14th Africa Movie Academy Awards | |
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Date | 20 October 2018 |
Site | Intari Conference Arena, Kigali, Rwanda [1] |
Hosted by | Nse Ikpe-Etim, Arthur Nkusi [2] |
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Best Film | Five Fingers For Marseilles |
Most awards | Five Fingers For Marseilles (5) |
Most nominations | Five Fingers For Marseilles (10) |
The 14th Africa Movie Academy Awards was held 20 October 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. The event was hosted by Nse Ikpe Etim and Arthur Nkusi. [3] [4]
Winners are listed highlighted in boldface.
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 | 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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Achievement in Editing | |
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