Although the 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, has come and gone, but its will be hard to forget all that transpired on the night of the event. Mix-feelings have been trailing it: many believe that the choice of Port-Harcourt, notorious for insecurity, as the host city signaled the first gaff by the organizers, then the eventual black-out that lasted almost an hour nailed the floppiness of the whole event.
Despite all the flaws, some people were happy and went home with different awards on that night. Some of the stars who smiled home with awards include Daniel K Daniel, Thishiwe Ziqubu, RMD, Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva among other:
AMAA 2016 Winners:
AMAA 2016 Award for Best Short Film Meet The Parents – Nigeria/Canada
BEST ANIMATION The Pencil – Burkina Faso
BEST DOCUMENTARY The Fruitless Tree –
Niger BEST DIASPORA SHORT Across The Track – USA
AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD Lambadina – Ethiopia/USA
BEST DIASPORA FEATURE Ben & Ara – USA
BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY Agents of Change
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN Eye of the Storm
ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN The Cursed One – Ghana play
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP Soldiers Story
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK O-Town – Nigeria
ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL ARTS Oshimiri – Nigeria
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY The Cursed One
ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING Hear me Move AMAA 2016 play AMAA 2016
ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY Tell me Something Sweet
BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE Missing God – Nigeria
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Abidine Dioari – Eye of the Storm
BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE Thishiwe Ziqubu – Tell Me Something Sweet
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Daniel K Daniel – Soldiers Story
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Fulu Mugovhani – Ayanda BEST
FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR Beyond Blood – Greg Odutayo
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva
BEST FILM Eye of the Storm – Burkina Faso
BEST DIRECTOR Nana Obiri-Yaboah, Maximilian Clausse
BEST YOUNG / PROMISING ACTOR Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge – Dry