5th Africa Movie Academy Awards

Africa Movie Academy Awards din pahiri anu ŋɔ nyɛla din daa niŋ Silimiin goli April dabaa anahi dali yuuni 2009 ka di ni daa niŋ luɣ'shɛli nyɛ Gloryland Cultural Center din be Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria ni bɛ ti ninvuɣ shɛba ban niŋ kpaŋmaŋ pam African siniinima ni yuuni 2008.Di nyɛla bɛ ni daa zaŋ shɛli wuhi salo Nigerian national television. Ninvuɣ so ŋun daa di Africa Movie Academy pini Kate Henshaw-Nuttal mini Nigeria Asafililana Julius Agwu nyɛ ban daa gbubi ʒia maa.^[1] Ninvuɣ timsa kamani Timipre Sylva ( Governor zaŋ n-ti Bayelsa State) mini Nollywood kpɛrikpɛritba ban nyɛ paɣaba mini dabba zaa nyɛla ban daa be di ni.^[2]

Ninvuɣ shɛba ban daa di pina

Pini shɛŋa din daa mali yaa

Ninvuɣ shɛba ban daa pina zaŋ n-ti pubu yaɣa pishi ni ata nyɛ din doli na ŋɔ.^[3]

Best Picture	Best Director
From a Whisper (Kenya) Arugba (Nigeria) Gugu and Andile (South Africa) Battle of the Souls (Uganda) Seventh Heaven (Egypt)	Wanuri Kahiu – From a Whisper Tunde Kelani – Arugba Minky Schlesinger – Gugu and Andile Matt Bish – Battle of the Souls Saad Hendawy – Seventh Heaven
Best Actress in a leading role	Best Actor in a leading role
Funke Akindele – Jenifa Stephanie Okereke and Nse Etim – Reloaded Stella Damasus-Aboderin – State of the Heart Corine Onyango – From a Whisper Nadia Buari – Agony of the Christ	Farouk Al-Fichawi – Seventh Heaven Godfrey Odhiamba – From a Whisper Mike Ezuruonye – The Assassin Majid Michel – Agony of the Christ Peter Badejo – Arugba
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Mercy Johnson – Live to Remember Aggie Kebirungi – Battle of the Souls Mosunmola Filani – Jenifa Daphney Hlomoku – Gugu and Andile Chika Ike – The Assassin	Joel Okuyo Atiku – Battle of the Souls Femi Adebayo – Apaadi Abubakar Mvenda & Ken Ambani – From a Whisper Neil Mc Carthy – Gugu and Andile Yemi Blaq – Grey Focus
Most Promising Actress	Most Promising Actor
Lungelo Dhladha – Gugu and Andile Bhaira Mcwizu – Cindy’s Note Bukola Awoyemi – Arugba Lydia Farson – Scorned Béa Flore Mfouemoun – Mah Sa-Sah	Litha Booi – Gugu and Andile Mavila Anthana Keriario – Battle of the Souls Ruffy Samuel – Dead End Segun Adefila – Arugba Sherif Ramzy – Seventh Heaven
Best Animation	Best Film in an African Language
Kono (Burkina Faso) Leila (Burkina Faso) Little Learning is different (Kenya) Manani Ogre (Kenya) Cheprono (Kenya)	Gugu and Andile (South Africa) in Zulu and Xhosa - Minky Schlesinger Arugba (Nigeria) in Yoruba – Tunde Kelani Mah Sa-Sah (Cameroon) in Cameroonian languages – Daniel Kamwa Uyai (Nigeria) in Ibibio – Emem Isong Apaadi (Nigeria) in Yoruba
Best Child Actor	Best Screenplay
Richard Chukwuma – Small Boy Celia Greenwoood – The Assassin Shanlar Kirunga – Battle of the Souls Samara Milgwi – From a Whisper	From a Whisper – Wanuri Kahiu Seventh Heaven – Zainab Aziz Through the Glass – Stephanie Okereke Reloaded – Emem Isong Beautiful soul – Tchidi Chikere

