The full list of winners at the Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA 2021.
Efere Okazo AMAA 2021 Winner for Best Short Film – Meat (Uganda)
Best Documentary – Softie (Kenya)
Best Animation – Lady Buckit & the Motley Mopster (Nigeria)
Best Diaspora Short Film – Three Leaves (Haiti)
Michael Anyiam-Osigwe Award for Best Film by a Nigerian Abroad – “Blackmail” by Obi Emelonye.
Best Diaspora Documentary – African Redemption: the Life of Marcus Garvey (US)
Best Diaspora Narrative Feature – Residue (US)
Other Categories of AMAA 2021 Winners
Achievement in Costume Design – African American
Achievement in Make-Up – The Gravedigger’s Wife
Achievement in Visual Effect – Fried Barry
Achievement in SoundTrack – The Citation
Achievement in Cinematography – Ayinla
Achievement in Sound – Eyimofe
Achievement in Production Design – The Gravedigger’s Wife
Achievement in Editing -Eyimofe
Achievement in Screenplay – Collision Course
Best Film in an African Language – The Gravedigger’s Wife
National Film and Censor Board (NFVCB) Award for Best Nigerian Film – Eyimofe
AMAA Awards for Acting, Directing
Best Young/ Promising Actor – Wilmah Muremera
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Kelechi Udegbe
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Hazel Hinda
Best Actress in Leading Role – Joan Agaba
Best First Feature Film by a Director – Chuko & Arie Esiri (Nigeria)
Best Director – Chuko & Arie Esiri (Eyimofe)
Best Film – The Gravedigger’s Wife (Somalia)
Best Actor in Leading Role – Omar Abdi (The Gravedigger’s Wife )
The winners of AMAA 2021 Special Recognition Awards are;
- Felicia Ema
- Dr Zainab Shinkafi
- Mrs Uche Nwuka