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Winners Of Africa Movie Academy Awards 2018
Winners Of Africa Movie Academy Awards 2018
1. EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2018 award for Best Short Film
- Dem Dem – Senegal/Belgium
- Zenith – Cameroun/USA
- It Rains on Ouga – Burkina Faso
- In Shadows – Kenya
- Coat of Harm – Nigeria
- Tikitat Soulima – Morocco (Winner)
- Nice, Very Nice – Algeria
- Visions (Shaitan, Buruja, Brood) – Nigeria
- Fallou – Senegal
- Still Water Runs Deep – Nigeria/USA
2. JUBRIL MAILAFIA AMAA 2018 Award for Best Animation
- Group Photo – Nigeria
- Belly Flop – South Africa (Winner)
- Untitled – Ghana
- Crush – Nigeria
3. AMAA 2018 Award for Best Documentary
- Bigger Than Africa – Nigeria/USA
- Winnie – South Africa
- Boxing Libreville – Gabon
- Silas – South Africa/Kenya
- When Babies Don’t Come – South Africa
- Uncertain Future – Burundi (Winner)
- We Came In Sprint Carts – South Africa
4. OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2018 Award for Best Film in an African Language
- Mansoor – Nigeria
- Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa (Winner)
- Icheke Oku – Nigeria
- Agwaetiti Obiuto – Nigeria
- Nyasaland – Malawi
- Tunu – Tanzania
5. MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2018 Award for Best Film by an African living abroad
- Minister – Nigeria/Italy
- Alexandra – Nigeria/USA (Winner)
- Low Lifes And High Hopes – Nigeria/Austria
6. AMAA 2018 Award for Best Diaspora Short
- Torments of Love (Guadeloupe) (Winner)
- Baby Steps (USA)
- Intercept (USA)
7. AMAA 2018 Award for Best Diaspora Documentary
- Evolutionary Blues (USA)
- Barrows: Freedom Fighter (Barbados) (Winner)
- Sammy Davis Jr. – I’ve Got To Be Me (USA)
8. AMAA 2018 Award for Best Diaspora Narrative Feature
- Angelica (Puerto Rico) (Winner)
- Love Jacked (Canada)
- Charlie: La Vie Magnifique Charlie (USA)
9. AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Production Design
- Kada River
- Five Fingers For Marseille (Winner)
- Tatu
- In My Country
- Cross Roads
10. AMAA 2018 Achievement in Costume Design
- Icheke Oku
- Cross Roads
- Esohe
- Five Fingers For Marseille
- Isoken (Winner)
11. AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Make-up
- Siembamba
- Icheke Oku (Winner)
- Five Fingers For Marseille
- Esohe
- The Road To Sunshine
12. AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Sound
- The Lost Café
- The Road To Sunshine
- Hotel Called Memory (Winner)
- Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll
- Sidechic Gang
13. AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Visual Effect
- Siembamba
- Icheke Oku
- Lucky Specials (Winner)
- Esohe
- Kada River
14. AMAA 2018 Award for Best Young/Promising Actor
- Patrick Dibuah – Banana Island Ghost
- Austin Enabulele – In My Country
- Cindy Sanyu – Bella
- Anine Lansari – The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux) (Winner)
- Maurice Paige – Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll
- Nichole Ozioma Banna – Icheke Oku
- Zainab Balogun – Sylva
15. AMAA 2018 Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Seun Ajayi – Ojukokoro
- Lionel Newton – Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll
- Akah Nani – Banana Island Ghost
- Richard Lukunku – Lucky Specials
- Gideon Okeke – Cross Roads (Winner)
16. AMAA 2018 – AYIAM OSIGWE FOUNDATION Award for Best Nigerian Film
- Cross Roads
- In My Country
- Isoken (Winner)
- Hotel Called Memory
- Ojukokoro
- Lost Café
- Icheke Oku
17. TONY ELUMELU AMAA 2018 Award for Best Comedy
- Sidechic Gang – Ghana
- Banana Island Ghost – Nigeria (Winner)
- The Adventures Of Supermama – South Africa
- Koko: The Box TV – Nigeria
18. AMAA 2018 Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Kate Henshaw- Roti
- Reine Swart – Siembamba
- Okawa Shaznay –In My Country
- Dakore Egbuson – Isoken (Winner)
- Nana Ama McBrown, Lydia Forson and Sika Osei – Sidechic Gang
- Mariam Phiri – The Road To Sunrise
- Tunde Aladese – Lost Café
- Joselyn Dumas – Potato Potahto
19. AMAA 2018 Award for the Best First Feature Film by a Director
- My Mothers Story –Flora Suya- Malawi
- Ogwuetiti Obiuto – Onyeka Nwelue – Nigeria
- Five Fingers for Marseilles- Michael Mathews – South Africa (Winner)
- Isoken – Jadesola Osiberu- Nigeria
- 18 Hours – Njue Kevin – Kenya
- Banana Island Ghost – BB Sasore- Nigeria
- The Blessed Vost – Sefia Djama – Algeria
20. AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Cinematography
- The Road To Sunshine
- Five Fingers For Marseille (Winner)
- The Lost Café
- The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)
- Siembamba
21. AMAA 2018 Award for Best Director
- Jade Osiberu – Isoken
- Michael Mathews- Five Fingers For Marseilles
- Frank Rajah Arase – In My Country (Winner)
- Safia Djama- The Blessed Vost
- Oluseyi Siwoku – Cross Roads
- Shemu Joyah- Road to Sunshine
- Darrell Roodt- Siembamba
- Akin Omotosho- Hotel Called Memory
- Peter Kofi Sedufia – Sidechic Gang
- The Lost Café – Kenneth Gyang
22. AMAA 2018 Award for Best Film
- Isoken – Nigeria
- Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa (Winner)
- In My Country – Nigeria
- The Blessed Vost- Algeria
- Cross Roads – Nigeria
- Road to Sunshine – Malawi
- Siembamba – South Africa
- Hotel Called Memory – Nigeria
- Sidechic Gang – Ghana
- Lost Café – Kenneth Gyang
23. AMAA 2018 Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Sika Osei – In Line
- Sivenathi Mabuya – Lucky Specials
- Rahama Sadau – Hakkunde
- Toyin Abraham- Esohe
- Joke Silva – Potato Potahto (Winner)
24. AMAA 2018 Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Vuyo Dabula – Five Fingers For Marseille
- Richard Mofe Damijo – Cross Roads (Winner)
- Sam Dede – In My Country
- Sani Bouajla – The Blessed Vost
- OC Ukeje – Potato Potahto
- Chris Attoh – Esohe
- Oros Mampofu – Lucky Specials
- Frank Donga – Hakkunde
25. AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Soundtrack
- The Road To Sunshine
- Tatu
- Hotel Called Memory (Winner)
- Isoken
- Siembamba
26. Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) 2018 Award for Achievement in Editing
- Hotel Called Memory (Winner)
- Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll
- Lucky Specials
- The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)
- Siembamba
27. Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) 2018 Award for Achievement in Screenplay
- The Women
- Potato Potahto
- Ojukokoro
- Five Fingers For Marseille
- Hakkunde (Winner)
- The Lost Café