The 2019 Africa Movie Academy Award (AMAA) has officially come and gone. Hosted by comedian Funny Bone and actress Kemi Lala Akindoju, the award kicked off at 5 PM and lasted well into the early morning. The night was a big one for Kemi Adetiba whose sophomore King of Boys bagged several awards including Best Nigerian Film and Best Actress in a Leading Role. Other big winners include The Burial of Kojo, Sew my Skin to Winter and Mercy of the Jungle.
See the complete list of winners below:
BEST DIRECTOR
Wanuri Kahui – Rafiki (Kenya)
Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe – The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)
Daryne Joshua – Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story (S. Africa)
Jahmil X. Qubeka – Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) – WINNER
Kemi Adetiba – King of Boys (Nigeria)
Mohcine Besri – Urgent (Morocco)
Mickey Fonseca – Redemption (Mozambique)
Joël Karekezi – Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)
BEST FILM
Rafiki (Kenya)
Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) – WINNER
The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)
Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story (S. Africa)
Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)
Redemption (Mozambique)
King of Boys (Nigeria)
Urgent (Morocco)
BEST ANIMATION
Kitwana Journey – Kenya
Choices – Nigeria – WINNER
Isolated – Kenya
Afrogames – Burkina Faso
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Gabriel Afolayan Gold Statue
Joseph Otsiman (Kojo) The Burial of Kojo
Chinedu Ikedieze (Big Chi) Lara and the Beats
Jimmy Jean Louis (Robert McQueen) Rattlesnakes
Gil Alexandre (Bruno) Redemption
Marc Zinga ( ) Mercy of the Jungle – WINNER
Ezra Mabengeza (Samson) Sew The Winter To My Skin
Ayoub Bombwe ( Mwanyusi ) Fatuma
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Sheila Munyiva (Ziki) Rafiki
Rita Dominic (Jumoke Arinze) Light in the Dark
Jill Levenberg (Ellen) The Ellen Parkies Story
Beatrice Taisamo (Fatuma) Fatuma
Seyi Shay (Lara) Lara and the Beats
Sola Sobowale (Eniola) King of Boys – WINNER
Jemima Osunde (Nkem) The Delivery Boy
Samantha Mugatsia (Kena) Rafiki
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Remilekun “Reminisce” Safaru (Makanaki) King of Boys
Jarrid Geduld 9 (Abie) Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story – WINNER
Zolisa Xaluva (Wyatt Earp) Sew the Winter to my Skin
Kanayo O. Kanyayo (Chief Otuekong) Up North
Kobina Amissah-Sam (Kwabena) The Burial of Kojo
Bucci Franklyn (Dagogo) Knockout Blessing
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Eniola Shobayo (Vivian) Knockout Blessing
Linda Ejiofor (Oby) Knockout Blessing
Kandyse McClure (Golden Eyes) Sew the Winter to My Skin
Adesua Etomi (Kemi) King of Boys – WINNER
Joke Silva (Mama Jumoke) Light in the Dark
Arlete Bombe (Mia) Redemption
BEST NIGERIAN FILM
The Delivery Boy
Lara and the Beats
Makeroom
King of Boys – WINNER
Gold Statue
Up North
Knockout Blessing
BEST SHORT FILM
Hello, Rain (Nigeria)
Tonight’s Opening Act (Egypt)
The Fisherman (Ghana)
A Tune of Kora (Senegal) – WINNER
ICYASHA (Rwanda)
NAMOW2018 (Kenya)
Vagabond (Ghana)
Measure of a Woman (SA)
Mima Moeketsi (SA)
Motswakwa (Botswana)
BEST DIRECTOR-FIRST FEATURE FILM
Blitz Bazawule – The Burial of Kojo (Ghana) – WINNER
Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe – The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)
Sippy Chadha – Subira (Tanzania)
Nicole Amarteifo – Before the Vows (Ghana)
BEST YOUNG/PROMISING ACTOR
Youssef Alaoui (Ayoub) URGENT
Angel Onyinyechi Unigwe (Adaeze) LIGHT IN THE DARK
Cynthia Dankwa (Esi) The BURIAL OF KOJO – WINNER
Emilio Bilo (Azarias) Mabata Bata
Jamma Ibrahim (Amir) The Delivery Boy
Catherine Credo (Neema) Fatuma
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREENPLAY
The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)
The Last Victim (S. Africa)
Rafiki (Kenya)
