Africa Movie Academy Award for Most Promising Actor

Last updated November 25, 2024

The Africa Movie Academy Award for Most Promising Actor is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to recognize emerging talents in the African cinema. The category has been renamed and merged severally since it was first awarded in 2006.^[1]

Best Young Actor
Year	Nominees	Film	Result
2006	Sam Anyamela	Day of Atonement	Won
	Akume Akume	Rising Moon	Nominated
	Kalu Ikeagwu	Fragile Pain	Nominated
	Alagie Sarr	Arrou (Prevention)	Nominated
	Tendal Musoni	Tanyaradzwa	Won
	Chika Ike	To Love a Stranger	Nominated
	Lilian Ikpe	Behind Closed Door	Nominated
	Elezra Ofori	My Mother’s Heart	Nominated
2007	Ali Nuhu	Sitanda	Won
	Amzat Abdel Hakim	Abeni	Nominated
	Mbong Odungide	The Amazing Grace	Nominated
	Moumouni Sanou	Mokili	Nominated
2008	OC Ukeje & Jibril Hoomsuk (co-winners)	White Waters	Won
	Maleke Idowu	Checkpoint	Nominated
	Van Vicker	Princess Tyra & Return of Beyonce	Nominated
	Kunle Fawole	Cash Money	Nominated
	Krossin	New Jerusalem	Nominated
	Uju Okeke	Mission To Nowhere	Won
	Jackie Appiah	Princess Tyra	Nominated
	Yvonne Nelson	Princess Tyra	Nominated
2009	Litha Booi	Gugu and Andile	Won
	Mavila Anthana Keriario	Battle of the Soul	Nominated
	Ruffy Samuel	Dead End	Nominated
	Segun Adefila	Arugba	Nominated
	Sheriff Ramzy	Seventh Heaven	Nominated
	Lungelo Dhladha	Gugu and Andile	Won
	Bhaira Mcwizu	Cindy’s Note	Nominated
	Bukola Awoyemi	Arugba	Nominated
	Lydia Forson	Scorned	Nominated
	Béa Flore Mfouemoun	Mah Sa-Sah	Nominated
2010	Wilson Maina	Togetherness Supreme	Won
	Wole Ojo	The Child	Nominated
	John Dumelo	Heart of Men	Nominated
	Pethro Tumba Mbole	A Game of my Life	Nominated
	Sunny Chikezie	Lilies of the Ghetto	Nominated
	Chelsea Eze (co-winner)	Silent Scandals	Won
	Rehema Nanfuka (co-winner)	Imani	Won
	Martha Kisaka	Togetherness Supreme	Nominated
	Martha Ankomah	Sins of the Soul	Nominated
	Ashionye Michelle Ugboh	Jungle Ride	Nominated
2011	Edward Kagutuzi	Mirror Boy	Won
	Yves Dusenge & Roger Nsengiyumua	Africa United	Nominated
	Samson Odhiambo & Leila Dayan Opou	Soul Boy	Nominated
	Donovan Adams	Shirley Adams	Nominated
	Junior Singo	Hopeville	Nominated
2012	Ivie Okujaye	Alero’s Symphony	Won
	Neo Ntatleno	State of Violence	Nominated
	Iyobosa Olaye	Adesuwa	Nominated
	Martha Ankomah	Somewhere in Africa	Nominated
	Thomas Gumede	Otelo Burning	Nominated
	Sihle Xaba	Otelo Burning	Nominated
2013	Belinda Effah	Kokomma (co-winner)	Won
	Joseph Wairimu	Nairobi Half Life (co-winner)	Won
	Sumela Maculuva	Virgin Magarida	Nominated
	Shonelo Mbutho	Ulanga The Mark	Nominated
	Karoumwi Olakunle	The Twin Sword	Nominated
2014	Petronella Tshuma	Of Good Report	Won
	Evelyn Galle Ansah	Good Old Days: For the Love of AA	Nominated
	Tope Tedela	A Mile from Home	Nominated
