AMAA Awards 2013: Winners getting Interesting

The African Movie Academy Award has come and gone with all its fun and fanfare. It held from the 18^th to 20^th April 2013 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State Capital in Nigeria. The sets of winners are getting more interesting as we see some countries winning for the first time. It could also be observed that nominations came from diverse cultures of Africa and Africans in the diaspora. The impact of AMAA is surely felt deeper and wider, and if i must say, AMAA is really getting bigger than Bayelsa State where it is been currently held for some years now. The hospitality standard in Yenagoa is low and Hotels and transportation are too few to accommodate the number of participants which sometimes lead to lodging and logistics crisis. Also, the city itself (or do we still call it a Town), is small, the people love entertainment but too carried away by the array of stars that grace the occasion that they almost mob them in the process of trying to see or touch the actors. May be AMAA should be looking for alternative host city in the future, except there are some necessary ties to the state in the hosting of AMAA. But in general, the AMAA 2013 was a huge success.
By Emdee David.

The main anchors were AY the comedian and Ama K of Ghana. Here are list of winners and a few photos from the Award. 

List of Winners at the just concluded AMAA Awards 2013:
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Short Film: Kwaku Ananse – Ghana

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Documentary: Fuelling Poverty – Nigeria

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Diaspora Feature: Stones In The Sun- Haiti/USA

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Diaspora Documentary: Fan Do Brasil (Brazil/Guatamela)

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Animation: Adventure Of Zambezia– (South Africa)

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film By An African Abroad: Last Flight To Abuja– UK/Nigeria

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Production Design: Elelwani

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Costume Design: Blood And Henna/Nigeria

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Make-Up: The Meeting

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Soundtrack: The Last Fishing Boat

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Visual Effects: The Twin Sword

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Sound: Nairobi Half Life

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Cinematography: Uhlanga, The Mark

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Editing: Hereos And Zereos

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Lightning: Moi Zaphira

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Screenplay: Hereos And Zereos

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Nigerian Film: Confusion Na Wa/Nigeria

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film In An African Language: Moi Zaphira/Burkina Faso

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Promising Actor: Belinda Effah – Kokomma

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actor In A Supporting Role: Gabriel Afolayan – Hoodrush

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actress In A Supporting Role: Hermelinda Cimela – Virgin Magarida

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actor In A Leading Role: Justus Esiri (
Late) – Assasins Practice

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actress In A Leading Role: Florence Masebe – Elelwani

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Director: Niji Akanni – Hereos And Zeroes/Nigeria

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film: Confusion Na Wa/Nigeria

Lifetime Achievement Awards: Tunde Kelani, Chief Eddi Ugbomah, Sir Ositadinma Okeke Oguno (Ossy Affason), Ayuko Badu and Chief Pete Edochie