The 13th African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) took place in Lagos, Nigeria yesterday July 15h. Senegalese movie, Felicite, emerged the biggest winner of the night with 6 AMAAs. Nigerian historical drama, ’76, won three awards from its eight nominations. A special recognition honour was bagged by veteran comic-actor Nkem Owoh.
The movie ‘Felicite’ took home awards in three of the five major categories, bagging; Best film, Best actress in a leading role, and Best supporting actor.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
Best short film: A Place For Myself (Rwanda) & A Place In the Plane (Senegal)
Best animation: Got Flowers (Nigeria)
Best documentary: Mama Colonel (DRC)
Best film in an African language: Felicite (Senegal)
Best film by an African living abroad: While We Live (Burkina Faso/Sweden)
Best diaspora short: 90 Days (US) & Kbela (Brazil)
Achievement in production design: ’76 (Nigeria)
Achievement in costume: Queen of Katwe (Uganda)
Achievement in makeup: Oloibiri (Nigeria)
Best production: ’76 (Nigeria)
Best soundtrack: Felicitè (Senegal)
Achievement in sound: Vaya (South Africa)
Achievement in cinematography: The Last Of Us (Tunisia)
Achievement in editing: Felicitè (Senegal)
Achievement in screenplay: Vaya (South Africa)
Lagos state award for best Nigerian film: ’76 (Nigeria)
Best young/promising actor: Medina Molanga (Queen of Katwe)
Tony Elumelu award for best comedy: 3 Wise Men (Nigeria)
Best actress in a supporting role: Angelique Kidjo (CEO: Nigeria)
Best actor in a supporting role: Papi Mpaka (Felicitè: Senegal)
AMAA lifetime achievement award: Nkem Owoh (Nigeria)
Best actress in a leading role: Vero Tshanda (Felicitè: Senegal)
Best actor in a leading role: Jahwar Soudani (The Last of Us: Tunisia)
Best first feature film by a director: Daouda Coulibaly (Wulu: Mali)
Best director: Akin Omotosho (Vaya: South Africa)
Best film: Felicitè (Senegal)
Special recognition award: Celine Loader
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