The 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on Saturday 11 June 2016 at the Obi Wali International Conference Center in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The ceremony recognized and honored excellence among directors, actors, and writers in the film industry. The awards night was hosted by Chris Attoh, Mike Ezuruonye and Kgopedi Lilokoe. It aired live on NTA to over 100 million viewers worldwide.
| 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards | |
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| Date | 11 June 2016 |
| Site | Obi Wali International Conference Center, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria |
| Hosted by | Chris Attoh Mike Ezuruonye Kgopedi Lilokoe |
| Organized by | Africa Film Academy |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Eye of the Storm |
| Most nominations | The Cursed Ones (13) |
As part of the pre-AMAA activities, Rivers State Ministry of Culture and Tourism collaborated with the Africa Film Academy to host a sponsorship night to mobilize corporate sponsors for the awards. Other media partners included Africa Magic, OHTV, SABC and ONTV.[1][2]
Nominees and winners
editThe nominees for the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony were announced on 15 May 2016. The Cursed Ones led with 13 nominations while South African films Tell Me Sweet Something and Ayanda were tied with 9 nods each.[3] Ghana had a total of 15 nominations with 5 films including The Cursed Ones, Rebecca, Cursed Treasure, Daggers of Life and The Peculiar Life of a Spider.[4]
Winners were announced during the ceremony on 11 June 2016 at the Obi Wali International Conference Center. Eye of the Storm won in the categories Best Film, Achievement in Costume Design and Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Drama-thriller The Cursed Ones took home three awards on that same night, including awards for Best Director (Nana Obiri Yeboah), Achievement in Production Design, as well as Cinematography (Nicholas K. Lory).[5]
Awards
editWinners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
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| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
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| Best Actor in a leading role | Best Actress in a leading role |
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| Achievement in Costume Design | Achievement in Makeup |
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| Achievement in Cinematography | Achievement in Production Design |
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| Achievement in Editing | Achievement in Screenplay |
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| Best Film in An African Language | Best Nigerian Film |
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| Best Short Film | Best Animation |
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| Best Documentary | Best Film by an African Living Abroad |
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| Best Diaspora Short | Best Diaspora Documentary |
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| Best Diaspora Feature | Best Soundtrack |
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| Best Visual Effects | Best Sound |
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| Most Promising Actor | Best First Feature Film by a Director |
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Honorary awards
editLifetime Achievement
edit- Richard Mofe Damijo
- Joke Silva and Olu Jacobs
- Tony Akposhore
Multiple nominations and awards
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The following films received multiple nominations:
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The following films received multiple awards:
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Dignitaries
editDignitaries present during the occasion were Governor of Rivers State Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, first lady Eberechi Wike, former Senate President David Mark, Minister of Information Lai Mohammed and veteran actor Pete Edochie.
References
edit- ^ "AMAA goes to Port Harcourt". The Nation. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Africa Movie Academy announces full list of 2016 Nominations". Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^ Kyle Zeeman (16 May 2016). "SA films leads the way at AMAA nominations". The Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ Francis Addo (18 May 2016). "AMAA 2016: Ghana Grabs 15 Nominations". Globe Entertainment UK. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "AMAA 2016: Full List Of Winners". Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.