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Award in Africa
The 7th
Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 27 March 2011 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in
Yenagoa ,
Bayelsa State ,
Nigeria , to honor the best
African films of
2010 .
[1] The nomination ceremony was held at the Ole Sereni Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on 25 February 2011.
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[7] For the films released in 2010, Africa Movie Academy Awards were presented in 26 categories.
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Winners
The winners of the 26 Award Categories are listed first and highlighted in bold letters.
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Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actress in Supporting Role
Best Actor in Supporting Role
Marlene Longage -
Viva Riva!
Mary Twala - Hopeville
Joyce Ntalabe - The Rivaling Shadow
Tina Mba -
Tango With Me
Yvonne Okoro - Pool Party
Best Young Actor
Best Child Actor
Edward Kagutuzi -
Mirror Boy
Yves Dusenge & Roger Nsengiyumua -
Africa United
Samson Odhiambo & Leila Dayan Opou -
Soul Boy
Donovan Adams - Shirley Adams
Junior Singo - Hopeville
Sobahle Mkhabase , Tschepang Mohlomi & Sibonelo Malinga -
Izulu lami
Eriya Ndayambaje -
Africa United
Jordan Ntunga -
Viva Riva!
Ayomide Abatti -
Maami
Benjamin Abemigisha - Zebu And The Photofish
Shantel Mwabi - Suwi
Best Film in African Language
Best Nigerian Film
Izulu lami - Madoda Ncayiyana (South Africa)
Aramotu - Niji Akanni (Nigeria)
Soul Boy - Hawa Essuman (Kenya)
Suwi - Musola Catherine Kaseketi (Zambia)
Fishing The Little Stone - Kaz Kasozi (Uganda)
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Achievement in Sound
Best Soundtrack
Best Visual Effects
Best Make Up
A Small Town Called Descent
Aramotu
Nani
Who owns da city
Inale
Best Costume Design
Best Production Design
Best Documentary
Best Short Documentary
After The Mine - Diendo Hamadi & Dinta Wa Lusula (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Symphony Kinshasa - Diendo Hamadi & Dinta Wa Lusula (Congo)
Naija Diamond (Feature On Dr. Rahmat Mohammed) - Nform Leonard (Nigeria)
Stepping Into The Unknown - Rowena Aldous & Jill Hanas-Hancock (South Africa)
Yeabu’s Homecoming - Jenny Chu (Sierra Leone)
Best Short Film
Best Diaspora Short Film
Dina - Mickey Fonseca (Mozambique)
Bougfen - Petra Baninla Sunjo (Cameroon)
Weakness - Wanjiru Kairu (Kenya)
No Jersey No Match - Daniel Ademinokan (Nigeria)
Duty - Mak Kusare (Nigeria)
Bonlambo - Zwe Lesizwe Ntuli (South Africa)
Zebu And The Photofish - Zipporah Nyarori (Kenya)
Allahkabo - Bouna Cherif Fofana (Togo)
Precipice - Julius Amedume (UK)
Cycle - Roy Clovis (USA)
Under Tow - Miles Orion Feld (USA)
Habitual Aggression - Temi Ojo (USA)
Little Soldier - Dallas King (USA)
The New N Word - Sowande Tichawonna (USA)
Best Film for African Abroad
Best Diaspora Feature
Suicide Dolls - Keith Shaw (USA)
Tested - Russell Costanzo (USA)
Nothing Less - Wayne Saunders (UK)
The Village - Wayne Saunders (UK)
Best Diaspora Documentary
Best Editing
Stubborn As A Mule - Miller Bargeron Jr & Arcelous Deiels (USA)
Momentum - Zeinabu Irene Davis (USA)
If Not Now - Louis Haggart (USA)
Motherland -
Owen Alik Shahadah (USA)
Changement - Chiara Cavallazi (Italy)
Films with multiple nominations
The following films received multiple nominations.
12 nominations
9 nominations
8 nominations
6 nominations
A Small Town Called Descent
Izulu Lami
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
References
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"Nollywood humbled! as Congo, South Africa rule @ AMAA '11" .
The Vanguard . Lagos, Nigeria:
Vanguard Media . Retrieved 3 April 2011 .
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"AMAA Nominations Night" .
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^ Odongo, David.
"Film makers send entries for awards" .
The Standard . Nairobi, Kenya. Archived from
the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011 .
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"Africa Movie Academy Awards 2011" .
Africa Movie Academy Awards . Archived from
the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011 .
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"AMAA Nominations 2011" .
Africa Movie Academy Awards . Archived from
the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011 .
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"Out of Kenya" .
The Standard . Nairobi, Kenya: The Standard Group. 24 February 2011. Archived from
the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011 .
^ Banda, Tim Kamazu (26 February 2011).
"Kenya and Nigeria shine with choice films" .
Daily Nation . Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 1 March 2011 .
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"AMAA Nominees and Winners 2011" .
Africa Movie Academy Awards . 28 March 2011. Archived from
the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011 .
^ Osae-Brown, Funke (28 March 2011).
"Congolese 'Viva Riva' wins Africa's best film award" .
The EastAfrican . Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 28 March 2011 .
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