14th Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 14th Africa Movie Academy Awards was held 20 October 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. The event was hosted by Nse Ikpe Etim and Arthur Nkusi.^[3][4]

14th Africa Movie Academy Awards
Date	20 October 2018 (2018-10-20)
Site	Intari Conference Arena, Kigali, Rwanda[1]
Hosted by	Nse Ikpe-Etim, Arthur Nkusi[2]
Highlights
Best Film	Five Fingers For Marseilles
Most awards	Five Fingers For Marseilles (5)
Most nominations	Five Fingers For Marseilles (10)
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Awards

Winners are listed highlighted in boldface.

Best Film	Best Director
Five Fingers For Marseilles - South Africa Isoken - Nigeria In My Country (2017 film) - Nigeria The Blessed Vost - Algeria Cross Roads - Nigeria The Road to Sunrise - Malawi Siembamba - South Africa A Hotel Called Memory - Nigeria Sidechic Gang - Ghana Lost Café - Nigeria	Frank Rajah Arase - In My Country Jade Osiberu - Isoken Michael Mathews - Five Fingers For Marseilles Sofia Djama - The Blessed Vost Oluseyi Siwoku - Cross Roads Shemu Joyah - The Road to Sunrise Darrell Roodt - Siembamba Akin Omotoso - A Hotel Called Memory Peter Kofi Sedufia - Sidechic Gang Kenneth Gyang - The Lost Café
Best Actor in a leading role	Best Actress in a leading role
Richard Mofe Damijo - Cross Roads Vuyo Dabula - Five Fingers for Marseilles Sam Dede - In My Country Sami Bouajila - The Blessed Vost OC Ukeje - Potato Potahto Chris Attoh - Esohe Oros Mampofu - Lucky Specials Frank Donga - Hakkunde	Dakore Akande - Isoken Kate Henshaw - Roti Reine Swart - Siembamba Okawa Shaznay - In My Country Nana Ama McBrown, Lydia Forson and Sika Osei - Sidechic Gang Mariam Phiri – The Road To Sunrise Tunde Aladese – Lost Café Joselyn Dumas – Potato Potahto
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Gideon Okeke – Cross Roads Seun Ajayi – Ojukokoro Lionel Newton – Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll Akah Nnani – Banana Island Ghost Richard Lukunku – Lucky Specials	Joke Silva – Potato Potahto Sika Osei – In Line Sivenathi Mabuya – Lucky Specials Rahama Sadau – Hakkunde Toyin Abraham - Esohe
Achievement in Costume Design	Achievement in Makeup
Isoken Icheke Oku Cross Roads Esohe Five Fingers for Marseilles	Icheke Oku Siembamba Five Fingers for Marseilles Esohe The Road To Sunshine
Achievement in Cinematography	Achievement in Production Design
Five Fingers for Marseilles The Road To Sunshine The Lost Café The Blessed Vost Siembamba	Five Fingers for Marseilles Kada River Tatu In My Country Cross Roads
Achievement in Editing	Achievement in Screenplay
Hotel Called Memory Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll While We Live – Burkina Faso/Sweden Lucky Specials The Blessed Vost	Hakkunde The Women Potato Potahto Ojukokoro Five Fingers For Marseilles The Lost Café
Best Film in An African Language	Best Nigerian Film
Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa Mansoor – Nigeria Icheke Oku – Nigeria Agwaetiti Obiuto – Nigeria Nyasaland – Malawi Tunu – Tanzania	Isoken Cross Roads In My Country Hotel Called Memory Ojukokoro Lost Café Icheke Oku
Best Short Film	Best Animation
Tikitat Soulima – Morocco Dem Dem – Senegal/Belgium Zenith – Cameroon/USA It Rains on Ouga – Burkina Faso In Shadows – Kenya Coat of Harm – Nigeria Nice, Very Nice – Algeria Visions (Shaitan, Buruja, Brood) – Nigeria Fallou – Senegal Still Water Runs Deep – Nigeria/USA	Belly Flop – South Africa Group Photo – Nigeria Untitled – Ghana Crush – Nigeria
Best Documentary	Best Film by an African Living Abroad
Uncertain Future – Burundi Bigger Than Africa – Nigeria/USA Winnie – South Africa Boxing Libreville – Gabon Silas – South Africa/Kenya When Babies Don't Come – South Africa We Came In Sprint Carts – South Africa	Alexandra – Nigeria/USA Minister – Nigeria/Italy Low Lifes And High Hopes – Nigeria/Austria
Best Diaspora Short	Best Diaspora Documentary
Torments of Love - Guadeloupe Baby Steps – USA Intercept - USA	Barrows: Freedom Fighter - Barbados Evolutionary Blues: West Oakland's Music Legacy - USA Sammy Davis Jr. – I Gotta Be Me - USA
Best Diaspora Feature	Best Soundtrack
Angelica - Puerto Rico Love Jacked - Canada The Birth of a Nation (2016 film) - USA Charlie: La Vie Magnifique Charlie - USA	Hotel Called Memory[5] The Road To Sunshine Tatu Isoken Siembamba
Best Visual Effects	Best Sound
Lucky Specials[5] Siembamba Icheke Oku Esohe Kada River	Hotel Called Memory The Lost Café The Road To Sunshine Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll Sidechic Gang
Most Promising Actor	Best First Feature Film by a Director
Anine Lansari – The Blessed Vost Patrick Dibuah – Banana Island Ghost Austin Enabulele – In My Country Cindy Sanyu – Bella Maurice Paige – Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll Nichole Ozioma Banna – Icheke Oku Zainab Balogun – Sylvia	Five Fingers for Marseilles- Michael Mathews – South Africa My Mothers Story – Flora Suya- Malawi Ogwuetiti Obiuto – Onyeka Nwelue – Nigeria Isoken – Jadesola Osiberu - Nigeria 18 Hours – Njue Kevin – Kenya Banana Island Ghost – BB Sasore - Nigeria The Blessed Vost – Sefia Djama – Algeria
Achievement in Editing
Hotel Called Memory Pop Lock ‘N’ Roll Lucky Specials The Blessed Vost Siembamba

References

1. Nwanne, Chuks. "AMAA 2018… What went down in Kigali". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
2. Akande, Victor. "Nse Ikpe, Arthur Nkusi to host AMAA 2018". The Nation Online. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
3. "AMAA 2018: More than a celebration of Africa's movie best". Retrieved 2019-10-08."AMAA 2018: More than a celebration of Africa's movie best".
4. "Nse Ikpe, Arthur Nkusi to host AMAA 2018".
5. "AFRICA MOVIE ACADEMY AWARDS 2018 Full List Of Winners". AMAA African Movie Academy Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2019.