AMAA 2011 nominations are out and “Sinking Sands” is leading from Ghana with 9 nominations pushing Leila Djansi into the “Best Director Category” and Ama K Abebrese into “ Best Actress In Leading Role Category”.
Yvonne Okoro has been nominated in the category of “Best Actress In Supporting Role” for her role in “Pool Party” and John Dumelo makes it in “Best Actor In Supporting Role” for his role in “Private Storm”.
Ekow Blankson has also been nominated in the “Best Actor In Leading Role Category” for his role in CheckMate.
Other Ghanaian movies that have secured nominations are “6 Hours To Christmas”, “Who Owes Da City”, “Elima” and “Hot Fork”.
Congrats to all the nominees!
Check out the full nomination list below…
Best Short Film
BOUGFEN – PETRA BANINLA SUNJO (CAMEROUN)
WEAKNESS – WANJIRU KAIRU (KENYA)
NO JERSEY NO MATCH – DANIEL ADEMINOKAN (NIGERIA)
DUTY – MAK KUSARE (NIGERIA)
BONLAMBO – ZWE LESIZWE NTULI (SOUTH AFRICA)
ZEBU AND THE PHOTOFISH – ZIPPORAH NYARORI (KENYA)
DINA – MICKEY FONSECA (MOZAMBIQUE)
ALLAHKABO – BOUNA CHERIF FOFANA (TOGO)
Best Short Documentary
SYMPHONY KINSASHA – DIENDO HAMADI & DINTA WA LUSULA (CONGO)
NAIJA DIAMOND (Feature on Dr. Rahmat Mohammed) – NFORM LEONARD (NIGERIA)
AFTER THE MINE – DIENDO HAMADI & DINTA WA LUSULA (DRC)
STEPPING INTO THE UNKNOWN – ROWENA ALDOUS & JILL HANAS-HANCOCK (SOUTH AFRICA)
YEABU’S HOMECOMING – JENNY CHU (SIERRALEONE)
Best Documentary
KONDI ET LE JEUDI NATIONALE – ARIANA ASTRID ATODJI (CAMEROUN)
HEADLINES IN HISTORY – ZOBBY BRESSON (KENYA)
CO-EXIST – ADAM MAZO (RWANDA)
STATE OF MIND- DJO TUNDA WA MUNGA (CONGO)
NAIJA DIAMONDS- NFROM LEONARD (NIGERIA)
Best Diaspora Feature
SUICIDE DOLLS – KEITH SHAW (USA)
TESTED – RUSSELL COSTANZO (USA)
NOTHING LESS-WAYNE SAUNDERS (UK)
THE VILLAGE -WAYNE SAUNDERS (UK)
Best Diaspora Documentary
STUBORN AS A MULE – MILLER BARGERON JR & ARCELOUS DEIELS (USA)
MOMENTUM- ZEINABU IRENE DAVIS (USA)
IF NOT NOW – LOUIS HAGGART (USA)
MOTHERLAND – OWEN ALIK SHAHADAH (USA)
CHANGEMENT – CHIARA CAVALLAZI (ITALY)
Best Diaspora Short Film
CYCLE- ROY CLOVIS (USA)
UNDER TOW – MILES ORION FELD (USA)
HABITUAL AGGRESSION – TEMI OJO (USA)
LITTLE SOLDIER – DALLAS KING (USA)
THE NEW N WORD – SOWANDE TICHAWONNA (USA)
PRECIPICE – JULIUS AMEDUME (UK)
Best Film for African Abroad
ANCHOR BABY – LONZO NZEKWE (NIGERIA/CANADA)
IN AMERICA: THE STORY OF THE SOUL SISTERS- RAHMAN OLADIGBOLU (NIGERIA/USA)
MIRROR BOY – OBI EMELONYE (NIGERIA/UK)
AFRICA UNITED – DEBS GARDNER-BROOK (RWANDA/UK)
Best Production Design
TANGO WITH ME
VIVA RIVA
HOPEVILLE
6 HOURS TO CHRISTMAS
MAAMI
Best Costume Design
INALE
YEMOJA
SINKING SANDS
ARAMOTU
ELMINA
Best Make Up
INALE
SINKING SANDS
A PRIVATE STORM
VIVA RIVA
A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT
Best Soundtrack
VIVA RIVA
AFRICA UNITED
IZULU LAMI
INALE
A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT
Best Visual Effects
ARAMOTU
NANI
WHO OWNS DA CITY
INALE
A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT
Best Achievement in Sound
SINKING SANDS
SHIRLEY ADAMS
IZULU LAMI
VIVA RIVA
TANGO WITH ME
Best Cinematography
SINKING SANDS
MAAMI
IZULU LAMI
HOPEVILLE
VIVA RIVA
Best Screenplay
