The nominations for the most prestigious African Movies Academy Awards has been released, like always, the awards nominees cuts across the movie industry in Africa and several category sponsored by individuals which also covers the other continent gets a chance in this year’s ceremony.
The most nominated films are: Somalia’s The Gravedigger’s Wife, Uganda’s Stain, Tanzania’s Nyara, South Africa’s Hotel on the Koppies, Nigeria’s Omo Ghetto: The Saga, Eyimofe and Tecora gaining the attention of the judges and Academy Members earning themselves spots in virtually every category.
Funke Akindele-Bello will slug it out with Rita Dominic and Phumi Mthembu for the 2021 Best actress in a lead role award, while Ini Edo, Gloria Anozie-Young and Hazel Hinda are up for the Supporting Actress award 2021. Bimbo Manuel didn’t go unnoticed for his effort in Gone earning him a nomination spot alongside Mulshid Mugabire and Cameron Scott for the 2021 actor in a supporting role.
The full nominees are:
Efere Ozako AMAA for Best Short Film 2021
Meat – Uganda
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 Long Night in Abuja - Nigeria
Jubril Malifia AMAA for Best Animation 2021
Room 5 – Ghana
Shaka-Inklosi Yamakhosi – South Africa
The Pyramid – Egypt
Mofiala – Togo
Lady Buckit & the Motley Mopster – Nigeria
A Thousand Fate - Uganda
White Nights – Algeria
AMAA for Best Documentary 2021
Softie – Kenya
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
ZIndet – Niger
AMAA for Best Diaspora Short Film
Three Leaves – Haiti
In other News – Canada
Blue – US
The Berne Identity – Switzerland
No Comprendo – UK
Best Diaspora Documentary
Akwaba: The Awakening –US
African Redemption: The Life of Marcus Garvey – US
Race Today Documentary – UK
Best Diaspora Narrative Feature
Ride Share – US
Hal King – US
Residue – US
Michael Anyiam Osigwe AMAA Best Film by an African Living Abroad 2021
Blackmail: Obi Emelonye – Nigeria/UK
First Call: Angela Onuora – Nigeira/Canada
K.I.A.B: Eric Zola & Oleksii Osyka – Cameroon/USA
Gone: Daniel Ademinokan – Nigeria/USA
AMAA for Achievement in Costume Design 2021
African American
Buried
Oba Bi Olorun
Tecora
Eagles Wing
AMAA Achievement for Make-up
Fred Barry
Tecora
The Gravedigger’s Wife
The Takers
Mission to Rescue
AMAA for Achievement in Visual Effect
Nneka the Pretty Serpent
Stain
Fred Barry
The Takers
Mission to Rescue
AMAA for Achievement in SoundTrack
The Citation
Nyara (The Kidnapper)
The Gravedigger’s Wife
This Lady called Life
Hotel on the Koppies
AMAA for Achievement in Sound
Hairareb
African American
The Gravedigger’s Wife
Eyimofe
La Femme Anjola
AMAA for Achievement in Production Design
Tecora
The Takers
Nyara (The Kidnapping)
The Gravedigger’s Wife
Shadow Parties
AMAA for Achievement in Cinematography
Ayinla
Black Medusa
Stain
Nyara (The Kidnapping)
The Gravedigger’s Wife
AMAA for Achievement in Editing
Mission to Rescue
Omo Ghetto: The Saga
Nyala (The Kidnapping)
Fried Barry
Eyimofe
AMAA for Achievement in ScreenPlay
Chasing Lullaby
Where I Come From
Stain
Collision Course
Hairareb
AMAA 2021 National Film & Video Censors Board (NFVCB) for Best Nigerian Film
Rattle Snake: The Ahanna Story
Ayinla
Eyimofe
The Citation
Omo Ghetto: The Saga
La Femme Anjola
Collision Course
Shadow Parties
AMAA for Best Young/Promising Actor 2021
Wilmah Muremura – Shaina
Oluwabamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan – Collision
Faith Fidel – Where I Come From
David Weda – Bangarang
Bertha Abdallah – Nyara (The Kidnapping)
Hannah Sukali-Fatsani – A Tale of Survival
AMAA for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2021
Mulshid Mugabire – Monica
Kelechi Udegbe – Collision Course
Mehdi Hajri – Black Medusa
Cameron Scott – Hotel on the Koppies
Bimbo Manuel – Gone
AMAA for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2021
Gloria Anozie-Young – Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story
Naana Hayford – Chasing Lullaby
Tumi Morake – Seriously Single
Hazel Hinda – Hairareb
Ini Edo – The Citation
AMAA for Best African Film in an African language 2021
Bangarang – Robin Odongo (Kenya)
Ayinla – Tunde Kelani (Nigeria)
The Golddiger’s Wife – Khadar Ahmed (Somalia)
Hotel on the Koppies – Charlie Vundler (South Africa)
Nyara – Ram Ally Kasongo (Tanzania)
Stain – Morris Mugisha (Uganda)
AMAA for Best Actress in a Leading Role 2021
Lucie Memba Bois – Buried
Funke AKindele-Bello – Omo Ghetto: The saga
Sarah Alina Grosz – Black Medusa
Joan Agaba – Stain
Phumi Mthembu – African American
Rita Dominic – La Femme Anjola
Claudine de Groot – Hairareb
AMAA 2021 for Best First Feature Film by a Director
Shaina – Beatrice Masvaure Alf (Zimabawe)
African American – Muzi Mthembu (South Africa)
Eyimofe – Chuko & Ayie Esiri (Nigeria)
The Gravedigger’s Wife - Khadar Ahmed (Somalia)
Fried Barry – Ryan Kruger (South Africa)
Black Medusa – Youseff Chebbi & Ismael (Tunisia)
AMAA 2021 for Best Director
Gilbert Lukalia - Mission To Rescue
Ryan Kruger- Fried Barry
Khadar Ahmed – The Gravedigger’s wife
Morris Mugisha – Stain
Chuko & Ayie Esiri – Eyimofe
Oshoveli Shipoh – Hairareb
Ram Ally Kasongo – Nyara (The Kidnapping)
Youseff Chebbi & Ismael – Black Medusa
AMAA 2021 for Best Film
Mission To Rescue – Kenya
Fried Barry – South Africa
The Gravedigger’s Wife – Somalia
Stain – Uganda
Eyimofe – Nigeria
Hairareb – Namibia
Nyara: The kidnapping – Tanzania
Black Medusa – Tunisia
AMAA 2021 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
David Njavera - Hairareb
Nonso Bassey – La Femme Anjola
The awards ceremony will take place on 28th November 2021.
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