Ghana Receives Six Nominations with Three Movies & One Animation @AMAA2015

The 11th Edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards Nominations' night was held in Los Angeles, USA yesterday night. Ghana received six nomination with three movies namely SilverRain, Love Or Something Like That, Devil In A Detail and an animation titled Akorkoli.

SilverRain a movie from the staples of Juliet Asante and featured Joselyn Dumas received nominations in the AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE with Chumani Pan,   AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE with Joselyn Dumas and AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP.

Love Or Something Like That from the staples of Sparrow Productions (Shirley Frimpong Manso) received two nomination in the category of AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY and AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE with OC Ukeje.

Another movie with the handwriting of Shirley Frimpong Manso;Devil In A Detail received a nomination in the category of  AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE with Ama Amphofo.

Akorkoli, a Ghanaian animation film that tells the story of the famous King Akorkoli in the Volta Region(a Region in Ghana) years ago received a nomination in the category of  AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION.

 Last year, Love Or Something Like That a movie that talks about HIV/AIDs was adjudged and accepted as the only official Ghanaian movie or better African Movie by the United Nations it per the nomination especially in the category of the Achievement In Screen Play, it will not come as a surprise if Ghana carry the trophy home.

The 2014 editon of the awards saw Ghana winning two awards with Potomanto from Sparrow Productions and Nothern Affair from Leila Djansi we hope this year will be better than last year.


AMAA is a platform that projects the black film industry to Africa and the rest of the world. It is a glamorous celebration of artistry honoring excellence in African Filmmaking and Cinema.

At the Nominations of the most prestigious awards for Black filmmakers around the Globe AMAA, it was announced that the 2015 edition will be held in South Africa on 26th September 2015 ,the African cinema business round table and AfricaOne concert will be held that week.

AMAA's celebration of African Film, is now in it's 11th year with the theme 'The Stories never End'. 

Checkout the Full List:


EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM

Stories of Our Lives ‘’Run’ – Kenya
Aisha’s Story – Nigeria
Gulped of the Blue Sea - Togo
Memoir of a Honest Voice- Sierra Leone
Twaaga – Burkina Faso


AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION 

The Throne – Nigeria
Alternative to Corporal Punishment – Namibia
The Legacies of Rubbies – Nigeria
Akorkoli - Ghana

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY 

Egypt Modern Pharaohs ‘Nasser’ – Egypt
The Dream of Shahrazad – South Africa
Nelson Mandela, The Myth and Me- South Africa
Beats of The Antonov – Sudan
The Supreme Price – Nigeria/USA

OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE 

TIMBUKTU – Mauritania
Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia
Cheetanah – Nigeria
Juliet and Romeo- Burkina Faso
INumber Number – South Africa

MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD: 

Gone Too Far – Nigeria/UK
Thorns of Roses (O Esphinho Da Rosa) – Guinea Bissau/Portugal
Fevers – France/Morocco
Affairs of the Heart – Nigeria/USA

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT

Sound of Tears- Canada
Hand to the Sky – USA
Calm – UK

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY 

Jimmy Goes to Nollywood- USA/HAITI
The Black Panthees vanguard of the Revolution – USA
Bound: Africans VS African Americans – USA
Black Panther Woman – Australia

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE

Under the Starry Sky - France
CRU - USA
Supremacy - USA

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
 
INumber Number- South Africa
October 1 – Nigeria
Le President- Cameroun
Run – Cote d’voire
Timbuktu – Mauritania

AMAA 2015 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

Dazzling Mirage- Nigeria
Run – Cote d’Voire
Njinga: Queen of Angola - Angola
October 1 - Nigeria
INumber Number – South Africa

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP

Run – Cote d’voire
Iyore – Nigeria
Silver Rain – Ghana
INumber Number – South Africa
Njinga: Queen of Angola – Angola

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK 

A Place in the Stars – Nigeria
Triangle Going to America - Ethiopia
Iyore – Nigeria
Njinga: Queen of Angola – Angola
Timbuktu – Mauritius

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT 

Invasion 1897 – Nigeria
Kpians – Nigeria
Run – Cote d’Voire
INumber Number – South Africa
Triangle Going to America - Ethiopia

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND 

Lobraz Khan – South Africa
Le President – Cameroun
Run – Cote d’Voire
Timbuktu – Mauritius
INumber Number – South Africa

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia
INumber Number – South Africa
Run – Cote d’voire
Lobraz Khan – Mauritius
Timbuktu - Mauritius

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING 

October 1
INumber umber
Triangle Going to America
Run
Timbuktu

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY 

Le President
While You Slept
Timbuktu
Love or Something Like That
Run

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY FILM

30 Days in Atlanta
Iya Alalake
Last Three Digits

AMAA 2015- BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM 

Invasion 1897
Dazzling Mirage
October 1
Iyore
A Place in the Stars

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST CHILD ACTOR 

Layla Walet Mohammed and Mehdi A.G Mohammed – Timbuktu
Joshua Ibrahim and Daniel Ibrahim- A Place in the Stars
STIGMA.

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR

Demola Adedoyin - October 1
Vinjeru Kamanga - BELLA
Kemi Lala Akindoju – Dazzling Mirage
Hassan Spike Insingoma -Boda Boda Thieves
Chiedza Mhende – Love the one You Love

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 

Israel Makoe - INumber Number
Paul Obazele – Iyore
Chumani Pan- Silver Rain
OC Ukeje – Love or Something Like That
Triangle
Going to America.

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 

Hilda Dokubo - Stigma
Toulou Kiki -Timbuktu
Reina Salicoulibaly- RUN
Prossy Rukundo - Boda Boda Thieves
Ama Amphofo – Devil in a Detail

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 

Tony Kroroge – Cold Harbour
Sdumo Matshali- INumber Number
Abdoul Kareem Konate - RUN
Sadiq Daba – October 1
Gerard Essomba- Le President

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 

Lesliana Pereira - NJINGA: Queen of Angola
Queen Nwokoye – Cheetenah
Aida Wang - Juliet and Romeo
Jocelyn Dumas –Silver Rain
Ini Edo – While You Slept

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR 

Carey Mckenzie -Cold Harbour
Jenna Bass- Love the one you love
Destiny Ekeragha -Gone Too Far
Tawonga Taddja Nkhonjera -Bella

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR

Theodros Teshome Kebede- Triangle Going to America - Ethiopia
Theo Nel- INumber Number
Abderrahmane Sissako - Timbuktu
Phillipe Lacote - Run
Kunle Afolayan - October 1

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST FILM

Run – Cote d’Voire
Timbuktu – Mauritania
INumber Number – South Africa
Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia
October 1- Nigeria