Photos:Nigeria,Ghana,South Africa win big at AMAA2016|Seee Full List of Winners

 Nigeria’s Nollywood reaffirmed its solid place as Africa’s biggest film industry at this year’s African Movie Academy Awards,AMAA. The country carted away 10 out of the 24 awards given out this year, beating South Africa, which won five awards and fast evolving Burkina Faso film industry also won four awards.


 Ghana came fourth, clinching three awards; Best Director award, won by Nana Obiri-Tenoah for his film, “The Cursed One,”Best Cinematography and Best in Production Design in Africa The glamorous awards night held.The 12 edition of the pan-African awards was held on Saturday, June 11 at the Obi Wali International Conference Center in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.The awards for Best Actor and Best Actress in a leading role went to Nigeria’s Daniel K. Daniel for ‘Soldiers Story’ and South Africa’s Fulu Mugovhani  for ‘Ayanda’ respectively.Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva alongside Richard Mofe Damijo and Tony Akposhore won the Lifetime Achievement Award,the event was spiced up by performances from Ghana’s Rashid Metal, Nigeria’s Harrysong and other musicians from the continent.See full list of winners.

EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM

Meet The Parents – Nigeria/Canada

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION

The Pencil – Burkina Faso

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

The Fruitless Tree – Niger

OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE

Missing God – Nigeria

MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD

Lambadina – Ethiopia/USA

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT

Across The Track – USA

 AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY

Spirits of Rebellion – USA

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE

Ben & Ara – USA

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN

The Cursed One – Ghana

AMAA 2016 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

Eye of the storm (Burkina Faso)

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP

Soldiers Story

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK

O-Town – Nigeria

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT

Oshimiri – Nigeria

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND

Fifty – Nigeria

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Cursed one

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING

Hear me Move

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY

Tell me Sweet Something

AMAA 2016- RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM

Dry

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR

Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge – Dry

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Abidine Dioari – Eye of the Storm

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Thishiwe Ziqubu – Tell me Sweet Something

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Daniel k. Daniel – Soldiers Story

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Fulu Mugovhani – Ayanda

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR

Beyond Blood – Greg Odutayo

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR

Nana Obiri-Yeboah – The Cursed One

AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM

Eye of the Storm – Burkina Faso

AMAA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Olu Jacobs & Joke Silva

Richard Mofe Damijo

Tony Akposhore