5th Africa Movie Academy Awards

5th Africa Movie Academy Awards
Date Saturday, April 4, 2009
Site Gloryland Cultural Center
Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Host Kate Henshaw-Nuttal
Julius Agwu
Organizer Africa Film Academy
Highlights
Best Picture From a Whisper
Most awards From a Whisper (5)
Most nominations From a Whisper (12)
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The 5th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 4, 2009 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2008. It was broadcast live on Nigerian national television. Africa Movie Academy Award winner Kate Henshaw-Nuttal and Nigerian stand-up comedian Julius Agwu hosted the ceremony.[1] Numerous celebrities graced the event, including Timipre Sylva (the Governor of Bayelsa State) and Nollywood actresses and actors. Special guests were Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker and Hollywood actor Danny Glover.[2]

The nominees were announced on March 3, 2009 during the 21st Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) by AMAA CEO Peace Anyiam-Osigwe. Approximately 403 entries from 54 African countries participated in the bid for an award.[1]

With a total of twelve nominations, the Kenyan film From a Whisper led the nomination count, while Uganda's Battle of the Souls and South Africa's Gugu and Andile followed with ten nominations each. Nigeria's Arugba received nine nominations, Egypt's Seventh Heaven received eight nominations, followed closely by Ghana's Agony of the Christ with seven nominations.

From a Whisper won five awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Wanuri Kahiu) and Best Soundtrack. Gugu and Andile landed the second spot with three awards. Battle of the Souls, Seventh Heaven, Small Boy, Arugba and Live to Remember each won two awards.

Winners

Major Awards

The winners of the 23 Award Categories are listed first and highlighted in bold letters.[3]

style="width="50%" | Best Picture style="width="50%" | Best Director
style="width="50%" | Best Actress in a leading role style="width="50%" | Best Actor in a leading role
style="width="50%" | Best Actress in a Supporting Role style="width="50%" | Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Mercy Johnson – Live to Remember
    • Aggie Kebirungi – Battle of the Souls
    • Mosunmola Filani – Jenifa
    • Daphney Hlomoku – Gugu and Andile
    • Chika Ike – The Assassin
style="width="50%" | Most Promising Actress style="width="50%" | Most Promising Actor
  • Lungelo Dhladha – Gugu and Andile
    • Bhaira Mcwizu – Cindy’s Note
    • Bukola Awoyemi – Arugba
    • Lydia Farson – Scorned
    • Béa Flore Mfouemoun – Mah Sa-Sah
  • Litha Booi – Gugu and Andile
    • Mavila Anthana Keriario – Battle of the Souls
    • Ruffy Samuel – Dead End
    • Segun Adefila – Arugba
    • Sherrif Ramzy – Seventh Heaven
style="width="50%" | Best Animation style="width="50%" | Best Film in an African Language
  • Kono (Burkina Faso)
    • Leila (Burkina Faso)
    • Little Learning is different (Kenya)
    • Manani Ogre (Kenya)
    • Cheprono (Kenya)
style="width="50%" | Best Child Actor style="width="50%" | Best Screenplay

Additional awards

style="width="50%" | Best Documentary Feature style="width="50%" | Best Documentary Short
  • For the Best and for the Onion (Niger) & Malcolm’s Echo
    Joint prize
    • Private Files (Egypt)
    • Shit on the Rock (Nigeria)
    • Grandma’s not Home (South Africa)
  • Coming of Age (Kenya)
    • Per Second Killer (Nigeria)
    • Santos the survivor (Kenya)
    • Lost in the South (Rwanda)
    • Congo my foot (South Africa)
style="width="50%" | AMAA Achievement in Sound style="width="50%" | AMAA Achievement in Editing
style="width="50%" | AMAA Achievement in Art Direction style="width="50%" | AMAA Achievement in Cinematography
  • Small Boy – Michelle Bello
    • Five Apostles – Ifeanyi Onyeabor
    • Agony of the Christ – Jude Odoh
    • From a Whisper – Kay Tuckerman
    • Revolution – Eddybongo Uka
style="width="50%" | AMAA Achievement in Makeup style="width="50%" | AMAA Achievement in Costume
  • Live to Remember
  • Arugba
    • Agony of the Christ
    • Apaadi
    • Live to Remember
    • Seventh Heaven
style="width="50%" | Best Original Soundtrack style="width="50%" | AMAA Achievement in Visual Effect
style="width="50%" | Heart of Africa (This award is given to the Best Film in Nigeria)

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations.

  • 10 nominations
    • Battle of the Soul
    • Gugu and Andile
  • 9 nominations
    • Arugba
  • 8 nominations
    • Seventh Heaven
  • 7 nominations
    • Agony of the Christ
  • 4 nominations
    • Cindy's Note
    • The Assassin
    • Jenifa
  • 3 nominations
    • Beautiful Soul
    • Reloaded
    • Live to Remember
    • Apaadi
  • 2 nominations
    • Grey Focus
    • Revolution
    • Five Apostles
    • Reloaded
    • Small Boy
    • Mah Sa-Sah
    • State of the Heart

Films with multiple awards

The following films received multiple awards.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Okoye, Chinyere (9 April 2009). "AMAA - Africans Can Speak With One Voice". AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica Global Media. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Gbemudu, Emma (8 April 2009). "AMAA 2009 - the Crash of Nollywood". AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "AMAA Awards and Nominees 2009". African Movie Academy Award. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.