The 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was held yesterday night, Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Dr. Obi Wali Event Centre, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. Amongst the winners include Daniel K Daniel, Thishiwe Ziqubu, "Meet the Parents," "Dry," "Soldier Story," "Tell Me Something New," among others.
The event was held at Dr. Obi Wali Event Centre, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State with Nollywood stars and their African counterparts all stepping out in dazzling outfits. Some of the stars who smiled home with awards include Daniel K Daniel, Thishiwe Ziqubu, RMD, Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva among others.
Anyways, check out full list of winners below.
AMAA 2016 Award for Best Short Film
Meet The Parents – Nigeria/Canada
BEST ANIMATION
The Pencil – Burkina Faso
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Fruitless Tree – Niger
Niger BEST DIASPORA SHORT
Across The Track – USA
AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD
Lambadina – Ethiopia/USA
BEST DIASPORA FEATURE
Ben & Ara – USA
BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
Agents of Change
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Eye of the Storm
ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Cursed One – Ghana play
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
Soldiers Story
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
O-Town – Nigeria
ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL ARTS
Oshimiri – Nigeria
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Cursed One
ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Hear me Move AMAA 2016 play AMAA 2016
ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY
Tell me Something Sweet
BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
Missing God – Nigeria
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Abidine Dioari – Eye of the Storm
BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE
Thishiwe Ziqubu – Tell Me Something Sweet
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Daniel K Daniel – Soldiers Story
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Fulu Mugovhani – Ayanda BEST
FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR
Beyond Blood – Greg Odutayo
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva
BEST FILM
Eye of the Storm – Burkina Faso
BEST DIRECTOR
Nana Obiri-Yaboah, Maximilian Clausse
BEST YOUNG / PROMISING ACTOR
Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge – Dry
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