SOUL BOY
SINKING SANDS
HOPEVILLE
SHIRLEY ADAMS
IZULU LAMI
Best Nigerian Film
MAAMI – TUNDE KELANI
ARAMOTU – NIJI AKANNI
TANGO WITH ME – MAHMOOD ALI- BALOGUN
INALE – JETA AMATA
A PRIVATE STORM – LANCELOT ODUWA IMASEUN/IKECHUKWU ONYEKA
Best Film in African Language
ARAMOTU – NIJI AKANNI (NIGERIA)
IZULU LAMI – MADODA NCAYIYANA (SOUTH AFRICA)
SOUL BOY- HAWA ESSUMAN (KENYA)
SUWI – MUSOLA CATHERINE KASEKETI (ZAMBIA)
FISHING THE LITTLE STONE – KAZ KASOZI (UGANDA)
Best Child Actor
SOBAHLE MKHABASE (THEMBI), TSCHEPANG MOHLOMI (CHILI-BITE) AND SIBONELO MALINGA(KHWEZI) – IZULU LAMI
ERIYA NDAYAMBAJE- DUDU IN AFRICA UNITED
JORDAN NTUNGA- ANTO IN VIVA RIVA
AYOMIDE ABATTI- YOUNG KASHI IN MAAMI
BENJAMIN ABEMIGISHA- ZEBU IN ZEBU AND THE PHOTOFISH
SHANTEL MWABI- BUPE IN SUWI
Best Young Actor
YVES DUSENGE (CHILD SOLDIER) AND ROGER NSENGIYUMUA (FOOTBALLER)- AFRICA UNITED
SAMSON ODHIAMBO AND LEILA DAYAN OPOU – SOUL BOY
EDWARD KAGUTUZI – MIRROR BOY
DONOVAN ADAMS – SHIRLEY ADAMS
JUNIOR SINGO – HOPEVILLE
Best Actor in Supporting Role
OSITA IHEME – MIRROR BOY
HOJI FORTUNA – VIVA RIVA
MPILO VUSI KUNENE – A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT
JOHN DUMELO – A PRIVATE STORM
DESMOND DUBE- HOPEVILLE
Best Actress in Supporting Role
MARY TWALA – HOPEVILLE
JOYCE NTALABE – THE RIVALING SHADOW
MARLENE LONGAGE- VIVA RIVA
TINA MBA -TANGO WITH ME
YVONNE OKORO – POOL PARTY
Best Actor in Leading Role
THEMBA NDABA – HOPEVILLE
PATSHA BAY -VIVA RIVA
JIMMY JEAN-LOUIS – SINKING SANDS
EKON BLANKSON – CHECKMATE
ANTAR LANIYAN – YEMOJA
Best Actress in Leading Role
IDIAT SHOBANDE -ARAMOTU
OMONI OBOLI- ANCHOR BABY
MANIE MALONE – VIVA RIVA
AMAKE ABEBRESE- SINKING SANDS
DENISE NEWMAN -SHIRLEY ADAMS
Best Director
SOUL BOY – HAWA ESSUMAN
SHIRLEY ADAMS – OLIVER HERMANUS
VIVA RIVA – DJO TUNDA WA MUNGA
ARAMOTU – NIJI AKANNI
A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT – JAHMAIL. X. T QUBEKA
SINKING SANDS – LEILA DJANSI
Best Film
VIVA RIVA – DJO TUNDA WA MUNGA (CONGO)
SINKING SANDS – LEILA DJANSI (GHANA)
ARAMOTU – NIJI AKANNI (NIGERIA)
SOUL BOY – HAWA ESSUMAN (KENYA)
HOPEVILLE – JOHN TRENGOVE (SOUTH AFRICA)
A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT – JAHMIL X.T QUBEKA (SOUTH AFRICA)
I wish Ama all the BEST in her nomination.
congrats to all nominees. i hope my GH siblings bring home some award.
Hmm…this is not to start a fight but to inquire; is this not suppose to be an African movie awards? why do they have a whole category for just one african nation “Best Nigerian movie award” and not one for the other countries like South Africa. If not, I believe that category needs to be dissolved.
I AGREE , BUT I THINK NIGERIA HAS A SPECIAL CATEGORY BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND POWER NOLLYWOOD HAS. NOLLYWOOD IS THE NUMBER TWO MOVIE INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD AFTER BOLLYWOOD AND EVEN BIGGER THAN HOLLYWOOD. SO I THINK ITS FAIR BECAUSE ITS JUST TO BIG TO IGNORE. NO OTHER COUNTRIES MOVIE INDUSTRY COMES ANY WHERE CLOSE TO NOLLYWOOD. EVEN THOUGH OTHER COUNTRIES PRODUC MORE QUALITY MOVIES.
i was asking myself that question too, why “best nigerian movie……”?
