The nominees for the 2014 Africa Movie Academy Awards ( AMAA) were - TopicsExpress

The nominees for the 2014 Africa Movie Academy Awards ( AMAA) were announced yesterday at the Emperor Place Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa. The exact date the awards event will take place is unknown at this time however more details are expected to be revealed real soon. Check out the full list of nominees below Best Film Children of Troumaron – Mauritius Potomanto – Ghana The Forgotten Kingdom – South Africa Of Good Report – South Africa Dirty Hunters - Nigeria Accident – Nigeria Best Director Harrikrishna & Sharvan Anenden – Children of Troumaron (Mauritius) Shirley Frimpong Manso – Potomanto (Ghana) Andrew Mudge – The Forgotten Kingdom (South Africa) Jamil X.T Quebeka – Of Good Report (South Africa) Teco Benson – Accident (Nigeria) Best Actor in a Leading Role Zengo Ngqobe – Forgotten Kingdom Kanayo O. Kanayo – Apaye Mothusi Magano – Of Good Report Joseph Benjamin – Murder At Prime Suites Adjatey Annan – Potomanto Majid Michel – Brothers Keeper Best Actress in a Leading Role Uche Nnadili – B for Boy Linda Sokhulu – Felix Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha – Accident Clarion Chukwura – Apaye Uche Jombo, Rodriquez, Monalisa Chinda and Daniella Okeke – Lagos Cougar Joselyn Dumas – Northern Affair Best Actor in a Supporting Role Desmond Elliot – Finding Mercy Thapelo Mofekeng – Felix Yomi Fash-Lanso – Omo Elemosho Aniekan Iyoho – Potomanto Tshamano Sebe – Of Good Report Best Actress in a Supporting Role Vinaya Sungkur – The Children of Troumaron Patience Ozokwor – After the Proposal Marie Humbert – Potomanto Barbara Soky – Brothers Keeper Lee-Ann van Rooi – Of Good Report Best Young/Promising Actor Evelyn Galle Ansah – Good Old Days: For the Love of AA Petronella Tshuma – Of Good Report Tope Tedela – A Mile From Home Kitty Phillips – The Children of Troumatron Shawn Faqua – Lagos Cougar Best Child Actor Tobe Oboli – Brothers Keeper Lebohang Ntsane – Forgotten Kingdom Hlayani Junior Mabasa – Felix Best First Feature Film by a Director Roberta Durrant – Felix Chika Anadu – B for Boy Andrew Mudge – Forgotten Kingdom Harrikrishna & Sharvan Anenden – The Children of Troumaron Dilman Dila – Felista’s Fable Joyce Mhango Chavula – No More Tears Best Diaspora Feature Film Tula The Revolt – Curacao AZU – Venezuela Kingston Paradise – Jamaica Retrieval – USA Best Diaspora Documentary Finding Samuel Lowe: From Harlem to China – USA/CANADA Freedom Summer – USA No Bois Man, No Frad – Trinidad and Tobago Through the Lens Darkly : Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People – USA Best Documentary Hamu Beya- The Sand Fishers – Mali Potraits of a Lone Farmer – Nigeria/Denmark Kushaya Ingagasi – South Africa Daughters of the Niger Delta – Nigeria Sincerely Ethiopia – Ethiopia Best Diaspora Short Film Passage – Bahamas 48 Hours Target - South Africa Heaven – USA Tickle Me Rich – Trinidad and Tobago Red – USA Efere Ozako Award for Best Short Film Haunted Soul – Kenya Siriya Mtungi – Tanzania Dialemi – Gabon New Horizon – Nigeria Nandy l’orpheline – Mali Living Funeral – Nigeria Frame Up - Nigeria Phindile’s Heart – South Africa Best Animation The Hare and the Lion – Burkina Faso Thank God its Friday – Morocco Leila – Nigeria Khumba – South Africa The Brats and Toy Thief – Mozambique Best Screenplay B For Boy Of Good Report Frame Up Accident Potomanto Felix Best Film Editing Of Good Report Accident Once Upon A Road Trip Potomanto Felix Best Cinematography Once Upon A Road Trip Good Old Days: Love of AA Of Good Report The Forgotten Kingdom The Children of Troumaron Best Sound Editing Felix Northern Affair Nothing For Mahala Of Good Report The Forgotten Kingdom Best Visual Effect A Mile From Home Omo Elemosho- Nigeria Secret Room - Ni Sisi- Kenya Of Good Report- South Africa Best Soundtrack Once Upon A Road Trip Onye Ozi – Nigeria Felix Of Good Report- South Africa Potomanto – Ghana Best Make-up A Mile From Home – Nigeria Apaye – Nigeria Once Upon A Road Trip – South Africa Felista Fable – Uganda Potomanto – Ghana Best Costume Design Good Old Days: Love of AA – Ghana Apaye – Nigeria Omo Elemosho – Nigeria Ni Sisi – Kenya The Forgotten Kingdom – South Africa Best Production Design Northern Affair – Ghana Of Good Report – South Africa Ni Sisi – Kenya Good Old Days: Love of AA – Ghana Apaye – Nigeria Best Film by An African Living Abroad Jury has decided that there will be no nominations this year for this category. Bayelsa State Government Endowed Award for Best Nigerian Film Frame Up Apaye B For Boy Accident Murder at Prime Suites Omo Elemosho Ousmane Sembene AMAA 2014 Award for Best Film in An African Language Chidera - Nigeria The forgotten Kingdom – South Africa B for Boy – Nigeria Omo Elemosho – Nigeria Onye Ozi – Nigeria Ni Sisi – Kenya