Pini shɛŋa din pahi

Best Documentary Feature	Best Documentary Short
For the Best and for the Onion (Niger) & Malcolm’s Echo Joint prize Private Files (Egypt) Shit on the Rock (Nigeria) Grandma’s not Home (South Africa)	Coming of Age (Kenya) Per Second Killer (Nigeria) Santos the survivor (Kenya) Lost in the South (Rwanda) Congo my foot (South Africa)
AMAA Achievement in Sound	AMAA Achievement in Editing
Seventh Heaven (Egypt) From a Whisper (Kenya) Battle of the Souls (Uganda) Gugu and Andile (South Africa) Grey Focus (Nigeria)	From a Whisper (Kenya) Cindy’s Note (Nigeria) Reloaded (Nigeria) Modupe Temi (Nigeria) Battle of the Souls (Uganda)
AMAA Achievement in Art Direction	AMAA Achievement in Cinematography
Small Boy – Michelle Bello Five Apostles – Ifeanyi Onyeabor Agony of the Christ – Jude Odoh From a Whisper – Kay Tuckerman Revolution – Eddybongo Uka	Cindy’s Note – Izu Ojukwu From a Whisper – Marius Van Graan Seventh Heaven – Ramses Marzouk Gugu and Andile – Greg Heimann Battle of the Souls – Stephen Njero and Tony Matomi
AMAA Achievement in Makeup	AMAA Achievement in Costume
Live to Remember Agony of the Christ From a Whisper The Assassin Ase n’tedumare	Arugba Agony of the Christ Apaadi Live to Remember Seventh Heaven
Best Original Soundtrack	AMAA Achievement in Visual Effect
From a Whisper Arugba Beautiful Soul Agony of the Christ Jenifa	Battle of the Souls Five Apostles Smoke and Mirrors Agony of the Christ Revolution
Heart of Africa (This award is given to the Best Film in Nigeria)
Arugba - Tunde Kelani Cindy’s Note - Izu Ojukwu Beautiful Soul - Tchidi Chikere State of the Heart - Kingsley Omoife and Richard Mofe-Damijo Jenifa - Funke Akindele

Films with multiple nominations

Din doli na ŋɔ nyɛ sinii shɛŋa din daa nya piiri bɔbugu.

12 nominations
- From a Whisper
10 nominations
- Battle of the Soul
- Gugu and Andile
9 nominations
- Arugba
8 nominations
- Seventh Heaven
7 nominations
- Agony of the Christ
4 nominations
- Cindy's Note
- The Assassin
- Jenifa

Tɛmplet:Col-2-of-2

3 nominations
- Beautiful Soul
- Reloaded
- Live to Remember
- Apaadi
2 nominations
- Grey Focus
- Revolution
- Five Apostles
- Reloaded
- Small Boy
- Mah Sa-Sah
- State of the Heart

Films with multiple awards

Din doli na ŋɔ nyɛ sinii shɛŋa din daa di pini bɔbugu

5 awards
- From a Whisper
3 awards
- Gugu and Andile
2 awards
- Arugba
- Battle of the Soul
- Seventh Heaven
- Small Boy
- Live to Remember

Kundivihira

↑ Okoye, Chinyere (9 April 2009). AMAA - Africans Can Speak With One Voice. AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica Global Media.
↑ Gbemudu, Emma (8 April 2009). "AMAA 2009 - the Crash of Nollywood". AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). http://allafrica.com/stories/200904080171.html.
↑ AMAA Awards and Nominees 2009. Africa Movie Academy Awards.

[allafr1-1] Okoye, Chinyere (9 April 2009). AMAA - Africans Can Speak With One Voice. AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica Global Media.

[allafr2-2] Gbemudu, Emma (8 April 2009). "AMAA 2009 - the Crash of Nollywood". AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). http://allafrica.com/stories/200904080171.html.

[amaa-3] AMAA Awards and Nominees 2009. Africa Movie Academy Awards.

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