19th Africa Movie Academy Awards

2023 film awards ceremony September 2025 June 2026 June 2026 The 2023 African Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 29 October 2023 at the Balmoral Center in Ikeja, Lagos. There ceremony was hosted by Nancy Isime, Rahama Sadau, and Richard Ato Turkson.Adeduyite Okiki 2023-10-30 FULL LIST: Africa Movie Academy Awards 2023 winners https://punchng.com/full-list-africa-movie-academy-awards-2023-winners/ 2025-02-02 The Punch en-US The nominees in 26 categories were announced in a ceremony held at the Saffron Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos on 21 September 2023 by the head of the jury, Keith Shiri.2023-12-23 AMAA 2023 Nominations List - Africa Movie Academy Awards https://ama-awards.com/amaa-2023-nominations-list/ 2025-02-02 en-US Winners and nominations Efere Ozaka Award For Best Short Film Lions (Ethiopia) – Winner Riel (Namibia) Enmity Djin (Mauritania) Jubril Malaifia Award For Best Animation Lost (Uganda) Azania Rises (South Africa) Jabari (Ghana) –  Winner Bashorum Gaa (Nigeria) Best Documentary Africa Cradle of Humanity and Modern Civilization (Senegal/Canada) Nightlife in Lasgidi (Nigeria) Maayo Wonaa Keerol – The River is not a Border (Senegal) Ifine (Beauty) (Sierra Leone) Le Spectre de Boko Haram (Cameroon) – Winner Ousmane Sembene Award For Best Film In An African Language Pusha Pressa Phanda (South Africa) Anikulapo (Nigeria) – Winner The Kitera Chronicle (Uganda) Four Walls (South Africa) Mami Wata (Nigeria) Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award For Best Film By An African-Born Director Living Abroad Talia’s Journey (Senegal/Belgium) – Christophe Rolin Golden Stripes (Nigeria/UK) – Peace Osigbe KOFA (Nigeria/Canada) – Jude Idada – Winner Best Diaspora Short Film We Were Meant To (United States) – directed by Tari Wariebi The Ballad of Olive Morris (United Kingdom) – directed by Alex Kayode-Kay Fifty-Four Days (United Kingdom) – directed by Cat White and Phoebe Torrance Sponsored Stories Raw Materials (Jamaica) – Directed by Sosiessia Nixon – Winner Best Diaspora Documentary Sound of the Police (United States) – Directed by Stanley Nelson – Winner Fantastico Negrito – Have You Lost Your Mind Yet (United States) – directed by Yvan Iturriaga and Francisco Nuñez Black Rio (Brazil) – directed by Fernando Sousa and Gabriel Barbosa Best Diaspora Narrative Feature Cheese (Trinidad & Tobago) – directed by Damian Marcano Our Father, The Devil (United States) – Directed by Ellie Foumbi – Winner The Pastor and the Revolutionary (Brazil) – directed by José Eduardo Belmonte Best Achievement in Production Design Pat Nebo – Anikulapo – Nigeria – Winner Eve Martin – Omen – DRC Sira – Burkina Faso Antoine Nshimiyimana – Fight Like a Girl – Rwanda Chantel Carter – Gereza – South Africa Best Achievement in Costume Design Bunmi Demilola Fashina – Mami Wata – Nigeria Toyin Bifarin Ogundeji – Anikulapo – Nigeria Millicent Jack – 4-4-44 (Four Four Forty-Four) – Nigeria Djibril Drame – Xalé – Senegal – Winner Elkehoste and Baloji Omen – DRC Sidi Ouedraogo Sira – Burkina Faso Best Achievement in Make-Up Campell Precious Arebamen – Mami Wata – Nigeria – Winner Hakeem Effect and Toyin Bifarin Ogundeji – Anikulapo – Nigeria Lila Vander Elst – Omen – DRC Our Lady of the Chinese Shop – Angola Omowunmi Okungbure – Gangs of Lagos – Nigeria Best Achievement in Soundtrack Fight Like a Girl – Rwanda – Winner L’Axe Lourd (The Highway) – Cameroon Gereza – South Africa Omen – DRC Obinna Arua – 4-4-44 (Four Four Forty-Four) – Nigeria Best Achievement in Visual Effects Andrej Gregori, Voranc Kumar, Ziga Radulji -Omen – DRC Alexandre Dachkevitch – Mami Wata – Nigeria Josh Borrill – The Trade – Nigeria Emmanuel Bassey – Gangs of Lagos – Nigeria – Winner Best Achievement in Sound Juliana Oswald – Our Lady of the Chinese Shop – Angola Vianney Aube – Sira – Burkina Faso – Winner Erik Griekspoor – Omen – DRC Related News Samy Bardet – Mami Wata – Nigeria Michel Tsagli – Xalé – Senegal Best Achievement in Cinematography Lilis Soares – Mami Wata – Nigeria – Winner Joachim Philippe – Omen – DRC Richard Henkels – Fight Like a Girl – Rwanda Thomas Wilski – Talia’s Journey – Senegal/Belgium Eduardo Kropotkine – Our Lady of the Chinese Shop – Angola Best Achievement in Editing Nathan Delannoy – Mami Wata – Nigeria Bertrand Conard – Omen – DRC – Winner Sylvie Gadner – Sira – Burkina Faso Layla Swart – Gereza Madhew Leutwyler – Fight Like a Girl Best Achievement in Screenplay C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi – Mami Wata – Nigeria Ufuoma MeHHri – 4-4-44 (Four Four Forty-Four) – Nigeria Moussa Sene Absa, Pierre Magny, Ben Diogay Beye – Xalé – Senegal – Winner Madhew Leutwyler – Fight Like a Girl – Rwanda National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVB) Award for Best Nigerian Film Mami Wata – Winner Anikulapo 4-4-44 (Four Four Forty-Four) Gangs of Lagos The Trade L.I.F.E. Brotherhood Best Young/Promising Actor Maleek Sanni – Gangs of Lagos – Winner Ewube -L’axe Lourd (The Highway Darisimi Nadi – Obara’m Sanou Titiama – Le chant des fusils (The Song of the Rifle Eyiyemi Afolyan – Anikulapo Best Actor in a Supporting Role Francis Onwuchei – The Trade – Nigeria Jeff Jackson – Four Walls – South Africa Hakeem Kae-Kazim – Fight Like a Girl – Rwanda Jimmy-Jean Louis – Rise – Winner Best Actress in a Supporting Role Uzoamaka Aniunoh – Mami Wata – Nigeria Rokhaya Niang – Xalé – Senegal – Winner Clarck Natmbwe – Fight Like a Girl – Rwanda Best Actor in a Leading Role Richard Mofe Demalo – 4-4-44 (Four Four Forty-Four) – Nigeria Marc Zunga – Omen – DRC Fenando Kamugisha – The Fallen Advocate –Uganda Tobi Bakre – Brotherhood – Nigeria – Winner Justine Murichii – Shimoni – Kenya Mike Danon – Sira – Burkina Faso Best Actress in a Leading Role Lucie Debay – Omen – DRC Ehle Mbali Mlotshwa – 4 Walls – South Africa Nafissatou Sisse – Sira – Burkina Faso Adesua Etomi – Guns of Lagos – Nigeria Nse Ikpe Etim – 4-4-44 (Four Four Forty-Four) – Nigeria – Winner Bimbo Ademoye – Anikulapo – Nigeria Ama Qamata – Fight Like a Girl – Rwanda First Debut Feature by a Director Baloji – Omen – DRC – Winner Ery Claver – Our Lady of the Chinese Shop – Angola Jean Elliot Ilboudo (le Chant des fusils)The Song of the Riffle – Cameron Best Director Moussa Sene Absa – Xalé C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi – Mami Wata Baloji – Omen Apolline Traore – Sira – Winner Izu Ojukwu – 4-4-44 (Four Four Forty-Four) Kunle Afolayan – Anikulapo Kgosana Monchusi, Menzi Mzimela, Juvaiś Dunn – 4 Walls Best Film Xalé- Senegal – Winner Mami Wata – Nigeria 4-4-44 (Four Four Forty-Four) Nigeria Omen – DRC 4 Walls – South Africa Sira – Burkina Faso Anikulapo – Nigeria References Category:Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremonies Category:2023 film awards