The 11th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was held on Saturday in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Below is the list of winners.
Best Short Film: Twaaga – Burkina Faso
Best Animation: The Legacies of Rubies – Nigeria
Best Documentary: Egypt Modern Pharaohs – Egypt
Best Film in an African Language: Timbuktu – Mauritania
Best Film by an African Living Abroad: Fevers – France/Morocco
Best Diaspora Short Film: Sound of Tears – Canada
Best Diaspora Documentary: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution – USA
Best Diaspora Feature: Supremacy – USA
Best Production Design: iNumber Number – South Africa
Best Costume Design: October 1 – Nigeria
Best Make-up: Njinga: Queen of Angola – Angola
Best Soundtrack: Triangle: Going to America – Ethiopia
Best Visual Effects: iNumber Number – South Africa
Best Sound: Lobraz Khan – Mauritius
Best Cinematography: Lobraz Khan – Mauritius
Best Editing: Timbuktu
Best Screen Play: Le President
Best Comedy Film: 30 Days in Atlanta
Best Nigerian Film: October 1
Best Child Actor: Layla Walet Mohammed and Mehdi A.G Mohammed – Timbuktu
Best Promising Actor: Kemi Lala Akindoju – Dazzling Mirage and Hassan Spike Insingoma – Boda Boda Thieves
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Samson Tadesa – Triangle Going to America
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Hilda Dokubo – Stigma
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Sadiq Daba – October 1
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Lesliana Pereira – Njinga: Queen of Angola
Best First Feature Film by a Director: Destiny Ekeragha – Gone Too Far
Best Director: Abderrahmane Sissako – Timbuktu
Best Film: Timbuktu – Mauritania
Special Jury Award: Le President – Cameroon and Triangle: Going to America – Ethiopia
Lifetime Achievement Award: Tony Vander Heyden
Posthumous Award: Oronto Douglas – Nigeria
Special Recognition: Africa Magic and Kingsley Ogoro
