# List of Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremonies

The following is a list of Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremonies including ceremony date, ceremony host and the Best Film award winner.

## Nomination Venues

| Year | Nomination Venue | Jury President |
| 2005 | | |
| 2006 | | |
| 2007 | | |
| 2008 | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 2009 | FESPACO, Burkina Faso | |
| 2010 | Accra, Ghana | |
| 2011 | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 2012 | Banjul, Gambia | Asantewa Olatunji |
| 2013 | Lilongwe, Malawi | June Givanni |
| 2014 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Steve Ayorinde |
| 2015 | Los Angeles, United States | Keith Shiri |
| 2016 | Lagos, Nigeria | Shaibu Husseini |
| 2017 | Kigali, Rwanda | Berni Goldblat |
| 2018 | Wheatbaker Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria | Dorothee Wenner |
| 2019 | Lagos, Nigeria | Asantewa Olatunji |
| 2020 | Online | Steve Ayorinde |
| 2021 | Ebony Life Place, VI, Lagos | Steve Ayorinde |
| 2022 | | Keith Shiri |

## Ceremonies

| Ceremony | Venue | Date of ceremony | Hosts | Best Film | Best Film | Best Film |
| Ceremony | Venue | Date of ceremony | Hosts | Title | Director | Nation |
| 1st | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | 30 May 2005 | Stella Damasus-Aboderin, Segun Arinze | The Mayors | Dickson Iroegbu | Nigeria |
| 2nd | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | 29 April 2006 | Frank Edoh, Chinyelu Anyiam-Osigwe | Rising Moon | Andy Nwakalor | Nigeria |
| 3rd | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | 10 March 2007 | Richard Mofe-Damijo, Thami Ngubeni | Sitanda | Izu Ojukwu | Nigeria |
| 4th | Transcorp Hilton Hotels, Abuja, Nigeria | 26 April 2008 | Osita Iheme & Chinedu Ikedieze, Stephanie Okereke & Ramsey Nouah | Run Baby Run | Emmanuel Apea | Ghana |
| 5th | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | 4 April 2009 | Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Julius Agwu | From a Whisper | Wanuri Kahiu | Kenya |
| 6th | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | 10 April 2010 | Rita Dominic, Basorge Tariah | The Figurine | Kunle Afolayan | Nigeria |
| 7th | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | 27 March 2011 | Nse Ikpe Etim & Jim Iyke | Viva Riva! | Djo Tunda Wa Munga | DR Congo |
| 8th | Expo Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria | April 2012 | Jimmy Jean-Louis, OC Ukeje | How to Steal 2 Million | Charlie Vundla | South Africa |
| 9th | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | April 2013 | Ama K. Abebrese, Dakore Akande & Ayo Makun | Confusion Na Wa | Kenneth Gyang | Nigeria |
| 10th | Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State | 24 May 2014 | Segun Arinze, Lloyd Nathaniel and Naa Ashorkor. | Of Good Report | Jahmil X.T. Qubeka | South Africa |
| 11th | Boardwalk International Convention Centre, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 26 September 2015 | Camille Winbush and Omotola Jalade | Timbuktu | Abderrahmane Sissako | Mauritania |
| 12th | Obi Wali International Conference Centre, Port Harcourt | 11 June 2016 | Mike Ezuruonye and Kgopedi Lilokoe | Eye of the Storm | Sékou Traoré | Burkina Faso |
| 13th | Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria | 15 July 2017 | Nse Ikpe Etim | Félicité | Alain Gomis | Senegal |
| 14th | Intare Conference Arena, Kigali, Rwanda | 3 August 2018 | Nse Ikpe Etim & Arthur Nkusi | Five Fingers for Marseilles | Michael Matthews | South Africa |
| 15th | Landmark Event Center, Lagos | 27 October 2019 | Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lorenzo Menakaya, Funnybone | The Mercy of the Jungle | Joël Karekezi | Rwanda |
| 16th | Online | 20 December 2020 | Lorenzo Menakaya | The Milkmaid | Desmond Ovbiagele | Nigeria |
| 17th | Marriott Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria | 28 November 2021 | Chigul and Stanley Chibuna | The Gravedigger's Wife | Khadar Ayderus Ahmed | Somalia |
| 18th | Jewel Aeida Hall, Lekki, Lagos | 30 October 2022 | Funnybone, Chigul, Kachi Offia | Tug of War | Amil Shivji | Tanzania |