13th Africa Movie Academy Awards

13th Africa Movie Academy Awards
Date	15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)
Site	Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Hosted by	Nse Ikpe-Etim
Organized by	Africa Film Academy
Highlights
Best Film	Félicité
Most awards	Félicité (6)
Most nominations	Vaya (12)

The 13th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 15 July 2017 at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria.

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Film	Best Director
Félicité – Senegal The Last of Us (film) - Tunisia A Mile in My Shoes (film) – Morocco '76 (film) - Nigeria Vaya - South Africa 93 Days - Nigeria Queen of Katwe - Uganda Wulu (film) – Mali Call Me Thief – South Africa	Akin Omotoso - Vaya Daouda Coulibaly - Wulu Steve Gukas – 93 Days Mira Nair - Queen of Katwe Izu Ojukwu - 76 Daryen Joshua- Call Me Thief Alain Gomis - Félicité Ala Eddine Slim- The Last Of Us Said Khallaf - A Mile in My Shoes (film)
Best Actor in a leading role	Best Actress in a leading role
Jahwar Soudani - Last Of Us Sambassa Nzeribe – Slow Country Ibrahim Koma – Wulu Richard Mofe Damijo - Oloibiri Amine Ennaji- A Mile in My Shoes (film) David Oyelowo – Queen of Katwe Dann Jaques Mouton- Call Me Thief Ramsey Nouah – 76	Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu - Félicité Lydia Forson - Keteke Lupita Nyong'o – Queen of Katwe Bimbo Akintola – 93 Days Josette Bushell-Mingo – While We Live Rita Dominic – 76 Khabonina Quebeka – Dora’s Peace Zimkhitha Nyoka - Vaya
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Papi Mpaka - Félicité Adonijah Owiriwa - 76 Warren Matsimola - Vaya Olu Jacobs - Oloibiri Richard Seruwazi – While We Live Majid Michel – Slow Country	Angelique Kidjo - The CEO Inna Moja – Wulu Theresa Edem - Ayamma Taiwo Ajai Lycet - Oloibiri Nmonde Mbusi - Vaya Somkele Idhalama – 93 Days
Achievement in Costume Design	Achievement in Makeup
Queen of Katwe - Uganda Ayamma- Nigeria Keteke - Ghana The Last Of Us - Tunisia Logun Ofe - Nigeria	Oloibiri - Nigeria Dora’s Peace – South Africa Ayamma- Nigeria The Last of Us - Tunisia Slow Country- Nigeria
Achievement in Cinematography	Achievement in Production Design
The Last of Us - Tunisia The Whale Caller – South Africa Félicité - Senegal Vaya- South Africa A Mile in My Shoes (film) - Morocco	76 – Nigeria Call Me Thief – South Africa Félicité - Senegal Queen of Katwe - Uganda The Last of Us- Tunisia
Achievement in Editing	Achievement in Screenplay
Félicité - Senegal Call Me Thief - South Africa Vaya – South Africa While We Live – Burkina Faso/Sweden The CEO - Nigeria	Vaya – South Africa Oloibiri - Nigeria Dora’s Peace- South Africa Félicité – Senegal While We Live- Burkina Faso/Sweden
Best Film in An African Language	Best Nigerian Film
Félicité – Senegal Logun Ofe - Nigeria Call Me Thief – South Africa Vaya – South Africa	76 Green White Green 93 Days The CEO Ayamma Oloibiri
Best Short Film	Best Animation
A Place for Myself – Rwanda co-winner A Place in the Plane – Senegal co-winner Bout – Nigeria On Monday Last Week – Ghana/USA Silence - Nigeria Kieza - Angola Yemoja: Rise of the Orisa- Nigeria/UK Marabout – Senegal	Got Flowers - Nigeria Black Barbie – Ghana Gyrow – Nigeria Pull – Nigeria
Best Documentary	Best Film by an African Living Abroad
Mama Colonel – DRC Legacy Of The Hills – Mali Makoko: Future Afloat - Nigeria House in the Field – Morocco Vivre Riche – Cote D’Ivoire House of Nwapa – Nigeria The African Who Wanted To Fly – Gabon La Colere Dans Le Vent (Anger in the Wind) - Niger	While We Live – Burkina Faso/Sweden Saving Dreams – Nigeria/Canada Theory of Conflict- Nigeria/USA A Mile in My Shoes (film) – Morocco/Canada Hell’s Fury- Nigeria/USA
Best Diaspora Short	Best Diaspora Documentary
90 Days - USA co-winner Kbela – Brazil co-winner Ca$h Out – USA The Tale of Four – Curacao	13th - USA I Am Not Your Negro – Haiti/France Les heritiers du Vietnam (Martinique) Horace Tapscott, Musical Griot - USA
Best Diaspora Feature	Best Soundtrack
Birth of a Nation - USA West Indies Gang - Guadeloupe Fences – USA Double Play (film) – Curacao Moonlight – USA	Félicité - Senegal Vaya – South Africa 93 Days- Nigeria A Mile in My Shoes (film)- Morocco 76 - Nigeria While We Live- Burkina Faso/Sweden
Best Visual Effects	Best Sound
Wulu - Mali Oloibiri- Nigeria Whale Caller – South Africa Queen of Katwe - Uganda Slow Country – Nigeria	Vaya – South Africa 93 Days – Nigeria Félicité – Senegal Wulu- Mali Dora’s Peace – South Africa
Most Promising Actor	Best First Feature Film by a Director
Madina Nalwanga – Queen of Katwe Paballo Koza – Dora’s Peace Azwille Shanane-Madiba - Vaya Austin Rose – Call Me Thief Adam Kanyama– While We Live	Wulu – Daouda Coulibaly – Mali Happiness is a Four Letter Word –Thabang Molaya- South Africa Green White Green – Abba Makama - Nigeria Bunjoko – Kizito Samuel - Uganda The Last Of Us – Alaeddine Slim – Tunisia Rain – Daniel Mugerwa - Uganda