04 Africa Movie Academy Awards Nominees

The nominations into the 27 categories of the awards were announced by the AMAA Jurors at a well-attended gala night which took place at the Emperor Palace Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Celebrities from Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi, Namibia and South Africa were in attendance including representatives of the government of South Africa and Namibia while the delegation from Malawi was led by the daughter of President Joyce Banda, Edith Akridge. Some of the celebrities that graced the occasion included Ramsey Nouah, Funso Adeolu, Fathia Balogun, Fred Amata, Paul Obazele, Segun Arinze, Fidelis Duker, Lydia Forson from Ghana among others.

South African films such as Of Good Report, The Forgotten Kingdom made good showing while Nigeria's Apaye, Omo Elemosho, Accident, A mile from Home and Lagos Cougars placed the most populous black nation in the world in a strong position.

Ghana's Brother's Keeper, Potomanto and Northern Affairs showed the West African country as a power house in business of film making. Other countries that had good nominations are Kenya, Mali, Cameroun, Mauritius, Malawi and the Diaspora Africans from Trinidad & Tobaggo, Algeria, among the 48 countries where entries came from.

Speaking at the gala night Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, Chief Executive Officer of AMAA enjoined film makers in the continent to unite and promote the best in Africa through their works. She charged Nigerian and South African government as two giants in Africa to forge better economic and cultural co-operation.

Our leaders should invest in our future and creative energy of the young people be it in music, film, fashion and other areas through appropriate funding and regulatory framework that will the creative industry viable just as the governments in India and United States did for their creative entrepreneurs.''

Ebizi Brown, Director General of Bayelsa State Tourism Development Agency whose state is hosting the event called on film makers in Africa and beyond to come and shoot their movies in Bayelsa adding that the state is ready to host a great 10th anniversary edition of AMAA.

We have beautiful and exotic locations that are good for shooting of your films. Come and experience Bayelsa and we have incentives and talents that will make your work very smooth. We have stayed with AMAA in the last 10 years and we will continue as a state, ' she said.

The AMAA Jury will not give award in the category FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD due to quality of films received in the category which the Jurors possibly find inadequate.

The main award where winners will be announced will come up in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

AMAA 2014 Award for Best Film

Children of Troumaron : Mauritius

Potomanto : Ghana

The Forgotten Kingdom : South Africa

Of Good Report : South Africa

Accident : Nigeria

AMAA 2014 Award for Best Director

Harrikrishna & Sharvan Anenden : Children of Troumaron (Mauritius)

Shirley Frimpong Manso : Potomanto (Ghana)

Andrew Mudge : The Forgotten Kingdom (South Africa)

Jamil X.T Quebeka : Of Good Report (South Africa)

Teco Benson : Accident (Nigeria)

AMAA 2014 Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Zengo Ngqobe : Forgotten Kingdom

Kanayo O. Kanayo : Apaye

Mothusi Magano : Of Good Report

Joseph Benjamin : Murder At Prime Suites

Adjatey Annan : Potomanto

Majid Michel : Brothers Keeper

AMAA 2014 Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Uche Nnadili : B for Boy

Linda Sokhulu : Felix

Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha : Accident

Clarion Chukwura : Apaye

Uche Jombo, Rodriquez, Monalisa Chinda and Daniella Okeke : Lagos Cougar

Joselyn Dumas : Northern Affair

AMAA 2014 Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Desmond Elliot : Finding Mercy

Thapelo Mofekeng : Felix

Yomi Fash-Lanso : Omo Elemosho

Aniekan Iyoho : Potomanto

Tshamano Sebe : Of Good Report

AMAA 2014 Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Vinaya Sungkur : The Children of Troumaron

Patience Ozokwor : After the Proposal

Marie Humbert : Potomanto

Barbara Soky : Brothers Keeper

Lee-Ann van Rooi : Of Good Report

AMAA 2014 Award for Best Young/Promising Actor

Evelyn Galle Ansah : Good Old Days: For the Love of AA

Petronella Tshuma : Of Good Report

Tope Tedela : A Mile From Home

Kitty Phillips : The Children of Troumatron

Shawn Faqua : Lagos Cougar

AMAA 2014 Award for Best Child Actor

Tobe Oboli : Brothers Keeper

Lebohang Ntsane : Forgotten Kingdom

Hlayani Junior Mabasa : Felix

AMAA 2014 Award for Best First Feature Film by a Director

Roberta Durrant : Felix

Chika Anadu : B for Boy

Andrew Mudge : Forgotten Kingdom

Harrikrishna & Sharvan Anenden : The Children of Troumaron

Dilman Dila : Felista's Fable

Joyce Mhango Chavula : No More Tears

AMAA 2014 Bayelsa State Government Endowed Award for Best Nigerian Film

Apaye

B For Boy

Accident

Murder at Prime Suites

Omo Elemosho

AMAA 2014 Award for Best Diaspora Feature Film

Tula The Revolt : Curacao

AZU : Venezuela

Kingston Paradise : Jamaica

Retrieval : USA

AMAA 2014 Award for Best Diaspora Documentary

Finding Samuel Lowe: From Harlem to China : USA/Canada

Freedom Summer : USA

No Bois Man, No Frad : Trinidad and Tobago

Through the Lens Darkly : Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People : USA

Ousmane Sembene AMAA 2014 Award for Best Film in An African Language

The Forgotten Kingdom : South Africa

B for Boy : Nigeria

Omo Elemosho : Nigeria

Onye Ozi : Nigeria

Ni Sisi : Kenya

AMAA 2014 Award for Best Documentary

Hamu Beya - The Sand Fishers : Mali

Potraits of a Lone Farmer : Nigeria/Denmark

Kushaya Ingagasi : South Africa

Daughters of the Niger Delta : Nigeria

Sincerely Ethiopia : Ethiopia

AMAA 2014 Award for Best Diaspora Short Film

Passage : Bahamas

Heaven : USA

Tickle Me Rich : Trinidad and Tobago

Red : USA

Efere Ozako AMAA 2014 Award for Best Short Film

Haunted Soul : Kenya

Siriya Mtungi : Ta

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