Nollywood films ‘To Adaego With Love’ and ‘The Herd’ have secured 11 and 10 nominations, respectively, at the 2026 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).
The Africa Film Academy (AFA), organisers of the awards, unveiled the nominees on Saturday during a livestream on the AMAA YouTube channel.
‘To Adaego With Love’, ‘The Herd’ earn major nominations
‘To Adaego With Love’, directed by Nwamaka Chikezie, earned 11 nominations. The film will compete for best film, best director and best actress in a leading role.
It also received nominations for best debut feature film by a director and achievement in screenplay. Other nods came in production design, costume design and the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) Award for Best Nigerian Film.
Meanwhile, ‘The Herd’, directed by Daniel Etim-Effiong, secured 10 nominations. Its categories include best film, best director and best actor in a leading role.
The film also earned nominations for best debut feature film by a director, production design, make-up, visual effects, sound and screenplay.
Etim-Effiong received three individual nominations for his work on ‘The Herd’. They are best director, best debut feature film by a director and best actor in a leading role.
Nigerian actors make the list
Several other Nigerian actors also earned nominations across different categories.
Osas Ighodaro received a best actress in a leading role nomination for ‘Colours of Fire’. Toyin Abraham earned a place in the same category for ‘Oversabi Aunty’.
Uzor Arukwe was nominated for best actor in a leading role for ‘Colours of Fire’. Wale Ojo also received a nod for ‘Light Out’.
Omowunmi Dada earned a best actress in a supporting role nomination for ‘Evi’.
African films lead the nominations
Uganda’s ‘Slum Bomber’ and Kenya’s ‘One Woman, One Bra’ topped the overall list with 14 nominations each. The two films lead the field ahead of ‘To Adaego With Love’ and ‘The Herd’.
The best film category features nine productions from six African countries.
Nigeria has two entries: ‘To Adaego With Love’ and ‘The Herd’. South Africa is represented by ‘The Trek’ and ‘Ben Made It’.
The other nominees are Ghana’s ‘The Fisherman’, Côte d’Ivoire’s ‘Colours of Exile’, Uganda’s ‘Slum Bomber’, Kenya’s ‘One Woman, One Bra’ and Cameroon’s ‘Mabanda’.
The nominees also cover animation, documentaries, short films, acting and technical achievements. Films from across Africa and the diaspora feature on the list.
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