The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Documentary is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to reward the best short and feature documentaries for the year. It has been merged and renamed severally since it was first awarded in 2006 as Best Documentary .[ 1]
Best Documentary
Year
Name of Category
Documentary
Recipient
Result
2006
Best Documentary
Tasuma
Won
Ending a Cane
Nominated
House of Love
Nominated
Nollywood the Young side of Film
Nominated
Salma Yoba
Nominated
2007
Best Documentary Feature
Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon
Won
Covenant Church
Nominated
Bitter Water Mara
Nominated
2008
Best Feature Documentary
Do You Believe in Magic
Moondog Films
Won
Dun-dun (the talking drum)
Ibikansale D. Kayode
Nominated
Bridging the Gap
Myanda Production
Nominated
A Rare Gem
Packnet Productions
Nominated
Families under Attack
Myandu Films
Nominated
Best Short Documentary
Not My Daughter
Won
Operation Smile
Nominated
Healthy Children, Wealthy Nation
Nominated
2009
Best Feature Documentary
For the Best and for the Onion and Malcolm’s Echo
Won
Private Files
Nominated
Shit on the Rock
Nominated
Grandma’s not Home
Nominated
Best Short Documentary
Coming of Age
Won
Per Second Killer
Nominated
Santos the Survivor
Nominated
Lost in the South
Nominated
Congo my Foot
Nominated
2010
Best Documentary
Bariga Boys
Won
Mwamba Ngoma
Jordan Riber
Nominated
Peace Wanted Alive
Nominated
En quête d’identité
Nominated
Innovating for Africa
Nominated
2011
Best Documentary (Feature)
Kondi Et Le Jeudi National
Ariana Astrid Atodji
Won
Headlines In History
Zobby Bresson
Nominated
Co-Exist
Adam Mazo
Nominated
State Of Mind
Djo Tunda Wa Munga
Nominated
Naija Diamonds
Nfrom Leonard
Nominated
Best Short Documentary
After The Mine
Diendo Hamadi & Dinta Wa Lusula
Won
Symphony Kinshasa
Diendo Hamadi & Dinta Wa Lusula
Nominated
Naija Diamond (Feature On Dr. Rahmat Mohammed)
Nform Leonard
Nominated
Stepping Into The Unknown
Rowena Aldous & Jill Hanas-Hancock
Nominated
Yeabu’s Homecoming
Jenny Chu
Nominated
2012
Best Documentary
An African Election
Won
Beyond The Deadly Pit
Nominated
Awa Ogbe: An African Adventure
Nominated
Dear Mandela
Nominated
White & Black; Crime And Colour
Nominated
The Niger Delta Struggle
Nominated
There Is Nothing Wrong With My Uncle
Nominated
How Much Is Too Much
Nominated
2013
Best Documentary
Fuelling Poverty
Won
Gun To Tape
Nominated
Swimming The Zambezi
Nominated
Give Me Back My Home
Nominated
The African Cypher Fly On The Wall
Nominated
2014
Best Documentary
Hamu Beya - The Sand Fishers and Portrait of a Lone Farmer
Won
Kushaya Ingagasi
Nominated
Daughters of the Niger Delta
Nominated
Sincerely Ethiopia
Nominated
References
Merit awards Special awards Discontinued awards
Merit awards Special awards
Ceremonies