African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Nominations Night in Gambia Photos/AMAA 2012 Nomination List

AMAA 2012 NOMINATION LIST:

BEST SHORT FILM
Jamaa – Uganda
 Look Again – Kenya
 Maffe Tiga – Guinea
 Braids On Bald Head – Nigeria
 Hidden Life – South Africa
 Mwansa The Great – Zimbabwe
 Chumo – Tanzania
 The Young Smoker – Nigeria

BEST DOCUMENTARY
African Election – Nigeria/Germany
Beyond The Deadly Pit – Rwanda
Awa Ogbe: An African Adventure – Algeria
Dear Mandela – South Africa
White& Black; Crime And Colour – Tanzania
The Niger Delta Struggle – Ghana
There Is Nothing Wrong With My Uncle –Nigeria
How Much Is Too Much – Kenya

BEST DIASPORA FEATURE
Toussanat Louverture –France
Ghetta Life –Jamaica
High Chicago – Canada
Elza – Guadalupe
Better Must Come – Jamaica
Kinyanrwanda – USA

BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
The Education Of Auma Obama – Germany
 White Wash – USA
 Almendron Mi Corazon – Guadalupe
 All Me: The Life And Times Of Winfred Hubert –USA

BEST DIASPORA (SHORT FILM)
John Doe – USA
 White Sugar In A Black Pot –USA
 The Lost One -USA

BEST ANIMATION
The Legend on Ngog Hills – Kenya
 Oba – Nigeria
 Climate Change is Real – Kenya
 Egu – South Africa
 Chomoka – Kenya

BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD
Mystery Of Birds – USA/Nigeria
 Housemates – UK/Nigeria
 Ben Kross – Italy/Nigeria
 Paparazzi Eye In The Dark – USA/Nigeria/Ghana

AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
Somewhere in Africa – Ghana
Phone Swap – Nigeria
Otelo Burning – South Africa
Adesuwa – Nigeria
How 2 Steal 2 Million – South Africa

AMAA  ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
The Captain Of Nakara – Kenya
 Adesuwa – Nigeria
 Rugged Priest –Kenya
 Somewhere In Africa – Ghana
Queens Desire – Nigeria

AMAA  ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
Rugged Priest – Kenya
State Research Bureau – Uganda
Adesuwa – Nigeria
Somewhere In Africa – Ghana
Shattered – Kenya

AMAA  ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
Otelo Burning – South Africa
 Alero’s Symphony – Nigeria
 Adesuwa – Nigeria
How To Steal 2 Million – South Africa
Somewhere In Africa – Ghana

AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
Behind The Mask – Nigeria
Somewhere In Africa – Ghana
Adesuwa – Nigeria
State Research Bureau – Uganda
Otelo Burning – South Africa

AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
State Of Violence – South Africa
Otelo Burning – South Africa
How To Steal 2 Million – South Africa
Man On Ground – South Africa
Algiers Murder – South Africa

AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
How To Steal 2 Million – South Africa
Otelo Burning – South Africa
Rugged Priest – Kenya
Masquerades – Ghana
Man On Ground –South Africa/Nigeria

AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Algiers Murder – South Africa
Man On Ground – South Africa/Nigeria
Unwanted Guest – Nigeria
How To Steal 2 Million- South Africa
Otelo Burning – South Africa
Alero’s Symphony – Nigeria

AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREENPLAY
Ties That Bind – Ghana
Mr & Mrs – Nigeria
How To Steal 2 Million – South Africa
Otelo Burning –South Africa
Unwanted Guest –Nigeria
Two Brides And A Baby – Nigeria

BEST NIGERIAN FILM
Unwanted Guest –Nigeria
Family On Fire – Nigeria
Alero’s Symphony – Nigeria
Adesuwa – Nigeria
Phone Swap – Nigeria

BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
Chumo – Tanzania
State Of Violence – South Africa
Family On Fire – Nigeria
Otelo Burning – South Africa
Asoni – Cameroon


BEST CHILD ACTOR
Rahman Junior Bande (Behind The Mask) – Nigeria
Tsepang Mohlomi (Otelo Burning) – South Africa
Reginna Danies (Bank Job) – Nigeria
Benjamin Abemigisha (Jamaa) – Uganda
Racheal Nduhukire (Jamaa) – Uganda
Ayinla O. Abdulaheem (ZR-7) – Nigeria


BEST YOUNG/PROMISING ACTOR
Neo Ntatleno (State Of Violence) – South Africa
Ivie Okujaye (Alero’s Symphony) – Nigeria
Iyobosa Olaye (Adesuwa) – Nigeria
Martha Ankomah (Somewhere In Africa) – Ghana
Thomas Gumede (Otelo Burning) – South Africa
Sihle Xaba (Otelo Burning) – South Africa


BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Rapulana Seiphemo (How To Steal 2 Million) – South Africa
Fana Mokoena (Man On Ground) – South Africa
Hafiz Oyetoro (Phone Swap) – Nigeria
Okechukwu Uzoesi (Two Brides And A Baby) – Nigeria
Godfrey Theobejane (48) – Nigeria
Lwanda Jawar (Rugged Priest) – Kenya


BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Terry Pheto (How 2 Steal 2 Million) – South Africa
Ebbe Bassey (Ties That Bind) – Ghana
Empress Njamah (Bank Job) – Nigeria
Ngozi Ezeonu (Adesuwa) – Nigeria
Thelma Okoduwa (Mr & Mrs) – Nigeria
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Ties That Bind) – Ghana

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Menzi Ngubane (How 2 Steal 2 Million) – South Africa
Majid Michel (Somewhere In Africa) – Ghana
Chet Anekwe (Unwanted Guest) – Nigeria
Jafta Mamabolo (Otelo Burning) – South Africa
Karabo Lance (48) – Nigeria
Wale Ojo (Phone Swap) – Nigeria
Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Man On Ground) – Nigeria/South Africa

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Nse Ikpe Etim (Mr & Mrs) – Nigeria
Yvonne Okoro (Single Six) – Ghana
Ama K. Abebrese (Ties That Bind) – Ghana
Rita Dominic (Shattered) – Kenya
Uche Jombo (Damage) – Nigeria
Millicent Makheido (48) – South Africa
Kudzai Sevenzo-Nyarai (Playing Warriors) – Zimbabwe


BEST DIRECTOR
Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun (Adesuwa) – Nigeria
Leila Djansi (Ties That Bind) – Ghana
Bob Nyanja (Rugged Priest) – Kenya
Charlie Vundla (How 2 Steal 2 Million) – South Africa
Khalo Matabane (State Of Violence) – South Africa
Akin Omotoso (Man On Ground) – South Africa/Nigeria
Sara Bletcher (Otelo Burning) – South Africa

BEST FILM
State Of Violence – South Africa
Adesuwa – Nigeria
Otelo Burning – South Africa
Rugged Priest – Kenya
How 2 Steal 2 Million – South Africa
Ties That Bind – Ghana
Man On Ground – South Africa/Nigeria