The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) has announced nominations for the 2024 awards. The awards provide an avenue to showcase outstanding achievements in the African film industry. This year will mark the 20th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards.
The movie “The Weekend”, directed by Daniel Oriahi leads with 16 nominations. The movie premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. Femi Adebayo’s war film “Jagun Jagun” also received high nominations.
Winners will be announced at the AMAA 2024 Awards on November 2. The event is scheduled to take place at the Balmoral Center in Lagos, Nigeria.
2024 AMAA – Africa Movie Academy Awards Nominees are:
| Efere Ozako Award for Best Short Film Dear Future Wife (South Africa) Don’t Call Me Beautiful (Ghana) Isolated (Nigeria) Jolie (Angola) Seben (Mali) Sins of a Father (Zimbabwe/USA) Strike a Blow and Die (Malawi) The Last Shoe Maker (Uganda) | Jubril Malafia Award for Best Animation Between Paya and Koulou (Senegal) Counter Punch (Kenya) Hadu (Nigeria) Heavy Crown (Libya) Journey of the Legend (Cameroon) Oya (The goddess of gods) (Nigeria) Set Pieces (Sudan) | Best Documentary A Quand L’Afrique (Congo Brazzaville) Dela- The Making of EL-Anatsui (Nigeria) Donga (Libya) Gateway To Dreams (Cameroon) Rainbow Nation (South Africa) Rising Up At Night (DRC) The Night Still Smells of Gun Powder (Mozambique) The Return Train (Mali) |
| Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Film in an African Language Eskhalemi Sikantombella (South Africa) Jagun Jagun (Nigeria) Kaka (Nigeria) Makula (Uganda) Out of Breath (Nigeria) The Queenstown Kings (South Africa) Unheard (Uganda) | Best Diaspora Short Film Bottled Up (Jamaica) The Golden Boy (USA) The Neigbourhood Alert (USA) | Best Diaspora Documentary A Rising Tide (USA) Colour (USA) The Wu Tang Clan: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre (USA) |
| Best Diaspora Narrative Feature Love After Holidays (USA) Mickey Hardaway (USA) Outlaw Posse (USA) | Achievement in Production Design Jagun Jagun Kipkemboi Makula Orah Out of Breath The Queenstown kings The Weekend | Achievement in Costume Design Jagun Jagun Mai martaba Out of Breath The Beads The Queenstown Kings The Weekend White and Black |
| Achievement in Make-Up Anjola Jagun Jagun Letters to Goddo Nawi Out of Breath The Weekend White and Black | Achievement in Soundtrack Mojisola Orah Red Carpet The Queenstown Kings The Weekend Boda Love Under the Hanging Tree | Achievement in Visual Effect Bokwagter Jagun Jagun Kipkemboi Out of Breath The Weekend Under The Hanging Tree |
| Achievement in Sound A smile, A Wink and a Tear Boda Love Kipkemboi The Queenstown Kings The Weekend Under the Hanging Tree | Achievement in Cinematography A Smile, A Wink and A Tear Kipkemboi Letters to Goddo Nawi The Queenstown Kings The Weekend This is Lagos | Achievement in Editing Anjola Kipkemboi Nawi The Beads The Weekend This is Lagos Under The Hanging Tree |
| Achievement in Screenplay Boda love Letter To Goddo Out of Breath The Queenstown King The Weekend This is Lagos Under The Hanging Tree | National Film and Video Censors Board (Nfvcb) Award for Best Nigerian Film A Smile, A wink and a tear Afamefuna Jagun Jagun Mai Martaba Out of Breath The Weekend This is Lagos | Best Young/ Promising Actor Agape mngomezulu (Orah) Fatima Muhammed (Mai Martaba) Kofi Adu-Gyamfi (Tejiri) Likhona Mgali (The Queenstown Kings) Michelle Lemuya (Nawi) Ruby Akubueze (She) William Dias (Bokwagter) |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role Femi Adebayo (Jagun Jagun) Ikechukwu Onunaku (This is Lagos) Keppy Ekpeyong Bassey (The Weekend) Lucky Ejim (Orah) Ochungo Benson (Nawi) Sandile Mahlangu (The Queenstown Kings) Solomon Fixon Owoo (Letters to Goddo) | Best Actress in a Supporting Role Bukunmi Oluwashina (White and Black) Chioma Akpotha (Mojisola) Elsie Chidera Abang (Kipkemboi) Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa (The Queenstown Kings) Meg Otanwa (The Weekend) Somkele Iyamah-Idhalamah (Orah) Tessa Twala (The Queenstown Kings) | Best Actor in a Leading Role Bucci Franklin (The Weekend) Chidi Mokeme (Out of Breath) Duncan Murunyu Mungai (Boda Love) Femi Jacobs (Anjola) Gabriel Afolayan (This is Lagos) Nenesenor Abloso (Letters to Goddo) Zolixa Xaluva (The Queenstown Kings) |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role Efe Irele (A Smile, A Wink and A Tear) Girley Jazama (Under The Hanging Tree) Jackie Appiah (Red Carpet) Laura Pepple (This is Lagos) Oyin Oladejo (Orah) Unati Faku (The Queenstown Kings) Uzoamaka Aniunoh (The Weekend) | Best Debut Feature Film by a Director Letters to Goddo (Harry Bentil) Rising Up at Night (Nelson Makengo) SHE (Seun Richards) | Best Director Daniel Emeka Oriahi (The Weekend) Harry Bentil ( Letters To Goddo) Izu Ojukwu (A Smile, A Wink and A Tear) Jahmil X.T Qubeka (The Queenstown Kings) Kenneth Gyang (This Is Lagos) Lonzo Nzekwe (Orah) Perivi Katjavivi (Under The Hanging Tree) |
| Best Film A Smile, A Wink and A Tear Letters to Goddo Orah The Queenstown Kings The Weekend This is Lagos Under The Hanging Tree |
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