African Movie Academy Awards also called african oscars will be holding her 7th edition of the annual award show in april. Kenya is presently hosting AMAA's nomination night that is attended by top african movie actors and actresses. Nigerian movies dominated the AMAA nominations. Here are the categories and nominations
BEST FILM BY AFRICAN ABROAD

1. ANCHOR BABY – LONZO NZEKWE (NIGERIA/CANADA)
2. IN AMERICA: THE STORY OF THE SOUL SISTERS– RAHMAN OLADIGBOLU (NIGERIA/USA)
3. MIRROR BOY – OBI EMELONYE (NIGERIA/UK)
4. AFRICA UNITED – DEBS GARDNER – BROOK (RWANDA/UK)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN

1. TANGO WITH ME
2. VIVA RIVA
3. HOPEVILLE
4. 6 HOURS TO CHRISTMAS
5. MAAMI

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

1. INALE
2. YEMOJA
3. SINKING SANDS
4. ARAMOTU
5. ELMINA

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE UP

1. INALE
2. SINKING SANDS
3. A PRIVATE STORM
4. VIVA RIVA
5. A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT



BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND

1. SINKING SANDS
2. SHIRLEY ADAMS
3. IZULU LAMI
4. VIVA RIVA
5. TANGO WITH ME

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. SINKING SANDS
2. MAAMI
3. IZULU LAMI
4. HOPEVILLE
5. VIVA RIVA

BEST NIGERIAN FILM

1. MAAMI – TUNDE KELANI
2. ARAMOTU – NIJI AKANNI
3. TANGO WITH ME – MAHMOOD ALI – BALOGUN
4. INALE – JETA AMATA
5. A PRIVATE STORM – LANCELOT ODUWA IMASEUNIKECHUKWU ONYEKA

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

1. OSITA IHEME – MIRROR BOY
2. HOJI FORTUNA – VIVA RIVA
3. MPILO VUSI KUNENE – A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT
4. JOHN DUMELO – A PRIVATE STORM
5. DESMOND DUBE – HOPEVILLE


BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

1. MARY TWALA – HOPEVILLE
2. JOYCE NTALABE – THE RIVALING SHADOW
3. MARLENE LONGAGE – VIVA RIVA
4. TINA MBA – TANGO WITH ME
5. YVONNE OKORO – POOL PARTY


BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

1. THEMBA NDABA – HOPEVILLE
2. PATSHA BAY – VIVA RIVA
3. JIMMY JEAN – LOUIS – SINKING SANDS
4. EKON BLANKSON – CHECKMATE
5. ANTAR LANIYAN – YEMOJA


BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

1. IDIAT SHOBANDE – ARAMOTU
2. OMONI OBOLI – ANCHOR BABY
3. MANIE MALONE – VIVA RIVA
4. AMAKE ABEBRESE – SINKING SANDS
5. DENISE NEWMAN – SHIRLEY ADAMS
6. GENEVIEVE NNAJI - TANGO WITH ME

BEST DIRECTOR

1. SOUL BOY – HAWA ESSUMAN
2. SHIRLEY ADAMS – OLIVER HERMANUS
3. VIVA RIVA – DJO TUNDA WA MUNGA
4. ARAMOTU – NIJI AKANNI
5. A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT – JAHMAIL. X. T QUBEKA
6. SINKING SANDS – LEILA DJANSI
Check out full list on http://www.thisisjs.com/2011/02/sinking-sands-aramotu-maami-tops-amaa.html