Bisina SomtoOn Sunday, October 29, 2023, Lagos played host to the long-awaited 19th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA). This year, C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s masterpiece, ‘Mami Wata,’ stood out with an impressive 12 nominations, dominating categories like Best Film in an African Language, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Screenplay, and Best Director.
Here is the full winners list for the 2023 Africa Movie Academy Awards:
Efere Ozako Award for Best Short Film
Lions – Ethiopia
Jubril Malaifia Award for Best Animation
Jabari – Ghana
Best Documentary
Le Spectre de Boko Haram – Cameroon
Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Film in an African Language
Anikulapo – Nigeria
Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award for Best Film by an African-Born Director Living Abroad
KOFA – Jude Idada (Nigeria/Canada)
Best Diaspora Short Film
Raw Materials – (Jamaica) – directed by Sosiessia Nixon-Kelly
Best Diaspora Documentary
Sound of the Police – (United States) – directed by Stanley Nelson
Best Diaspora Narrative Feature
Our Father, The Devil – (United States) directed by Ellie Foumbi
Best Achievement in Production Design
Anikulapo – Nigeria
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Djibril Drame – Xalé – Senegal
Best Achievement in Make-Up
Campell Precious Arebamen – Mami Wata – Nigeria
Best Achievement in Soundtrack
Antoine Nshimiyimana – Fight Like a Girl – Rwanda
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Emmanuel Bassey – Gangs of Lagos – Nigeria
Best Achievement in Sound
Vianney Aube Sira – Burkina Faso
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Lilis Soares – Mami Wata – Nigeria
Best Achievement in Editing
Bertrand Conard – Omen – DRC
Best Achievement in Screenplay
Moussa Sene Absa, Pierre Magny, Ben Diogay Beye – Xalé – Senegal
National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVB) Award for Best Nigerian Film
Mami Wata
Best Young/Promising Actor
Maleek Sanni – Gangs of Lagos
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jimmy-Jean Louis – Rise
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Rokhaya Niang – Xalé – Senegal
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Tobi Bakre – Brotherhood – Nigeria
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nse Ikpe-Etim – 4-4-44 (Four Four Forty-Four) – Nigeria
First Debut Feature by a Director
Baloji – Omen – DRC
Best Director
Apolline Traoré – Sira
Best Film
Xalé- Senegal
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