16th Africa Movie Academy Awards | |
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Date | 20 December 2020 |
Site | Online |
Hosted by | Lorenzo Menakaya |
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Best Film | The Milkmaid |
Most awards | The Milkmaid (5) |
Most nominations | Knuckle City (10) |
The 2020 Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on Sunday 20 December 2020 online at the AMAA website due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [2] The award night was hosted by Lorenzo Menakaya. After the film entries were submitted, the date for the announcement of nominees was shifted from 20 November to 30 November. [3] Knuckle City led with 10 nominations followed by Desrances with 10 nominations. [3] The Milkmaid won the most awards including Best film in an African language, Best film and Best Nigerian film. [4] [5]
Winners are listed first and 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 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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