The 18th Edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards came to a glamorous close with an anticipated awards gala night.
The award’s 18th edition was hosted in Lagos, Nigeria for the second year in a row and ended on Sunday, October 30, with its most anticipated awards gala night.
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Meanwhile, the show headlined by legendary King Sunny Ade and music duo P-square was hosted by Funnybone, Chigul and Kachi Offia. It ended with a historic win as Nigeria led with eight awards alongside Tanzania and South Africa following with four awards respectively.
Furthermore, Tanzania’s ‘Tug of War’ won the award for Best Film and three additional awards which earns it the biggest win of the night alongside South Africa’s ‘Surviving Gaza’, also with four awards.
Also, Ghana’s ‘Borga’ follows closely with three awards. For Nigeria, Bolanle Austen Peters’ ‘Man Of God’ snags two awards while Kunle Afolayan took home two awards for his 2021 Netflix adaptation ‘Swallow’.
See the full list of winners below;
Award for Achievement in Screenplay
- Borga (Winner)
- Road to My Father’s Compound
- Surviving Gaza
- Jolly Roger
- Tug of War
- Borga
- Tembele
Best Documentary
- No U Turn – Nigeria (Winner)
- Taamaden – Mali
- No Simple Way Home -Sudan
- The Last Shelter – Mali
- No U Turn – Nigeria
- Transaction – Zimbabwe
- Lobola, a Bride’s True Price?- South Africa
- Africa Moot – South Africa
- When a Farm Goes Aflame- Nigeria/Germany
Jubril Malafia Award for Best Animation
- No Way Out – Uganda (Winner)
- On the Surface – Iceland
- Opal – Martinique
- Kenda – Cote D’Ivoire
- No Way Out – Uganda
- Skin Like Mine –USA
- PTD – Nigeria
Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Film in an African Language
- Tug of War – Tanzania (Winner)
- Borga – Ghana
- Tug of War – Tanzania
- Tembele – Uganda
- Surviving Gaza – South Africa
- Alaise – Nigeria
- Medicine Man – Kenya
Award for Best Young/Promising Actor
- Amina Mohammed – Ayaanle (Winner)
- Emmanuel Afffadzi – Borga
- Kebirungi Agnes Knight – Tinka’s Story
- Amina Mohammed – Ayaanle
- Maryam Waziri Salihu – Almajiri
- Samke Makhaba – Surviving Gaza
- Emmanuel Kuye – Ba Ni (Mud Clan)
National Film & Video Censors Board (NFVCB) Award for Best Nigerian Film
- Man of God (Winner)
- Man of God
- Alaise
- Swallow
- Jolly Roger
- Almajiri
- Money Miss Road
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Adjetey Annag – Borga (Winner)
- Aphiwe Mkefe – Surviving Gaza
- Wale Ojo – A Song from the Dark
- Adjetey Annag – Borga
- Tshamano Sebe – Angeliene
- Toyin Osinaike – Jolly Roger
- Segun Arinze – Almajiri
- Josh2Funny – Money Miss Road
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Ijeoma Grace Agu – Swallow (Winner)
- Lydia Forson – Borga
- Samke Makhoba- Surviving Gaza
- Ijeoma Grace Agu – Swallow
- Siti Amina -Tug of War
- Maryam S Wazari – Ba Ni (Mud Clan)
- Dorcas Shola Fapson – Man of God
- Nse Ikpe Etim – A Song From The Dark
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Eugene Boateng – Borga (Winner)
- Patrick Nkakalukanyi -Tembele
- Daniel Etim Effiong – Jolly Roger
- Gudrun Colombus Mwanyika – Tug of War
- Botlhale Mahlangu – Surviving Gaza
- Eugene Boateng – Borga
- Deyemi Okanlanwo – Swallow
- Akah Nnani- Man of God
- Aaron Adatsi – Road to My Father’s compound
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Ikhlas Gafur Vora – Tug of War (Winner)
- Euodia Samson – Angeliena
- Bless Fortune – Road to My Fathers Compound
- Osas Ighodaro – Man of God
- Ronah Ninsiima – Tembele
- Ikhlas Gafur Vora – Tug of War
- Vanessa Vanderpuye – A song from the Dark
- Nanfuna Sharon – The Wave
- Eniola Akinbo – Swallow
Award for First Feature by a Director
- Ogo Okpue – A Song from The Dark (Winner)
- Uga Carlini – Angeliena
- York Fabian Raabe – Borga
- Ogo Okpue – A Song from The Dark
- Benedict Yeboah – Road to My Father’s Compound
Award for Best Director
- Vusi’Africa Sindane – Surviving Gaza (Winner)
- Amil Sivji –Tug of War
- York-Fabian Raabe – Borga
- Bolanle Austen- Peters – Man of God
- Vusi’Africa Sindane – Surviving Gaza
- Uga Carlini – Angeliena
- Walter Banger – Jolly Roger
- Ahmed Farah – Ayaanle
- Morris Mugisha – Tembele
Award for Best Film
- Tug of War – Tanzania (Winner)
- Ayaanle – Somalia
- Jolly Roger – Nigeria
- Borga – Ghana
- Angeliena – South Africa
- Tug of War – Tanzania
- Man of God – Nigeria
- Surviving Gaza – South Africa
- Tembele – Uganda
Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award for Best Film by an African-born Director Living Abroad
- Tope Oshin – Here Love Lies (Winner)
- Obi Emelonye – Money Miss Road
- York Fabian Raabe- Borga
- Ogo Okpue – A song From the Dark
- Robert Peters – The Scar
Award for Best Diaspora Short Film
- Contraband – USA (Winner)
- Contraband – USA
- Slow Pulse – USA
- Skin Like Mine – USA
Award for Best Diaspora Documentary
- The Rumba King – Peru (Winner)
- The Rumba King – Peru
- Wade in the Water – USA
- The Sun Rises in the East – USA
Best Diaspora Narrative Feature
- The Sleeping Negro – USA (Winner)
- Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story – USA
- The Sleeping Negro – USA
Award for Best Achievement in Production Design
- Underbelly (Winner)
- Tug Of War
- Underbelly
- Surviving Gaza
- Borga
- Swallow
Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design
- Man of God (Winner)
- Swallow
- Underbelly
- Tug of War
- Tembele
- Man of God
Award for Best Achievement in Make-up
- Angeliena (Winner)
- Jolly Roger
- A Song from The Dark
- Surviving Gaza
- Underbelly
- Angeliena
Best Achievement in Sound
- Surviving Gaza (Winner)
- The Wave
- Surviving Gaza
- Swallow
- Tug of War
- Borga
- Tembele
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- Surviving Gaza (Winner)
- Koi-Koi: the Myth
- Tug of War
- Borga
- Tinka’s Story
- Surviving Gaza
- Alaise
Best Achievement in Soundtrack
- Tug of War (Winner)
- Tembele
- Ayaanle
- Man of God
- Surviving Gaza
- Tug of War
- Almajiri
Best Achievement in Cinematography
- Tembele (Winner)
- Tug of War
- Tembele
- Ayaanle
- Surviving Gaza
- Borga
- Road To My Father’s Compound
Award for Achievement in Editing
- Jolly Roger (Winner)
- Jolly Roger
- Angeliena
- Tug of War
- Borga
- Almajiri
- Man of God
