Africa Movie Academy Awards

**Africa Movie Academy Awards**, ka salo tooi lahi mili **AMAA** ni **The AMA Awards**, nyɛla din niŋdi yuuni kam n paɣiri kpɛrikpɛritiba ban yina Africa ni ban pa Africa nima ka kpaŋmaŋa lee be Africa kpɛrigu yɛltɔɣa ni. Di nyɛla Peace Anyiam-Osigwe ni daa kpa shɛli ka **Africa Film Academy** nim nyɛ ban niŋdili. Lala pina ŋɔ nyɛbila nyɛla ni di kpaŋsiri ka nyɛmdi kpɛrikpɛritiba ban be Africa sinii yɛltɔɣa ni, ka lahi zaŋ kaya ni taɣada kpaŋsi nangban yini Africa tiŋ. Pina ŋɔ tibu sheei nyɛla din laɣindi lahibali sabiriba, asanza nima, siyaasa niriba, kpɛriti paɣaba ni dabba zaa anduniya yili. AMA pina ŋɔ nyɛla din nyɛ Africa zaa pina tibu laɣingu din gahim yi di ko sinii yaɣali. ka bɛ tooi booni li saha shɛŋa "African Oscars".

## Taarihi
Tuuli Africa Movie Academy Awards nyɛla din daa niŋ Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria silimin goli May 30, 2005. Nyaanŋa African Academy Awards din daa pɔi ni yuuni 2012 zaa daa niŋla din ni yaɣa, gbaa yihi yuuni 2008 AMAA Awards din daa niŋ Abuja, FCT ka di nyɛla dabiɛm zuɣu. Yuuni 2012, lala pina ŋɔ ʒii daa ʒini la Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Lagos State. Din ʒia din pahiri awɔi ni pia daa   nyɛla bɛn zaŋ labi Yenagoa, ka yuuni 2015 din maa mi daa niŋ tiŋa shɛli dabam tuuli.

## Categories

### Current categories
Zaŋna ni yuuni 2017, Africa Movie Academy Awards daa mali la pubu yaɣa pihita ayi ka  28. Din nim n-nyɛ:

* Best Short Film: since 2010
* Best Documentary: since 2006
* Best Diaspora Feature: since 2011
* Best Diaspora Documentary: since 2011
* Best Animation: since 2008
* Achievement in Production Design: since 2008
* Achievement in Costume Design: since 2005
* Achievement in Make-Up: since 2005
* Achievement in Soundtrack: since 2005
* Achievement in Visual Effects: since 2005
* Achievement in Sound: since 2005
* Achievement in Cinematography: since 2005
* Achievement in Editing: since 2005
* Best Film by an African Living Abroad: (2008; 2010–2013; 2015–present)
* Best Comedy Film

* Best Actor in a Leading Role: since 2005
* Best Actress in a Leading Role: since 2005
* Best First Feature Film by a Director
* Best Diaspora Short Film
* Achievement in Screenplay: since 2005
* Best Nigerian Film: since 2007
* Best Film in an African Language: since 2005
* Most Promising Actor: since 2006
* Best Child Actor
* Best Actor in a Supporting Role: since 2005
* Best Actress in a Supporting Role: since 2005
* Best Director: since 2005
* Best Film: since 2005

### Discontinued categories
Pubu yaɣa ŋɔ shɛŋa nyɛla bɛn labi taɣili yuya, ka nyɛhi shɛŋa mi bee ka kabi shɛŋa laɣim. Gbunni ŋɔ nyɛla pubu yaɣa shɛŋa bɛn nyɛhi.

### Special categories
* Lifetime Achievement Awards (yuuni 2005-2007; 2013–present)
* Special Recognition of Pillars of Nollywood (yuuni 2013 ko)
* Special Jury Award (yuuni 2012 hali ni zuŋɔ)
* Madiba Africa Vision Awards (yuuni 2014 ko)
* Best Film for Women Empowerment (yuuni 2014 ko)

## Jury members
* Berni Goldblat yuuni 2007 hali ni zuŋɔ
* John Akomfrah
* Steve Ayorinde yuuni 2005 hali ni 2015
* Keith Shiri
* June Givanni
* Hyginus Ekwuazi
* Shaibu Husseini
* Ayoku Babu
* Asantewa Olatunji
* Dorothee Wenner yuuni 2005 hali ni zuŋɔ
* Charles Burnett yuuni 2014 hali ni zuŋɔ
* Filippe Savadogo yuuni 2014 hali ni zuŋɔ
* Amaka Igwe yuuni 2005

## Awards statistics
Laasabu din do gbunni ŋɔ nyɛla din tam kali zuŋɔ zaŋ hali ni di siɣim pai ni ata saha statistics (yuuni 2017).

### Most nominations

#### By a film
Pia zaŋ du

#### By a director
Buyi zaŋ du:

#### By an actress
Buyi zaŋ du:

#### By an actor
Buyi zaŋ du:

### Most wins

#### By a film
Bu'nu zaŋ du:

#### By country
"Filim din gaŋdu" pubu yaɣali ŋɔ nyɛla Nigerian filim ni di siɣim bu'yobu zaa.

#### By an actress

#### By an actor

### Other notable records
* Egyptian actor Farouk Al-Fichawi was the first non-Nigerian actor to win an award. He did so for his role in *Seventh Heaven.*
* Ghanaian actress Jackie Appiah was the first non-Nigerian actress to win an award.

## Lahi nyɛma

* List of Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremonies

## Kundivihira

## External links
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