I AM SO PROUD OF GHANA THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT A GHANAIAN FILM HAS LED THE NOMINATIONS. JUST TO SHOW THAT WE ARE MOVING FOWARD NOW ALL THAT IS LEFT IS TO REMOVE THE SOCRATES SAFOS AND REPLACE THEM WITH MORE LEILA’S AND SHIRLEYS
am happy too that ghana is doing well at the amaa,i think the movie with the highest nominations was the congolese movie VIVA RIVA not sinking sands,viva riva had a total of 12 nominations.
am happy too that ghana is doing well at the amaa,i think the movie with the highest nominations is the congolese movie VIVA RIVA not sinking sands,viva riva had a total of 12 nominations.
Ama K go for it
No nominations for Nigeria’s Ije…?
yea….. good question. i heard ije is big.
congrats to all the nominess! most of the movies i’ve not heard of though
Wow!am proud of ghana!would have loved to see more of our actors names mentioned but am still excited for the nominees!congrats
last year, leila gave gave ghana 11 nominations, this year 9 nominations. Kudos girl.
Ama K go get it!
but no editing category? that will take ghana to 10 nods.
You can watch the trailer for the movie Hopeville here
am happy too that ghana is doing well at the amaa,i think the movie with the highest nominations is the congolese movie VIVA RIVA not sinking sands,viva riva had a total of 12 nominations,well congrates to everyone nominated.
Actor John Apea is interviewed by Ameyaw Debrah about the “Elimina” movie. Dude went to Presec? In lumine tuo, videbimus lumen!
wat???????? best nigerian film???? r dey kiddin??? is it about africa in general or its about nigeria….eeerrrrr hellooooo….!!! i dont hear no best new york film or best LA film or best pensylvania film in OSCAR noms…dis is lame nd stupid. nd y do dey hv dat much films in one category..it seems like dey don even hv # of films dat sshould be in a category..its sad. africa i kno u guys r tryin but open ur eyes nd try harder nd we will def get der……
Best Nigerian film is endowed by the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Culture. AMAA WELCOMES other government in africa to suppport the development of filmmaking in their countries with such endowment.
Out of the numerous Ghanaian movies they’ve been making noise abt only abt 3 or so got nominations?Dats not gud enough.Even the Nigerians couldn’t dominate dis time cos I can see the other African countries gave them stiff competition.On the best nig. movie category, I learnt they put it der to recognize them largest movie industry (nollywood) in africa & also the fact dat these awards were started by the nigerians but I think it’s time they scrap it 2 make it luk fair.John Dumelo even got nominated in a Naija movie upon all the numerous movies he has been doing in Ghana.The criteria 4 these awards keeps on getting very strict dats why a lot of the popular movies couldn’t get any nominations. However kudos 2 to Leila,Shirley,Yvonne,Ekow,John & Ama 4 making us proud.
you know most of our numerous movies are nothing to write home about. Like you always put it chewing gum movies lol.(you said chewing gum movies ryt?) How the hell are those chewing gum movies going to win awards and you know there are a lot of chewing gum movies from our industry than the classic ones. hmm
Hahahaha.Yeah u know those chewing gum movies are done with only the monetary benefits in mind.Dats why they’re always abt sex & nudity.Maybe I’ve 2 organise some awards 4 them so dat I can distribute it amongst them equally like the one they had recently wer almost everyone had one.Anyway, I hope u’re doing well.
hahaha I know right! I’m doing great. how abt urself?
I hope gh brings some awards home cause last year nollywood were the big winners so its now ghana turn.
Is not about taken turns. it’s about doing good movies and winning awards for your work. I understand there are always some yawa going on with these awards thou.
ALL I CAN SAY IS WISHING YVONE OKORO ALL THE BEST THAT SHE WINS,,,,,,,,
“BEST NIGERIAN FILM”???? That is a stupid category.
A stupid category based on what? Nigeria started and fueled this whole movie industry.
Why shouldn’t she have a category to herself? If Ghana’s industry were as large as
Nollywood, would you not expect the same thing? Why some Ghanaians get VERY
INSECURE when Nigeria is mentioned, I just don’t know. Ghanaians have have made
it obvious to the whole world that they are jealous of Nigerians! That is crystal clear
now. Naija is making waves. Just deal with it. Nigeria didn’t get here by hating and
pulling others down. You want to move ahead, put in the effort!!
no it is not. it is an endowed category. countries are invited to endow such categories so that the best from their countries are rewarded at that level. i have been following the development of amaa and i know that the country’s federal ministry of informatiom endows that award to recognise the best film from Nigeria entered for that awards. i hope this explains it.
Yvonee did well. She has potentials
GOOD LUCK TO ALL GHANAIAN NOMINEES. IM GLAD I HAVE MY GIRL – YVONNE OKORO THERE. IM PROUD OF YOU GIRL. GO GET IT BABY
I’m proud of your nomination Pastha Bay, my bro. Keep lifting DRC banner higher than you can. You will win this price, with God all things are possible.
I proud of ghanaians who’s movie was nominted for the awards but i think shirley movie checkmdte was great especialy in the pool