AMAA| Full List Of Nominees | African Movie Academy Awards

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The nomination for the 2019 African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for the 15th edition of the awards scheme has been released.

Ghana is heavily conspicuous with 11 nominations; Blitz Bazawule’s ‘The Burial of Kojo’ got 9 nominations while Nicole Amarteifo’s ‘Before the Vows’ got over 2 nominations.

The African Movie Academy Awards(AMAA) will be held on October 26 in Lagos State, Nigeria.

See below for full nominations:

Efere Ozako Award For Best Short Film

1 The Fisherman – Ghana
2 A Tune of Kora – SENEGAL
3 ICYASHA – Rwanda
4 NAMOW2018 – KENYA
5 Vagabond – GHANA
6 Measure of a Woman – South Africa
7 Mma Moeketsi – South Africa
8 Motswakwa – BOTSWANA
9 Tonight’s Opening Act – EGYPT
10 Hello Rain – NIGERIA

AMAA 2019 Award For Best Animation

1.​ Kitwana Journey – Kenya
2. ​Choices – Nigeria
3. ​Isolated – Kenya 4. Afrogames – Burkina Faso

AMAA 2019 Award For Best Documentary

1. Djambar, Sembene the Unsubmissive – Cameroon

2.​ The State Against Mandela – South Africa
3.​ Golden Fish, African Fish – Senegal
4.​ Skin – Nigeria

​5. Khartoum Offside – Sudan
6.​ Le loups d’or de Balole – Burkina Faso
7.​ Sur Les Traces de Mamani Abdoulaye – Niger
8.​ No Gold For Katsaka – Burkina Faso

9. Mother, I am Suffocating, This Is My Last Film About You – Lesotho ​

Ousmane Sembene Award For Best Film in an African Language

1. Makeroom – Nigeria
2. Mabata Bata – Mozambique
3. Rafiki – Kenya
4. Bahasha -The Envelope – Tanzania
5. Azali – Ghana

Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award For Best Film by an African-Born Director Living Abroad

1. Julius Amedume – Rattlesnakes
2. Tosin Coker – Lara and the Beats
3. Robert O. Peters – Makeroom

Award For Best Diaspora Short Film

1.​ Bail United – Kingdom
2.​ Oath Bound – United Kingdom
3.​ Fevah – USA
4.​ I Am Superman – Brazil

Award For Best Diaspora Documentary

1.​ Wax Print 1 FABRIC, 4 continent – United Kingdom
2. ​The Guardian of No Return – Guadalope
3.​ Dare to Dream – USA/CUBA
4.​ Drugs as Weapons Against Us – USA
5.​ My Friend Fela – Brazil

Award For Best Diaspora Narrative Feature

1.​ Nine Nights – UK
2.​ Olympia – USA
3. ​Traffik – USA
4.​ Hero – Trinidad and Tobago /Canada
5.​ Sprinter – Jamaica

Award For Best Achievement in Production Design

1. Redemption Mozambique
2. Rafiki – Kenya
3. Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Stories – South Africa
4. Urgent – Morocco

5. Burial of Kojo – Ghana
6. Sew the Winter to My Skin – South Africa
7. Mercy of the Jungle – Rwanda
8. Delivery Boy – Nigeria

Award For Best Achievement in Make-Up

1. Makeroom – Nigeria
​2. Gold Statue – Nigeria
​3. Veronica’s Wish – Uganda
​4. Sew the Winter to My Skin – South Africa
​5. Before the Vows – GHANA
6. Mercy of the Jungle – Rwanda
7. The Burial of Kojo – Ghana

Award For Best Achievement in Soundtrack

1. Subira – Kenya
2. Mabata Bata – Mozambique
3. Farewell Ella Bella – South Africa
4. Mercy of the Jungle – Rwanda

5. Sew the Winter to My Skin – South Africa
​6. Lara and the Beats – Nigeria
​7. The Delivery Boy – Nigeria
​8. Redemption​ – Mozambique

Award For Best Achievement in Visual Effects

1. Makeroom – Nigeria 2. Sew the Winter to My Skin – South Africa
​3. Knockout Blessing – Nigeria 4. Mabata Bata – Mozambique 5. The Delivery Boy – Nigeria 6. The King of Boys – Nigeria 7. Burial of Kojo – Ghana

Award For Best Achievement in Sound

  1. The Last Victim – South Africa
  2. Sew the Winter to My Skin – South Africa
  3. Makeroom – Nigeria
  4. The Delivery Boy – Nigeria
  5. The Burial of Kojo – Ghana
  6. Urgent – Morocco
  7. Mabata Bata – Mozambique
  8. Redemption – Mozambique

