17th Africa Movie Academy Awards
The 2021 African Movie Academy Award ceremony was held on Sunday 28 November 2021 at the Marriott Hotel in Lagos Nigeria.[1]
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Date | 28 November 2021 |
Site | Mariott Hotel, Lagos |
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Best Film | The Gravedigger's Wife (Somalia) |
Most awards | The Gravedigger's Wife (Somalia) - 4 Awards |
Most nominations | The Gravedigger's Wife (Somalia) |
Submissions for consideration for the awards were held between 31 May and 31 July 2021.[2] Over 500 films were submitted for consideration.[3]
The nominees in 26 categories were announced in a ceremony held at Ebony Life Place, Victoria Island Lagos, on Friday 29 October 2021 by the head of the jury, Steve Oluseyi Ayorinde.[4] The Somalian movie, Gravedigger’s Wife received the highest number of nominations including Best Film in African Language, Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Best Director.[5] Other nominated films include Omo Ghetto: The Saga, Ayinla and Eyimofe. Oluwabamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan, a former housemate in Big Brother Naija was nominated in the Best Young/Promising Actor category for her role in the movie Collision Course.[1]
Awards
Best Film | Best Director |
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Best Actor in a Leading Role | Best Actress in a Leading Role |
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
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Achievement in Costume Design | Achievement in Makeup |
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Achievement in Cinematography | Achievement in Production Design |
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Achievement in Editing | Achievement in Screenplay |
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Best Film in An African Language | Best Nigerian Film |
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Best Short Film | Best Animation |
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Best Documentary | Best Film by an African Living Abroad |
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Best Diaspora Short Film | Best Diaspora Documentary |
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Best Diaspora Feature | Best Soundtrack |
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Best Visual Effects | Best Sound |
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Most Promising Actor | Best First Feature Film by a Director |
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References
- Banjo, Noah (2021-10-29). "FULL LIST: Ayinla, Omo Ghetto: The Saga bag multiple nominations at AMAA 2021". Punch Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- Matheka, Grace (2021-05-06). "Africa Movie Academy Awards 2021 are now open for submissions". HapaKenya. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- Orodare, Michael (2021-10-03). "Africa Film Academy announces AMAA 2021 date as Steve Ayorinde heads jury". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- "AMAA 2021 to hold Nov 28". TheCable Lifestyle. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- Olowoporoku, Muhamin. "AMAA 2021 awards: Gravedigger's wife leads nominations". Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2021-10-30.