AMAA Awards 2015: Full List Of Winners

The #AMAA 2015 held yesterday in Port Elizabeth, South Africa turned out to be a massive one as Nigeria emerged winner in 6 categories. Other movies that turned out to be major winners are Timbuktu of Mauritania and ‘Triangle going to America’ of Ethiopia.

Below is the full of winners:

Best Animation � The Legacies of Rubbies (Nigeria)

Best Child Actor � �Layla Walet Mohammed and Mehdi A.G Mohammed � Timbuktu”

Best Nigerian film � ‘October 1′ (Nigeria)

Best Documentary � Egypt Modern Pharaohs

Best Diaspora � ‘Supremacy’ (USA)

Best Short Film � �Twaaga � Burkina Faso”

Best Film/Picture � �Timbuktu � Mauritania”

Best Film By An African Living Abroad � Fevers (Morocco)

Best visual effect � INumber Number

Winner for Achievement In Make-up� �Njinga: Queen of Angola � Angola”

Winner for Achievement In Costume Design � �October 1 � Nigeria”

Achievement in sound � Lobraz Kaan (Mauritius)

Best achievement in soundtrack � ‘Triangle Going to America’ (Ethiopia)

Achievement in editing � Timbuktu

Best Comedy Film � 30 days in Atlanta � Nigeriia

Achievement In Screenplay � �Le President � Cameroun”

Best Actor in a Supporting Role � Samson Tadese (Triangle Going to America, Ethiopia)

Best Promising Actor � Joint award Kemi Lala Akindoju (Dazzling Mirage) and Hassan Spike (Boda Boda thieves)

Best Act in a supporting role � Hilda Dokubo (Nigeria)

Best supporting actress � Ama Amphofo

Best Actress in a leading role � Njinga, Queen of Angola

Best actor in a leading role � Sadiq Daba

Best First Feature Film By A Director� �Destiny Ekaragha � Gone Too Far”

Special Jury Prize � Le President (Cameroon) and Triangle: Going to America (Ethiopia)

Life achievement award � Tony Vander Heyden (Movie director/producer)

Posthumous award � Oronto Douglas

Other awards were:

Special recognition � Africa Magic (for support to the African movie industry), Kingsley Agoro was also specially recognised at the award ceremony.

Tony Elumelu announced as honorary advisor for Africa Movie Academy Awards.