Grand actor, Richard Mofe Damijo, Olu Jacobs and his wife, Joke Silva were honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Awards at Africa Movie Academy Awards 2016 (AMAA) which took place on Saturday the 12th of June in Porth Harcourt Nigeria.
Both legends of the Nigerian film industry, popularly known as Nollywood, Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva as well as Richard Mofe Damijo and Tony Akposhore were presented with the AMAA Lifetime Achievement Awards for their immense contributions to the growth of the African film industry.
In the competitive awards, Nigeria picked 10 out of the 24 awards on the night. South Africa were the next big winners with 5. Burkina Faso picked 4 whiles Ghana won 3.
Ghana picked the three awards with the British film, The Cursed Ones filmed in the Eastern region of Ghana. The movie won the Best in Production Design award, the Cinematography nod won by Nicholas K. Leroy and the Best Director, won by Nana Obiri Yeboah.
The event was hosted by the Dr Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers State under the tutelage of Governor Nyesome Wike.
The awards night was hosted by Nigeria’s Mike Ezuruonye and Kgopedi Lilokoe from South Africa.
Full list of winners
EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Meet The Parents – Nigeria/Canada – WINNER
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
The Pencil – Burkina Faso
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Fruitless Tree – Niger
OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
Missing God – Nigeria
MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD
Lambadina – Ethiopia/USA
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT
Lines – USA
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
Spirits of Rebellion – USA
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE
Ben & Ara – USA
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Cursed One – Ghana
AMAA 2016 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Eye of the Storm (Burkina Faso)
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
Soldiers Story
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
O-Town – Nigeria
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
Oshimiri – Nigeria
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
Fifty – Nigeria
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Cursed One
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Hear Me Move
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY
Tell me Sweet Something
AMAA 2016- RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM
Dry
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR
Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge – Dry
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Abidine Dioari – Eye of the Storm
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Thishiwe Ziqubu – Tell me Sweet Something
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Daniel k. Daniel – Soldiers Story
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Fulu Mugovhani – Ayanda
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR
Beyond Blood – Greg Odutayo
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Nana Obiri-Yeboah – The Cursed One
AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM
Eye of the Storm – Burkina Faso
AMAA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Olu Jacobs & Joke Silva
Richard Mofe Damijo
Tony Akposhore
