runs ‘I too Seek The Horizon – Nigeria/UK
6. Camera/Woman – Morocco

IV. AMAA 2016 Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Film in an African Language
1. Brotherhood Eye – Mali
2. Bala Bala Sese – Uganda
3. Missing God – Nigeria
4. Cursed Treasure – Ghana
5. Wako – Uganda
6. Daggers of Life (Agbe Fe Akumehewo) – Ghana

V. AMAA 2016 Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award for Best Film by an African Living Abroad
1. Lambadina – Ethiopia/USA
2. Skinned – Liberia/USA
3. LAPD African Cop – USA/Nigeria
4. Boxing Day – USA/Nigeria
5. MONA – Nigeria/UK

VI. AMAA 2016 Award for Best Diaspora Short Film
1. Lines – USA
2. Raptors – USA
3. Across The Track – USA
4. Reset -USA

VII. AMAA 2016 Award for Best Diaspora Documentary
1. Agents of Change- USA
2.Can You Dig This- USA
3. America’s Blues – USA
4. Spirits of Rebellion – USA

VIII. AMAA 2016 Award for Best Diaspora Feature Film
1. America Is Still the Place – USA
2. Ben & Ara – USA
3. Luv Don’t Live Here – USA

IX. AMAA 2016 Award for Achievement in Production Design
1. The Cursed One – Ghana
2. Soldiers Story – Nigeria
3. Ayanda- South Africa
4. Missing God – Nigeria
5. Out of Luck- Nigeria

X. AMAA 2016 Achievement in Costume Design
1. Eye of the storm
2. Oshimiri
3. The Cursed One
4. Ayanda
5. Soldiers Story

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XI. AMAA 2016 Award for Achievement in Make-Up
1. Oshimiri
2. The Cursed One
3. Missing God
4. Soldiers Story

XII. AMAA 2016 Award for Achievement in Soundtrack
1. O-Town – Nigeria
2. Tell Me Sweet Something – South Africa
3. The Cursed One – Ghana
4. Hear me Move -South Africa
5. Le Pagne – Niger

XIII. AMAA 2016 Award for Achievement in Visual Effect
1. Hear me Move – South Africa
2. Oshimiri – Nigeria
3. Stupid Movie – Nigeria
4. House Arrest – Uganda
5. Soldiers Story – Nigeria

XIV. AMAA 2016 Award for Achievement in Sound
1. Eye of the Storm- Burkina Faso
2. Fifty – Nigeria
3. The Cursed One – Ghana
4. Behind Closed Doors – Morocco
5. Falling – Nigeria
6. Rebecca- Ghana

XV. AMAA 2016 Award for Achievement in Cinematography
1. The Cursed one
2. Eye of the Storm
3. Ayanda
4. Tell me Sweet Something
5. Fifty

XVI. 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

XVII. AMAA 2016 Award for Achievement in Screenplay
1. The Cursed One
2. Tell me Sweet Something
3. The Visit
4. Eye of the Storm
5. Beyond Blood

XVIII. AMAA 2016 Rivers State Government Endowed Award for Best Nigerian Film
1. Beyond Blood
2. Dry
3. Fifty
4. Missing God
5. Falling
6. O’Town

XIX. 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
4. Ifu Ennada -“ O’Town
5. Eve Esin – Oshimiri

XX. 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
4. Odunlade Adekola – Taxi Driver
5. Kenneth Nkosi – Ayanda
6. Thomas Gumede- Tell Me Sweet Something

XXI. AMAA 2016 Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1. Thishiwe Ziqubu – Tell me Sweet Something
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

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XXII. 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 Mapsa Maponyane – Tell me Sweet Something
5. Daniel k. Daniel – Soldiers Story
6. Biuferi Yakoubi – La Pagne

XXIII. AMAA 2016 Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
1. Zineb Odeib – Behind Closed Doors
2. Adesua Etomi – Falling
3. Fulu Mugovhani – Ayanda
4. Maimouna N’Diaye – Eye of the Storm
5. Iretiola Doyle, Dakore Egbuson, Nse Ikpe Etim, Omoni Oboli – Fifty
6. Nomzamo Mbatha – Tell me Sweet Something

XXIV. AMAA 2016 Award for Best First Feature Film by a Director
1. MONA – Anthony Abuah
2. Beyond Blood – Greg Odutayo
3. 8 Bars and A Clef- Chioma Onyenwe

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XXV. AMAA 2016 Award for Best Director
1. Nana Obiri-Yeboah- The Cursed One
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

XXVI. AMAA 2016 Award for Best Film
1. The Cursed One – Ghana
2. Fifty – Nigeria
3. Eye of the Storm – Burkina Faso
4. Ayanda – South Africa
5. La Pagne – Niger
6. Dry – Nigeria
7. Tell me Sweet Something – South Africa
8. Behind Closed Doors – Morocco.