Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 List of Nominees

The announcement for the nominees for Africa’s most “prestigious” film award; Africa Movie Academy Awards took place at the Emperor Palace Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa few weeks ago. As expected, Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana are leading the pack in the race to win the coveted prizes at the 2014 edition of the award ceremony which is to take place in the few coming weeks at the oil-rich state of Bayelsa in Nigeria.

Full List of Africa Movie Academy Awards Nominees

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Film

• Children of Troumaron – Mauritius
• Potomanto – Ghana
• The Forgotten Kingdom – South Africa
• Of Good Report – South Africa
• Accident – Nigeria

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Director

• Harrikrishna & Sharvan Anenden – Children of Troumaron (Mauritius)
• Shirley Frimpong Manso – Potomanto (Ghana)
• Andrew Mudge – The Forgotten Kingdom (South Africa)
• Jamil X.T Quebeka – Of Good Report (South Africa)
• Teco Benson – Accident (Nigeria)

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Zengo Ngqobe – Forgotten Kingdom
• Kanayo O. Kanayo – Apaye
• Mothusi Magano – Of Good Report
• Joseph Benjamin – Murder At Prime Suites
• Adjatey Annan – Potomanto
• Majid Michel – Brothers Keeper

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Uche Nnadili – B for Boy
• Linda Sokhulu – Felix
• Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha – Accident
• Clarion Chukwura – Apaye
• Uche Jombo, Rodriquez, Monalisa Chinda and Daniella Okeke – Lagos Cougar
• Joselyn Dumas – Northern Affair

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Desmond Elliot – Finding Mercy
• Thapelo Mofekeng – Felix
• Yomi Fash-Lanso – Omo Elemosho
• Aniekan Iyoho – Potomanto
• Tshamano Sebe – Of Good Report

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Vinaya Sungkur – The Children of Troumaron
• Patience Ozokwor – After the Proposal
• Marie Humbert – Potomanto
• Barbara Soky – Brothers Keeper
• Lee-Ann van Rooi – Of Good Report

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Young/Promising Actor

• Evelyn Galle Ansah – Good Old Days: For the Love of AA
• Petronella Tshuma – Of Good Report
• Tope Tedela – A Mile From Home
• Kitty Phillips – The Children of Troumatron
• Shawn Faqua – Lagos Cougar

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Child Actor

• Tobe Oboli – Brothers Keeper
• Lebohang Ntsane – Forgotten Kingdom
• Hlayani Junior Mabasa – Felix

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best First Feature Film by a Director

• Roberta Durrant – Felix
• Chika Anadu – B for Boy
• Andrew Mudge – Forgotten Kingdom
• Harrikrishna & Sharvan Anenden – The Children of Troumaron
• Dilman Dila – Felista’s Fable
• Joyce Mhango Chavula – No More Tears

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014- Bayelsa State Government Endowed Award for Best Nigerian Film

• Apaye
• B For Boy
• Accident
• Murder at Prime Suites
• Omo Elemosho

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Diaspora Feature Film

• Tula The Revolt – Curacao
• AZU – Venezuela
• Kingston Paradise – Jamaica
• Retrieval – USA

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Diaspora Documentary

• Finding Samuel Lowe: From Harlem to China – USA/CANADA
• Freedom Summer – USA
• No Bois Man, No Frad – Trinidad and Tobago
• Through the Lens Darkly : Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People – USA

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Film in An African Language

• The forgotten Kingdom – South Africa
• B for Boy – Nigeria
• Omo Elemosho – Nigeria
• Onye Ozi – Nigeria
• Ni Sisi – Kenya

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Film by An African Living Abroad

The Jury decided that there will be no nominations this year for this category.

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Documentary

• Hamu Beya- The Sand Fishers – Mali
• Potraits of a Lone Farmer – Nigeria/Denmark
• Kushaya Ingagasi – South Africa
• Daughters of the Niger Delta – Nigeria
• Sincerely Ethiopia – Ethiopia

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Diaspora Short Film

• Passage – Bahamas
• Heaven – USA
• Tickle Me Rich – Trinidad and Tobago
• Red – USA

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Short Film

• Haunted Soul – Kenya
• Siriya Mtungi – Tanzania
• Dialemi – Gabon
• New Horizon – Nigeria
• Nandy l’orpheline – Mali
• Living Funeral – Nigeria
• Phindile’s Heart – South Africa

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Best Animation

• The Hare and the Lion – Burkina Faso
• Thank God its Friday – Morocco
• Leila – Nigeria
• Khumba – South Africa
• The Brats and Toy Thief – Mozambique

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Achievement in a Screenplay

• B For Boy
• Of Good Report
• Accident
• Potomanto
• Felix

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Achievement in Editing

• Of Good Report
• Accident
• Once Upon A Road Trip
• Potomanto
• Felix

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Achievement in Cinematography

• Once Upon A Road Trip
• Good Old Days: Love of AA
• Of Good Report
• The Forgotten Kingdom
• The Children of Troumaron

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Achievement in Sound

• Felix
• Northern Affair
• Nothing For Mahala
• Of Good Report
• The Forgotten Kingdom

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Achievement in Visual Effect

• A Mile From Home
• Omo Elemosho- Nigeria
• Secret Room -
• Ni Sisi- Kenya
• Of Good Report- South Africa

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Achievement in Soundtrack

• Once Upon A Road Trip
• Onye Ozi – Nigeria
• Felix
• Of Good Report- South Africa
• Potomanto – Ghana

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Achievement in Make-up

• A Mile From Home – Nigeria
• Apaye – Nigeria
• Once Upon A Road Trip – South Africa
• Felista Fable – Uganda
• Potomanto – Ghana

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Achievement in Costume Design

• Good Old Days: Love of AA – Ghana
• Apaye – Nigeria
• Omo Elemosho – Nigeria
• Ni Sisi – Kenya
• The Forgotten Kingdom – South Africa

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014 Award for Achievement in Production Design

• Northern Affair – Ghana
• Of Good Report – South Africa
• Ni Sisi – Kenya
• Good Old Days: Love of AA – Ghana
• Apaye – Nigeria