	Kitty Phillips	The Children of Troumatron	Nominated
	Shawn Faqua	The Twin Sword	Nominated
2015	Kemi Lala Akindoju	Dazzling Mirage (co-winner)	Won
	Hassan Spike Insingoma	Boda Boda Thieves (co-winner)	Won
	Demola Adedoyin	October 1	Nominated
	Vinjeru Kamanga	Bella	Nominated
	Chiedza Mhende	Love The One You Love	Nominated
2016	Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge	Dry	Won
	Nyanso Dzedze	Hear Me Move	Nominated
	Ophelia Klenam Dzidzornu	The Cursed Ones	Nominated
	Ifu Ennada	O-Town	Nominated
	Eve Esin	Oshimiri	Nominated
2017	Madina Nalwanga	Queen of Katwe	Won
	Paballo Koza	Dora’s Peace	Nominated
	Azwille Shanane-Madiba	Vaya	Nominated
	Austin Rose	Call Me Thief	Nominated
	Adam Kanyama	While We Live	Nominated
2018	Anine Lansari	The Blessed Vost	Won
	Patrick Dibuah	Banana Island Ghost	Nominated
	Austin Enabulele	In My Country	Nominated
	Cindy Sanyu	Bella	Nominated
	Maurice Paige	Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll	Nominated
	Nichole Ozioma Banna	Icheke Oku	Nominated
	Zainab Balogun	Sylvia	Nominated
2019	Cynthia Dankwa	The Burial of Kojo	Won
	Catherine Credo	Fatuma	Nominated
	Youssef Alaoui	Urgent	Nominated
	Angel Onyinyechi Unigwe	Light in the Dark	Nominated
	Emilio Bilo	Mabata Bata	Nominated
	Jamma Ibrahim	The Delivery Boy	Nominated
2020	Faith Fidel	The Fisherman's Diary	Won
	Naomi Nemlin	Desrances	Nominated
	Chimezie Imo	Nimbe	Nominated
	Swanky JKA	Living in Bondage: Breaking Free	Nominated
	Wayne Smith	Fiela’s Child	Nominated
	Cina Soul	Gold Coast Lounge	Nominated
	Anthonieta Kalunta	The Milkmaid	Nominated
2021	Wilmah Muremera	Shaina	Won
	Oluwabamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan	Collision Course	Nominated
	Faith Fidel	Where I Come From	Nominated
	Kefas Brand	Lucky Winner	Nominated
	David Weda	Bangarang	Nominated
	Bertha Abdallah	Nyara (The Kidnapping)	Nominated
Hannah Sukali	Fatsani: A Tale Of Survival	Nominated
2022	Amina Mohammed	Ayaanle	Won
	Emmanuel Afffadzi	Borga	Nominated
	Kebirungi Agnes Knight	Tinka's Story	Nominated
	Maryam Waziri Salihu	Almajiri	Nominated
	Samke Makhaba	Surviving Gaza	Nominated
	Emmanuel Kuye	Ba Ni (Mud Clan)	Nominated
2023	Maleek Sanni	Gangs of Lagos	Won
	Jennifer Ewube	L’axe Lourd (The Highway)	Nominated
	Darisimi Nadi	Obara'm	Nominated
	Sanou Titiama	Le chant des fusils (The Song of the Rifles)	Nominated
	Eyiyemi Afolayan	Anikulapo	Nominated
2024	Michelle Lemuya	Nawi	Pending
	Likohna Mgali	The Queenstown Kings	Pending
	Agape Mngomezulu	Orah	Pending
	William Dias	Bokwagter	Pending
	Kofi Adu-Gyamfi	Tejiri	Pending
	Ruby Akubueze	She	Pending
	Fatima Muhammed	Mai Martaba	Pending

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[1] "AMAA Official website". Africa Film Academy. Retrieved 20 May 2014.

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