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AMAA 2017: Highlights Of The Event

AMAA 2017: Highlights Of The Event

The 13th edition of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) held on the 15th of July 2017 at the Eko Hotels Victoria Island, Lagos State. Of a total of 136 movies nominated for the academy awards, Nigerian movies had 43 nominations, while the movie “93 days”  had the highest nominations in 7 categories.

Highlights/ Pictures from the Event

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highlights/ Pictures from the Event

Some Winners at the Award are:

*Best film in an African language: Felicite (Senegal)

*Best film by an African living abroad: While We Live (Burkina Faso/Sweden)

*Best diaspora short: 90 Days (US) & Kbela (Brazil)

*Best short film: A Place For Myself (Rwanda) & A Place In the Plane (Senegal)

*Best animation: Got Flowers (Nigeria)

*Best documentary: Mama Colonel (DRC)

*Achievement in costume: Queen of Katwe (Uganda)

*Achievement in makeup: Oloibiri (Nigeria)

*Best movie production: ’76 (Nigeria)

*Best movie soundtrack: Felicitè (Senegal)

*Achievement in sound: Vaya (South Africa)

*Tony Elumelu award for best comedy: 3 Wise Men (Nigeria)

*Best actress in a supporting role: Angelique Kidjo (CEO: Nigeria)

*Best actor in a supporting role: Papi Mpaka (Felicitè: Senegal)

*Best actress in a leading role: Vero Tshanda (Felicitè: Senegal)

*Best actor in a leading role: Jahwar Soudani (The Last of Us: Tunisia)

*Best first feature film by a director: Daouda Coulibaly (Wulu: Mali)

*Best director: Akin Omotosho (Vaya: South Africa)

*Special recognition award: Celine Loader

*Achievement in cinematography: The Last Of Us (Tunisia)

*Achievement in editing: Felicitè (Senegal)

*Achievement in screenplay: Vaya (South Africa)

*Lagos state award for best Nigerian film: ’76 (Nigeria)

*Best young/promising actor: Medina Molanga (Queen of Katwe)

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