Ama Ampofo, Akorkoli nominated at AMAA 2015

The full 2015 African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) nominees list has been revealed.

Movies from around Africa and the diaspora will slug it out in 28 different categories.

Kunle Afolayan‘s October 1 got 8 nominations including Best Director and Best Film while A Place in the Stars, Love or Something Like That, Invasion 1897 and Iyore all picked up nominations.

30 Days in Atlanta was nominated in the Best Comedy Film category.

The awards ceremony will take place in South Africa in September 2015.

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 2015 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 Panthers 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’ivoire

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’ivoire

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 Screenplay

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 2015 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 Ampofo – 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 2015 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 2015 Award For Best Film

Run – Cote D’voire

Timbuktu – Mauritania

Inumber Number – South Africa

Triangle Going To America – Ethiopia

October 1- Nigeria