African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA 2021)

Genre : Party | Lagos

Sunday 28 november 2021

Times : 00:00
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

The award gala of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) held in the Lagos Marriot Hotel, Ikeja, Nigeria, on 28th November 2021.

The highly anticipated award gala of the coveted Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) held in Lagos with film makers across the globe converging under the same roof to celebrate African cinema. The award gala was held the Lagos Marriot Hotel, Ikeja, Nigeria.
The event was hosted by award-winning comedian Stanley Chibuna "Funnybone" and Chioma "Chigurl" Omeruah.
‘Eyimofe' and ‘The Gravediggers Wife' from Nigeria and Somalia respectively, both won multiple awards at the event night. The 17th Edition of the prestigious AMAA returned to stage after the award was forced to hold virtually due to the Covid19 lockdown.

The complete list (26 categories).

1. EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
* Meat - Uganda /// WINNER
Enroute - Burkina Faso
A Better Friend - Ghana
Find Me By The River - South Africa
In Extremis - DRC
Portrait of Princess Tutu - Cote d'Ivoire
The Last Tango in Abuja - Nigeria

2. JUBRIL MALAFIA AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
Room 5 - Ghana
Shaka-Inklosi Yamakhosi - South Africa
The Pyramid - Egypt
Mofiala - Togo
* Lady Buckit & the Motley Mopster - Nigeria /// WINNER
A Thousand Fate - Uganda
White Nights - Algeria

3. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
* Softie - Kenya /// WINNER
The Sacred Woods - Tunisia
Postcard - Morocco
Unmasked: Leadership, Trust & the Pandemic - Nigeria
Linda Under Lockdown - South Africa
Bulembu: History of a Culture - DRC
Noboth - Uganda
Zinder - Niger

4. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT FILM
* Three Leaves (Haiti) /// WINNER
In Other News (Canada)
Blue (US)
The Berne Identity (Switzerland)
No Comprendo (UK)

5. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
Akwaaba - The Awakening (US)
* African Redemption: the Life of Marcus Garvey (US) /// WINNER
Race Today Documentary (UK)

6. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA NARRATIVE FEATURE
* Residue (US) /// WINNER
Ride Share (US)
Hal King (US)

7. MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD
* Blackmail - Obi Emelonye (Nigeria/UK) /// WINNER
First Call - Angela Onuora (Nigeria/Canada)
K.I.A.B - Eric Zoa & Oleksii Osyka (Cameroon/USA)
Gone - Daniel Ademinokan (Nigeria/US)

8. OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
Bangarang - Robin Odongo (Kenya)
Ayinla - Tunde Kelani (Nigeria)
* The Gravedigger's Wife - Khadar Ahmed (Somalia) /// WINNER
Hotel on the Koppies - Charlie Vundla (South Africa)
Nyara - Ram Ally Kasongo (Tanzania)
Stain - Morris Mugisha (Uganda)

9. AMAA 2021 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
* African American /// WINNER
Buried
Oba Bi Olorun
Tecora
Eagles Wing

10. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
Fried Barry
Tecora
* Nadine Otsobogo-Boucher (The Gravedigger's Wife) /// (WINNER)
The Takers
Mission To Rescue

11. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
Nneka The Pretty Serpent
Stain
* Fried Barry /// WINNER
The Takers
Mission to Rescue

12. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
* The Citation /// WINNER
Nyara (The Kidnapping)
The Gravedigger's Wife
This Lady Called Life
Hotel on the Koppies

13. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
Hairareb
African American
The Gravedigger's Wife
* Eyimofe /// WINNER
La Femme Anjola

14. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
Tecora
The Takers
Nyara (The Kidnapping)
* The Gravedigger's Wife /// WINNER
Shadow Parties

15. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
* Ayinla /// WINNER
Black Medusa
Stain
Nyara (The Kidnapping)
The Gravedigger's Wife

16. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Mission to Rescue
Omo Ghetto: The Saga
Nyala (The Kidnapping)
Fried Barry
* Andrew Stephen Lee - Eyimofe /// WINNER

17. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY
Chasing Lullaby
Where I Come From
Stain
* Collision Course /// WINNER
Hairareb

18. AMAA 2021- NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO CENSORS BOARD (NFVCB) AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story
Ayinla
* Eyimofe /// WINNER
The Citation
Omo Ghetto: The Saga
La Femme Anjola
Collission Course
Shadow Parties

19. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR
* Wilmah Muremera - Shaina /// WINNER
Oluwabamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan - Collision Course
Faith Fidel - Where I Come From
David Weda - Bangarang
Bertha Abdallah - Nyara (The Kidnapping)
Hannah Sukali - Fatsani: A Tale Of Survival

20. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mulshid Mugabire - Monica
* Kelechi Udegbe - Collision Course /// WINNER
Mehdi Hajri - Black Medusa
Cameron Scott - Hotel on the Koppies
Bimbo Manuel - Gone

21. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Gloria Anozie-Young - Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story
Naana Hayford - Chasing Lullaby
Tumi Morake - Seriously Single
* Hazel Hinda - Hairareb /// WINNER
Ini Edo - The Citation

22. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Gary Green - Fried Barry
Lateef Adedimeji - Ayinla
Melvin Alusa - Mission To Rescue
Jude Akuwudike - Eyimofe
* Omar Abdi - The Gravedigger's Wife /// WINNER
David Njavera - Hairareb
Nonso Bassey - La Femme Anjola

23. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Lucie Memba Bos - Buried
Funke Akindele - Omo Ghetto: The Saga
Sarah Alina Grosz - Black Medusa
* Joan Agaba - Stain /// WINNER
Phumi Mthembu - African America n
Rita Dominic - La Femme Anjola
Claudine de Groot - Hairareb

24. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR
* Eyimofe - Chuko & Arie Esiri (Nigeria) /// WINNER
Shaina - Beautie Masvaure Alt (Zimbabwe)
African American - Muzi Mthembu (South Africa)
The Gravedigger's Wife - Khadar Ahmed (Somalia)
Black Medusa - Youssef Chebbi & Ismael (Tunisia)
Fried Barry - Ryan Kruger (South Africa)

25. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Gilbert Lukalia - (Mission To Rescue)
Ryan Kruger - (Fried Barry)
Khadar Ahmed - (The Gravedigger's Wife)
Morris Mugisha - (Stain)
* Chuko & Arie Esiri - (Eyimofe) /// (WINNER)
Oshoveli Shipoh - (Hairareb)
Ram Ally Kasongo - Nyara: The Kidnapping
Youssef Chebbi & Ismael - (Black Medusa)

26. AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST FILM
Mission To Rescue (Kenya)
Fried Barry (South Africa)
* The Gravedigger's Wife (Somalia) /// WINNER
Stain (Uganda)
Eyimofe (Nigeria)
Hairareb (Namibia)
Nyara:The Kidnapping (Tanzania)
Black Medusa (Tunisia)

27. AMAA 2021 SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
* Felicia Ema
* Zainab Shinkafi
* Uche Nwuka



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