17th Africa Movie Academy Awards

Yuuni 2021 African Movie Academy Award ŋɔ nyɛla din daa niŋ Alahiri dabisili Silimiin goli November biɛɣ'pihita ayi ka dali yuuni 2021 ka di ni daa niŋ shɛli nyɛ Marriott Hotel din be Lagos Nigeria.^[1]

Bɛ yooi la soli zaŋ n-ti piibu bin din gbaai Silimiin goli May biɛɣ'pihita ni yini dali zaŋ hali ni Silimiin goli July biɛɣ'pihita ni yini dali yuuni 2021.^[2] Siniinima din gari kɔbisinu n daa nya piibu.^[3]

Pina

Best Film	Best Director
The Gravedigger's Wife (Somalia) - Winner Mission to Rescue (Kenya) Fried Barry (South Africa) Stain (Uganda) Eyimofe (Nigeria) Hairareb (Namibia) Nyara: The Kidnapping (Tanzania) Black Medusa (Tunisia)	Chuko&Ayie Esiri, Eyimofe - Winner Gilbert Lukalia, Mission to Rescue Ryan Kruger, Fried Barry Khadar Ahmed, The Gravedigger's Wife Morris Mugisha, Stain Oshoveli Shipoh, Hairareb Ram Ally Kasongo, Nyara/The Kidnapping Youssef Chebbi& Ismael, Black Medusa
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Best Actress in a Leading Role
Omar Abdi, The Gravedigger's Wife - Winner Gary Green – Fried Barry Lateef Adedimeji, Ayinla Melvin Alusa, Mission to Rescue Jude Akuwudike, Eyimofe David Njavera, Hairareb Nonso Bassey, La Femme Anjola	Joan Agaba, Stain - Winner Lucie Memba Bois, Buried Funke Akindele, Omo Ghetto: The Saga Sarah Alina Grosz, Black Medusa Phumi Mthembu, African America Rita Dominic, La Femme Anjola Claudine de Groot, Hairareb
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Kelechi Udegbe, Collision Course - Winner Mulshid Mugabire, Monica Mehdi Hajri, Black Medusa Cameron Scott, Hotel on the Koppies Bimbo Manuel, Gone	Hazel Hinda, Hairareb - Winner Gloria Anozie-Young, Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story Naana Hayford, Chasing Lullaby Tumi Morake, Seriously Single Ini Edo, The Citation
Achievement in Costume Design	Achievement in Makeup
African America - Winner Buried Oba Bi Olorun Tecora Eagle Wings	The Gravedigger's Wife - Winner Fried Barry Tecora The Takers Mission to Rescue
Achievement in Cinematography	Achievement in Production Design
Ayinla - Winner Black Medusa Stain Nyara (The Kidnapping) The Gravedigger's Wife	The Gravedigger's Wife - Winner Tecora The Takers Nyara (The Kidnapping) Shadow Parties
Achievement in Editing	Achievement in Screenplay
Eyimofe - Winner Mission to Rescue Omo Ghetto: The Saga Nyala (The Kidnapping) Fried Barry	Collision Course - Winner Chasing Lullaby Where I Come From Stain Hairareb
Best Film in An African Language	Best Nigerian Film
The Gravedigger's Wife – Khadar Ahmed (Somalia) - Winner Bangarang – Robin Odongo (Kenya) Ayinla – Tunde Kelani (Nigeria) Hotel on the Koppies – Charlie Vundler (South Africa) Nyara – Ram Ally Kasongo (Tanzania) Stain – Morris Mugisha (Uganda)	Eyimofe - Winner Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story Ayinla The Citation Omo Ghetto: The Saga La Femme Anjola Collision Course Shadow Parties
Best Short Film	Best Animation
Meat – Uganda - Winner Enroute – Bourkina Fasso A Better Friend – Ghana Find Me By The River – South Africa In Extremis – DRC Portrait of Princess Tutu – Côte d'Ivoire The Long Night in Abuja – Nigeria	Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters – Nigeria - Winner Room 5 – Ghana Shaka-Inklosi Yamakhosi – South Africa The Pyramid – Egypt Mofiala – Togo A Thousand Fate – Uganda White Nights – Algeria
Best Documentary	Best Film by an African Living Abroad
Softie - Kenya - Winner The Sacred Woods - Tunisia Postcard - Morocco Unmasked: Leadership, Trust & the Pandemic - Nigeria Linda Under Lockdown - South Africa Bulembu: History of a Culture - DRC Noboth - Uganda Zindet - Niger	Blackmail – Obi Emelonye (Nigeria/UK) - Winner First Call – Angela Onuora (Nigeria/Canada) K.I.A.B – Eric Zoa and Oleksii Osyka (Cameroon/USA) Gone – Daniel Ademinokan (Nigeria/US)
Best Diaspora Short Film	Best Diaspora Documentary
Three Leaves (Haiti) - Winner In Other News (Canada) Blue (US) The Berne Identity (Switzerland) No Comprendo (UK)	African Redemption: the Life of Marcus Garvey (US) - Winner Akwaaba – The Awakening (US) Race Today Documentary (UK)
Best Diaspora Feature	Best Soundtrack
Residue (US) - Winner Ride Share (US) Hal King (US)	The Citation - Winner Nyara (The Kidnapper) The Gravedigger's Wife This Lady Called Life Hotel on the Koppies
Best Visual Effects	Best Sound
Fried Barry - Winner Nneka the Pretty Serpent Stain The Takers Mission to Rescue	Eyimofe - Winner Hairareb African America The Gravedigger's Wife La Femme Anjola
Most Promising Actor	Best First Feature Film by a Director
Wilmah Muremera – Shaina - Winner Oluwabamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan – Collision Course Faith Fidel – Where I Come From David Weda – Bangarang Bertha Abdallah – Nyara (The Kidnapping) Hannah Sukali – Fatsani: A Tale Of Survival	Eyimofe – Chuko&AyieEsiri (Nigeria) - Winner Shaina – Beatrice Masvaure Alf (Zimbabwe) African America – MuziMthembu (South Africa) The Gravedigger's Wife – Khadar Ahmed (Somalia) Black Medusa – Youssef Chebbi& Ismael (Tunisia) Fried Barry – Ryan Kruger (South Africa)

Kundivihira

↑ Banjo, Noah (2021-10-29). FULL LIST: Ayinla, Omo Ghetto: The Saga bag multiple nominations at AMAA 2021 (en-US).
↑ Matheka, Grace (2021-05-06). Africa Movie Academy Awards 2021 are now open for submissions (en-GB).
↑ Orodare, Michael (2021-10-03). Africa Film Academy announces AMAA 2021 date as Steve Ayorinde heads jury (en-US).

[:0-1] Banjo, Noah (2021-10-29). FULL LIST: Ayinla, Omo Ghetto: The Saga bag multiple nominations at AMAA 2021 (en-US).

[2] Matheka, Grace (2021-05-06). Africa Movie Academy Awards 2021 are now open for submissions (en-GB).

[3] Orodare, Michael (2021-10-03). Africa Film Academy announces AMAA 2021 date as Steve Ayorinde heads jury (en-US).

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