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AMAA 2006 Winners List
AMAA 2006 Winners List
Fifteen films have been nominated for this year’s Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA 2006 holding in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on April 29. The 15 films were arrived at after careful screening by AMAA panel of judges. The first panel screened 150 films from Nigeria alone from where 10 got nominated. Five indigenous films also came from Nigeria while Ghana , Bourkina Faso , Gambia , Cameroun and Zimbabwe had one each nominated. The nominated films are:
- Rising Moon Directed by Andy Nwakolor – Nigeria
- Secret Adventure Directed by Andy Amenechi – Nigeria
- Behind Closed Doors Directed by Lancelot Imasuen- Nigeria
- Family Battle Directed by Lancelot Imasuen – Nigeria
- Widow’s Cot Directed by Dickson Iroegbu – Nigeria
- Anini Directed by Fred Amata – Nigeria
- Day of Atonement Directed by Teco Benson – Nigeria
- Eagle’s Bride Directed by Ikechukwu Onyeka – Nigeria
- To Love a Stranger Directed by Andy Amenechi – Nigeria
- Fragile Pain Directed by Fred Amata – Nigeria
- My Mother’s Heart Directed by Ifeanyi Onyeabor – Ghana
- Sofia Directed by Boubakar Diallo – Bourkina-Faso
- Tanyaradzwa Directed by Tawanda Gunda – Zimbabwe
- Gentle Solution Directed by Keka Sylvester – Cameroun
- Arrou (Prevention) Directed by Segun Oguntola – Gambia
Indigenous films
- Madam Dearest Directed by Tade Ogidan
- Agbara Obirin Directed by Adebayo Salami
- Mfana Mbagha Directed by Teco Benson
- Izza Directed by Saminu Mahmood
- Tari Directed by Aaron Garvey
Nominations in other categories include:
Best Actor
- Kanoyo Kanayo .O. in Family Battle – Nigeria
- Osita Iheme & Chinedu Ikedezie in Secret Adventure – Nigeria
- Bil Aka in Sofia – Bourkina-Faso
- Nosa Ehinwen in Anini – Nigeria
- Modu Cessay in Arrou (Prevention) – Gambia
Best Actress
- Stella Damasus in Behind Closed Door – Nigeria
- Joke Sylva in Widow’s Cot – Nigeria
- Onyeka Onwenu in Rising Moon – Nigeria
- Akofa Asiedu in My Mother’s Heart – Ghana
- Alima Qiedraego in Sofia – Bourkina-Faso
- Kudakwashe Maradzika in Tanyaradzwa – Zimbabwe
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Justice Esiri in Rising Moon – Nigeria
- Desmond Elliot in Behind Closed Door – Nigeria
- Emeka Enyiocha in Family Battle – Nigeria
- Arnold Chirisa in Tanyaradzwa – Zimbabwe
- Kofi Adjorlolo in My Mother’s Heart – Ghana
- Henry Legema in Anini – Nigeria
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Onyeka Onwenu in Widow’s Cot – Nigeria
- Georgina Onuoha in Secret adventure – Nigeria
- Oge Okoye in Eagle’s Bride – Nigeria
- Adji Dialo in Sofia – Bourkina-Faso
- Awa Gassama in Arrou (Prevention) – Gambia
Best Upcoming Actor
- Sam Anyamela in Day of Atonement – Nigeria
- Akume Akume in Rising Moon – Nigeria
- Kalu Ikeagwu in Fragile Pain – Nigeria
- Alagie Sarr in Arrou (Prevention) – Gambia
Best Upcoming actress
- Chika Ike in To Love a Stranger – Nigeria
- Lilian Ikpe in Behind Closed Door – Nigeria
- Elezra Ofori in My Mother’s Heart – Ghana
- Tendal Musoni in Tanyaradzwa – Zimbabwe
Best Director
- Lancelot Imasuen in Behind Closed Door – Nigeria
- Andy Nwakolor in Rising Moon – Nigeria
- Andy Amenechi in Secret Adventure – Nigeria
- Lancelot Imasuen in Family Battle – Nigeria
- Fred Amata in Anini – Nigeria
- Teco Benson in Day of Atonement – Nigeria
- Arrou (Prevention) – Gambia
- Ifeanyi Oyeabor in My Mother’s Heart – Ghana
- Boubakar Diallo in Sofia – Bourkina-Faso
Best Picture
- Rising Moon – Nigeria
- Secret Adventure – Nigeria
- Behind Closed Door – Nigeria
- Anini – Nigeria
- Arrou (Prevention) – Gambia
- Tanyaradzwa – Zimbabwe
- My Mother’s Heart – Ghana
- Sofia – Bourkina-Faso
Best Sound
- Eagle’s Bride – Nigeria
- Widows Cot – Nigeria
- Behind Closed Door – Nigeria
- Secret Adventure – Nigeria
- Rising Moon – Nigeria
- Arrou (Prevention) – Gambia
- Sofia – Bourkina-Faso
Best Screen Play
- Eagle’s Bride – Nigeria
- Anini – Nigeria
- Behind Closed Door – Nigeria
- Arrou (Prevention) – Gambia
- Tanyaradzwa – Zimbabwe
Best Edit
- Rising Moon – Nigeria
- Family Battle – Nigeria
- Day of Atonement – Nigeria
- Sofia – Bourkina-Faso
Best Soundtrack
- Secret Adventure – Nigeria
- Rising Moon – Nigeria
- Behind Closed Door – Nigeria
- Sofia – Bourkina Faso
- Tanyaradzwa – Zimbabwe
- Arrou (Prevention) – Gambia.
Original Effect
- Widow’s Cot – Nigeria
- Day of Atonement – Nigeria
- Rising Moon – Nigeria
- My Mother’s Heart – Ghana
Best Cinematography
- Day of Atonement – Nigeria
- Secret Adventure – Nigeria
- Rising Moon – Nigeria
- Family Battle – Nigeria
- Sofia – Bourkina Faso
- Tanyaradzwa – Zimbabwe
- Arrou (Prevention) – Gambia
- My Mother’s Heart – Ghana
- Gentle Solution – Cameroun
Best Visual Effect
- Behind Closed Door – Nigeria
- Secret adventure – Nigeria
- Rising Moon – Nigeria
- Family Battle – Nigeria
- Arrou (Prevention) – Gambia
Best Make-Up
- Eagle’s Bride – Nigeria
- Secret Adventure – Nigeria
- Rising Moon – Nigeria
- My Mother’s Heart – Ghana
Best Costume
- Eagle’s Bride – Nigeria
- Secret Adventure – Nigeria
- Rising Moon – Nigeria
- My Mother’s Heart – Ghana
- Arrou (Prevention) – Gambia
Best Distributor/Marketer
- Dove Media for Madam Dearest – Nigeria
- A-Z for Desperate Billionaire – Nigeria
- Great futures for Widow’s Cot – Nigeria
Special Mention
- Akume Akume (Art Director in Rising Moon) – Nigeria
- Legema Henry (Producer in Anini) – Nigeria