Nominations for the 2009 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), Cast your vote
The African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) is an offshoot of the African Film Academy. The Academy founded on the best film tradition, is geared towards research, training and propagating film making in Africa. Behind it are film producers, directors, designers, writers, critics and scholars who share in the belief of a renaissant African film.
AMAA is thus conceptualized as an annual celebration of the brightest and the best in African movie. It is about class and class, blitz, glitz and razzmatazz. It is the biggest gathering of movie makers across the African continent and the diaspora. It is to show to the world that the rating of Nollywood (Nigeria) as the third largest producers of movie is real.
The 2009 edition of the awards billed to hold in Yenagoa, the capital of the oil-rich but politically volatile Niger Delta state of Bayelsa on April 4 2009.
1. BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Per Second Killer (Nigeria) Coming of Age (Kenya) Santos the survivor (Kenya) Lost in the South (Rwanda) Congo my foot (FAR)
2. BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
Private Files – Egypt Shit on the Rock – Nigeria Grandma’s not Home – South Africa For the Best and for the Onion – Niger Malcom’s Echo – Dami Akinnusi
3. BEST SHORT FILM
Pamela – Kenya Who is Best? -Zimbabwe The Sharing day – Cameroun Killer Necklace Love Is …
4. BEST ANIMATION
Lolo (Burkina Faso) Leila (Burkina Faso) Little Learning is different – Kenya Manani Ogre – Kenya Cheprono – Kenya Wanuri Kahiu - Kenya
5. AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
From a Whisper Battle of the Soul Seventh Heaven Gugu and Andile Grey Focus
6. AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Cindy’s Note Reloaded Modupe Temi Battle of the Soul From a Whisper
7. AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
Small Boy – Michelle Bello Michelle Bello Five Apostles – Ifeanyi Onyeabor Agony of the Christ – Jude Odoh Gugu and Andile – Kay Tickerman Revolution – Eddybongo Uka
8. AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
Agony of the Christ Live to Remember From a whisper The Assassin Ase n’tedumare
9. AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
Five Apostle Battle of the Soul Smoke and Mirrors Agony of the Christ Revolution
10. Best ORIGINAL IN SOUNDTRACK
Arugba Beautiful Soul From a whisper Agony of the Christ Jenifa
11. MOST PROMISING ACTOR
Litha Booi – Gugu and Andile Mavila Anthana Keriario – Battle of the Soul Ruffy Samuel – Dead End Segun Adefila – Arugba Sherrif Ramzy – Seventh Heaven
12. MOST PROMISING ACTRESS
Bhaira Mcwizu – Cindy’s Note Bukola Awoyemi – Arugba Lydia Farson – Scorned Lungelo Dhladha – Gugu and Andile Mfouemon Bea. Flore – Ma Saah Sah
13. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD ACTOR
Celia Greenwoood - The Assassin Richard Chukwuma - Small Boy Shanlar Kirunga – Battle of the Soul Samara Milgwi – From a whisper
14. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Godfrey Odhiamba – From a whisper Mike Ezuruonye – The Assassin Michel Majid – Agony of the Christ Peter Badejo – Arugba Farouk Alfishawi – Seventh Heaven
15. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Stephanie Okereke and Nse Etim – Reloaded Stella Damasus-Aboderin – State of the Heart Corine Onyango – From a whisper Nadia Buari – Agony of the Christ Funke Akindele – Jenifa
16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Femi Adebayo – Apaadi Abubakar Mvenda and Ken Ambani – From a Whisper Neil Mc Carthy – Gugu and Andile Yemi Blaq – Grey Focus Joel Okuyo Prynce – Battle of the Soul
17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Aggie Kebirungi – Battle of the Soul Mercy Johnson – Live to Remember Mosunmola Filani – Jenifa Daphney Hlomoku – Gugu and Andile Chika Ike – The Assassin
18. BEST FILM IN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
Gugu and Andile – South Africa Arugba – Nigeria Mah Saah Sa – Cameroun Uyai – Nigeria Apaadi – Nigeria
19. AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
From a Whisper – Marius Van Graan Seventh Heaven - Ramses Marzouk Cindy’s Note – Izu Ojukwu Gugu and Andile –Greg Heimann Battle of the Soul – Stephen Njero and Tony Matomi Saad Hendawy - Egypt
20. AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME
Agony of the Christ Apaadi Live to Remember Arugba Seventh Heaven
21. HEART OF AFRICA AWARD FOR BEST FILMS FROM NIGERIA
Cindy’s Note – Izu Ojukwu Arugba – Tunde Kelani Beautiful Soul – Tchidi Chikere State of the Heart – Kingsley Omoife and Richard Mofe-Damijo Jenifa – Funke Akindele
22. BEST SCREENPLAY
From a Whisper – Matt Bishanga Seventh Heaven – Zainab Aziz Through the Glass – Stephanie Okereke Reloaded – Emem Isong Beautiful soul – Tchidi Chikere
23. BEST PICTURE
From a Whisper – Kenya Arugba – Nigeria Gugu and Andile – South Africa Battle of the Soul - Uganda Seventh Heaven - Egypt
24. BEST DIRECTOR
Wanuri Kahiu – From a Whisper (Kenya) Tunde Kelani – Arugba (Nigeria) Minky Schlesinger – Gugu and Andile (South Africa) Matt Bish – Battle of the Soul (Uganda) Saad Hendawy – Seventh Heaven (Egypt)