# 17e cérémonie des Africa Movie Academy Awards

La cérémonie de remise des prix de l'African Movie Academy Awards 2021 s'est tenue le dimanche 28 novembre 2021 à l'hôtel Marriott de Lagos au Nigeria.
Les soumissions pour l'attribution des prix ont eu lieu entre le 31 mai et le 31 juillet 2021. Plus de 500 films ont été soumis pour examen.
Les nommés dans 26 catégories ont été annoncés lors d'une cérémonie tenue à Ebony Life Place, Victoria Island Lagos, le vendredi 29 octobre 2021 par le président du jury, Steve Oluseyi Ayorinde (en). Le film somalien Gravedigger's Wife a reçu le plus grand nombre de nominations, notamment celles du meilleur film en langue africaine, du meilleur acteur dans un rôle principal et du meilleur réalisateur. Les autres films nommés incluent Omo Ghetto: The Saga, Ayinla et Eyimofe . Oluwabamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan, une ancienne colocataire de Big Brother Naija (en), a été nommée dans la catégorie Meilleur jeune acteur prometteur pour son rôle dans le film Collision Course.

## Récompenses

| Best Film | Best Director |
| La Femme du fossoyeur (Somalie) Mission to Rescue (Kenya) Fried Barry (Afrique du Sud) Stain (Ouganda) Eyimofe (Nigeria) Hairareb (Namibie) Nyara: The Kidnapping (Tanzanie) Black Medusa (Tunisie) | Chuko&Ayie Esiri, Eyimofe Gilbert Lukalia, Mission to Rescue Ryan Kruger, Fried Barry Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, La Femme du fossoyeur Morris Mugisha, Stain Oshoveli Shipoh, Hairareb Ram Ally Kasongo, Nyara/The Kidnapping Youssef Chebbi& Ismael, Black Medusa |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Omar Abdi, La Femme du fossoyeur Gary Green – Fried Barry Lateef Adedimeji, Ayinla Melvin Alusa, Mission to Rescue Jude Akuwudike, Eyimofe David Njavera, Hairareb Nonso Bassey, La Femme Anjola | Joan Agaba, Stain Lucie Memba Bois, Buried Funke Akindele, Omo Ghetto: The Saga Sarah Alina Grosz, Black Medusa Phumi Mthembu, African American Rita Dominic, La Femme Anjola Claudine de Groot, Hairareb |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Kelechi Udegbe, Collision Course Mulshid Mugabire, Monica Mehdi Hajri, Black Medusa Cameron Scott, Hotel on the Koppies Bimbo Manuel, Gone | Hazel Hinda, Hairareb Gloria Anozie-Young, Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story Naana Hayford, Chasing Lullaby Tumi Morake, Seriously Single Ini Edo, The Citation |
| Achievement in Costume Design | Achievement in Makeup |
| African American Buried Oba Bi Olorun Tecora Eagle Wings | The Gravedigger's Wife Fried Barry Tecora The Takers Mission to Rescue |
| Achievement in Cinematography | Achievement in Production Design |
| Ayinla Black Medusa Stain Nyara (The Kidnapping) The Gravedigger's Wife | The Gravedigger's Wife Tecora The Takers Nyara (The Kidnapping) Shadow Parties |
| Achievement in Editing | Achievement in Screenplay |
| Eyimofe Mission to Rescue Omo Ghetto: The Saga Nyala (The Kidnapping) Fried Barry | Collision Course Chasing Lullaby Where I Come From Stain Hairareb |
| Best Film in An African Language | Best Nigerian Film |
| The Gravedigger's Wife – Khadar Ahmed (Somalia) Bangarang – Robin Odongo (Kenya) Ayinla – Tunde Kelani (Nigeria) Hotel on the Koppies – Charlie Vundler (South Africa) Nyara – Ram Ally Kasongo (Tanzania) Stain – Morris Mugisha (Uganda) | Eyimofe Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story Ayinla The Citation Omo Ghetto: The Saga La Femme Anjola Collision Course Shadow Parties |
| Best Short Film | Best Animation |
| Meat – Uganda Enroute – Bourkina Fasso A Better Friend – Ghana Find Me By The River – South Africa In Extremis – DRC Portrait of Princess Tutu – Cote d’Ivoire The Long Night in Abuja – Nigeria | Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters – Nigeria Room 5 – Ghana Shaka-Inklosi Yamakhosi – South Africa The Pyramid – Egypt Mofiala – Togo A Thousand Fate – Uganda White Nights – Algeria |
| Best Documentary | Best Film by an African Living Abroad |
| Softie - Kenya - Winner The Sacred Woods - Tunisie Postcard - Maroc Unmasked: Leadership, Trust & the Pandemic - Nigeria Linda Under Lockdown - Afrique du Sud Bulembu: History of a Culture - RDC Noboth - Ouganda Zindet - Niger | Blackmail – Obi Emelonye (Nigeria/UK) First Call – Angela Onuora (Nigeria/Canada) K.I.A.B – Eric Zoa and Oleksii Osyka (Cameroun/USA) Gone – Daniel Ademinokan (Nigeria/US) |
| Best Diaspora Short Film | Best Diaspora Documentary |
| Three Leaves (Haiti) In Other News (Canada) Blue (USA) The Berne Identity (Suisse) No Comprendo (UK) | African Redemption: the Life of Marcus Garvey (USA) Akwaaba – The Awakening (USA) Race Today Documentary (UK) |
| Best Diaspora Feature | Best Soundtrack |
| Residue (USA) Ride Share (USA) Hal King (USA) | The Citation Nyara (The Kidnapper) La Femme du fossoyeur This Lady Called Life Hotel on the Koppies |
| Best Visual Effects | Best Sound |
| Fried Barry Nneka the Pretty Serpent Stain The Takers Mission to Rescue | Eyimofe Hairareb African American The Gravedigger's Wife La Femme Anjola |
| Most Promising Actor | Best First Feature Film by a Director |
| Wilmah Muremera – Shaina Oluwabamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan – Collision Course Faith Fidel – Where I Come From David Weda – Bangarang Bertha Abdallah – Nyara (The Kidnapping) Hannah Sukali – Fatsani: A Tale Of Survival | Eyimofe – Chuko&AyieEsiri (Nigeria) Shaina – Beatrice Masvaure Alf (Zimbabwe) African American – MuziMthembu (Afrique du Sud) La Femme du fossoyeur – Khadar Ahmed (Somalie) Black Medusa – Youssef Chebbi& Ismael (Tunisie) Fried Barry – Ryan Kruger (Afrique du Sud) |