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The Official Complete List Of 2015 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Nominees by Orikinla(m): 8:29pm On Jun 25, 2015 |
The Official Complete List of 2015 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Nominees iNumber Number, Run, Timbuktu and October 1 Top 2015 AMAA Nominations Donovan Marsh of South Africa’s crime thriller "iNumber Number" and Côte d'Ivoire native Philippe Lacôte's feature film debut "Run" are leading the contenders for the 2015 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) with 12 nominations each and followed by famous Mauritanian-born, Mali-raised filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako’s critically acclaimed "Timbuktu" with 11 nominations and Nigeria’s outstanding filmmaker Kunle Afolayan’s multiple award winning film "October 1" with 8 nominations. "iNumber Number" premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and attracted international attention with Universal Pictures about to remake the thriller. "Run", one of 15 projects selected by the Cinéfondation of the Cannes Film Festival premiered in Un Certain Regard section at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Lacôte's “Run” was part of the Jerusalem International Film Lab's first edition in 2011-12 and won the Lab’s first prize of $50,000. The film was also screened in the Discovery programme of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Timbuktu" was in official competition for the highly coveted Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the François Chalais Prize. The film was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards. "October 1" won three awards at the 2014 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), including the awards for "Best Feature Film", "Best Screenplay" and "Best Actor" for veteran actor Sadiq Daba who is also among the nominees for AMAA’s Best Actor; "October 1" also won 9 awards at the 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) out of 12 nominations. This will be the first time the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) is going to be held outside Nigeria, scheduled to take place on September 26, 2015, at the world class Sandton Convention Centre in Sandton CBD, Johannesburg, South Africa. The capital city of Bayelsa State, Yenagoa has hosted the AMAA since the inaugural edition on 30 May 2005, but the 2012 edition was held in Lagos. The gala night for the 2015 edition was moved from March to June in honour of the late Nze Michael Anyiam-Osigwe, the Co-ordinator-General of the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation, a longtime entertainment patron and brother to the Founder and former CEO of AMAA, Ms. Peace Anyiam-Osigwe who formally resigned as the CEO in March. This will be the most competitive AMAA with 800 entries from both new and accomplished African filmmakers in Africa and the Diaspora. Only the very best have made the final list of nominees. The following is the complete list of nominees in all the categories of the 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards. NOMINATION SHORTLIST OF THE 2015 EDITION OF THE AFRICA MOVIE ACADEMY AWARDS (AMAA) ANNOUNCED ON JUNE 20, 2015 IN LOS ANGELES, USA. EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM Stories of Our Lives ‘’Run’ – Kenya Aissa’s Story – Nigeria Gulped of the Blue Sea - Togo Memoir of a Honest Voice- Sierra Leone Twaaga – Burkina Faso AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION The Throne – Nigeria Alternative to Corporal Punishment – Namibia The Legacies of Rubbies – Nigeria Akorkoli - Ghana AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY Egypt’s Modern Pharaohs – Egypt The Dream of Shahrazad – South Africa Nelson Mandela, The Myth and Me - South Africa Beats of The Antonov – Sudan The Supreme Price – Nigeria/USA OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE Timbuktu – Mauritania Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia Chetanna – Nigeria Juliet and Romeo - Burkina Faso iNumber Number – South Africa MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD: Gone Too Far – Nigeria/UK Thorns of Roses (O Esphinho Da Rosa) – Guinea Bissau/Portugal Fevers – France/Morocco Affairs of the Heart – Nigeria/USA AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT Sound of Tears - Canada Hand to the Sky – USA Calm – UK AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY Jimmy Goes to Nollywood - USA/HAITI The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution – USA Bound: Africans VS African Americans – USA Black Panther Woman – Australia AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE Under the Starry Sky - France CRU - USA Supremacy - USA AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN iNumber Number - South Africa October 1 – Nigeria Le President - Cameroun Run – Cote d’Ivoire Timbuktu – Mauritania AMAA 2015 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN Dazzling Mirage- Nigeria Run – Cote d’Ivoire Njinga: Queen of Angola – Angola October 1 – Nigeria iNumber Number – South Africa AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP Run – Cote d’Ivoire Iyore – Nigeria Silver Rain – Ghana iNumber Number – South Africa Njinga: Queen of Angola – Angola AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK A Place in the Stars – Nigeria Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia Iyore – Nigeria Njinga: Queen of Angola – Angola Timbuktu – Mauritania AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT Invasion 1897 – Nigeria Kpians The Feast of Souls – Nigeria Run – Cote d’Ivoire iNumber Number – South Africa Triangle Going to America - Ethiopia AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND Lobraz Khan – Mauritius Le President – Cameroun Run – Cote d’Ivoire Timbuktu – Mauritania iNumber Number – South Africa AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia iNumber Number – South Africa Run – Cote d’Ivoire Lobraz Khan – Mauritius Timbuktu - Mauritania AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING October 1 iNumber Number Triangle Going to America Run Timbuktu AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY Le President While You Slept Timbuktu Love or Something Like That Run AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY FILM 30 Days in Atlanta Iya Alalake Last Three Digits AMAA 2015- BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM Invasion 1897 Dazzling Mirage October 1 Iyore A Place in the Stars AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST CHILD ACTOR Layla Walet Mohammed and Mehdi A.G Mohammed – Timbuktu Joshua Ibrahim and Daniel Ibrahim- A Place in the Stars Any Bobmanuel and Akonte Bobmanuel - Stigma AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR Demola Adedoyin - October 1 Vinjeru Kamanga - BELLA Kemi Lala Akindoju – Dazzling Mirage Hassan Spike Insingoma - Boda Boda Thieves Chiedza Mhende – Love the one You Love AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Israel Makoe - iNumber Number Paul Obazele – Iyore Chumani Pan- Silver Rain OC Ukeje – Love or Something Like That Samson Tadesse - Triangle Going to America. AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Hilda Dokubo - Stigma Toulou Kiki - Timbuktu Reina Salicoulibaly – Run Prossy Rukundo - Boda Boda Thieves Ama Amphofo – Devil in a Detail AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Tony Kroroge – Cold Harbour Sdumo Matshali - iNumber Number Abdoul Kareem Konate – Run Sadiq Daba – October 1 Gerard Essomba - Le President AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Lesliana Pereira - NJINGA: Queen of Angola Queen Nwokoye – Chetenna Aida Wang - Juliet and Romeo Jocelyn Dumas –Silver Rain Ini Edo – While You Slept AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR Carey Mckenzie -Cold Harbour Jenna Bass - Love the one you love Destiny Ekaragha - Gone Too Far Tawonga Taddja Nkhonjera – Bella AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR Theodros Teshome Kebede- Triangle Going to America - Ethiopia Donovan Marsh - iNumber Number Abderrahmane Sissako - Timbuktu Phillipe Lacote - Run Kunle Afolayan - October 1 AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FILM Run – Cote d’Ivoire Timbuktu – Mauritania iNumber Number – South Africa Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia October 1- Nigeria ~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, Publisher/Editor of NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® SERIES.
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