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Zimbabwean film curator Keith Shiri has been unveiled as the President of the AMAA 2022 Jury.
The nominees for the 18th Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) are in! The award organizers, on Wednesday September 21, 2022, unveiled the contenders for the top-rated award slated to be hosted in Lagos this October.
Top Nigerian contenders of the year include Kunle Afolayan’s 2021 Netflix title ‘Swallow’, Bolanle Austen Peters’ ‘Man of God’ 9 , a Netflix original, and Walter Waltbanger Taylaur’s ‘Jolly Roger’ 7 .
See the full list of nominees:
Efere Ozako AMAA 2022 Award for Best Short film
Al-Sit -Sudan Astel -Senegal
Mamadou – Equatorial Guinea
Tender Threads – Morocco
Jubril Malafia AMAA 2022 Award for Best Animation
On the Surface – Iceland
Kenda – Cote D’Ivoire
No Simple Way Home -Sudan
The Last Shelter – Mali
Lobola, a Bride’s True Price?- South Africa
Africa Moot – South Africa
When a Farm Goes Aflame- Nigeria/Germany
AMAA 2022 Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Film in an African Language
Surviving Gaza – South Africa
AMAA 2022 National Film & Video Censors Board (NFVCB) Award for Best Nigerian Film
AMAA 2022 Award for Best Young/Promising Actor
Emmanuel Afffadzi – Borga
Kebirungi Agnes Knight – Tinka’s Story
Amina Mohammed – Ayaanle
Maryam Waziri Salihu – Almajiri
Samke Makhaba – Surviving Gaza
Emmanuel Kuye – Ba Ni (Mud Clan)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Aphiwe Mkefe – Surviving Gaza
Wale Ojo – A Song from the Dark
Tshamano Sebe – Angeliene
Toyin Osinaike – Jolly Roger
Segun Arinze – Almajiri
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Samke Makhoba Surviving Gaza
Ijeoma Grace Agu – Swallow
Maryam S Wazari – Ba Ni (Mud Clan)
Dorcas Shola Fapson – Man of God
Nse Ikpe Etim – A Song From The Dark
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Patrick Nkakalukanyi -Tembele
Daniel Etim Effiong – Jolly Roger
Gudrun Colombus Mwanyika – Tug of War
Botlhale Mahlangu – Surviving Gaza
Deyemi Okanlanwo – Swallow
Aaron Adatsi – Road to My Father’s compound
AMAA 2022 Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Euodia Samson – Angeliena
Bless Fortune – Road to My Fathers Compound
Osas Ighodaro – Man of God
Ronah Ninsiima – Tembele
Ikhlas Gafur Vora – Tug of War
Vanessa Vanderpuye – A song from the Dark
Nanfuna Sharon – The Wave
Eniola Akinbo – Swallow
AMAA 2022 Award for First Feature by a Director
Uga Carlini – Angeliena
York Fabian Raabe – Borga
Ogo Okpue – A Song from The Dark
Benedict Yeboah – Road to My Father’s Compound
AMAA 2022 Award for Best Director
York-Fabian Raabe – Borga
Bolanle Austen- Peters – Man of God
Vusi’Africa Sindane – Surviving Gaza
Uga Carlini – Angeliena
Walter Banger – Jolly Roger
Morris Mugisha – Tembele
AMAA 2022 Award for Best Film
Angeliena – South Africa
Surviving Gaza – South Africa
AMAA 2022 Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award for Best Film by an African-born Director Living Abroad
Tope Oshin – Here Love Lies
Obi Emelonye – Money Miss Road
Ogo Okpue – A song From the Dark
Robert Peters – The Scar
AMAA 2022 Award for Best Diaspora Short Film
AMAA 2022 Award for Best Diaspora Documentary
Wade in the Water – USA
The Sun Rises in the East – USA
AMAA 2022 Award for Best Diaspora Narrative Feature
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story – USA
The Sleeping Negro – USA
AMAA 2022 Award for Best Achievement in Production Design
AMAA 2022 Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design
AMAA 2022 Award for Best Achievement in Make-up
AMAA 2022 Best Achievement in Soundtrack
AMAA 2022 Best Achievement in Visual Effects
AMAA 2022 Best Achievement in Sound
Surviving Gaza
AMAA 2022 Best Achievement in Cinematography
Road To My Father’s Compound
AMAA 2022 Award for Achievement in Editing
AMAA 2022 Award for Achievement in Screenplay
Road to My Father’s Compound
