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Many of Nollywood’s greats all stepped out on Sunday, October 29th, 2023, to celebrate the legacy of Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, the founder of AMAA It was the 19th edition held in IKEJA/ Lagos convention center and it was one hell of a ceremony as Tobi Bakre, Kunle Afolayan, Nse Ikpe Etim, Jimmy Jean Louis, Anikulapo, Mami Wata, Gangs of Lagos all won big.
Here is the full list of 2023 AMAA winners:
Efere Ozako Award for Best Short Film
• Lions – Ethiopia
Jubril Malaifia Award for Best Animation
• Jabari – Ghana
Best Documentary
• Le Spectre de Boko Haram – Cameroon
Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Film in an African Language
• Anikulapo – Nigeria
Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award for Best Film by an African-born Director Living Abroad
• KOFA – Jude Idada (Nigeria/Canada)
Best Diaspora Short Film
• Raw Materials – (Jamaica) – directed by Sosiessia Nixon-Kelly
Best Diaspora Documentary
• Sound of the Police – (United States) – directed by Stanley Nelson
Best Diaspora Narrative Feature
• Our Father, The Devil – (United States) directed by Ellie Foumbi
Best Achievement in Production Design
• Anikulapo – Nigeria
Best Achievement in Costume Design
• Djibril Drame – Xalé – Senegal
Best Achievement in Make-Up
• Campell Precious Arebamen – Mami Wata – Nigeria
Best Achievement in Soundtrack
• Antoine Nshimiyimana – Fight Like a Girl – Rwanda
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
• Emmanuel Bassey – Gangs of Lagos – Nigeria
Best Achievement in Sound
• Vianney Aube Sira – Burkina Faso
Best Achievement in Cinematography
• Lilis Soares – Mami Wata – Nigeria
Best Achievement in Editing
• Bertrand Conard – Omen – DRC
Best Achievement in Screenplay
• Moussa Sene Absa, Pierre Magny, Ben Diogay Beye – Xalé – Senegal
National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVB) Award for Best Nigerian Film
• Mami Wata
Best Young/Promising Actor
• Maleek Sanni – Gangs of Lagos
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
• Jimmy-Jean Louis – Rise
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
• Rokhaya Niang – Xalé – Senegal
Best Actor in a Leading Role
• Tobi Bakre – Brotherhood – Nigeria
Best Actress in a Leading Role
• Nse Ikpe-Etim – 4-4-44 (Four Four Forty-Four) – Nigeria
First Debut Feature by a Director
• Baloji – Omen – DRC
Best Director
• Apolline Traoré – Sira
Best Film
• Xalé- Senegal
