The 13th Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was held Saturday night at Eko Hotels LAGOS. The event lived up to the glamour and prestige associated with AMAA. Twenty-seven competitive awards were up for grabs. Meanwhile, Nkem Owoh received a Lifetime Achievement Award, while Mrs Celine Loader was given a Special Recognition Award
Below, we summarise the list of winners but you can find the long list here.
The night’s biggest winner was Senegal’s film Félicité, which won in six categories including Best Film in an African Language, Achievement in Soundtrack, Achievement in Editing, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Papi Mpaka), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Vero Tshanda), and the most anticipated award, Best Film.
The film with the highest nominations, Vaya (South Africa Africa) emerged winners in three categories: Achievement in Soundtrack, Achievement in Achievement in Screenplay and Best Director (Akin Omotosho).
The following films won in two categories:
Wulu (Mali) – Achievement in Visual Effect and Best First Feature Film by a Director.
Nollywood’s film ’76 – Best Nigerian Film and Achievement in Production Design.
The Last of Us (Tunisia) – Achievement in Cinematography and Best Actor in a a Leading Role (Jahwar Soudani).
Queen of Katwe (Uganda) – Achievement in Costume Design and Best Young / Promising Actor (Medina Molanga).
The winners of single awards, excluding diaspora categories include:
