The nominations for the 2014 Africa Movie Academy Awards were announced on 2 April 2014 at a gathering of filmmakers and press at Emperor Palace Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa’s Of Good Report led the pack with a total of thirteen nominations. See the full list below.
EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Haunted Soul – Kenya
Siriya Mtungi – Tanzania
Dialemi – Gabon
New Horizon – Nigeria
Nandy l’orpheline – Mali
Living Funeral – Nigeria
Phindile’s Heart – South Africa
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
The Hare and the Lion – Burkina Faso
Thank God it’s Friday – Morocco
Leila – Nigeria
Khumba – South Africa
The Brats and Toy Thief – Mozambique
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Hamu Beya – The Sand Fishers – Mali
Portraits of a Lone Farmer – Nigeria/Denmark
Kushaya Ingagasi – South Africa
Daughters of the Niger Delta – Nigeria
Sincerely Ethiopia – Ethiopia
OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
The Forgotten Kingdom – South Africa
B for Boy – Nigeria
Omo Elemosho – Nigeria
Onye Ozi – Nigeria
Ni Sisi – Kenya
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT
Passage – Bahamas
Heaven – USA
Tickle Me Rich – Trinidad and Tobago
Red – USA
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR 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
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE
Tula: The Revolt – The Netherlands
AZU – Venezuela
Kingston Paradise – Jamaica
Retrieval – USA
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
Northern Affair – Ghana
Of Good Report – South Africa
Ni Sisi – Kenya
Good Old Days: Love of AA – Ghana
Apaye – Nigeria
AMAA 2014 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Good Old Days: Love of AA – Ghana
Apaye – Nigeria
Omo Elemosho – Nigeria
Ni Sisi – Kenya
The Forgotten Kingdom – South Africa
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
A Mile from Home – Nigeria
Apaye – Nigeria
Once Upon A Road Trip – South Africa
Felista Fable– Uganda
Potomanto – Ghana
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
Once Upon A Road Trip – South Africa
Onye Ozi – Nigeria
Felix – South Africa
Of Good Report – South Africa
Potomanto – Ghana
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
A Mile From Home – Nigeria
Omo Elemosho – Nigeria
Secret Room – Nigeria
Ni Sisi – Kenya
Of Good Report – South Africa
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
Felix – South Africa
Northern Affair – Ghana
Nothing for Mahala – South Africa
Of Good Report – South Africa
The Forgotten Kingdom – South Africa
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Once Upon A Road Trip – South Africa
Good Old Days: Love of AA – Ghana
Of Good Report – South Africa
The Forgotten Kingdom – South Africa
The Children of Troumaron – Mauritius
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Of Good Report – South Africa
Accident – Nigeria
Once Upon A Road Trip – South Africa
Potomanto – Ghana
Felix – South Africa
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREENPLAY
B For Boy – Nigeria
Of Good Report – South Africa
Accident – Nigeria
Potomanto – Ghana
Felix – South Africa
AMAA 2014 BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM
Apaye
B For Boy
Accident
Murder at Prime Suites
Omo Elemosho
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST CHILD ACTOR
Tobe Oboli – Brother’s Keeper (Nigeria)
Lebohang Ntsane – Forgotten Kingdom (South Africa)
Hlayani Junior Mabasa – Felix (South Africa)
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/PROMISING ACTOR
Evelyn Galle Ansah – Good Old Days: For the Love of AA (Ghana)
Petronella Tshuma – Of Good Report (South Africa)
Tope Tedela – A Mile from Home (Nigeria)
Kitty Phillips – The Children of Troumaron (Mauritius)
Shawn Faqua – Lagos Cougars (Nigeria)
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Desmond Elliot – Finding Mercy (Nigeria)
Thapelo Mofekeng – Felix (South Africa)
Yomi Fash-Lanso – Omo Elemosho (Nigeria)
Aniekan Iyoho – Potomanto (Ghana)
Tshamano Sebe – Of Good Report (South Africa)
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Vinaya Sungkur – The Children of Troumaron (Mauritius)
Patience Ozokwor – After the Proposal (Nigeria)
Marie Humbert – Potomanto (Ghana)
Barbara Soky – Brother’s Keeper (Nigeria)
Lee-Ann van Rooi – Of Good Report (South Africa)
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Zengo Ngqobe – Forgotten Kingdom (South Africa)
Kanayo Kanayo – Apaye (Nigeria)
Mothusi Magano – Of Good Report (South Africa)
Joseph Benjamin – Murder At Prime Suites (Nigeria)
Adjatey Annan – Potomanto (Ghana)
Majid Michel – Brother’s Keeper (Nigeria)
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Uche Nnadili – B for Boy (Nigeria)
Linda Sokhulu – Felix (South Africa)
Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha – Accident (Nigeria)
Clarion Chukwurah – Apaye (Nigeria)
Uche Jombo-Rodriguez, Monalisa Chinda and Daniella Okeke – Lagos Cougars (Nigeria)
Joselyn Dumas – Northern Affair (Ghana)
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR
Roberta Durrant – Felix (South Africa)
Chika Anadu – B for Boy (Nigeria)
Andrew Mudge – Forgotten Kingdom (South Africa)
Harrikrishna & Sharvan Anenden – The Children of Troumaron (Mauritius)
Dilman Dila – Felista’s Fable (Uganda)
Joyce Mhango Chavula – No More Tears (Malawi)
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR 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)
AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST FILM
Children of Troumaron – Mauritius
Potomanto – Ghana
The Forgotten Kingdom – South Africa
Of Good Report – South Africa
Accident – Nigeria
The jury decided that there will be no nominations for the AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD.