15th Africa Movie Academy Awards

15th Africa Movie Academy Awards
15th Africa Movie Academy Awards
Date	27 October 2019
Site	Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, Nigeria
Hosted by	Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lorenzo Menakaya, Funnybone
Highlights
Best Film	The Mercy of the Jungle
Most awards	The Mercy of the Jungle (4)
Most nominations	The Delivery Boy , Sew the Winter to My Skin (13)
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Last updated November 30, 2022

The 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on Sunday 27 October 2019 at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The ceremony recognized and honored excellence among directors, actors, and writers in the film industry. The awards night was hosted by Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lorenzo Menakaya and Funnybone. After receiving up to 700 film entries submitted between 21 October 2018 and 26 January 2019, the organizers of the ceremony announced the nominees on 19 September 2019.^[2]^[3]^[4] The Delivery Boy and Sew the Winter to My Skin led with 13 nominations each while The Burial of Kojo and Redemption followed with 10 each.^[5] The Mercy of the Jungle won in the categories Best Film, Achievement in Costume Design, Achievement in Makeup and Best Actor in a Leading Role. Political thriller King of Boys took home three awards on that same night, including awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, as well as Best Nigerian Film.^[6]

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Film	Best Director
The Mercy of the Jungle – Rwanda Rafiki – Kenya The Delivery Boy – Nigeria Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story – South Africa Sew the Winter to My Skin – South Africa Redemption – Mozambique King of Boys – Nigeria Urgent – Morocco	Jahmil X.T. Qubeka – Sew the Winter to My Skin Wanuri Kahiu – Rafiki Adekunle Adejuyigbe – The Delivery Boy Daryne Joshua – Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story Kemi Adetiba – King of Boys Mohcine Besri – Urgent Mickey Fonseca – Redemption Joël Karekezi – The Mercy of the Jungle
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Best Actress in a Leading Role
Marc Zinga – The Mercy of the Jungle Gabriel Afolayan – Gold Statue Joseph Otsiman – The Burial of Kojo Chinedu Ikedieze – Lara and the Beat Jimmy Jean-Louis – Rattlesnakes Gil Alexandre – Redemption Ezra Mabengeza – Sew the Winter to My Skin Ayoub Bombwe – Fatuma	Sola Sobowale – King of Boys Sheila Munyiva – Rafiki Rita Dominic – Light in the Dark Jill Levenberg – Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story Beatrice Taisamo – Fatuma Seyi Shay – Lara and the Beat Jemima Osunde – The Delivery Boy Samantha Mugatsia – Rafiki
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jarrid Geduld – Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story Reminisce – King of Boys Zolisa Xaluva – Sew the Winter to My Skin Akah Nnani – Banana Island Ghost Kanayo O. Kanayo – Up North Kobina Amissah-Sam – The Burial of Kojo Bucci Franklin – Knockout Blessing	Adesua Etomi – King of Boys Joke Silva – Light in the Dark Eniola Shobayo – Knockout Blessing Linda Ejiofor – Knockout Blessing Kandyse McClure – Sew the Winter to My Skin Arlete Bombe - Redemption
Achievement in Costume Design	Achievement in Makeup
The Mercy of the Jungle Lara and the Beat Rafiki Sew the Winter to My Skin King of Boys Urgent (2018 film) Mabata Bata Light in the Dark	The Mercy of the Jungle Make Room Gold Statue Veronica's Wish Sew the Winter to My Skin The Burial of Kojo Before the Vows
Achievement in Cinematography	Achievement in Production Design
Sew the Winter to My Skin Mabata Bata Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You Redemption Rafiki The Delivery Boy The Burial of Kojo	Redemption Rafiki Urgent Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story Sew the Winter to My Skin The Delivery Boy The Burial of Kojo The Mercy of the Jungle
Achievement in Editing	Achievement in Screenplay
Rafiki The Delivery Boy The Burial of Kojo The Last Victims Gold Statue Diamond in the Sky Sew the Winter to My Skin The Mercy of the Jungle	Redemption The Last Victims Rafiki The God Statue Diamond in the Sky Lara and the Beat Up North The Delivery Boy
Best Film in An African Language	Best Nigerian Film
Rafiki – Kenya Make Room – Nigeria Mabata Bata – Mozambique Azali – Ghana Bahasha (The Envelope) – Tanzania	King of Boys The Delivery Boy Up North Lara and the Beat Knockout Blessing Gold Statue Makeroom
Best Short Film	Best Animation
A Tune of Kora – Senegal The Fisherman – Ghana ICYASHA – Rwanda Mma Moeketsi – South Africa NAMOW2018 – Kenya Vagabond – Ghana Measure of a Woman – South Africa Motswakwa – Botswana Tonight’s Opening Act – Egypt Hello Rain – Nigeria	Choices – Nigeria Afrogames – Burkina Faso Isolated – Kenya Kitwana Journey – Kenya
Best Documentary	Best Film by an African Living Abroad
Khartoum Offside – Sudan Le loups d'or de Balole – Burkina Faso Sur Les Traces de Mamani Abdoulaye – Niger No Gold for Kalsaka – Burkina Faso Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You – Lesotho Skin – Nigeria Golden Fish, African Fish – Senegal Djambar, Sembene the Unsubmissive – Cameroon The State Against Mandela – South Africa	Julius Amedume – Rattlesnakes Tosin Coker – Lara and the Beat Robert O. Peters – Makeroom
Best Diaspora Short Film	Best Diaspora Documentary
Bail – United Kingdom Oath Bound – United Kingdom Fevah – USA I Am Superman – Brazil	My Friend Fela – Brazil Wax Print 1 FABRIC, 4 continent – United Kingdom Drugs as Weapons Against Us – USA Dare to Dream – USA/Cuba The Guardian of No Return – Guadalope
Best Diaspora Feature	Best Soundtrack
Hero – Trinidad and Tobago/Canada Traffik – USA Olympia – USA Sprinter – Jamaica Nine Nights – United Kingdom	Mabata Bata Subira Farewell Ella Bella Redemption The Delivery Boy Lara and the Beat Sew the Winter to My Skin The Mercy of the Jungle
Best Visual Effects	Best Sound
The Delivery Boy Sew the Winter to My Skin Make Room Knockout Blessing Mabata Bata The Burial of Kojo King of Boys	Mabata Bata Urgent Redemption Make Room The Last Victim The Delivery Boy The Burial of Kojo Sew the Winter to My Skin
Most Promising Actor	Best First Feature Film by a Director
Cynthia Dankwa – The Burial of Kojo Catherine Credo – Fatuma Youssef Alaoui – Urgent Angel Onyinyechi Unigwe – Light in the Dark Emilio Bilo – Mabata Bata Jamma Ibrahim – The Delivery Boy	The Burial of Kojo – Blitz Bazawule – Ghana The Delivery Boy – Adekunle Adejuyigbe – Nigeria Subira – Sippy Chadha – Tanzania Before the Vows – Nicole Amarteifio – Ghana

