17th Africa Movie Academy Awards

17th Africa Movie Academy Awards
Date	28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)
Site	Mariott Hotel, Lagos
Highlights
Best Film	The Gravedigger's Wife (Somalia)
Most awards	The Gravedigger's Wife (Somalia) - 4 Awards
Most nominations	The Gravedigger's Wife (Somalia)

The 2021 African Movie Academy Award ceremony was held on Sunday 28 November 2021 at the Marriott Hotel in Lagos Nigeria.[1]

Submissions for consideration for the awards were held between 31 May and 31 July 2021.[2] Over 500 films were submitted for consideration.[3]

The nominees in 26 categories were announced in a ceremony held at Ebony Life Place, Victoria Island Lagos, on Friday 29 October 2021 by the head of the jury, Steve Oluseyi Ayorinde.[4] The Somalian movie, Gravedigger’s Wife received the highest number of nominations including Best Film in African Language, Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Best Director.[5] Other nominated films include Omo Ghetto: The Saga, Ayinla and Eyimofe. Oluwabamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan, a former housemate in Big Brother Naija was nominated in the Best Young/Promising Actor category for her role in the movie Collision Course.[1]

Awards

Best Film	Best Director
The Gravedigger's Wife (Somalia) - Winner Mission to Rescue (Kenya) Fried Barry (South Africa) Stain (Uganda) Eyimofe (Nigeria) Hairareb (Namibia) Nyara: The Kidnapping (Tanzania) Black Medusa (Tunisia)	Chuko&Ayie Esiri, Eyimofe - Winner Gilbert Lukalia, Mission to Rescue Ryan Kruger, Fried Barry Khadar Ahmed, The Gravedigger's Wife Morris Mugisha, Stain Oshoveli Shipoh, Hairareb Ram Ally Kasongo, Nyara/The Kidnapping Youssef Chebbi& Ismael, Black Medusa
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Best Actress in a Leading Role
Omar Abdi, The Gravedigger's Wife - Winner Gary Green – Fried Barry Lateef Adedimeji, Ayinla Melvin Alusa, Mission to Rescue Jude Akuwudike, Eyimofe David Njavera, Hairareb Nonso Bassey, La Femme Anjola	Joan Agaba, Stain - Winner Lucie Memba Bois, Buried Funke Akindele, Omo Ghetto: The Saga Sarah Alina Grosz, Black Medusa Phumi Mthembu, African America Rita Dominic, La Femme Anjola Claudine de Groot, Hairareb
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Kelechi Udegbe, Collision Course - Winner Mulshid Mugabire, Monica Mehdi Hajri, Black Medusa Cameron Scott, Hotel on the Koppies Bimbo Manuel, Gone	Hazel Hinda, Hairareb - Winner Gloria Anozie-Young, Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story Naana Hayford, Chasing Lullaby Tumi Morake, Seriously Single Ini Edo, The Citation
Achievement in Costume Design	Achievement in Makeup
African America - Winner Buried Oba Bi Olorun Tecora Eagle Wings	The Gravedigger's Wife - Winner Fried Barry Tecora The Takers Mission to Rescue
Achievement in Cinematography	Achievement in Production Design
Ayinla - Winner Black Medusa Stain Nyara (The Kidnapping) The Gravedigger's Wife	The Gravedigger's Wife - Winner Tecora The Takers Nyara (The Kidnapping) Shadow Parties
Achievement in Editing	Achievement in Screenplay
Eyimofe - Winner Mission to Rescue Omo Ghetto: The Saga Nyala (The Kidnapping) Fried Barry	Collision Course - Winner Chasing Lullaby Where I Come From Stain Hairareb
Best Film in An African Language	Best Nigerian Film
The Gravedigger's Wife – Khadar Ahmed (Somalia) - Winner Bangarang – Robin Odongo (Kenya) Ayinla – Tunde Kelani (Nigeria) Hotel on the Koppies – Charlie Vundler (South Africa) Nyara – Ram Ally Kasongo (Tanzania) Stain – Morris Mugisha (Uganda)	Eyimofe - Winner Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story Ayinla The Citation Omo Ghetto: The Saga La Femme Anjola Collision Course Shadow Parties
Best Short Film	Best Animation
Meat – Uganda - Winner Enroute – Bourkina Fasso A Better Friend – Ghana Find Me By The River – South Africa In Extremis – DRC Portrait of Princess Tutu – Côte d'Ivoire The Long Night in Abuja – Nigeria	Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters – Nigeria - Winner Room 5 – Ghana Shaka-Inklosi Yamakhosi – South Africa The Pyramid – Egypt Mofiala – Togo A Thousand Fate – Uganda White Nights – Algeria
Best Documentary	Best Film by an African Living Abroad
Softie - Kenya - Winner The Sacred Woods - Tunisia Postcard - Morocco Unmasked: Leadership, Trust & the Pandemic - Nigeria Linda Under Lockdown - South Africa Bulembu: History of a Culture - DRC Noboth - Uganda Zindet - Niger	Blackmail – Obi Emelonye (Nigeria/UK) - Winner First Call – Angela Onuora (Nigeria/Canada) K.I.A.B – Eric Zoa and Oleksii Osyka (Cameroon/USA) Gone – Daniel Ademinokan (Nigeria/US)
Best Diaspora Short Film	Best Diaspora Documentary
Three Leaves (Haiti) - Winner In Other News (Canada) Blue (US) The Berne Identity (Switzerland) No Comprendo (UK)	African Redemption: the Life of Marcus Garvey (US) - Winner Akwaaba – The Awakening (US) Race Today Documentary (UK)
Best Diaspora Feature	Best Soundtrack
Residue (US) - Winner Ride Share (US) Hal King (US)	The Citation - Winner Nyara (The Kidnapper) The Gravedigger's Wife This Lady Called Life Hotel on the Koppies
Best Visual Effects	Best Sound
Fried Barry - Winner Nneka the Pretty Serpent Stain The Takers Mission to Rescue	Eyimofe - Winner Hairareb African America The Gravedigger's Wife La Femme Anjola
Most Promising Actor	Best First Feature Film by a Director
Wilmah Muremera – Shaina - Winner Oluwabamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan – Collision Course Faith Fidel – Where I Come From David Weda – Bangarang Bertha Abdallah – Nyara (The Kidnapping) Hannah Sukali – Fatsani: A Tale Of Survival	Eyimofe – Chuko&AyieEsiri (Nigeria) - Winner Shaina – Beatrice Masvaure Alf (Zimbabwe) African America – MuziMthembu (South Africa) The Gravedigger's Wife – Khadar Ahmed (Somalia) Black Medusa – Youssef Chebbi& Ismael (Tunisia) Fried Barry – Ryan Kruger (South Africa)

References

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