Full List of AMAA Nominees 2018

The organisers of the Africa Movie Academy Awards released its nomination list for the 2018 awards at a nomination party held in Lagos on the 3rd of August ahead of the awards set to hold in Kigali, Rwanda in later this year.
JAP Congratulates every nominee.

LIST OF NOMINEES

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FILM

• Isoken - Nigeria
• Five fingers for Merseilles - South Africa
• In my Country - Nigeria
• The Blessed Vost - Algeria
• Cross Roads - Nigeria
• Road to Sunshine - Malawi
• Siembamba - South Africa
• Hotel Called Memory - Nigeria
• Sidechic Gang - Ghana
• Lost Cafe - Kenneth Gyang

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR

• Jade Osiberu - Isoken
• Michael Mathews - Five Fingers for Merseilles
• Frank Rajah Arase - In My Country
• Sofia Djama - The Blessed Vost
• Oluseyi Siwoku - Cross Roads
• Shemu Joyah - Road to Sunshine
• Darrell Roodt - Siembamba
• Akin Omotosho - Hotel Called Memory
• Peter Kofi Sedufia - Sidechic Gang
• The Lost Cafe - Kenneth Gyang

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR THE BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR

• My Mothers Story - Flora Suya - Malawi
• Ogwuetiti Obiuto - Onyeka Nwelue - Nigeria
• Five Fingers for Marseilles - Michael Mathews - South Africa
• Isoken - Jadesola Osiberu - Nigeria
• 18 Hours - Njue Kevin - Kenya
• Banana Island Ghost - BB Sasore - Nigeria
• The Blessed Vost - Sefia Djama - Algeria

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Kate Henshaw - Roti
• Reine Swart - Siembamba
• Okawa Shaznay - In my Country
• Dakore Egbuson - Isoken
• Nana Ama Mc-Brown, Lydia Forson and Sika Osei - Sidechic Gang
• Mariam Phiri - The Road to Sunrise
• Tunde Aladese - Lost Cafe
• Joselyn Dumas - Potato Potahto

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

• Vuyo Dabula - Five Fingers for Marseille
• Richard Mofe Damijo - Cross Roads
• Sam Dede - In my Country
• Sani Bouajla - The Blessed Vost
• OC Ukeje - Potato Potahto
• Chris Attoh - Esohe
• Oros Mampofu - Lucky Specials
• Frank Donga - Hakkunde

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Sika Osei - In Line
• Sivenathi Mabuya - Lucky Specials
• Rahama Sadau - Hakkunde
• Toyin Abraham - Esohe
• Joke Silva - Potato Potahto

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Seun Ajayi - Ojukokoro
• Lionel Newton - Pop Lock 'N' Roll
• Akah Nani - Banana Island Ghost
• Richard Lukunku - Lucky Specials
• Gideon Okeke - Cross Roads

TONY ELUMELU AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY

• Sidechic Gang - Ghana
• Banana Island Ghost - Nigeria
• The Adventures of Superman - South Africa
• Koko: The box TV - Nigeria

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/PROMISING ACTOR

• Patrick Dibuah - Banana Island Ghost
• Austin Enabulele - In my Country
• Cindy Sanyu - Bella
• Anine Lansari - The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)
• Maurice Paige - Pop Lock 'N' Roll
• Nicole Ozioma Banna - Icheke Oku
• Zainab Balogun - Sylva

AMAA 2018 - AYIAM OSIGWE FOUNDATION AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM

• Cross Roads
• In My Country
• Isoken
• Hotel Called Memory
• Ojukokoro
• Lost Cafe
• Icheke Oku

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREENPLAY

• The Women
• Potato Potahto
• Ojukokoro
• Five Fingers for Marseille
• Hakkunde
• The Lost Cafe

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING

• Hotel Called Memory
• Pop Lock 'N' Roll
• Lucky Specials
• The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)
• Siembamba

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

• The Road to Sunshine
• Five Fingers for Merseille
• The Lost Cafe
• The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND

• The Lost Cafe
• The Road to Sunshine
• Hotel Called Memory
• Pop Lock 'N' Roll
• Sidechic Gang

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT

• Siembamba
• Icheke Oku
• Lucky Specials
• Esohe
• Kada River

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK

• The Road to Sunshine
• Tatu
• Hotel Called Memory
• Isoken
• Siembamba

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP

• Siembamba
• Icheke oku
• Five Fingers for Marseille
• Esohe
• The Road to Sunshine

AMAA 2018 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

• Icheke Oku
• Cross Roads
• Esohe
• Five Fingers for Merseille
• Isoken

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Kada River
• Five Fingers for Marseille
• Tatu
• In My Country
• Cross Roads

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA NARRATIVE FEATURE

• Angelica (Puerto Rico)
• Love Jacked (Canada)
• Charlie: La Vie Magnifique Charlie (USA)

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY

• Evolutionary Blues (USA)
• Barrows: Freedom Fighter (Barbados)
• Sammy Davis Jr. - I've Got To Be Me (USA)

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT

• Torments of Love (Guadeloupe)
• Baby Steps (USA)
• Intercept (USA)

MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD

• Minister - Nigeria /Italy
• Alexandra - Nigeria /USA
• Low Lifes and High Hopes - Nigeria /Austria

OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE

• Mansoor - Nigeria
• Five Fingers for Marseilles - South Africa
• Icheke Oku - Nigeria
• Agwaetiti Obiuto - Nigeria
• Nyasaland - Malawi
• Tunu - Tanzania

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

• Bigger than Africa - Nigeria /USA
• Winnie - South Africa
• Boxing Libreville - Gabon
• Silas - South Africa/Kenya
• When Babies Don't Come - South Africa
• Uncertain Future - Burundi
• We Came in Sprint Carts - South Africa

AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION

• Group Photo - Nigeria
• Belly Flop - South Africa
• Untitled - Ghana
• Crush - Nigeria

EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2018 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM

• Dem Dem - Senegal / Belgium
• Zenith - Cameroon / USA
• It Rains on Ouga - Burkina Faso
• In Shadows - Kenya
• Coat of Haram - Nigeria
• Tikitat Soulima - Morocco
• Nice, Very Nice - Algeria
• Visions (Shaitan, Buruja, Brood) - Nigeria
• Fallou - Senegal
• Still Water Runs Deep - Nigeria / USA