# 13th Africa Movie Academy Awards

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 |