List of Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremonies

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The following is a list of Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremonies including ceremony date, ceremony host and the Best Film award winner.

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Nomination Venues

YearNomination VenueJury President
2005
2006
2007
2008Johannesburg, South Africa
2009 FESPACO, Burkina Faso
2010Accra, Ghana
2011Nairobi, Kenya
2012Banjul, Gambia Asantewa Olatunji [1] [2]
2013Lilongwe, Malawi June Givanni [3]
2014Johannesburg, South Africa Steve Ayorinde [4]
2015Los Angeles, United States Keith Shiri [5]
2016Lagos, Nigeria Shaibu Husseini [6]
2017Kigali, Rwanda Berni Goldblat [7]
2018Wheatbaker Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria Dorothee Wenner [8]
2019Lagos, NigeriaAsantewa Olatunji [9]
2020Online Steve Ayorinde [10]
2021Ebony Life Place, VI, Lagos Steve Ayorinde [11]
2022 Keith Shiri [12]

Ceremonies

CeremonyVenueDate of ceremonyHosts [13] Best Film
TitleDirectorNation
1st Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State30 May 2005 Stella Damasus-Aboderin, Segun Arinze The Mayors [14] [15] [16] Dickson Iroegbu Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
2nd Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State29 April 2006Frank Edoh, Chinyelu Anyiam-Osigwe Rising Moon [17] Andy Nwakalor
3rd Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State10 March 2007 Richard Mofe-Damijo, Thami Ngubeni [18] [19] Sitanda [19] Izu Ojukwu
4th Transcorp Hilton Hotels, Abuja, Nigeria26 April 2008 Osita Iheme & Chinedu Ikedieze,
Stephanie Okereke & Ramsey Nouah 		Run Baby Run [20] [21] Emmanuel Apea Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
5th Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State4 April 2009 Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Julius Agwu From a Whisper [22] Wanuri Kahiu Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
6th Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State10 April 2010 Rita Dominic, Basorge Tariah [23] The Figurine [24] Kunle Afolayan Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
7th Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State27 March 2011 [25] [26] Nse Ikpe Etim & Jim Iyke [27] Viva Riva! Djo Tunda Wa Munga Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo
8th Expo Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, NigeriaApril 2012 [28] [29] [30] Jimmy Jean-Louis, OC Ukeje How to Steal 2 Million Charlie Vundla Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
9th Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa StateApril 2013 [31] [32] Ama K. Abebrese, Dakore Akande &
Ayo Makun 		Confusion Na Wa Kenneth Gyang Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
10th Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State 24 May 2014 [33] [34] Segun Arinze, Lloyd Nathaniel and Naa Ashorkor. [35] Of Good Report Jahmil X.T. Qubeka Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
11th Boardwalk International Convention Centre, Port Elizabeth, South Africa26 September 2015 Camille Winbush and Omotola Jalade Timbuktu Abderrahmane Sissako Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania
12th Obi Wali International Conference Centre, Port Harcourt11 June 2016 Mike Ezuruonye and Kgopedi Lilokoe Eye of the Storm Sékou Traoré Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso
13th Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria15 July 2017 Nse Ikpe Etim Félicité Alain Gomis Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
14th Intare Conference Arena, Kigali, Rwanda3 August 2018 Nse Ikpe Etim & Arthur Nkusi Five Fingers for Marseilles Michael Matthews Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
15th Landmark Event Center, Lagos27 October 2019 Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lorenzo Menakaya, Funnybone The Mercy of the Jungle Joël Karekezi Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda
16th Online20 December 2020 Lorenzo Menakaya The Milkmaid Desmond Ovbiagele Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
17th Marriott Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria28 November 2021 Chigul and Stanley Chibuna The Gravedigger's Wife Khadar Ayderus Ahmed Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia
18th Jewel Aeida Hall, Lekki, Lagos30 October 2022Funnybone, Chigul, Kachi Offia Tug of War Amil Shivji Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania

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