Award For Best Achievement in Cinematography

  1. Mabata Bata Mozambique 
  2. Sew the Winter to My Skin
  3. Mother, I am Suffocating, This Is My Last Film About You Lesotho
  4. Redemption – Mozambique
  5. Rafiki – Kenya
  6. Delivery Boy – Nigeria
  7. The Burial of Kojo – Ghana
  8. Redemption – Mozambique

Award For Best Achievement in Editing

1. The Delivery Boy – Nigeria
2. The Burial of Kojo – Ghana
3. The Last Victim – South Africa
4. Rafiki – Kenya
5. The Gold Statute – Nigeria
​6. Diamond in the Sky
​7. Mercy of the Jungle – Rwanda
8. Sew The Winter To My Skin – South Africa

Award For Best Achievement in Screenplay

​1. The Delivery Boy – Nigeria
2. The Last Victim – South Africa
3. Rafiki – Kenya
​4. Diamond in the Sky – Nigeria
5. Gold Statute – Morocco
6. Lara and the Beats – Nigeria
7. Redemption – Mozambique
8. Up North – Nigeria

National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB)Award For Best Nigerian Film

1. The Delivery Boy
2. Lara and the Beats
3. Makeroom
​4. King of Boys
5. Gold Statute
6. Up North
7. Knockout Blessing

Award For Best Young/Promising Actor

1. Youssef Alaoui (Ayoub)URGENT
2. Angel Onyinyechi Unigwe (Adaeze)LIGHT IN THE DARK
3. Cynthia Dankwa (Esi)BURIAL OF KOJO
4. Emilio Bilo (Azarias)Mabata Bata
​5. Jamma Ibrahim (Amir)The Delivery Boy
6. Catherine Credo (Neema)Fatuma

Award For Best Actor in a Supporting Role

1. Remilekun “Reminisce” Sarafu (Makanaki) King of Boys
2. Jarrid Geduld 9 (Abie) Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story
3. Zolisa Xaluva (Wyatt Earp) Sew the Winter to my Skin 4. Kanayo O. Kanyayo (Chief Otuekong) Up North ​ 5. Kobina Amissah-Sam (Kwabina) The Burial of Kojo ​ 6. Bucci Franklyn (Dagogo) Knockout Blessing 7. Adesua Etomi (Kemi) The King of Boys 8. Joke Silva (Mama Jumoke) Light in the Dark 9. Arlete Bombe (Mia) Redemption

Award For Best Actor in a Leading Role

1. Gabriel Afolayan Gold Statue ​ 2. Joseph Otsiman (Kojo) The Burial of Kojo ​ 3. Chinedu Ikedieze (Big Chi) Lara and the Beats ​ 4. Jimmy Jean Louis (RobertMcQueen)Rattlesnakes 5. Gil Alexandre (Bruno) Redemption ​6. Marc Zinga ( )Mercy of the Jungle) ​ 7. Ezra Mabengeza (Samson) Sew The Winter To My Skin ​8. Ayoub Bombwe ( Mwanyusi ) Fatuma

Award For Best Actress in a Leading Role

1. Sheila Munyiva (Ziki) Rafiki
2. Rita Dominic (Jumoke Arinze) Light in the Dark
3. Jill Levenberg (Ellen) The Ellen Parkies Story
4. Beatrice Taisamo (Fatuma) Fatuma

5. Seyi Shay (Lara) Lara and the Beats @iamseyishay 6. Sola Sobowale (Eniola) King of Boys @SolaSobowaleTKV 7. Jemima Osunde (Nkem) The Delivery Boy 8. Samantha Mugatsia (Kena) Rafiki

Award For Best Director-First Feature Film

1. Blitz Bazawule – The Burial of Kojo – Ghana 2. Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe – The Delivery Boy – Nigeria

​3. Sippy Chadha – Subira – Tanzania

4. Nicole Amarteifo – Before the Vows – Ghana

5. Kemi Adetiba – King of Boys – Nigeria ​

6. Mohcine Besri – Urgent – Morocco

7. Mickey Fonseca – Redemption – Mozambique

8. Joël Karekezi- Mercy of the Jungle Rwanda

Award For Best Film​​

  1. Rafiki – Kenya
  2. Mercy of the Jungle – Rwanda
  3. The Delivery Boy – Nigeria
  4. Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story – South Africa
  5. Sew the Winter to My Skin – South Africa
  6. Redemption – Mozambique
  7. King of Boys – Nigeria
  8. Urgent – Morocco
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