See Full List Of AMAAA 2017 Winners

The 13th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA 2017 ) was held at the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suites last night.

Full list of award winners below:

N.B: winners of awards is written in Bold letters i.e "winner"

Efere Ozako  Award for Best Short film

1. Bout – Nigeria

2. On Monday Last Week – Ghana/USA

3. A Place for Myself – Rwanda 

4. Silence – Nigeria

5. Kieza – Angola

6. Yemoja: Rise of the Orisa- Nigeria/UK

7. Marabout – Senegal

8. A Place in the Plane – Senegal – joint winner

Best Animation award

1. Black Barbie – Ghana

2. Got Flowers – Nigeria 

3. Gyrow – Nigeria

4. Pull – Nigeria

Best Documentary award

1. Legacy Of The Hills – Mali

2. Makoko: Future Afloat – Nigeria

3. House in the Field – Morocco

4. Vivre Riche – Cote D’Ivoire

5. House of Nwapa – Nigeria

6. Mama Colonel – DRC

7. The African Who Wanted To Fly – Gabon

8. La Colere Dans Le Vent (Anger in the Wind) – Niger

Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Film in an African language

1. Logun Ofe – Nigeria

2. Call Me Thief – South Africa

3. Félicité – Senegal

4. Vaya – South Africa

Micheal Anyiam Osigwe Award for Best Film by an African living Abroad

1. Saving Dreams – Nigeria/Canada

2. While We Live – Burkina Faso/Sweden 

3. Theory of Conflict- Nigeria/USA

A Mile in My Shoes – Morocco/Canada

5. Hell’s Fury- Nigeria/USA

Best Diaspora Short

1. Kbela – Brazil

2. Ca$h Out – USA

3. The Tale of Four – Curacao

4. 90 Days – USA – winner

Best Diaspora Documentary

1. I Am Not Your Negro – Haiti/France

2. 13th – USA

3. Les heritiers du Vietnam (Martinique)

4. Horace Tapscott, Musical Griot – USA

Best Diaspora Feature

1. West Indies Gang – Guadeloupe

2. Fences – USA

3. Birth of a Nation – USA

4. Double play – Curacao

5. Moonlight – USA

Achievement in Production Design

1. Call Me Thief – South Africa

2. Félicité- Senegal

3. 76 – Nigeria 

4. Queen of Katwe – Uganda

5. The Last of Us- Tunisia

Achievement in Costume Design

1. Queen of Katwe- Uganda

2. Ayamma- Nigeria

3. Keteke – Ghana

4. The Last Of Us – Tunisia

5. Logun Ofe – Nigeria

Achievement in Make Up

1. Dora’s Peace – South Africa

2. Oloibiri – Nigeria

3. Ayamma- Nigeria

4. The Last of Us – Tunisia

5. Slow Country- Nigeria

Achievement in Sound Track

1. Vaya – South Africa

2. 93 Days- Nigeria

3. A Mile in My Shoes- Morocco

4. 76 – Nigeria

5. Félicité – Senegal

6. While We Live- Burkina Faso/Sweden

Achievement in Visual Effect

1. Wulu – Mali

2. Oloibiri- Nigeria

3. Whale Caller – South Africa

4. Queen of Katwe – Uganda

5. Slow Country – Nigeria

Achievement in Sound

1. 93 Days – Nigeria

2. Félicité – Senegal

3. Vaya – South Africa

4. Wulu- Mali

5. Dora’s Peace – South Africa

Achievement in Cinematography

1. The Last of Us – Tunisia

2. The Whale Caller – South Africa

3. Félicité- Senegal

4. Vaya- South Africa

5. A Mile in My Shoes – Morocco

Achievement in Editing

1. Call Me Thief- South Africa

2. Vaya – South Africa

3. While We Live – Burkina Faso/Sweden

4. CEO – Nigeria

5. Félicité- Senegal

Achievement in Screen Play

1. Oloibiri – Nigeria

2. Dora’s Peace- South Africa

3. Félicité – Senegal

4. While We Live- Burkina Faso/Sweden

5. Vaya – South Africa

Lagos State  Award for Best Nigerian Film

1. Green White Green

2. 93 Days

3. CEO

4. 76 

5. Ayamma

6. Oloibiri

Best Young/ Promising Actor

1. Pabillo Koza – Dora’s Peace

2. Medina Molanga – Queen of Katwe

3. Azwille Shanane-Madiba – Vaya

4. Austin Rose – Call Me Thief

5. Adam Kanyama– While We Live

Tony Elumelu  Award for Best Comedy

1. Funny Enough (Snaaks Genoeg) – South Africa

2. Three Wise Men – Nigeria

3. Keteke – Ghana

4. A Trip To Jamaica – Nigeria

Best Actor In a Supporting Role

1. Adonijah Owiriwa – 76

2. Warren Matsimola – Vaya

3. Olu Jacobs – Oloibiri

4. Papi Mpaka – Félicité

5. Richard Seruwazi – While We Live

6. Majid Michel – Slow Country

Best Actress In a Supporting Role

1. Inna Moja – Wulu

2. Theresa Edem – Ayamma

3. Taiwo Ajai Lycet – Oloibiri

4. Nmonde Mbusi – Vaya

5. Somkele Idhalama – 93 Days

6. Angelique Kidjo – CEO

Best Actor In a Leading Role

1. Sambassa Nzeribe – Slow Country

2. Ibrahim Koma – Wulu

3. Richard Mofe Damijo – Oloibiri

4. Amine Ennaji- A Mile in My Shoes

5. David Oyelowo – Queen of Katwe

6. Dann Jaques Mouton- Call Me Thief

7. Ramsey Noah – 76

8. Jahwar Soudani – Last Of Us

Best Actress In a Leading Role

1. Vero Tshanda – Félicité

2. Lydia Forson – Keteke

3. Lupita Nyong’o – Queen of Katwe

4. Bimbo Akintola – 93 Days

5. Josette Bushell-Mingo – While We Live

6. Rita Dominic – 76

7. Khabonina Quebeka – Dora’s Peace

8. Zimkhitha Nyoka – Vaya

Best First Feature Film By a Director

1. Happiness is a Four Letter Word –Thabang Molaya- South Africa

2. Green White Green – Abba Makama – Nigeria

3. Wulu – Daouda Coulibaly – Mali

4. Bunjoko – Kizito Samuel – Uganda

5. The Last Of Us – Alaeddine Slim – Tunisia

6. Rain – Daniel Mugerwa – Uganda

Best Director (AMAAA 2017)

1. Daouda Coulibaly – Wulu

2. Steve Gukas – 93 Days

3. Mira Nair – Queen of Katwe

4. Izu Ojukwu – 76

5. Daryen Joshua- Call Me Thief

6. Akin Omotosho – Vaya

7. Alain Gomis – Félicité

8. Ala Eddine Slim- The Last Of Us

9. Said Khallaf – A Mile in My Shoes

Best Film (AMAAA 2017)

1. The Last Of Us – Tunisia

2. A Mile in My Shoes – Morocco

3. 76 – Nigeria

4. Vaya- South Africa

5. 93 Days – Nigeria

6. Queen of Katwe – Uganda

7. Félicité – Senegal

8. Wulu – Mali

9. Call Me Thief – South Africa

Lifetime Achievement award

Nkem Owoh aka Osuofia

Special Recognition Award(AMAAA 2017)

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