The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Production Design is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to reward the best art direction in a film for the year. It was introduced in 2008 as Achievement in Art Direction but was renamed to Best Production Design since the 2011 edition. [1]
Best Production Design | |||
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Year | Film | Art Direction | Result |
2008 | New Jerusalem | Won | |
Rival | Nominated | ||
Across the Niger | Nominated | ||
30 Days | Nominated | ||
Iranse Aje | Nominated | ||
Princess Tyra | Nominated | ||
2009 | Small Boy | Michelle Bello | Won |
Five Apostles | Ifeanyi Onyeabor | Nominated | |
Agony of the Christ | Jude Odoh | Nominated | |
From a Whisper | Kay Tuckerman | Nominated | |
Revolution | Eddybongo Uka | Nominated | |
2010 | Fulani | Won | |
I Sing of a Well | Nominated | ||
The Child | Nominated | ||
The Figurine | Nominated | ||
Imani | Nominated | ||
2011 | Viva Riva! | Won | |
Tango With Me | Nominated | ||
Hopeville | Nominated | ||
6 Hours To Christmas | Nominated | ||
Maami | Nominated | ||
2012 | Phone Swap | Won | |
Somewhere in Africa | Nominated | ||
Otelo Burning | Nominated | ||
Adesuwa | Nominated | ||
How to Steal 2 Million | Nominated | ||
2013 | Elelwani | Won | |
Virgin Magarida | Nominated | ||
The Twin Sword | Nominated | ||
Contract | Nominated | ||
Blood And Henna | Nominated | ||
Okoro The Prince | Nominated | ||
2014 | A Northern Affair | Won | |
Of Good Report | Nominated | ||
Ni Sisi | Nominated | ||
Good Old Days: Love of AA | Nominated | ||
Apaye | Nominated | ||
2015 | iNumber Number | Won | |
October 1 | Nominated | ||
Le President | Nominated | ||
Run | Nominated | ||
Timbuktu | Nominated | ||
2016 | The Cursed Ones | Won | |
Ayanda | Nominated | ||
Missing God | Nominated | ||
A Soldier's Story | Nominated | ||
Out of Luck | Nominated | ||
2017 | 76 | Won | |
Call Me Thief | Nominated | ||
Félicité | Nominated | ||
Queen of Katwe | Nominated | ||
The Last of Us | Nominated | ||
2018 | Five Fingers for Marseilles | Won | |
Kada River | Nominated | ||
Tatu | Nominated | ||
In My Country | Nominated | ||
Cross Roads | Nominated | ||
2019 | Redemption | Won | |
Rafiki | Nominated | ||
Urgent | Nominated | ||
Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story | Nominated | ||
Sew the Winter to My Skin | Nominated | ||
The Delivery Boy | Nominated | ||
The Burial of Kojo | Nominated | ||
The Mercy of the Jungle | Nominated | ||
2020 | Knuckle City | Won | |
Ratnik | Nominated | ||
Zulu Wedding | Nominated | ||
Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later | Nominated | ||
This is Not A Burial, It’s a resurrection | Nominated | ||
Foreigner’s God | Nominated | ||
Gold Coast Lounge | Nominated | ||
The Ghost and the House of Truth | Nominated | ||
2021 | The Gravedigger’s Wife | Won | |
The Takers | Nominated | ||
Nyara (The Kidnapping) | Nominated | ||
Tecora | Nominated | ||
Shadow Parties | Nominated |
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