13th Africa Movie Academy Awards

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13th Africa Movie Academy Awards
Date15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)
Site Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Hosted byNse Ikpe-Etim
Organized byAfrica Film Academy
Highlights
Best Film Félicité
Most awards Félicité (6)
Most nominations Vaya (12)
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The 13th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 15 July 2017 at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria.

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. [1]

Best Film Best Director
Best Actor in a leading role Best Actress in a leading role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  • Papi Mpaka - Félicité
  • Adonijah Owiriwa - 76
  • Warren Matsimola - Vaya
  • Olu Jacobs - Oloibiri
  • Richard Seruwazi – While We Live
  • Majid Michel – Slow Country
Achievement in Costume Design Achievement in Makeup
  • Queen of Katwe - Uganda
  • Ayamma- Nigeria
  • Keteke - Ghana
  • The Last Of Us - Tunisia
  • Logun Ofe - Nigeria
  • Oloibiri - Nigeria
  • Dora’s Peace – South Africa
  • Ayamma- Nigeria
  • The Last of Us - Tunisia
  • Slow Country- Nigeria
Achievement in Cinematography Achievement in Production Design
Achievement in Editing Achievement in Screenplay
  • Vaya – South Africa
  • Oloibiri - Nigeria
  • Dora’s Peace- South Africa
  • Félicité – Senegal
  • While We Live- Burkina Faso/Sweden
Best Film in An African Language Best Nigerian Film
Best Short Film Best Animation
  • A Place for Myself – Rwanda co-winner
  • A Place in the Plane – Senegal co-winner
  • Bout – Nigeria
  • On Monday Last Week – Ghana/USA
  • Silence - Nigeria
  • Kieza - Angola
  • Yemoja: Rise of the Orisa- Nigeria/UK
  • Marabout – Senegal
  • Got Flowers - Nigeria
  • Black Barbie – Ghana
  • Gyrow – Nigeria
  • Pull – Nigeria
Best Documentary Best Film by an African Living Abroad
  • Mama Colonel – DRC
  • Legacy Of The Hills – Mali
  • Makoko: Future Afloat - Nigeria
  • House in the Field – Morocco
  • Vivre Riche – Cote D’Ivoire
  • House of Nwapa – Nigeria
  • The African Who Wanted To Fly – Gabon
  • La Colere Dans Le Vent (Anger in the Wind) - Niger
  • While We Live – Burkina Faso/Sweden
  • Saving Dreams – Nigeria/Canada
  • Theory of Conflict- Nigeria/USA
  • A Mile in My Shoes (film) – Morocco/Canada
  • Hell’s Fury- Nigeria/USA
Best Diaspora Short Best Diaspora Documentary
  • 13th - USA
  • I Am Not Your Negro – Haiti/France
  • Les heritiers du Vietnam (Martinique)
  • Horace Tapscott, Musical Griot - USA
Best Diaspora Feature Best Soundtrack
  • Birth of a Nation - USA
  • West Indies Gang - Guadeloupe
  • Fences – USA
  • Double Play (film) – Curacao
  • Moonlight – USA
Best Visual Effects Best Sound
  • Wulu - Mali
  • Oloibiri- Nigeria
  • Whale Caller – South Africa
  • Queen of Katwe - Uganda
  • Slow Country – Nigeria
  • Vaya – South Africa
  • 93 Days – Nigeria
  • Félicité – Senegal
  • Wulu- Mali
  • Dora’s Peace – South Africa
Most Promising Actor Best First Feature Film by a Director
  • Wulu – Daouda Coulibaly – Mali
  • Happiness is a Four Letter Word –Thabang Molaya- South Africa
  • Green White Green – Abba Makama - Nigeria
  • Bunjoko – Kizito Samuel - Uganda
  • The Last Of Us – Alaeddine Slim – Tunisia
  • Rain – Daniel Mugerwa - Uganda

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References

  1. Africa Movie Academy Awards 2017 Winners, 15 July 2017