AMAA announces 2018 Award nominations.

Yesterday evening, at the Wheatbaker Hotel, Lagos, the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) announced nominations for the 2018 AMAA awards. The nomination list was announced at the Nominations party by Mr. Shaibu Husseini on behalf of the president of the AMAA jury for 2018, Dorothee Wenner.  

 

Mr. Shaibu Husseini announcing the nominations list

This year, over 400 films were submitted by filmmakers for the award from which nominations were picked for the 27 categories of the award. AMAA, founded by Peace Anyam-Osigwe in 2005 is an African Celebration of film and African Filmmakers. It has evolved from a one-day televised live, event, into a premier annual African film event

The award aims to facilitate the development and the highlighting of the social relevance of African film and cinema. The awards are presented to recognize and honour excellence in professional filmmaking in the African film industry and the African Diaspora.   

Guests at the event include the Rwandan ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stanislas Kamanzi amongst other movie practitioners and lovers. 

Mr. Stanislas Kamanzi, Rwandan Ambassador to Nigeria, making a speech at the Nominations party

The following are the nominated films for the 2018 AMAA.  

1. EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM

1. Dem Dem – Senegal/Belgium

2. Zenith – Cameroun/USA

3. It Rains on Ouga – Burkina Faso

4. In Shadows – Kenya

5. Coat of Harm – Nigeria

6. Tikitat Soulima – Morocco

7. Nice, Very Nice – Algeria

8. Visions (Shaitan, Buruja, Brood) – Nigeria

9. Fallou – Senegal

10. Still Water Runs Deep – Nigeria/USA

2. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION

1. Group Photo – Nigeria

2. Belly Flop – South Africa

3. Untitled – Ghana

4. Crush – Nigeria

3. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

1. Bigger Than Africa – Nigeria/USA

2. Winnie – South Africa

3. Boxing Libreville – Gabon

4. Silas – South Africa/Kenya

5. When Babies Don’t Come – South Africa

6. Uncertain Future – Burundi

7. We Came In Sprint Carts – South Africa

4. OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN                    LANGUAGE

1. Mansoor – Nigeria

2. Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa

3. Icheke Oku – Nigeria

4. Agwaetiti Obiuto – Nigeria

5. Nyasaland – Malawi

6. Tunu – Tanzania

5. MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN        LIVING ABROAD:

1. Minister – Nigeria/Italy

2. Alexandra – Nigeria/USA

3. Low Lifes And High Hopes – Nigeria/Austria

6. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT 

1. Torments of Love (Guadeloupe)

2. Baby Steps (USA)

3. Intercept (USA)

7. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY

1. Evolutionary Blues (USA)

2. Barrows: Freedom Fighter (Barbados)

3. Sammy Davis Jr. - I've Got To Be Me (USA)

8. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA NARRATIVE FEATURE

1. Angelica (Puerto Rico)

2. Love Jacked (Canada)

3. Charlie: La Vie Magnifique Charlie (USA)

9. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN

1. Kada River

2. Five Fingers For Marseille

3. Tatu

4. In My Country

5. Cross Roads  

10. AMAA 2018 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

1. Icheke Oku

2. Cross Roads  

3. Esohe

4. Five Fingers For Marseille  

5. Isoken

11. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP

1. Siembamba  

2. Icheke Oku

3. Five Fingers For Marseille

4. Esohe

5. The Road To Sunshine

12. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK

1. The Road To Sunshine

2. Tatu

3. Hotel Called Memory

4. Isoken

5. Siembamba

13. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT

1. Siembamba

2. Icheke Oku

3. Lucky Specials

4. Esohe

5. Kada River

14. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND

1. The Lost Café

2. The Road To Sunshine  

3. Hotel Called Memory  

4. Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll

5. Sidechic Gang

15. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. The Road To Sunshine

2. Five Fingers For Marseille

3. The Lost Café

4. The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)

5. Siembamba

16. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING

1. Hotel Called Memory

2. Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll

3. Lucky Specials

4. The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)

5. Siembamba

17. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY

1. The Women

2. Potato Potahto  

3. Ojukokoro

4. Five Fingers For Marseille

5. Hakkunde

6. The Lost Café  

  

18. AMAA 2018- OSIGWE ANYIAM-OSIGWE FOUNDATION AWARD FOR BEST                        NIGERIAN FILM

1. Cross Roads

2. In My Country

3. Isoken

4. Hotel Called Memory

5. Ojukokoro

6. The Lost Café

7. Icheke Oku

19. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR

1. Patrick Dibuah – Banana Island Ghost

2. Austin Enabulele – In My Country

3. Cindy Sanyu - Bella

4. Anine Lansari – The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)

5. Maurice Paige – Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll

6. Nichole Ozioma Banna – Icheke Oku

7. Zainab Balogun – Sylvia

20. TONY ELUMELU AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY

1. Sidechic Gang - Ghana

2. Banana Island Ghost – Nigeria

3.  The Adventures Of Supermama – South Africa

4.  Koko: The Box TV - Nigeria

21. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

1. Seun Ajayi – Ojukokoro

2. Lionel Newton – Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll

3. Akah Nani – Banana Island Ghost

4. Richard Lukunku – Lucky Specials

5. Gideon Okeke – Cross Roads

22. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

1. Sika Osei – In Line

2. Sivenathi Mabuya – Lucky Specials

3. Rahama Sadau - Hakkunde

4. Toyin Abraham- Esohe

5. Joke Silva – Potato Potahto

23. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

1. Vuyo Dabula – Five Fingers For Marseille  

2. Richard Mofe Damijo – Cross Roads

3. Sam Dede – In My Country

4. Sani Bouajla – The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)

5. OC Ukeje – Potato Potahto

6. Chris Attoh – Esohe

7. Oros Mampofu – Lucky Specials

8. Frank Donga - Hakkunde

24. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

1. Reine Swart - Siembamba

2. Okawa Shaznay –In My Country

3. Dakore Egbuson – Isoken

4. Nana Ama McBrown, Lydia Forson and Sika Osei – Sidechic Gang

5. Mariam Phiri – The Road To Sunrise

6. Tunde Aladese – The Lost Café

7. Joselyn Dumas – Potato Potahto

8. Kate Henshaw - ROTI

25. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR

1. My Mothers Story –Flora Suya- Malawi

2. Ogwuetiti Obiuto – Onyeka Nwelue - Nigeria

3. Five Fingers for Marseilles- Michael Matthews- South Africa

4. Isoken – Jadesola Osiberu- Nigeria

5. 18 Hours – Njue Kevin – Kenya

6. Banana Island Ghost – BB Sasore- Nigeria

7. The Blessed Vost – Sefia Djama – Algeria

26. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR

1. Jadesola Osiberu - Isoken

2. Michael Matthews- Five Fingers For Marseilles  

3. Frank Rajah Arase - In My Country  

4. Safia Djama- The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)

5. Oluseyi Siwoku - Cross Roads

6. Shemu Joyah- Road to Sunshine

7. Darrell Roodt- Siembamba

8. Akin Omotoso- Hotel Called Memory

9. Peter Kofi Sedufia – Sidechic Gang

10. Kenneth Gyang – The Lost Café  

27. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FILM

1. Isoken – Nigeria

2. Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa  

3. In My Country – Nigeria

4. The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)- Algeria

5. Cross Roads - Nigeria

6. Road to Sunshine - Malawi

7. Siembamba – South Africa

8. Hotel Called Memory – Nigeria

9. Sidechic Gang – Ghana

10. The Lost Café – Nigeria 🇳🇬

Winners will be announced at the African Movie Academy Award night on September 22, 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda.