The African Academy Awards (AMAA) returned to its pre-Covid glory on Sunday 17 October for its 17th edition after a previous year spent struggling through production woes. Recall that the 2020 edition held without physical attendance in line with government guidelines of Covid-19.
Somalian film 'The Gravedigger's Wife' sweeps AMAA 2021 wins [See full list of winners]
The Khadar Ayderus Ahmed directed film scooped six wins at the just concluded Africa Movie Academy Awards.
The Gravedigger's Wife AMAA winner [Screen Daily]
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With nominations announced in October, Sunday night's air was expectedly thick with anticipation for major categories including the spotlighted 'Best Actress in a Leading Role' category which saw the nomination of Nollywood royalties Rita Dominic and Funke Akindele-Bello. Both actresses, however, lost to Uganda star Joan Agaba for her role in the Morris Mugisha directed film 'Stain'.
The highest win for the night went to Somalia's 'The Gravedigger's Wife' with six of nine nominations including the 'Best Film' category. Nigeria's 'Eyimofe' followed closely with five of seven nominations.
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Here is a full list of winners:
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST FILM
Mission To Rescue (Kenya)
Fried Barry (South Africa)
The Gravedigger's Wife (Somalia) (WINNER)
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Stain (Uganda)
Eyimofe (Nigeria)
Hairareb (Namibia)
Nyara: The Kidnapping (Tanzania)
Black Medusa (Tunisia)
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AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR
Wilmah Muremera - Shaina (WINNER)
Oluwabamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan - Collission Course
Faith Fidel - Where I Come From
David Weda - Bangarang
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Bertha Abdallah - Nyara (The Kidnapping)
Hannah Sukali - Fatsani: A Tale Of Survival
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mulshid Mugabire - Monica
Kelechi Udegbe - Colission Course (WINNER)
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Mehdi Hajri - Black Medusa
Cameron Scott - Hotel on the Koppies
Bimbo Manuel - Gone
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Gloria Anozie-Young - Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story
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Naana Hayford - Chasing Lullaby
Tumi Morake - Seriously Single
Hazel Hinda - Hairareb (WINNER)
Ini Edo - The Citation
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
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Gary Green - Fried Barry
Lateef Adedimeji - Ayinla
Melvin Alusa - Mission To Rescue
Jude Akuwudike - Eyimofe
Omar Abdi - The Gravedigger's Wife (WINNER)
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David Njavera - Hairareb
Nonso Bassey - La Femme Anjola
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Lucie Memba Bois - Buried
Funke Akindele - Omo Ghetto: The Saga
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Sarah Alina Grosz - Black Medusa
Joan Agaba - Stain (WINNER)
Phumi Mthembu - African America n
Rita Dominic - La Femme Anjola
Claudine de Groot - Hairareb
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AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR
Shaina - Beatrice Masvaure Alf (Zimbabwe)
African American - Muzi Mthembu (South Africa)
Eyimofe - Chuko & Ayie Esiri (Nigeria) (WINNER)
The Gravedigger's Wife - Khadar Ahmed (Somalia) * Black Medusa - Youssef Chebbi & Ismael (Tunisia)
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Fried Barry - Ryan Kruger (South Africa)
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Gilbert Lukalia - (Mission To Rescue)
Ryan Kruger - (Fried Barry)
Khadar Ahmed - (The Gravedigger's Wife)
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Morris Mugisha - (Stain)
Chuko & Ayie Esiri - (Eyimofe) (WINNER)
Oshoveli Shipoh - (Hairareb)
Ram Ally Kasongo - (Nyara/The Kidnapping)
Youssef Chebbi & Ismael - (Black Medusa)
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AMAA 2021- NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO CENSORS BOARD (NFVCB) AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story
Ayinla
Eyimofe (WINNER)
The Citation
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Omo Ghetto: The Saga
La Femme Anjola
Collission Course
Shadow Parties
EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
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Meat - Uganda (WINNER)
Enroute - Bourkina Fasso
A Better Friend - Ghana
Find Me By The River - South Africa
In Extremis - DRC
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Portrait of Princess Tutu - Cote d'Ivoire
The Long Night In Abuja - Nigeria
JUBRIL MALAFIA AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
Room 5 - Ghana
Shaka-Inklosi Yamakhosi - South Africa
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The Pyramid - Egypt
Mofiala - Togo
Lady Buckit & the Motley Mopster - Nigeria (WINNER)
A Thousand Fate - Uganda
White Nights - Algeria
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AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Softie - Kenya (WINNER)
The Sacred Woods - Tunisia
Postcard - Morocco
Unmasked: Leadership, Trust & the Pandemic - Nigeria
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Linda Under Lockdown - South Africa
Bulembu: History of a Culture - DRC
Noboth - Uganda
Zindet - Niger
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT FILM
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Three Leaves (Haiti) - WINNER
In Other News (Canada)
Blue (US)
The Berne Identity (Switzerland)
No Comprendo (UK)
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AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
Akwaaba - The Awakening (US)
African Redemption: the Life of Marcus Garvey (US) - WINNER
Race Today Documentary (UK)
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT FILM
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Three Leaves (Haiti) - WINNER
In Other News (Canada)
Blue (US)
The Berne Identity (Switzerland)
No Comprendo (UK)
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AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
Akwaaba - The Awakening (US)
African Redemption: the Life of Marcus Garvey (US) - WINNER
Race Today Documentary (UK)
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA NARRATIVE FEATURE
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Ride Share (US) - WINNER
Hal King (US)
Residue (US)
MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD
Black Mail - Obi Emelonye (Nigeria/UK) WINNER
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First Call - Angela Onuora (Nigeria/Canada)
K.I.A.B - Eric Zoa & Oleksii Osyka (Cameroon/USA)
Gone - Daniel Ademinokan (Nigeria/US)
OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
Bangarang - Robin Odongo (Kenya)
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Ayinla - Tunde Kelani (Nigeria)
The Gravedigger's Wife - Khadar Ahmed (Somalia) - WINNER
Hotel on the Koppies - Charlie Vundler (South Africa)
Nyara - Ram Ally Kasongo (Tanzania)
Stain - Morris Mugisha (Uganda)
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AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
Akwaaba - The Awakening (US)
African Redemption: the Life of Marcus Garvey (US) - WINNER
Race Today Documentary (UK)
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA NARRATIVE FEATURE
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Ride Share (US) - WINNER
Hal King (US)
Residue (US)
AMAA 2021 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
African American (WINNER)
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Buried
Oba Bi Olorun
Tecora
Eagles Wing
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
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Fried Barry
Tecora
The Gravedigger's Wife (WINNER)
The Takers
Mission To Rescue
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AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
Nneka The Pretty Serpent
Stain
Fried Barry (WINNER)
The Takers
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Mission to Rescue
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
The Citation (WINNER)
Nyara (The Kidnapper)
The Gravedigger's Wife
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This Lady Called Life
Hotel on the Koppies
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
Hairareb
African American
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The Gravedigger's Wife
Eyimofe (WINNER)
La Femme Anjola
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
Tecora
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The Takers
Nyara (The Kidnapping)
The Gravedigger's Wife (WINNER)
Shadow Parties
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
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Ayinla (WINNER)
Black Medusa
Stain
Nyara (The Kidnapping)
The Gravedigger's Wife
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AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Mission to Rescue
Omo Ghetto: The Saga
Nyala (The Kidnapping)
Fried Barry
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Eyimofe
AMAA 2021 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY
Chasing Lullaby
Where I Come From
Stain
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Colission Course (WINNER)
Hairareb
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