21 December, 2020 - 10:20
The Africa Movie Academy Awards #AMAA announced the winners for 2020 in a live event broadcast online. The winners are:
EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Baxu & the Giant --Namibia
Songs About My Mother - South Africa
Idi Amins Boat - Uganda
Yahoo - Nigeria
SEMA (Speak Out) - DRC
The letter reader - South Africa
A Canvas for a Visa - Senegal
After the War - Egypt
***WINNER: THE LETTER READER
JUBRIL MALAFIA AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
From Here To Timbuktu - Kenya
Malaika (The Warrior Queen) - Nigeria/USA
A Special Gift - Mozambique
The legend of Lwanda Magere - Kenya
FTFO - Nigeria
Sankofa - Cote DVoire
I am lIving In Ghana Get Me Out of Here - Ghana
A Gugie Day - Nigeria
**WINNER: IM LIVING IN GHANA, GET ME OUT OF HERE
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
January 15, 1970: Untold memoir of the Biafran war- Nigeria
Journey to Kenya - Sudan
No gold for kalsaka - B/Faso
Days of Cannibalism - South Africa
Finding Sally - Ethiopia/Canada
The letter - Kenya
Becoming Black- Togo/Germany
Influence - South Africa
***WINNER: NO GOLD FOR KALSAKA
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT
Boxed - USA
June 14 - USA
Egun - Brazil
Brick By Brick - USA
***WINNER: BOXED
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
Once In Hundred Years - USA
Revolution From Afar - USA
Meeting My Father - France
Becoming Black - Germany
If Objects Could Speak - Germany
***WINNER: BECOMING BLACK
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA NARRATIVE FEATURE
Aiyai: Wrathful Soul - Australia
Lola - USA
A day With Jerusa - Brazil
Black and Blue - USA
Joseph - Barbados
***WINNER: JOSEPH
MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD
Eagles Nest - Olivier Assoua
Two Weeks in Lagos - Kathryn Fasegha
Idemuza - Olaoye Amoke
Between - Daniel Adenimokan
No Shades - Claire Ayiam Osigwe
***WINNER: NO SHADES
OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
Milk Maid - Nigeria
Knuckle City - South Africa
This is Not A Burial...its a Resurrection - Lesotho
Fielas Child - South Africa
The White Line - Namibia
***WINNER: THE MILKMAID
AMAA 2020 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
This is Not A Burial, Its a Resurrection
Heroes of Africa; Tette Quarshie
The White Line
Ibi (The Birth)
Foreigners God
***WINNER: THIS IS NOT A BURIAL, ITS A RESURRECTION
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
Knuckle City
Ratnik
The Milkmaid
1929
Heroes of Africa; Tette Quarshie
***WINNER: THE MILKMAID
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
Fishermans Diary
Coming from Insanity
Zulu Wedding
Gold Coast Lounge
For Maria: Ebun Pataki
Walking with Shadows
Living in Bondage
Mirage
***GOLD COAST LOUNGE
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
Heroes of Africa; Tette Quarshie
Desrances
Knuckle City
Living in Bondage: Breaking Free
Badamasi
Ratnik
Foreigners God
A Taste of Our Land
***WINNER: KNUCKLE CITY
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
Fielas Child
Knuckle City
Children of The Storm
The Ghost and House of Truth
For Maria: Ebun Pataki
40 Sticks
Desrances
Gold Coast Lounge
***WINNER: FIELAS CHILD
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
Ratnik
Knuckle City
Zulu Wedding
Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later
This is Not A Burial, Its a resurrection
Foreigners God
Gold Coast Lounge
The Ghost and the House of Truth
***WINNER: KNUCKLE CITY
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Ghost and House of Truth
A Fishermans Diary
Knuckle City
Milk Maid
40 Sticks
Desrances
This is Not A Burial, Its a resurrection
Gold Coast Lounge
***WINNER: THIS IS NOT A BURIAL, ITS A RESSURECTION
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Perfect Picture: Ten Years After
The Ghost and House of Truth
Knuckle City
40 Sticks
Desrances
***WINNER: THE GHOST AND THE HOUSE OF TRUTH
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY
For Maria: Ebun Pataki
The White line
4th Republic
A Fishermans Diary
Knuckle City
40 Sticks
Perfect Picture: Ten Years After
3 Days To Go
***WINNER: A FISHERMANS DIARY
AMAA 2020- NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO CENSORS BOARD (NFVCB) AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM
Cold Feet
Living in Bondage: Breaking Free
4th Republic
For Maria: Ebun Pataki
The Bling Lagosian
Coming From Insanity
The Ghost and The House of Truth
Milk Maid
***WINNER: THE MILKMAID
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR
Faith Fidel - Fishermans Diary
Naomi Nemlin - Desrances
Chimezie Imo - Nimbe
Swanky JKA - Living in Bondage: Breaking Free
Wayne Smith - Fielas Child
Cina Soul - Gold Coast Lounge
Anthonieta Kalunta - Milk Maid
***WINNER FAITH FIDEL (A FISHERMANS DIARY)
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Arabrun Nyyeneque - 40 Sticks
Adjatey Annang- Gold Ghost Lounge
Narcissus Afeli - Desrances
Cosson Chinepoh - Fishermans Diary
Ramsey Noah Jnr - Living in Bondage: Breaking Free
***WINNER: RAMSEY NOUAH (LIVING IN BONDAGE - BREAKING FREE)
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Maryam Booth - Milk Maid
Chairmaine Mujeri - Mirage
Linda Ejiofor - 4th Republic
Ndano Tramanse - Fishermans Diary
Tina Mba - The Set Up
Faniswa Yisa - Knuckle City
Evelyne Juhen - Desrances
***WINNER: MARYAM BOOTH (THE MILKMAID)
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Jimmy Jean-Louis - Desrances
Gabriel Afolayan - Coming From Insanity
Kang Quintus - Fishermans Diary
Bongile Mantsai - Knuckle City
Alphonse Menyo - Gold Coast Lounge
Eyinna Nwigwe - Badamasi
Robert Agengo/Mwaura Bilal/Andreo Kamau/ Xavier Ywawa - 40 Sticks
Darrin Dewitt Henson - Zulu Wedding
***WINNER: JIMMY JEAN-LOUIS (DESRANCES)
AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Joselyn Dumas - Cold Feet
Mary Twala Mhlongo - This is Not A Burial, Its a Resurrection
Stella Damasus - Between
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