16th Africa Movie Academy Awards

16th Africa Movie Academy Awards

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]

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Film Best Director
  • The Milkmaid – Nigeria
  • Knuckle City – South Africa
  • The Fisherman’s Diary -Cameroon
  • The Ghost and the House of Truth – Nigeria
  • 40 Sticks – Kenya
  • Desrances – Burkina Faso
  • This is Not A Burial, It’s a Resurrection – Lesotho
  • Gold Coast Lounge – Ghana
  • Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese This is Not a Burial, It’s a resurrection
  • Akin Omotoso – The Ghost and House of Truth
  • Enah Johnscott – A Fisherman’s Diary
  • Jahmil X.T QuebekaKnuckle City
  • Desmond Ovbiagele – The Milkmaid
  • Victor Gatonye – 40 Sticks
  • Appoline Traore – Desrances Appoline Traore – Desrances
  • Pascal AkaGold Coast Lounge
Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Achievement in Costume Design Achievement in Makeup
  • The Milkmaid – Nigeria
  • Knuckle City – South Africa
  • Ratnik – Nigeria
  • 1929 – Nigeria
  • Heroes of Africa; Tette Quarshie - Ghana
Achievement in Cinematography Achievement in Production Design
Achievement in Editing Achievement in Screenplay
Best Film in An African Language Best Nigerian Film
Best Short Film Best Animation
  • The Letter Reader – South Africa
  • Baxu & the Giant – Namibia
  • Songs About My Mother – South Africa
  • Idi Amin’s Boat – Uganda
  • Yahoo – Nigeria
  • SEMA (Speak Out) – DRC
  • A Canvas for a Visa – Senegal
  • After the War – Egypt
  • I am leaving In Ghana Get Me Out of Here – Ghana
  • From Here To Timbuktu – Kenya
  • Malaika (The Warrior Queen) – Nigeria/USA
  • A Special Gift – Mozambique
  • The Legend of Lwanda Magere – Kenya
  • FTFO – Nigeria
  • Sankofa – Cote D’Voire
  • A Gugle Day – Nigeria
Best Documentary Best Film by an African Living Abroad
  • No Gold for Kalsaka - Burkina Faso
  • January 15, 1970: Untold memoir of the Biafran War – Nigeria
  • Journey to Kenya – Sudan
  • Daysm of Cannibalism – South Africa
  • Finding Sally – Ethiopia/Canada
  • The Letter – Kenya
  • Becoming Black – Togo/Germany
  • Influence – South Africa
  • No Shade – Clare Anyiam-Osigwe
  • Eagles’ Nest – Olivier Assoua
  • 2 Weeks in Lagos – Kathryn Fasegha
  • Idemuza – Aloaye Omoake
  • Between – Daniel Adenimokan
Best Diaspora Short Film Best Diaspora Documentary
  • Boxed – USA
  • June 14 – USA
  • Egun – Brazil
  • Brick By Brick – USA
  • Becoming Black – Germany
  • Revolution From Afar – USA
  • Meeting My Father – France
  • If Objects Could Speak – Germany
Best Diaspora Feature Best Soundtrack
  • Joseph – Barbados
  • Aiyai: Wrathful Soul – Australia
  • Lola – USA
  • A Day With Jerusa – Brazil
  • Black and Blue – USA
Best Visual Effects Best Sound
  • Knuckle City – South Africa
  • Heroes of Africa; Tette Quarshie – Ghana
  • Desrances – Burkina Faso
  • Living in Bondage: Breaking Free – Nigeria
  • Badamasi – Nigeria
  • Ratnik - Nigeria
  • Foreigner’s God – Nigeria
  • A Taste of Our Land – Rwanda
Most Promising Actor Best First Feature Film by a Director

References

  1. ^ "AMAA to hold December 20". Vanguard News. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. ^ "AMAA 2020 Full List Of Winners". www.ama-awards.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  3. ^ a b "'Knuckle City', 'The Milkmaid' lead AMAA 2020 nominations [Full List]". Pulse Nigeria. 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. ^ ""The Milkmaid", Ramsey Nouah win big in 2020 AMAA - P.M. News". pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  5. ^ "2020 AMAA winners". Archived from the original on 2020-12-21. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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