Richard Mofe-Damijo, Joke Silva, Dakore Akande, Gideon Okeke, Others Win Big At AMAA 2018.

Peace, RMD, Dakore, Joke & Gideon Okeke.

The 2018 African Movies Academy Awards, AMAA have come and gone as it is with other awards, but the memories about what transpired at the event which held in Kigali, far away Rwanda, will linger for a very long time as Nigeria and other African countries won big at the ceremony.

Here is the list of nominees and the eventual winners for your reading pleasure.

1. EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM 

1. Dem Dem – Senegal/Belgium 

2. Zenith – Cameroun/USA 

3. It Rains on Ouga – Burkina Faso 

4. In Shadows – Kenya 

5. Coat of Harm – Nigeria 

6. Tikitat Soulima – Morocco 

7. Nice, Very Nice – Algeria 

8. Visions (Shaitan, Buruja, Brood) – Nigeria 

9. Fallou – Senegal 

10. Still Water Runs Deep – Nigeria/USA 

WINNER: TIKITAT SOULIMA (MOROCCO)

2. JUBRIL MALAIFIA AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION

1. Group Photo – Nigeria 

2. Belly Flop – South Africa 

3. Untitled – Ghana 

4. Crush – Nigeria 

WINNER: BELLY FLOP (SOUTH AFRICA)

3. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY 

1. Bigger Than Africa – Nigeria/USA

2. Winnie – South Africa  

3. Boxing Libreville – Gabon 

4. Silas – South Africa/Kenya 

5. When Babies Don’t Come – South Africa

6. Uncertain Future – Burundi 

7. We Came In Sprint Carts – South Africa

WINNER:  UNCERTAIN FUTURE (BURUNDI)

4. OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE

1. Mansoor – Nigeria 

2. Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa 

3. Icheke Oku – Nigeria 

4. Agwaetiti Obiuto – Nigeria 

5. Nyasaland – Malawi

6. Tunu – Tanzania 

WINNER:  FIVE FINGERS FOR MARSEILLES (SOUTH AFRICA)

5. MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD:

1. Minister – Nigeria/Italy 

2. Alexandra – Nigeria/USA

3. Low Lifes And High Hopes – Nigeria/Austria 

WINNER: ALEXANDRA (NIGERIA/USA)

 6. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT 

1. Torments of Love (Guadeloupe)

2. Baby Steps (USA)

3. Intercept (USA)

WINNER:  TORMENTS OF LOVE (GUADELOUPE)

7. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY

1. Evolutionary Blues (USA)

2. Barrows: Freedom Fighter (Barbados)

3. Sammy Davis Jr. - I've Got To Be Me (USA)

WINNER:  BARROWS: FREEDOM FIGHTER (BARBADOS)

 8. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA NARRATIVE FEATURE

1. Angelica (Puerto Rico)

2. Love Jacked (Canada)

3. Charlie: La Vie Magnifique Charlie (USA)

WINNER:  ANGELICA (PUERTO RICO)

9. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN

1. Kada River 

2. Five Fingers For Marseille 

3. Tatu

4. In My Country 

5. Cross Roads  

WINNER: FIVE FINGERS FOR MARSEILLE (SOUTH AFRICA)

10. AMAA 2018 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

1. Icheke Oku 

2. Cross Roads  

3. Esohe 

4. Five Fingers For Marseille  

5. Isoken 

WINNER:  ISOKEN (NIGERIA)

11. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP

1. Siembamba  

2. Icheke Oku 

3. Five Fingers For Marseille 

4. Esohe 

5. The Road To Sunshine

WINNER:  ICHEKE OKU (NIGERIA)

12. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK

1. The Road To Sunshine 

2. Tatu 

3. Hotel Called Memory 

4. Isoken 

5. Siembamba

WINNER: HOTEL CALLED MEMORY (NIGERIA)

13. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT

1. Siembamba

2. Icheke Oku 

3. Lucky Specials 

4. Esohe 

5. Kada River 

WINNER: LUCKY SPECIALS (SOUTH AFRICA)

14. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND

1. The Lost Café 

2. The Road To Sunshine  

3. Hotel Called Memory  

4. Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll 

5. Sidechic Gang

WINNER:  HOTEL CALLED MEMORY (NIGERIA)

15. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. The Road To Sunshine 

2. Five Fingers For Marseille 

3. The Lost Café 

4. The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)

5. Siembamba

WINNER: FIVE FINGERS FOR MARSEILLE (SOUTH AFRICA)

16. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING

1. Hotel Called Memory 

2. Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll 

3. Lucky Specials 

4. The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)

5. Siembamba

WINNER: HOTEL CALLED MEMORY (NIGERIA)

17. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY 

1. The Women 

2. Potato Potahto  

3. Ojukokoro 

4. Five Fingers For Marseille 

5. Hakkunde

6. The Lost Café  

WINNER:  HAKKUNDE (NIGERIA)

18. AMAA 2018- OSIGWE ANYIAM-OSIGWE FOUNDATION AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM

1. Cross Roads 

2. In My Country 

3. Isoken 

4. Hotel Called Memory 

5. Ojukokoro 

6. The Lost Café 

7. Icheke Oku

WINNER:  ISOKEN (NIGERIA)

19. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR 

1. Patrick Dibuah – Banana Island Ghost 

2. Austin Enabulele – In My Country 

3. Cindy Sanyu - Bella 

4. Anine Lansari – The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)

5. Maurice Paige – Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll

6. Nichole Ozioma Banna – Icheke Oku

7. Zainab Balogun – Sylvia 

WINNER: ANINE LANSARI FOR THE MOVIE- THE BLESSED VOST (ALGERIA)

20. TONY ELUMELU AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY 

 1. Sidechic Gang - Ghana 

 2. Banana Island Ghost – Nigeria 

 3.  The Adventures Of Supermama – South Africa 

 4.  Koko: The Box TV – Nigeria

WINNER: BANANA ISLAND GHOST (NIGERIA)

21. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

1. Seun Ajayi – Ojukokoro

2. Lionel Newton – Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll 

3. Akah Nani – Banana Island Ghost  

4. Richard Lukunku – Lucky Specials 

5. Gideon Okeke – Cross Roads 

WINNER:  GIDEON OKEKE FOR THE MOVIE CROSS ROADS (NIGERIA)

22. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 

1. Sika Osei – In Line 

2. Sivenathi Mabuya – Lucky Specials 

3. Rahama Sadau - Hakkunde 

4. Toyin Abraham- Esohe

5. Joke Silva – Potato Potahto 

WINNER: JOKE SILVA  FOR THE MOVIE POTATO POTAHTO 

23. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

1. Vuyo Dabula – Five Fingers For Marseille   

2. Richard Mofe Damijo – Cross Roads 

3. Sam Dede – In My Country 

4. Sani Bouajla – The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)

5. OC Ukeje – Potato Potahto 

6. Chris Attoh – Esohe

7. Oros Mampofu – Lucky Specials 

8. Frank Donga – Hakkunde

WINNER:  RICHARD MOFE DAMIJO FOR THE MOVIE CROSS ROADS (NIGERIA)

24. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

1. Reine Swart - Siembamba 

2. Okawa Shaznay –In My Country 

3. Dakore Egbuson – Isoken 

4. Nana Ama McBrown, Lydia Forson and Sika Osei – Sidechic Gang 

5. Mariam Phiri – The Road To Sunrise 

6. Tunde Aladese – The Lost Café 

7. Joselyn Dumas – Potato Potahto

8. Kate Henshaw – ROTI

WINNER: DAKORE EGBUSON FOR THE MOVIE ISOKEN (NIGERIA)

25. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR

1. My Mothers Story –Flora Suya- Malawi

2. Ogwuetiti Obiuto – Onyeka Nwelue - Nigeria

3. Five Fingers for Marseilles- Michael Matthews- South Africa

4. Isoken – Jadesola Osiberu- Nigeria

5. 18 Hours – Njue Kevin – Kenya 

6. Banana Island Ghost – BB Sasore- Nigeria 

7. The Blessed Vost – Sefia Djama – Algeria 

WINNER:  MICHAEL MATTHEWS-FIVE FINGERS FOR MARSEILLES (SOUTH AFRICA)

26. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR

1. Jadesola Osiberu - Isoken 

2. Michael Matthews- Five Fingers For Marseilles   

3. Frank Rajah Arase - In My Country  

4. Safia Djama- The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)

5. Oluseyi Siwoku - Cross Roads 

6. Shemu Joyah- Road to Sunshine 

7. Darrell Roodt- Siembamba 

8. Akin Omotoso- Hotel Called Memory

9. Peter Kofi Sedufia – Sidechic Gang 

10.  Kenneth Gyang – The Lost Café    

WINNER: FRANK RAJAH ARASE (IN MY COUNTRY)

27. AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FILM

1. Isoken – Nigeria 

2. Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa   

3. In My Country – Nigeria 

4. The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)- Algeria 

5. Cross Roads - Nigeria

6. Road to Sunshine - Malawi

7. Siembamba – South Africa 

8. Hotel Called Memory – Nigeria  

9. Sidechic Gang – Ghana

10.  The Lost Café – Nigeria 

WINNER: FIVE FINGERS FOR MARSEILLES (SOUTH AFRICA).