AMAA 2017, this year’s edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards, in its 13th year, will be held at the Kigali Convention Center in Rwanda.
Ahead of the grand awards ceremony, the 2017 AMAA nomination list was unveiled by the 2017 AMAA judges on Sunday. Jury President Bernie Goldblatt announced the nominees at the Kigali Convention Center.
Below is the full list of nominees for the 2017 AMAA;
Best Short Film
“Fight” – Nigeria
“A place for me” – Rwanda
“On the Monday of the Last Week” – Ghana/USA
“Silence” – Nigeria
“Kieza” – Angola
“Yemoja: Rise of the Orisa – Nigeria / UK
“Marabout” – Senegal
“A seat on the plane” – Senegal
Best Diaspora Feature Film
“Fences”
“Birth of a nation”
“Double Game”
“moonlight”
Achievement in production design
“Call Me Thief”
“76”
“Queen of Katwe”
“The last of us”
“Felicitae”
Best design
“Login Lofe”
“ayanma”
“Queen of Katwe”
Best Nigerian Film
“Green White Green”
“93 Days”
“Chairman”
“76”
“Oloibiri”
“ayanma”
Best animation
“Black Barbie” – Ghana
“Got Flowers” – Nigeria
“Gyrow” – Nigeria
“Pull” – Nigeria
Best Documentary
“Legacy of the Hills” – Mali
“Makoko: Future Afloat” – Nigeria
“House in the Field” – Morocco
“Vivre Riche” – Ivory Coast
“House of Nwapa” – Nigeria
“Mama Colonel” – Democratic Republic of the Congo
“The African who wanted to fly” – Gabon
“La Colere Dans Le Vent” (Fury in the Wind) – Niger
Best African Language Film
“Logun Ofe” – Nigeria
“Call me thief” – South Africa
“Felicite” – Senegal
“Vaya” – South Africa
Best Film by an African Expatriate
“Saving Dreams” – Nigeria / Canada
“While We Live” – Burkina Faso / Sweden
“Conflict Theory” – Nigeria/United States of America
“A Mile in My Shoes” – Morocco/Canada
“Hell’s Fury” – Nigeria / United States of America
Best Diaspora Short
“Kbela” – Brazil
“Ca$h Out” – United States of America
“The Tale of Four” – Curacao
“90 Days” – United States of America
Best Diaspora Documentary
“I’m Not Your Negro” – Haiti/France
“13.” – United States of America
“Les heritiers du Vietnam” – Vietnam
“Horace Tapscott, Musical Griot” – United States of America
Best diaspora feature
“West Indies Gang” – Guadeloupe
“Fences” – United States of America
“Birth of a Nation” – United States of America
“Double Play” – Curacao
“Moonlight” – United States of America
Achievement in production design
“Call me thief” – South Africa
“Felicite” – Senegal
“76” – Nigeria
“Queen of Katwe” – Uganda
“The Last of Us” – Tunisia
Achievement in costume design
“Queen of Katwe” – Uganda
“Ayama” – Nigeria
“Keteke” – Ghana
“The Last of Us” – Tunisia
“Logun Ofe” – Nigeria
Achievement in makeup
“Dora’s Peace” – South Africa
“Oloibiri” – Nigeria
“Ayama” – Nigeria
“The Last of Us” – Tunisia
“Slow Country” – Nigeria
performance in soundtrack
“Vaya” – South Africa
“93 Days” – Nigeria
“A Mile in My Shoes” – Morocco
“76” – Nigeria
“Felicite” – Senegal
“While We Live” – Burkina Faso / Sweden
Performance in visual impact
“Wulu” – Mali
“Oloibiri” – Nigeria
“Whale Caller” – South Africa
“Queen of Katwe” – Uganda
“Slow Country” – Nigeria
performance in sound
“93 Days” – Nigeria
“Felicite” – Senegal
“Vaya” – South Africa
“Wulu” – Mali
“Dora’s Peace” – South Africa
Best movie
“The Last of Us” – Tunisia
“A Mile in My Shoes” – Morocco
“76” – Nigeria
“Vaya” – South Africa
“93 Days” – Nigeria
“Queen of Katwe” – Uganda
“Felicite” – Senegal
“Wulu” – Mali
“Call me thief” – South Africa
Best Director
Daouda Coulibaly – “Wulu”
Steve Gukas – “93 Days”
Mira Nair – “Queen of Katwe”
Izu Ojukwu – “76”
Daryen Joshua – “Call Me Thief”
Akin Omotosho – “Vaya”
Alain Gomis – Felicité
Ala Eddine Slim – “The Last of Us”
“Said Khallaf” – “A Mile in My Shoes”
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Best First Feature Film by a Director
“Happiness is a four letter word” – Thabang Molaya
“Green White Green” – Abba Makama
“Wulu” – Daouda Coulibaly
“Bunjoko” – Kizito Samuel
“The Last of Us” – Alaeddine Slim
“Rain” – Daniel Mugerwa
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Vero Tshanda – “Felicité”
Lydia Forson – “Keteke”
Lupita Nyong’o – “Queen of Katwe”
Bimbo Akintola – “93 Days”
Josette Bushell-Mingo – “While We Live”
Rita Dominic – “76”
Khabonina Quebeka – “Dora’s Peace”
Zimkhitha Nyoka – “Vaya”
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Sambassa Nzeribe – “Slow Country”
Ibrahim Koma – “Wulu”
Richard Mofe Damijo – “Oloibiri”
Amine Ennaji – “A Mile in My Shoes”
David Oyelowo – “Queen of Katwe”
Then Jacques Mouton – “Call Me Thief”
Ramsey Noah – “76”
Jahwar Soudani – “The Last of Us”
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Inna Moja – “Wulu”
Theresa Edem – “Ayama”
Taiwo Ajai Lycet – “Oloibiri”
Nmonde Mbusi – “Vaya”
Somkele Idhalama – “93 Days”
Angelique Kidjo – “CEO”
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Adonijah Owiriwa – “76”
Warren Matsimola – “Vaya”
Olu Jacobs – “Oloibiri”
Papi Mpaka – “Felicité”
Richard Seruwazi – “While We Live”
Majid Michel – “Slow Country”
Best Comedy
“Fun Enough” (Snaaks Genoeg) – South Africa
“Three Wise Men” – Nigeria
“Keteke” – Ghana
“A Trip to Jamaica” – Nigeria
Best Young Promising Actor
Pabillo Koza – “Dora’s Peace”
Medina Molanga – “Queen of Katwe”
Azwille Shanane Madiba – “Vaya”
Austin Rose – “Call Me Thief”
Adam Kanyama – “While We Live”
Lagos State Award for Best Nigerian Film
“Green White Green”
“93 Days”
“Chairman”
“76”
“ayamma”
“Oloibiri”
performance in the script
“Oloibiri” – Nigeria
“Dora’s Peace” – South Africa
“Felicité” – Tunisia
“While We Live” – Burkina Faso / Sweden
“Vaya” – South Africa
performance in processing
“Call me thief” – South Africa
“Vaya” – South Africa
“While We Live” – Burkina Faso / Sweden
“CEO” – Nigeria
“Felicité” – Tunisia
Best Nigerian Film
“Green White Green”
“93”
“Chairman”
Best Achievement in Cinematography
“The Last of Us” – Tunisia
“The Whale Caller” – South Africa
“Felicite” – Senegal
“Vaya” – South Africa
“A Mile in My Shoes” – Morocco/Canada