Dubbed as the Africa Oscars, the 2018 edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards ‘AMAA’ has been launched together with its list of nominees.
The annual event which is in its 14th year, has over the years rewarded excellence in film, ranging from production crew to cast members who make up a film. Speaking at the event, the founder of AMAA, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe disclosed that the award event has been consistent for 14 years in its rewarding system. She further entreated Africans to get their tickets for the main award event scheduled for 18th to 22nd September, 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda.
“One of the beauty of the AMAA Awards is the process of selecting films into different categories. This year we had over 500 films submissions and each had to be watched and watched again by the jury,” she added.
This year’s event is made up 27 categories, with two of Ghana’s most watched comedy movies, SideChic Gang and Potato Potahto scoring nominations including, AMAA Best Film and Best Screenplay.
Check the full list of nominees below:
EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
- Dem Dem – Senegal/Belgium
- Zenith – Cameroon/USA
- It Rains on Ouga – Burkina Faso
- In Shadows – Kenya
- Coat of Harm – Nigeria
- Tikitat Soulima – Morocco
- Nice, Very Nice – Algeria
- Visions (Shaitan, Buruja, Brood) – Nigeria
- Fallou – Senegal
- Still Water Runs Deep – Nigeria/USA
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
- Group Photo – Nigeria
- Belly Flop – South Africa
- Untitled – Ghana
- Crush – Nigeria
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
- Bigger Than Africa – Nigeria/USA
- Winnie – South Africa
- Boxing Libreville – Gabon
- Silas – South Africa/Kenya
- When Babies Don’t Come – South Africa
- Uncertain Future – BurundiWe Came In Sprint Carts – South Africa
OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
- Mansoor – Nigeria
- Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa
- Icheke Oku – Nigeria
- Agwaetiti Obiuto – Nigeria
- Nyasaland – Malawi
- Tunu -Tanzania
MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD:
- Minister – Nigeria/Italy
- Alexandra – Nigeria/USA
- Low Lifes And High Hopes – Nigeria/Austria
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT
- Torments of Love (Guadeloupe)
- Baby Steps (USA)
- Intercept (USA)
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
- Evolutionary Blues (USA)
- Barrows: Freedom Fighter (Barbados)
- Sammy Davis Jr. – I’ve Got To Be Me (USA)
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA NARRATIVE FEATURE
- Angelica – Puerto Rico
- Love Jacked – Canada
- Charlie: La Vie Magnifique Charlie – USA
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Kada River
- Five Fingers For Marseille
- Tatu
- In My Country
- Cross Roads
AMAA 2018 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
- Icheke Oku
- Cross Roads
- Esohe
- Five Fingers For Marseille
- Isoken
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
- Siembamba
- Icheke Oku
- Five Fingers For Marseille
- Esohe
- The Road To Sunshine
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
- The Road To Sunshine
- Tatu
- Hotel Called Memory
- Isoken
- Siembamba
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
- Siembamba
- Icheke Oku
- Lucky Specials
- Esohe
- Kada River
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
- The Lost Café
- The Road To Sunshine
- Hotel Called Memory
- Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll
- SideChic Gang
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
- The Road To Sunshine
- Five Fingers For Marseille
- The Lost Café
- The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)
- Siembamba
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
- Hotel Called Memory
- Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll
- Lucky Specials
- The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)
- Siembamba
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREENPLAY
- The Women
- Potato Potahto
- Ojukokoro
- Five Fingers For Marseille
- Hakkunde
- The Lost Café
AMAA 2018 OSIGWE ANYIAM-OSIGWE FOUNDATION AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM
- Cross Roads
- In My Country
- Isoken
- Hotel Called Memory
- Ojukokoro
- The Lost Café
- Icheke Oku
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/PROMISING ACTOR
- Patrick Dibuah – Banana Island Ghost
- Austin Enabulele – In My Country
- Cindy Sanyu – Bella
- Anine Lansari – The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)
- Maurice Paige – Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll
- Nichole Ozioma Banna – Icheke Oku
- Zainab Balogun – Sylvia
TONY ELUMELU AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY
- SideChic Gang – Ghana
- Banana Island Ghost – Nigeria
- The Adventures Of Supermama – South Africa
- Koko: The Box TV – Nigeria
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Seun Ajayi – Ojukokoro
- Lionel Newton – Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll
- Akah Nani – Banana Island Ghost
- Richard Lukunku – Lucky Specials
- Gideon Okeke – Cross Roads
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Sika Osei – In Line
- Sivenathi Mabuya – Lucky Specials
- Rahama Sadau – Hakkunde
- Toyin Abraham- Esohe
- Joke Silva – Potato Potahto
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
- Vuyo Dabula – Five Fingers For Marseille
- Richard Mofe Damijo – Cross Roads
- Sam Dede – In My Country
- Sani Bouajla – The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)
- OC Ukeje – Potato Potahto
- Chris Attoh – Esohe
- Oros Mampofu – Lucky Specials
- Frank Donga – Hakkunde
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
- Reine Swart – Siembamba
- Okawa Shaznay –In My Country
- Dakore Egbuson – Isoken
- Nana Ama McBrown, Lydia Forson and Sika Osei – SideChic Gang
- Mariam Phiri – The Road To Sunrise
- Tunde Aladese – The Lost Café
- Joselyn Dumas – Potato Potahto
- Kate Henshaw – ROTI
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR
- My Mothers Story –Flora Suya- Malawi
- Ogwuetiti Obiuto – Onyeka Nwelue – Nigeria
- Five Fingers for Marseilles- Michael Matthews- South Africa
- Isoken – Jadesola Osiberu- Nigeria
- 18 Hours – Njue Kevin – Kenya
- Banana Island Ghost – BB Sasore- Nigeria
- The Blessed Vost – Sefia Djama – Algeria
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
- Jadesola Osiberu – Isoken
- Michael Matthews- Five Fingers For Marseilles
- Frank Rajah Arase – In My Country
- Safia Djama- The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)
- Oluseyi Siwoku – Cross Roads
- Shemu Joyah- Road to Sunshine
- Darrell Roodt- Siembamba
- Akin Omotoso- Hotel Called Memory
- Peter Kofi Sedufia – SideChic Gang
- Kenneth Gyang – The Lost Café
AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FILM
- Isoken – Nigeria
- Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa
- In My Country – Nigeria
- The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)- Algeria
- Cross Roads – Nigeria
- Road to Sunshine – Malawi
- Siembamba – South Africa
- Hotel Called Memory – Nigeria
- SideChic Gang – Ghana
- The Lost Café – Nigeria
