# 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony honouring movies of 2012 was held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on 20 April 2013. The event was hosted by actress and former AMAA winner Ama K. Abebrese and Ayo Makun with many celebrities in attendance. The awards' nomination party was held in Lilongwe, Malawi; it was hosted by President Joyce Banda. A total of 671 films were submitted for consideration across Africa, America, Canada, France, Germany, Guadalupe, Italy, Jamaica, and the United Kingdom. Confusion Na Wa won the best picture award. The late Justus Esiri was awarded the Best Actor in a leading role posthumously.

## Winners and nominees

A total of 29 award categories were given out. Below is a full list of all the winners. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:

### Awards

| Best Short Film | Best Documentary |
| Kwaku Ananse : Ghana Dead River : Namibia Elegy For A Revolutionary : South Africa Yellow Fever : Kenya Nhamo : Zimbabwe Big Daddy : Nigeria Release : South Africa Burnt Forest : Kenya | Fuelling Poverty : Nigeria Gun to Tape : Kenya Swimming The Zambezi : South Africa Give Me Back My Home : Kenya The African Cypher Fly On The Wall: South Africa |
| Best Diaspora Feature | Best Diaspora Documentary |
| Stones In The Sun : Haiti / United States Against The Grain' : United States Between Friends: Trinidad / Tobago | Fan Do Brasil : Guadeloupe / Brasil My Thiero Boys : United States Red, White, Black And Blue : United States |
| Best Animation | Best Film by an African Abroad |
| Adventures Of Zambezia : South Africa Tageni’s Dol : Namibia Mission Impossible : Nigeria Oba : Nigeria Lion Of Judah : South Africa | Last Flight to Abuja: United Kingdom / Nigeria Turning Point : United States / Nigeria The Assassin's Practice : United Kingdom / Nigeria Bianca : United States / Nigeria Woolwich Boys : United Kingdom / Nigeria |
| Achievement in Production Design | Achievement in Costume Design |
| Elelwani Virgin Magarida The Twin Sword Contract Blood and Henna Okoro The Prince | Blood and Henna The Twin Sword Elelwani Virgin Magarida The Meeting Cobweb |
| Achievement in Makeup | Achievement in Soundtrack |
| The Meeting The Twin Sword Elelwani Ninah’s Dowry Okoro The Prince Uhlanga, The Mark | The Last Fishing Boat Journey to Self Okoro The Prince Hoodrush Nairobi Half Life The Twin Sword |
| Achievement in Visual Effects | Achievement in Sound |
| The Twin Sword Okoro The Prince Elelwani Last Flight to Abuja Uhlanga, The Mark Awakening | Nairobi Half Life Last Flight to Abuja Streets Of Calabar Heroes and Zeros Zama Zama Virgin Magarida |
| Achievement in Cinematography | Achievement in Editing |
| Uhlanga the Mark Virgin Magarida Nairobi Half Life Swirl In Bamako The Twin Sword Elelwani | Heroes and Zeros Last Flight to Abuja Contract Elelwani Nairobi Half Life Uhlanga the Mark |
| Achievement in Lighting | Achievement in Screenplay |
| Moi Zaphira Zama Zama Flower Girl Elelwani Uhlanga The Mark | Heroes and Zeros Contract Ninah’s Dowry Alan Poza Blood and Henna Zama Zama |
| Best Nigerian film | Best film in an African Language |
| Confusion Na Wa Blood and Henna Heroes and Zeros The Meeting The Twin Sword Kokomma Okoro The Prince | Moi Zaphira : Burkina Faso Elelwani : South Africa The Last Fishing Boat : Malawi Nairobi Half Life : Kenya Blood and Henna : Nigeria Sherifa : Togo Kokomma: Nigeria |
| Best Child Actor | Most Promising Actor |
| The Ugandan Cobweb Imbabazi, The Pardon Ninah’s Dowry Swirl In Bamako Salimatu Traore (moi Zaphira) | Joseph Wairimu : Nairobi Half Life (co-winner) Belinda Effah : Kokomma (co-winner) Sumela Maculuva : Virgin Magarida Shonelo Mbutho : Ulanga The Mark Karoumwi Olakunle : The Twin Sword |
| Best Actor In A Supporting Role | Best Actress In A Supporting Role |
| Gabriel Afolayan : Hoodrush Ali Nuhu : Blood and Henna Olwenya Maina : Nairobi Half Life Alfred Atungu : The Twin Sword Ikponmwosa Gold : Confusion Na Wa | Hermelinda Cimela : Virgin Magarida Patience Ozokwor: Turning Point Linda Ejiofor : The Meeting Crista Eka : Ninah’s Dowry Foluke Daramola : Cobweb |
| Best Actor In A Leading Role | Best Actress In A Leading Role |
| Justus Esiri : The Assassin's Practice OC Ukeje : Alan Poza Bimbo Manuel : Heroes and Zeros Lindani Nkosi : Zama Zama Hlomla Dandala : Contract Femi Jacobs : The Meeting Amurin Wumnembom : Ninah’s Dowry | Florence Masebe : Elelwani Yvonne Okoro : Contract Mariam Ouedraogo : Moi Zaphira Rita Dominic : The Meeting Mbutung Seikeh : Ninah's Diary Flora Suya : Last Fishing Boat |
| Best Director | Best film |
| Niji Akanni : Heroes And Zeroes Kenneth Gyang : Confusion Na Wa Shemu Joyah : The Last Fishing Boat Shirley Frimpong-Manso: Contract David 'Tosh' Gitonga : Nairobi Half Life Ntshavheni Wa Luruli : Elelwani | Confusion Na Wa : Nigeria Nairobi Half Life : Kenya Ninah’s Dowry : Cameroon The Last Fishing Boat : Malawi Virgin Margarida : Mozambique Elelwani : South Africa Last Flight to Abuja : Nigeria |

## Honorary awards
### Lifetime Achievement Awards

* Tunde Kelani
* Chief Eddi Ugbomah
* Sir Ositadinma Okeke Oguno (Ossy Affason)
* Ayuko Badu
* Chief Pete Edochie

### Special Recognition of Pillars of Nollywood

* Emem Isong
* Kanayo O. Kanayo
* Kenneth Okonkwo
* Film/Video Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (FVPMAN)

### Special Jury Award

* Ninah’s Dairy (Cameroon)