The Africa Movie Academy Award for Achievement In Screen Play is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to recognise the best African films of the preceding year.[1]
Best Screenplay |
Year | Film | Recipient | Result |
2005 | The Mayors | Dickson Iroegbu, Tai Emeka Obasi | Won |
Mastermind | | Nominated |
Afonja | | Nominated |
Yesterday | | Nominated |
2006 | Eagle's Bride | | Won |
Anini | | Nominated |
Behind Closed Doors | | Nominated |
Tanyaradzwa | | Nominated |
Arrou | | Nominated |
2007 | Sitanda | | Won |
Maroko | | Nominated |
Dancing Heart | | Nominated |
Azima | | Nominated |
2008 | Run Baby Run | | Won |
Checkpoint | | Nominated |
White Waters | | Nominated |
Across the Niger | | Nominated |
Mission to Nowhere | | Nominated |
30 Days | | Nominated |
2009 | From a Whisper | Wanuri Kahiu | Won |
Seventh Heaven | Zainab Aziz | Nominated |
Through the Glass | Stephanie Okereke | Nominated |
Reloaded | Emem Isong | Nominated |
Beautiful Soul | Tchidi Chikere | Nominated |
2010 | I Sing of a Well | Leila Djansi | Won |
Seasons of a Life | Shemu Joyah | Nominated |
The Tenant | Jude Idada & Lucky Ejim | Nominated |
Freedom in Chains | | Nominated |
Guilty Pleasures | | Nominated |
2011 | Sinking Sands | Leila Djansi | Won |
Soul Boy | Hawa Essuman | Nominated |
Hopeville | | Nominated |
Shirley Adams | Oliver Hermanus | Nominated |
Izulu Lami | | Nominated |
2012 | Ties That Bind | Leila Djansi | Won |
Mr. and Mrs. | | Nominated |
How to Steal 2 Million | | Nominated |
Otelo Burning | | Nominated |
Unwanted Guest | | Nominated |
Two Brides And A Baby | | Nominated |
2013 | Heroes and Zeros | | Won |
Contract | | Nominated |
Ninah’s Dowry | | Nominated |
Alan Poza | Charles Novia | Nominated |
Blood and Henna | | Nominated |
Zama Zama | | Nominated |
2014 | Of Good Report | | Won |
Accident | | Nominated |
B for Boy | | Nominated |
Felix | | Nominated |
Potomanto | | Nominated |
2015 | Le President | | Won |
Love or Something Like That | | Nominated |
Run | | Nominated |
Timbuktu | | Nominated |
While You Slept | | Nominated |
2016 | Tell Me Sweet Something | | Won |
Beyond Blood | | Nominated |
The Cursed Ones | | Nominated |
Eye of the Storm | | Nominated |
The Visit | | Nominated |
2017 | Vaya | | Won |
Dora's Peace | | Nominated |
Félicité | | Nominated |
Oloibiri | | Nominated |
While We Live | | Nominated |
2018 | Hakkunde | | Won |
Five Fingers For Marseilles | | Nominated |
The Lost Café | | Nominated |
Ojukokoro | | Nominated |
Potato Potahto | | Nominated |
The Women | | Nominated |
2019 | Redemption | | Won |
The Delivery Boy | | Nominated |
Diamond in the Sky | | Nominated |
The God Statue | | Nominated |
Lara and the Beat | | Nominated |
The Last Victims | | Nominated |
Rafiki | Wanuri Kahiu, Jena Cato Bass | Nominated |
Up North | | Nominated |
2020 | The Fisherman’s Diary | | Won |
For Maria: Ebun Pataki | | Nominated |
The White Line | | Nominated |
4th Republic | | Nominated |
Knuckle City | | Nominated |
40 Sticks | | Nominated |
Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later | | Nominated |
3 Days To Go | | Nominated |
2021 | Chasing Lullaby | | Pending |
Where I Come From | | Pending |
Stain | Morris Mugisha, Ronah Ninsiima | Nominated |
Collision Course | | Pending |
Hairareb | | Pending |
References
- ^ "Official Website of the AMAAs". Africa Movie Academy Awards. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
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Discontinued awards | Merit awards | - Actor Indigenous
- Actress Indigenous
- Lighting
- Art Direction
- Marketer
- Soap
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Special awards
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- Madiba Africa Vision Awards
- Film for Women Empowerment
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