8th Africa Movie Academy Awards

Africa Movie Academy Awards din pahiri anii ŋɔ nyɛla din daa niŋ Silimiin goli April biɛɣ'pishi ni ayi dali yuuni 2012 ka di ni daa niŋ shɛli nyɛ Expo Centre, Eko Hotel & Suites din be Lagos, Nigeria ni bɛ ti ninvuɣ shɛba ban niŋ kpaŋmaŋ pam African siniinima ni yuuni 2011.^[1]^[2]^[3] Bɛ daa zaŋ ninvuɣ shɛba ban nya piibu wuhi salo Silimiin goli March biɛɣ'pinaayopɔin dali yuuni 2012 Kairaba Beach Hotel din be Banjul, Gambia, ninvuɣ timsa nyɛla ban be lala laɣingu ŋɔ ni.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Pina

Best Film	Best Short Film
How to Steal 2 Million - South Africa State of Violence - South Africa Adesuwa - Nigeria Otelo Burning – South Africa Rugged Priest - Kenya Ties That Bind - Ghana Man on Ground - South Africa/Nigeria	Braids on a Bald Head – Nigeria Jamaa – Uganda Look Again – Kenya Maffe Tiga – Guinea Hidden Life – South Africa Mwansa The Great - Zimbabwe Chumo – Tanzania The Young Smoker - Nigeria
Best Documentary	Best Diaspora Feature
An 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	Toussaint Louverture – Senegal/France Ghett'a Life - Jamaica High Chicago - Canada Elza - Guadalupe Better Mus' Come - Jamaica Kinyanrwanda - USA
Best Diaspora Documentary	Best Diaspora (Short film)
The Education Of Auma Obama - Germany White Wash - USA Almendron Mi Corazon - Guadalupe All Me: The Life And Times Of Winfred Hubert - USA	White Sugar In A Black Pot - USA John Doe - USA The Lost One - USA
Best Animation	Best film by an African Living Abroad
The Legend on Ngong Hills – Kenya Oba - Nigeria Climate Change is Real – Kenya Egu – South Africa Nauliza - Kenya	Housemates – UK/Nigeria Mystery Of Birds – USA/Nigeria Ben Kross – Italy/Nigeria Paparazzi Eye In The Dark – USA/Nigeria/Ghana
Achievement in Production Design	Achievement in Costume Design
Phone Swap – Nigeria Somewhere in Africa - Ghana Otelo Burning – South Africa Adesuwa - Nigeria How 2 Steal 2 Million - South Africa	Adesuwa – Nigeria The Captain Of Nakara - Kenya Rugged Priest -Kenya Somewhere In Africa - Ghana Queen's Desire - Nigeria
Achievement in Make-up	Achievement in Soundtrack
Shattered – Kenya Rugged Priest - Kenya State Research Bureau - Uganda Adesuwa - Nigeria Somewhere In Africa - Ghana	Alero's Symphony – Nigeria Otelo Burning – South Africa Adesuwa - Nigeria How 2 Steal 2 Million - South Africa Somewhere In Africa – Ghana
Achievement in Visual effects	Achievement in Sound
Adesuwa – Nigeria Behind The Mask - Nigeria Somewhere in Africa - Ghana State Research Bureau - Uganda Otelo Burning – South Africa	State Of Violence – South Africa Otelo Burning – South Africa How To Steal 2 Million - South Africa Man on Ground - South Africa/Nigeria Algiers Murder - South Africa
Achievement in Cinematography	Achievement in Editing
Otelo Burning – South Africa How 2 Steal 2 Million - South Africa Rugged Priest - Kenya Masquerades - Ghana Man on Ground – South Africa/Nigeria	How 2 Steal 2 Million- South Africa Algiers Murder - South Africa Man on Ground - South Africa/Nigeria Unwanted Guest – Nigeria Otelo Burning – South Africa Alero's Symphony - Nigeria
Achievement in Screenplay	Best Nigerian film
Ties That Bind – Ghana Mr & Mrs - Nigeria How 2 Steal 2 Million - South Africa Otelo Burning –South Africa Unwanted Guest -Nigeria Two Brides and a Baby - Nigeria	Adesuwa – Nigeria Unwanted Guest -Nigeria Family On Fire - Nigeria Alero's Symphony - Nigeria Phone Swap – Nigeria
Best film in an African language	Best Child Actor
State Of Violence - South Africa Chumo - Tanzania Family On Fire - Nigeria Otelo Burning - South Africa Asoni - Cameroon	*Tshepang Mohlomi (Otelo Burning) – South Africa* Rahim Banda (Behind The Mask) - Nigeria Reginna Daniels (Bank Job) - Nigeria Benjamin Abemigisha (Jamaa) - Uganda Rachael Nduhukire (Jamaa) - Uganda Ayinla O. Abdulaheem (ZR-7) - Nigeria
Best Young/Promising Actor	Best Actor in a Supporting Role
*Ivie Okujaye (Alero's Symphony) – Nigeria* Neo Ntatleno (State Of Violence) – South Africa Iyobosa Olaye (Adesuwa) – Nigeria Martha Ankomah (Somewhere in Africa) - Ghana Thomas Gumede (Otelo Burning) – South Africa Sihle Xaba (Otelo Burning) – South Africa	*Fana Mokoena (Man on Ground) – South Africa/Nigeria* Rapulana Seiphemo (How 2 Steal 2 Million) – South Africa Hafiz Oyetoro (Phone Swap) - Nigeria Okey Uzoeshi (Two Brides and a Baby) - Nigeria Godfrey Theobejane (48) - Nigeria Lwanda Jawar (Rugged Priest) – Kenya
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Best Actor in a leading 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	*Majid Michel (Somewhere in Africa) – Ghana* Menzi Ngubane (How 2 Steal 2 Million) – South Africa Chet Anekwe (Unwanted Guest) - Nigeria Jafta Mamabolo (Otelo Burning) – South Africa Karabo Lance (48) - South Africa Wale Ojo (Phone Swap) - Nigeria Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Man on Ground) – Nigeria/South Africa
Best Actress in a leading Role	Best Director
*Rita Dominic (Shattered) – Nigeria* Nse Ikpe Etim (Mr & Mrs) - Nigeria Yvonne Okoro (Single Six) - Ghana Ama K. Abebrese (Ties That Bind) - Ghana Uche Jombo (Damage) - Nigeria Millicent Makheido (48) – Nigeria Kudzai Sevenzo-Nyarai (Playing Warriors) - Zimbabwe	*Charlie Vundla (How 2 Steal 2 Million) – South Africa* Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen (Adesuwa) - Nigeria Leila Djansi (Ties That Bind) - Ghana Bob Nyanja (Rugged Priest) - Kenya Khalo Matabane (State Of Violence) – South Africa Akin Omotoso (Man on Ground) – South Africa/Nigeria Sara Bletcher (Otelo Burning) – South Africa

Special Jury Prize

Man on Ground - South Africa/Nigeria

Kundivihira

↑ Opurum, Nkechi (23 April 2012). "Rita Dominic wins best actress". Daily Times (Lagos, Nigeria). http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/rita-dominic-wins-best-actress.
↑ Alonge, Osagie (23 April 2012). "Rita Dominic, Majid Michel win big at AMAA 2012". Nigerian Entertainment (Lagos, Nigeria). http://thenetng.com/2012/04/23/rita-dominic-majid-michel-win-big-at-amaa-2012/.
↑ Osae-Brown, Funke; Emelike, Obinna (20 April 2012). "AMAA in Lagos". BusinessDay (Lagos, Nigeria). http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/art-a-life/36251-amaa-in-lagos.
↑ Saliu, Yunus (28 March 2012). "2012 Africa Movie Academy Awards nominees' unveiled - Daily Observer". The Daily Observer (Banjul, The Gambia). http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/2012-african-movie-academy-awards-nominees-unveiled.
↑ "Nigeria, South Africa Lead in AMAA 2012 Nominations". AllAfrica.com. 20 March 2012. http://allafrica.com/stories/201203200725.html.
↑ Africa Movie Academy Awards Nominees 2012. Africa Movie Academy Awards.
↑ Opurum, Nkechi (17 March 2012). "AMAA receives 328 entries from across Africa". Daily Times (Lagos, Nigeria). http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/amaa-receives-328-entries-across-africa.
↑ Opurum, Nkechi (19 March 2012). "AMAA announces 2012 award nominees". Daily Times (Lagos, Nigeria). http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/amaa-announces-2012-award-nominees.

[1] Opurum, Nkechi (23 April 2012). "Rita Dominic wins best actress". Daily Times (Lagos, Nigeria). http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/rita-dominic-wins-best-actress.

[2] Alonge, Osagie (23 April 2012). "Rita Dominic, Majid Michel win big at AMAA 2012". Nigerian Entertainment (Lagos, Nigeria). http://thenetng.com/2012/04/23/rita-dominic-majid-michel-win-big-at-amaa-2012/.

[3] Osae-Brown, Funke; Emelike, Obinna (20 April 2012). "AMAA in Lagos". BusinessDay (Lagos, Nigeria). http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/art-a-life/36251-amaa-in-lagos.

[4] Saliu, Yunus (28 March 2012). "2012 Africa Movie Academy Awards nominees' unveiled - Daily Observer". The Daily Observer (Banjul, The Gambia). http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/2012-african-movie-academy-awards-nominees-unveiled.

[5] "Nigeria, South Africa Lead in AMAA 2012 Nominations". AllAfrica.com. 20 March 2012. http://allafrica.com/stories/201203200725.html.

[6] Africa Movie Academy Awards Nominees 2012. Africa Movie Academy Awards.

[7] Opurum, Nkechi (17 March 2012). "AMAA receives 328 entries from across Africa". Daily Times (Lagos, Nigeria). http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/amaa-receives-328-entries-across-africa.

[8] Opurum, Nkechi (19 March 2012). "AMAA announces 2012 award nominees". Daily Times (Lagos, Nigeria). http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/amaa-announces-2012-award-nominees.

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