# 7th Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 7th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 27 March 2011 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2010. The nomination ceremony was held at the Ole Sereni Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on 25 February 2011. For the films released in 2010, Africa Movie Academy Awards were presented in 26 categories.

## Winners

The winners of the 26 Award Categories are listed first and highlighted in bold letters.
| Best Picture | Best Director |
| Viva Riva! - Djo Tunda Wa Munga (Congo) Sinking Sands - Leila Djansi (Ghana) Aramotu - Niji Akanni (Nigeria) Soul Boy - Hawa Essuman (Kenya) Hopeville - John Trengove (South Africa) A Small Town Called Descent - Jahmil X.T. Qubeka (South Africa) | Djo Tunda Wa Munga - Viva Riva! Hawa Essuman - Soul Boy Oliver Hermanus - Shirley Adams Niji Akanni - Aramotu Jahmil X.T. Qubeka - A Small Town Called Descent Leila Djansi - Sinking Sands |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Ama K. Abebrese - Sinking Sands Genevieve Nnaji - Tango With Me Idiat Shobande - Aramotu Omoni Oboli - Anchor Baby Manie Malone - Viva Riva! Denise Newman - Shirley Adams | Themba Ndaba - Hopeville Patsha Bay - Viva Riva! Jimmy Jean-Louis - Sinking Sands Ekon Blankson - Checkmate Antar Laniyan - Yemoja Majid Michel - Pool Party |
| Best Actress in Supporting Role | Best Actor in Supporting Role |
| Marlene Longage - Viva Riva! Mary Twala - Hopeville Joyce Ntalabe - The Rivaling Shadow Tina Mba - Tango With Me Yvonne Okoro - Pool Party | Hoji Fortuna - Viva Riva! Osita Iheme - Mirror Boy Mpilo Vusi Kunene - A Small Town Called Descent John Dumelo - A Private Storm Desmond Dube - Hopeville |
| Best Young Actor | Best Child Actor |
| Edward Kagutuzi - Mirror Boy Yves Dusenge & Roger Nsengiyumua - Africa United Samson Odhiambo & Leila Dayan Opou - Soul Boy Donovan Adams - Shirley Adams Junior Singo - Hopeville | Sobahle Mkhabase, Tschepang Mohlomi & Sibonelo Malinga - Izulu lami Eriya Ndayambaje - Africa United Jordan Ntunga - Viva Riva! Ayomide Abatti - Maami Benjamin Abemigisha - Zebu And The Photofish Shantel Mwabi - Suwi |
| Best Film in African Language | Best Nigerian Film |
| Izulu lami - Madoda Ncayiyana (South Africa) Aramotu - Niji Akanni (Nigeria) Soul Boy - Hawa Essuman (Kenya) Suwi - Musola Catherine Kaseketi (Zambia) Fishing The Little Stone - Kaz Kasozi (Uganda) | Aramotu - Niji Akanni Maami - Tunde Kelani Tango With Me - Mahmood Ali- Balogun Inale - Jeta Amata A Private Storm - Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun & Ikechukwu Onyeka |
| Best Screenplay | Best Cinematography |
| Sinking Sands Soul Boy Hopeville Shirley Adams Izulu lami | Viva Riva! Sinking Sands Maami Izulu lami Hopeville |
| Best Achievement in Sound | Best Soundtrack |
| Shirley Adams Sinking Sands Izulu Lami Viva Riva! Tango With Me | Inale Viva Riva! Africa United Izulu Lami A Small Town Called Descent |
| Best Visual Effects | Best Make Up |
| A Small Town Called Descent Aramotu Nani Who owns da city Inale | Sinking Sands Inale A Private Storm Viva Riva! A Small Town Called Descent |
| Best Costume Design | Best Production Design |
| 'Aramotu' Inale Yemoja Sinking Sands Elmina | Viva Riva! Tango With Me Hopeville 6 Hours To Christmas Maami |
| Best Documentary | Best Short Documentary |
| Kondi Et Le Jeudi Nationale - Ariana Astrid Atodji (Cameroon) Headlines In History - Zobby Bresson (Kenya) Co-Exist - Adam Mazo (Rwanda) State Of Mind - Djo Tunda Wa Munga (Congo) Naija Diamonds - Nfrom Leonard (Nigeria) | After The Mine - Diendo Hamadi & Dinta Wa Lusula (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Symphony Kinshasa - Diendo Hamadi & Dinta Wa Lusula (Congo) Naija Diamond (Feature On Dr. Rahmat Mohammed) - Nform Leonard (Nigeria) Stepping Into The Unknown - Rowena Aldous & Jill Hanas-Hancock (South Africa) Yeabu’s Homecoming - Jenny Chu (Sierra Leone) |
| Best Short Film | Best Diaspora Short Film |
| Dina - Mickey Fonseca (Mozambique) Bougfen - Petra Baninla Sunjo (Cameroon) Weakness - Wanjiru Kairu (Kenya) No Jersey No Match - Daniel Ademinokan (Nigeria) Duty - Mak Kusare (Nigeria) Bonlambo - Zwe Lesizwe Ntuli (South Africa) Zebu And The Photofish - Zipporah Nyarori (Kenya) Allahkabo - Bouna Cherif Fofana (Togo) | Precipice - Julius Amedume (UK) Cycle - Roy Clovis (USA) Under Tow - Miles Orion Feld (USA) Habitual Aggression - Temi Ojo (USA) Little Soldier - Dallas King (USA) The New N Word - Sowande Tichawonna (USA) |
| Best Film for African Abroad | Best Diaspora Feature |
| In America: The Story of the Soul Sisters - Rahman Oladigbolu (Nigeria/USA) Anchor Baby - Lonzo Nzekwe (Nigeria/Canada) Mirror Boy - Obi Emelonye (Nigeria/UK) Africa United - Debs Gardner-Brook (Rwanda/UK) | Suicide Dolls - Keith Shaw (USA) Tested - Russell Costanzo (USA) Nothing Less - Wayne Saunders (UK) The Village - Wayne Saunders (UK) |
| Best Diaspora Documentary | Best Editing |
| Stubborn As A Mule - Miller Bargeron Jr & Arcelous Deiels (USA) Momentum - Zeinabu Irene Davis (USA) If Not Now - Louis Haggart (USA) Motherland - Owen Alik Shahadah (USA) Changement - Chiara Cavallazi (Italy) | Soul Boy Sinking Sands Hopeville Tango with me Viva Riva |

## Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations.