The 2015 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) took place at Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Check out the winners list below;
Best Child Actor – “Layla Walet Mohammed and Mehdi A.G Mohammed – Timbuktu”
Best Nigerian film – ‘October 1′
Achievement In Screenplay – “Le President – Cameroun”
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – Samson Tadese (Triangle, Ethiopia)
Best Promising Actor – Joint award Kemi Lala Akindoju (Dazzling Mirage) and Hassan Spike (Boda Boda thieves)
Best Actress in supporting role – Hilda Dokubo -Nigeria
Best actor in a leading role – Sadiq Daba
Best First Feature Film By A Director – “Destiny Ekaragha – Gone Too Far”
Best Documentary – Egypt Modern Pharaohs
Achievement in Costume Design – October 1 Movie
Best Diaspora – ‘Supremacy’ (USA)
Best Short Film – “Twaaga – Burkina Faso”
Best Film By An African Living Abroad – Fevers (Morocco)
Best visual effect – INumber Number
Winner for Achievement In Make-up- “Njinga: Queen of Angola – Angola”
Achievement in sound – Lobraz Kaan (Mauritius)
Best achievement in soundtrack – ‘Triangle’ (Ethiopia)
ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING – Timbuktu
Best Comedy Film – 30 days in Atlanta – Nigeria
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE – Le President (Cameroon) and Triangle: Going to America (Ethiopia)
Life achievement award – Tony Vander Heyden (Movie director/producer)
Post humous award goes to the late Oronto Douglas who was an ardent supporter of Nollywood.
Special recognition goes to Africa Magic for their support to the African movie industry.
Kingsley Agoro was also specially recognised at the award ceremony.
Tony Elumelu announced as honorary advisor for Africa Movie Academy Awards.
Winner Best Film- “Timbuktu – Mauritania”. Congratulations Abderrahmane Sissako