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Akin Omotoso s Vaya gets ten nominations at AMAA 2017 --
Wed, 17 May 2017 13:24
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Vaya, the South African movie directed by Akin Omotoso has been nominated in ten categories for this years Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), including Best Director, Best Film and the Best Film in an African Language.
The nominations announcement took place at the Kigali Convention Centre (KCC) which will also be the awards ceremony event on 3 June 2017. Jury president, Bernie Goldblalast announced the list of thirty categories which were decided upon by a group of six judges from the AMAA Jury and led by the awards founder, Peace Anyiam Osigwe.
Besides Vaya, other South Africa films that made the list included: Happiness is a Four-Letter Word, Call Me Thief, Doras Peace and The Whale Caller.
Other African movies of interest include the historical Nigerian drama, 76 which bagged eight nominations, while the Ugandan movie which stars Lupita Nyongo, Queen of Katwe was also nominated in eight categories.
EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
1. Bout Nigeria
2. On Monday Last Week Ghana/USA
3. A Place for Myself Rwanda
4. Silence Nigeria
5. Kieza Angola
6. Yemoja: Rise of the Orisa- Nigeria/UK
7. Marabout Senegal
8. A Place in the Plane Senegal
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
1. Black Barbie Ghana
2. Got Flowers Nigeria
3. Gyrow Nigeria
4. Pull Nigeria
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
1. Legacy Of The Hills Mali
2. Makoko: Future Afloat Nigeria
3. House in the Field Morocco
4. Vivre Riche Cote D Ivoire
5. House of Nwapa Nigeria
6. Mama Colonel DRC
7. The African Who Wanted To Fly Gabon
8. La Colere Dans Le Vent (Anger in the Wind) Niger
OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
1. Logun Ofe Nigeria
2. Call Me Thief South Africa
3. F licit Senegal
4. Vaya South Africa
MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD:
1. Saving Dreams Nigeria/Canada
2. While We Live Burkina Faso/Sweden
3. Theory of Conflict- Nigeria/USA
4. A Mile in My Shoes Morocco/Canada
5. Hell s Fury- Nigeria/USA
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT
1. Kbela Brazil
2. Ca$h Out USA
3. The Tale of Four Curacao
4. 90 Days USA
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
1. I Am Not Your Negro Haiti/France
2. 13th USA
3. Les heritiers du Vietnam (Martinique)
4. Horace Tapscott, Musical Griot USA
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE
1. West Indies Gang Guadeloupe
2. Fences USA
3. Birth of a Nation USA
4. Double play Curacao
5. Moonlight USA
AMAA 2017 SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN THE DIASPORA
AMAA SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST ACTROR IN THE DIASPORA
AMAA 2017 SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR IN THE DIASPORA
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
1. Call Me Thief South Africa
2. F licit - Senegal
3. 76 Nigeria
4. Queen of Katwe Uganda
5. The Last of Us- Tunisia
AMAA 2017 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
1. Queen of Katwe- Uganda
2. Ayamma- Nigeria
3. Keteke Ghana
4. The Last Of Us Tunisia
5. Logun Ofe Nigeria
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
1. Dora s Peace South Africa
2. Oloibiri Nigeria
3. Ayamma- Nigeria
4. The Last of Us Tunisia
5. Slow Country- Nigeria
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
1. Vaya South Africa
2. 93 Days- Nigeria
3. A Mile in My Shoes- Morocco
4. 76 Nigeria
5. F licit Senegal
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
1. Wulu Mali
2. Oloibiri- Nigeria
3. Whale Caller South Africa
4. Queen of Katwe Uganda
5. Slow Country Nigeria
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
1. 93 Days Nigeria
2. F licit Senegal
3. Vaya South Africa
4. Wulu- Mali
5. Dora s Peace South Africa
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. The Last of Us Tunisia
2. The Whale Caller South Africa
3. F licit - Senegal
4. Vaya- South Africa
5. A Mile in My Shoes Morocco
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
1. Call Me Thief- South Africa
2. Vaya South Africa
3. While We Live Burkina Faso/Sweden
4. CEO Nigeria
5. F licit - Senegal
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY
1. Oloibiri Nigeria
2. Dora s Peace- South Africa
3. F licit Senegal
4. While We Live- Burkina Faso/Sweden
5. Vaya South Africa
AMAA 2017- LAGOS STATE AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM
1. Green White Green
2. 93 Days
3. CEO
4. 76
5. Ayamma
6. Oloibiri
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR
1. Pabillo Koza Dora s Peace
2. Medina Molanga Queen of Katwe
3. Azwille Shanane-Madiba Vaya
4. Austin Rose Call Me Thief
5. Adam Kanyama While We Live
TONY ELUMELU AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY
1. Funny Enough (Snaaks Genoeg) South Africa
2. Three Wise Men Nigeria
3. Keteke Ghana
4. A Trip To Jamaica Nigeria
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Adonijah Owiriwa 76
2. Warren Masemola Vaya
3. Olu Jacobs Oloibiri
4. Papi Mpaka F licit
5. Richard Seruwazi While We Live
6. Majid Michel Slow Country
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Inna Moja Wulu
2. Theresa Edem Ayamma
3. Taiwo Ajai Lycet Oloibiri
4. Nmonde Mbusi Vaya
5. Somkele Idhalama 93 Days
6. Angelique Kidjo CEO
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
1. Sambassa Nzeribe Slow Country
2. Ibrahim Koma Wulu
3. Richard Mofe Damijo Oloibiri
4. Amine Ennaji- A Mile in My Shoes
5. David Oyelowo Queen of Katwe
6. Dann Jaques Mouton- Call Me Thief
7. Ramsey Noah 76
8. Jahwar Soudani Last Of Us
AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
1. Vero Tshanda F licit
2. Lydia Forson Keteke
3. Lupita Nyong o Queen of Katwe
4. Bimbo Akintola 93 Days
5. Josette Bushell-Mingo While We Live
6. Rita
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