Diamond in the Sky (Nigeria)
Gold Statue (Nigeria)
Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)
Redemption (Mozambique) – WINNER
Up North (Nigeria)
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)
The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)
The Last Victim (S. Africa)
Rafiki (Kenya) – WINNER
The Gold Statue (Nigeria)
Diamond in the Sky (Nigeria)
Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)
Sew The Winter To My Skin (S. Africa)
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mabata Bata (Mozambique)
Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) – WINNER
Mercy Of The Jungle (Rwanda)
Redemption (Mozambique)
Rafiki (Kenya)
The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)
The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)
Redemption (Mozambique)
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
The Last Victim (S. Africa)
Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)
Makeroom (Nigeria)
The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)
The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)
Urgent (Morocco)
Mabata Bata (Mozambique) – WINNER
Redemption (Mozambique)
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
Makeroom (Nigeria)
Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)
Knockout Blessing (Nigeria)
Mabata Bata (Mozambique)
The Delivery Boy (Nigeria) – WINNER
The King of Boys (Nigeria)
Burial of Kojo (Ghana)
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
Makeroom (Nigeria)
Gold Statue (Nigeria)
Veronica’s Wish (Uganda)
Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)
Before the Vows (GHANA)
Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) – WINNER
The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)
Light in the Dark (Nigeria)
Rafiki (Kenya)
King of Boys (Nigeria)
Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)
Urgent (Morocco)
Mabata Bata (Mozambique)
Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) – WINNER
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
Subira (Kenya)
Mabata Bata (Mozambique) – WINNER
Farewell Ella Bella (S. AFRICA)
Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)
Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)
Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)
The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)
Redemption (Mozambique)
BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
Make Room (Nigeria)
Mabata Bata (Mozambique)
Rafiki (Kenya) – WINNER
Bahasha – The Envelope (Tanzania)
Azali (Ghana)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Djambar, Sembene the Unsubmissive (Cameroun)
The State Against Mandela (South Africa)
Golden Fish, African Fish (Senegal)
Skin (Nigeria)
Khartoum Offside (Sudan) – WINNER
Le loups d’or de Balole (Burkina Faso)
Sur Les Traces de Mamani Abdoulaye (Niger)
No Gold For Katsaka (Burkina Faso)
Mother, I am Suffocating, This Is My Last Film About You (Lesotho)
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
Redemption (Mozambique) – WINNER
Rafiki (Kenya)
Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Stories (S. Africa)
Urgent (Morroco)
Burial of Kojo (Ghana)
Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)
Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)
Delivery Boy (Nigeria)
BEST DIASPORA NARRATIVE FEATURE
Nine Nights (UK)
Olympia (USA)
Traffik (US)
Hero (Trinidad and Tobago/Canada) – WINNER
Sprinter (Jamaica)
BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
Wax Print 1 FABRIC, 4 continent (UK)
The Guardian of No Return (Guadalupe)
Dare to Dream (USA/CUBA)
Drugs as Weapons Against Us (USA)
My Friend Fela (Brazil) – WINNER
BEST DIASPORA SHORT FILM
Bail (UK) – WINNER
Oath Bound (UK)
Fevah (USA)
I Am Superman (Brazil)
BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN-BORN DIRECTOR LIVING ABROAD
Julius Amedume – Rattlesnakes – WINNERS
Tosin Coker – Lara and the Beats
Robert O. Peters – Make Room
