The African Movie Awards 2014 held last weekend in Yenagoa, Bayelsa and it was an event to remember. The city played host to showbiz giants from all over Africa. There were performances by the likes of Timi Dakolo,
Bez, J Martins, Edge and Ketshe. Comedians Buchi and Funny Bone were also on hand to thril the crowd with rib cracking jokes.
The event, which kicked off at 9:34pm yesterday, 24thMay 2014, gave people a chance to remember the excellent creations of the late Amaka Igwe, who in the words of Peace Anyiam-Osigwe “died while doing something great for Nigeria”. Important government VIPs were also present at the awards.
Here are the winners of the 2014 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA):
Best Short Film – Dialemi
Best Animation – Khumba (South Africa)
Best Documentary – Hamu Beya(Mali) & Portraits of a Lone Farmer(Nigeria&Denmark)
Best Film(African Language) – B for Boy
Best Diaspora Short Film – Passage
Best Diaspora Documentary – Through The Lens Darkly(USA)
Best Diaspora Feature – Kingston Paradise(Jamaica)
Achievement In Production Design Award – Northern Affair (Ghana)
Achievement In Costume Design – Ni Sisi(Kenya)
Achievement In Make-up – Once Upon A Road Trip (South Africa)
Achievement in Soundtrack – Onye Ozi (Nigeria/UK)
Best Marketer – Okiki Films
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Clarion Chukwurah (Apaye)
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Mothusi Magano (Of Good Report)
Best Film – Of The Good Report
Special Jury Prize for Short Film – New Horizon
Joyce Banda Award for Film on Women Empowerment – B For Boy
Mandiba Award – Ni Sisi
Best Director – Jamil Quebeka (Of Good Report)
Best First Feature Film by a Director – Harikrishna & Sharvan Anenden
Special Jury Prize – Bob Manuel-Udokwu
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Patience Ozokwor (After The Proposal)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Thapelo Mofekeng (Felix)
Best Young Promising Actor -Petronella Tshuma (Of Good Report)
Best Child Actor – Lebohang Ntsane (Forgotten Kingdom)
Best Nigerian Film – Accident
Achievement in Screenplay – Of Good Report
Achievement in Editing – Potomanto
Achievement in Cinematography – The Forgotten Kingdom
Achievement in Sound – The Forgotten Kingdom
Achievement in Visual Effects – A Mile From Home (Nigeria
