# 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 22 April 2012 at the Expo Centre, Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, Nigeria to honor the best African films of 2011. The nominees were announced on 17 March 2012 at the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Banjul, Gambia at an event that was attended by celebrities and top government officials from Gambia and other African countries.

## Awards

| Best Film | Best Short Film |
| How to Steal 2 Million - South Africa State of Violence - South Africa Adesuwa - Nigeria Otelo Burning – South Africa Rugged Priest - Kenya Ties That Bind - Ghana Man on Ground - South Africa/Nigeria | Braids on a Bald Head – Nigeria Jamaa – Uganda Look Again – Kenya Maffe Tiga – Guinea Hidden Life – South Africa Mwansa The Great - Zimbabwe Chumo – Tanzania The Young Smoker - Nigeria |
| Best Documentary | Best Diaspora Feature |
| An African Election – Nigeria/Germany Beyond The Deadly Pit – Rwanda Awa Ogbe: An African Adventure – Algeria Dear Mandela – South Africa White & Black; Crime And Colour – Tanzania The Niger Delta Struggle – Ghana There Is Nothing Wrong With My Uncle –Nigeria How Much Is Too Much – Kenya | Toussaint Louverture – Senegal/France Ghett'a Life - Jamaica High Chicago - Canada Elza - Guadalupe Better Mus' Come - Jamaica Kinyanrwanda - USA |
| Best Diaspora Documentary | Best Diaspora (Short film) |
| The Education Of Auma Obama - Germany White Wash - USA Almendron Mi Corazon - Guadalupe All Me: The Life And Times Of Winfred Hubert - USA | White Sugar In A Black Pot - USA John Doe - USA The Lost One - USA |
| Best Animation | Best film by an African Living Abroad |
| The Legend on Ngong Hills – Kenya Oba - Nigeria Climate Change is Real – Kenya Egu – South Africa Nauliza - Kenya | Housemates – UK/Nigeria Mystery Of Birds – USA/Nigeria Ben Kross – Italy/Nigeria Paparazzi Eye In The Dark – USA/Nigeria/Ghana |
| Achievement in Production Design | Achievement in Costume Design |
| Phone Swap – Nigeria Somewhere in Africa - Ghana Otelo Burning – South Africa Adesuwa - Nigeria How 2 Steal 2 Million - South Africa | Adesuwa – Nigeria The Captain Of Nakara - Kenya Rugged Priest -Kenya Somewhere In Africa - Ghana Queen's Desire - Nigeria |
| Achievement in Make-up | Achievement in Soundtrack |
| Shattered – Kenya Rugged Priest - Kenya State Research Bureau - Uganda Adesuwa - Nigeria Somewhere In Africa - Ghana | Alero's Symphony – Nigeria Otelo Burning – South Africa Adesuwa - Nigeria How 2 Steal 2 Million - South Africa Somewhere In Africa – Ghana |
| Achievement in Visual effects | Achievement in Sound |
| Adesuwa – Nigeria Behind The Mask - Nigeria Somewhere in Africa - Ghana State Research Bureau - Uganda Otelo Burning – South Africa | State Of Violence – South Africa Otelo Burning – South Africa How To Steal 2 Million - South Africa Man on Ground - South Africa/Nigeria Algiers Murder - South Africa |
| Achievement in Cinematography | Achievement in Editing |
| Otelo Burning – South Africa How 2 Steal 2 Million - South Africa Rugged Priest - Kenya Masquerades - Ghana Man on Ground – South Africa/Nigeria | How 2 Steal 2 Million- South Africa Algiers Murder - South Africa Man on Ground - South Africa/Nigeria Unwanted Guest – Nigeria Otelo Burning – South Africa Alero's Symphony - Nigeria |
| Achievement in Screenplay | Best Nigerian film |
| Ties That Bind – Ghana Mr & Mrs - Nigeria How 2 Steal 2 Million - South Africa Otelo Burning –South Africa Unwanted Guest -Nigeria Two Brides and a Baby - Nigeria | Adesuwa – Nigeria Unwanted Guest -Nigeria Family On Fire - Nigeria Alero's Symphony - Nigeria Phone Swap – Nigeria |
| Best film in an African language | Best Child Actor |
| State Of Violence - South Africa Chumo - Tanzania Family On Fire - Nigeria Otelo Burning - South Africa Asoni - Cameroon | Tshepang Mohlomi (Otelo Burning) – South Africa Rahim Banda (Behind The Mask) - Nigeria Reginna Daniels (Bank Job) - Nigeria Benjamin Abemigisha (Jamaa) - Uganda Rachael Nduhukire (Jamaa) - Uganda Ayinla O. Abdulaheem (ZR-7) - Nigeria |
| Best Young/Promising Actor | Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Ivie Okujaye (Alero's Symphony) – Nigeria Neo Ntatleno (State Of Violence) – South Africa Iyobosa Olaye (Adesuwa) – Nigeria Martha Ankomah (Somewhere in Africa) - Ghana Thomas Gumede (Otelo Burning) – South Africa Sihle Xaba (Otelo Burning) – South Africa | Fana Mokoena (Man on Ground) – South Africa/Nigeria Rapulana Seiphemo (How 2 Steal 2 Million) – South Africa Hafiz Oyetoro (Phone Swap) - Nigeria Okey Uzoeshi (Two Brides and a Baby) - Nigeria Godfrey Theobejane (48) - Nigeria Lwanda Jawar (Rugged Priest) – Kenya |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Best Actor in a leading Role |
| Terry Pheto (How 2 Steal 2 Million) – South Africa Ebbe Bassey (Ties That Bind) - Ghana Empress Njamah (Bank Job) - Nigeria Ngozi Ezeonu (Adesuwa) - Nigeria Thelma Okoduwa (Mr & Mrs) - Nigeria Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Ties That Bind) - Ghana | Majid Michel (Somewhere in Africa) – Ghana Menzi Ngubane (How 2 Steal 2 Million) – South Africa Chet Anekwe (Unwanted Guest) - Nigeria Jafta Mamabolo (Otelo Burning) – South Africa Karabo Lance (48) - South Africa Wale Ojo (Phone Swap) - Nigeria Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Man on Ground) – Nigeria/South Africa |
| Best Actress in a leading Role | Best Director |
| Rita Dominic (Shattered) – Nigeria Nse Ikpe Etim (Mr & Mrs) - Nigeria Yvonne Okoro (Single Six) - Ghana Ama K. Abebrese (Ties That Bind) - Ghana Uche Jombo (Damage) - Nigeria Millicent Makheido (48) – Nigeria Kudzai Sevenzo-Nyarai (Playing Warriors) - Zimbabwe | Charlie Vundla (How 2 Steal 2 Million) – South Africa Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen (Adesuwa) - Nigeria Leila Djansi (Ties That Bind) - Ghana Bob Nyanja (Rugged Priest) - Kenya Khalo Matabane (State Of Violence) – South Africa Akin Omotoso (Man on Ground) – South Africa/Nigeria Sara Bletcher (Otelo Burning) – South Africa |

### Special Jury Prize

* Man on Ground - South Africa/Nigeria