Rita Dominic Gets 6 Nominations At The 2013 AMAA Awards + Full List Of Nominees

At a glittering ceremony hosted by Her Excellency President Joyce Banda in Lilongwe Malawi the nominees were announced to a crowd of African dignitaries and filmmakers from around the world.

Rita Dominic & Mildred Okon‘s “The Meeting” as well as Yvonne Okoro‘s “The Contract” were nominated in six categories each.

Other actors include late veteran actor Justus Esiri for his movie “Assassins practice”, OC Ukeje in “Alan Poza and singer/actor Kas for his first movie “The Twin Sword”.

The awards ceremony is scheduled to hold on 25th April in Bayelsa state.

And the full list of the Nominees are ..

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Short Film

1. Dead River : Namibia

2. Elegy For A Revolutionary : South Africa

3. Yellow Fever : Kenya

4. Kwaku Ananse : Ghana

5. Nhamo : Zimbabwe

6. Big Daddy : Nigeria

7. Release : South Africa

8. Burnt Forest : Kenya

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Documentary

1. Fuelling Poverty : Nigeria

2. Gun To Tape : Kenya

3. Swimming The Zambezi : South Africa

4. Give Me Back My Home : Kenya

5. The African Cypher Fly On The Wall: South Africa

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Diaspora Feature

1. Against The Grain : United States

2. Between Friends: Trinidad / Tobago

3. Stones In The Sun : Haiti / United States

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Diaspora Documentary

1. Fan Do Brasil : Brazil / Guatamela

2. My Thiero Boys : United States

3. Red, White, Black And Blue : United States

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Animation

1. Tageni’s Dol : Namibia

2. Adventure Of Zambezia : South Africa

3. Mission Impossible : Nigeria

4. Oba : Nigeria

5. Lion Of Judah : South Africa

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film By An Africans Abroad

1. Turning Point : United States / Nigeria

2. Assasins Practice : United Kingdom / Nigeria

3. Last Flight To Abuja: United Kingdom / Nigeria

4. Bianca : United States / Nigeria

5. Woolwich Boys : United Kingdom / Nigeria

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Production Design

1. Virgin Magarida

2. Elelwani

3. The Twin Sword

4. The Contract

5. Blood And Henna

6. Okoro The Prince

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Costume Design

1. Twin Sword

2. Elelwani

3. Virgin Magarida

4. Blood And Henna

5. The Meeting

6. Cobweb

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Make:up

1. The Meeting

2. Twin Sword

3. Elelwani

4. Ninah’s Dowry

5. Okoro The Prince

6. Uhlanga, The Mark

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Soundtrack

1. Journey To Self

2. Okoro The Prince

3. The Last Fishing Boat

4. Hoodrush

5. Nairobi Half Life

6. The Twin Sword

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Visual Effects

1. Okoro The Prince

2. The Twin Sword

3. Elelwani

4. Last Flight To Abuja

5. Uhlanga, The Mark

6. Awakening

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Sound

1. Last Flight To Abuja

2. Streets Of Calabar

3. Hereos and Zeros

4. Zama Zama

5. Virgin Magarida

6. Nairobi Half Life

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Cinematography

1. Virgin Magarida

2. Nairobi Half Life

3. Uhlanga, The Mark

4. Swirl In Bamako

5. The Twin Sword

6. Elelwani

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Editing

1. Last Flight To Abuja

2. The Contract

3. Elelwani

4. Nairobi Half Life

5. Uhlanga The Mark

6. Hereos And Zereos

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Lightning

1. Zama Zama

2. The Flower Girl

3. Moi Zaphira

4. Elelwani

5. Uhlanga The Mark

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Screenplay

1. The Contract

2. Ninah’s Dowry

3. Hereos And Zereos

4. Alan Poza

5. Blood And Henna

6. Zama Zama

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Nigerian Film

1. Blood And Henna

2. Hereos And Zereos

3. The Meeting

4.confusion Na Wa

5. The Twin Sword

6. Kokomma

7. Okoro The Prince

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film In An African Language

1. Moi Zaphira : Burkina Faso

2. Elelwani : South Africa

3. The Last Fishing Boat : Malawi

4. Nairobi Half Life : Kenya

5. Blood And Henna : Nigeria

6. Sherifa : Togo

7. Kokomma: Nigeria

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Child Actor

1. Cobweb

2. The Ugandan

3. Imbabazi, The Pardon

4. Ninah’s Dowry

5. Swirl In Bamako

6. Salimatu Traore (moi Zaphira)

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Promising Actor

1. Belinda Effah : Kokomma

2. Sumela Maculuva : Virgin Magarida

3. Joseph Wairimu : Nairobi Half Life

4. Shonelo Mbutho : Ulanga The Mark

5. Karoumwi Olakunle : The Twin Sword

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actor In A Supporting Role

1. Gabriel Afolayan : Hoodrush

2. Ali Nuhu : Blood And Henna

3. Olwenya Maina : Nairobi Half Life

4. Alfred Atungu : Twin Sword

5. Ikponmwosa Gold : Confusion Na Wa

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actress In A Supporting Role

1. Hermelinda Cimela : Virgin Magarida

2. Patience Ozokwo : Turning Point

3. Linda Ejiofor : The Meeting

4. Crista Eka : Ninah’s Dowry

5. Foluke Daramola : Cobweb

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actor In A Leading Role

1. Oc Ukeje : Alan Poza

2. Bimbo Manuel : Hereos And Zereos

3. Lindani Nkosi : Zama Zama

4. Justus Esiri : Assasins Practice

5. Hlomla Dandala : The Contract

6. Femi Jacobs : The Meeting

7. Amurin Wumnembom : Ninah’s Dowry

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actress In A Leading Role

1. Yvonne Okoro : The Contract

2. Florence Masebe : Elelwani

3. Mariam Ouedraogo : Moi Zaphira

4. Rita Dominic : The Meeting

5. Mbutung Seikeh : Ninah’s Diary

6. Flora Suya : Last Fishing Boat

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Director

1. Kenneth Gyang : Confusion Na Wah

2. Shemu Joyah : Last Fishing Boat

3. Shirley Frimpong Manso: Contract

4. Niji Akanni : Hereos And Zeroes

5. David 'Tosh' Gitonga : Nairobi Half Life

6. Ntshavheni Wa Luruli : Elelwani

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film

1. Nairobi Half Life : Kenya

2. Ninah’s Dowry : Cameroon

3. Last Fishing Boat : Malawi

4. Virgin Margarida : Mozambique

5. Elelwani : South Africa

6. Last Flight To Abuja : Nigeria

7. Confusion Na Wa : Nigeria