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References

↑ Nwanne, Chuks (26 October 2019). "AMAA revs up Lagos as stars come to town". The Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
↑ Gbenga, Bada (1 November 2018). "AMAA 2019: Organisers call for entry for 15th edition". Pulse NG. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
↑ Jayne, Augoye (24 October 2019). "AMAA receives over 700 film entries for 2019 edition". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
↑ Rotimi, Ige (19 September 2019). "JUST IN: AMAA releases nominations list for 2019". Tribune Online. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
↑ Stephen, Kenechukwu (19 September 2019). "AMAA releases nominees for 2019 awards, FULL LIST". TheCable Lifestyle. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
↑ Gbenga, Bada (27 October 2019). "AMAA 2019: Here are all the winners at the 15th edition of award". Pulse NG. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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[1] Nwanne, Chuks (26 October 2019). "AMAA revs up Lagos as stars come to town". The Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[2] Gbenga, Bada (1 November 2018). "AMAA 2019: Organisers call for entry for 15th edition". Pulse NG. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[3] Jayne, Augoye (24 October 2019). "AMAA receives over 700 film entries for 2019 edition". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[4] Rotimi, Ige (19 September 2019). "JUST IN: AMAA releases nominations list for 2019". Tribune Online. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[5] Stephen, Kenechukwu (19 September 2019). "AMAA releases nominees for 2019 awards, FULL LIST". TheCable Lifestyle. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[6] Gbenga, Bada (27 October 2019). "AMAA 2019: Here are all the winners at the 15th edition of award". Pulse NG. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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15th Africa Movie Academy Awards
Date	27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)
Site	Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, Nigeria
Hosted by	Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lorenzo Menakaya, Funnybone^[1]
Highlights
Best Film	The Mercy of the Jungle
Most awards	The Mercy of the Jungle (4)
Most nominations	The Delivery Boy , Sew the Winter to My Skin (13)
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