The 19th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) took place at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, on Sunday.
The prestigious event recognized and honored outstanding contributions to the African film industry.
Top Honors for ‘Anikulapo’ and ‘Mami Wata’
Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Anikulapo’ and C.J Obasi’s ‘Mami Wata’ emerged as major winners at this year’s AMAA. ‘Anikulapo’ secured two categories, winning the Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Film in an African Language and the Best Achievement in Production Design, attributed posthumously to the late art director, Pat Nebo.
‘Mami Wata’ claimed three significant awards, including the Best Achievement in Make-Up, the Best Achievement in Cinematography, and the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVB) Award for Best Nigerian Film.
Tobi Bakre and Nse Ikpe Etim were celebrated as the Best Actor and Actress in a Leading Role.
The event was hosted by Nancy Isime, Rahama Sadau, and Richard Ato Turkson, adding an extra layer of glamour to the star-studded evening.
Full List of Winners
The awards encompassed a wide range of categories, acknowledging various aspects of filmmaking and storytelling. Here is the complete list of winners:
- Efere Ozaka Award For Best Short Film
- Lions (Ethiopia) – Winner
- Jubril Malaifia Award For Best Animation
- Jabari (Ghana) – Winner
- Best Documentary
- Le Spectre de Boko Haram (Cameroon) – Winner
- Ousmane Sembene Award For Best Film In An African Language
- Anikulapo (Nigeria) – Winner
- Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award For Best Film By An African-Born Director Living Abroad
- KOFA (Nigeria/Canada) – Jude Idada – Winner
- Best Diaspora Short Film
- Raw Materials (Jamaica) – Directed by Sosiessia Nixon – Winner
- Best Diaspora Documentary
- Sound of the Police (United States) – Directed by Stanley Nelson – Winner
- Best Diaspora Narrative Feature
- Our Father, The Devil (United States) – Directed by Ellie Foumbi – Winner
- Best Achievement in Production Design
- Pat Nebo – Anikulapo – Nigeria – Winner
- Best Achievement in Costume Design
- Djibril Drame – Xalé – Senegal – Winner
- Best Achievement in Make-Up
- Campell Precious Arebamen – Mami Wata – Nigeria – Winner
- Best Achievement in Soundtrack
- Fight Like a Girl – Rwanda – Winner
- Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- Emmanuel Bassey – Gangs of Lagos – Nigeria – Winner
- Best Achievement in Sound
- Vianney Aube – Sira – Burkina Faso – Winner
- Best Achievement in Cinematography
- Lilis Soares – Mami Wata – Nigeria – Winner
- Best Achievement in Editing
- Bertrand Conard – Omen – DRC – Winner
- Best Achievement in Screenplay
- Ben Diogay Beye – Xalé – Senegal – Winner
- National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVB) Award for Best Nigerian Film
- Mami Wata – Winner
- Best Young/Promising Actor
- Maleek Sanni – Gangs of Lagos – Winner
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Jimmy-Jean Louis – Rise – Winner
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Rokhaya Niang – Xalé – Senegal – Winner
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Tobi Bakre – Brotherhood – Nigeria – Winner
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Nse Ikpe Etim – 4-4-44 (Four Four Forty-Four) – Nigeria – Winner
- First Debut Feature by a Director
- Baloji – Omen – DRC – Winner
- Best Director
- Apolline Traore – Sira – Winner
- Best Film
- Xalé- Senegal – Winner
The Africa Movie Academy Awards celebrated the best in African cinema, acknowledging and rewarding exceptional talent and creativity in the industry.
