16th Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 2020 Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on Sunday 20 December 2020 online at the AMAA website due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2] The award night was hosted by Lorenzo Menakaya. After the film entries were submitted, the date for the announcement of nominees was shifted from 20 November to 30 November.^[3] Knuckle City led with 10 nominations followed by Desrances with 10 nominations.^[3] The Milkmaid won the most awards including Best film in an African language, Best film and Best Nigerian film.^[4][5]

16th Africa Movie Academy Awards
Date	20 December 2020 (2020-12-20)
Site	Online
Hosted by	Lorenzo Menakaya
Highlights
Best Film	The Milkmaid
Most awards	The Milkmaid (5)
Most nominations	Knuckle City (10)
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Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Film	Best Director
The Milkmaid – Nigeria Knuckle City – South Africa The Fisherman’s Diary －Cameroon The Ghost and the House of Truth – Nigeria 40 Sticks – Kenya Desrances – Burkina Faso This is Not A Burial, It’s a Resurrection – Lesotho Gold Coast Lounge – Ghana	Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese – This is Not a Burial, It’s a resurrection Akin Omotoso – The Ghost and House of Truth Enah Johnscott – A Fisherman’s Diary Jahmil X.T Quebeka – Knuckle City Desmond Ovbiagele – The Milkmaid Victor Gatonye – 40 Sticks Appoline Traore – Desrances Appoline Traore – Desrances Pascal Aka – Gold Coast Lounge
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jimmy Jean-Louis – Desrances Gabriel Afolayan – Coming From Insanity Kang Quintus – The Fisherman’s Diary Bongile Mantsai – Knuckle City Alphonse Menyo – Gold Coast Lounge Eyinna Nwigwe – Badamasi Robert Agengo/Mwaura Bilal/Andreo Kamau/ Xavier Ywawa – 40 Sticks Darrin Dewitt Henson – Zulu Wedding	Mary Twala Mhlongo – This is Not A Burial, It’s a Resurrection Joselyn Dumas – Cold Feet Meg Otanwa – For Maria: Ebun Pataki Zenobia Kloppers – Fiela’s Child Elvina Ibru – The Bling Lagosians Girley Jazama – The White Line Kelly Khumalo – Zulu Wedding
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ramsey Nouah Jnr – Living in Bondage: Breaking Free Arabrun Nyyeneque – 40 Sticks Adjatey Annang - Gold Coast Lounge Narcissus Afeli – Desrances Cosson Chinepoh – The Fisherman’s Diary	Maryam Booth – The Milkmaid Chairmaine Mujeri – Mirage Linda Ejiofor – 4th Republic Ndano Tramanse –The Fisherman’s Diary Tina Mba – The Set Up Faniswa Yisa – Knuckle City Evelyne Juhen – Desrances
Achievement in Costume Design	Achievement in Makeup
This is Not A Burial, It’s a Resurrection －Lesotho Heroes of Africa; Tette Quarshie – Ghana The White Line – Namibia Ibi (The Birth) – Nigeria Foreigner’s God – Nigeria	The Milkmaid – Nigeria Knuckle City – South Africa Ratnik – Nigeria 1929 – Nigeria Heroes of Africa; Tette Quarshie － Ghana
Achievement in Cinematography	Achievement in Production Design
This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection The Ghost and House of Truth The Fisherman’s Diary Knuckle City The Milkmaid 40 Sticks Desrances Gold Coast Lounge	Knuckle City Ratnik Zulu Wedding Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later This is Not A Burial, It’s a resurrection Foreigner’s God Gold Coast Lounge The Ghost and the House of Truth
Achievement in Editing	Achievement in Screenplay
The Ghost and the House of Truth Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later Knuckle City 40 Sticks Desrances	The Fisherman’s Diary For Maria: Ebun Pataki The White Line 4th Republic Knuckle City 40 Sticks Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later 3 Days To Go
Best Film in An African Language	Best Nigerian Film
The Milkmaid – Nigeria Knuckle City – South Africa This is Not A Burial, it’s a Resurrection – Lesotho Fiela’s Child – South Africa The White Line – Namibia	The Milkmaid Cold Feet Living in Bondage: Breaking Free 4th Republic For Maria: Ebun Pataki The Bling Lagosians Coming From Insanity The Ghost and The House of Truth
Best Short Film	Best Animation
The Letter Reader – South Africa Baxu & the Giant – Namibia Songs About My Mother – South Africa Idi Amin’s Boat – Uganda Yahoo – Nigeria SEMA (Speak Out) – DRC A Canvas for a Visa – Senegal After the War – Egypt	I am leaving In Ghana Get Me Out of Here – Ghana From Here To Timbuktu – Kenya Malaika (The Warrior Queen) – Nigeria/USA A Special Gift – Mozambique The Legend of Lwanda Magere – Kenya FTFO – Nigeria Sankofa – Cote D’Voire A Gugle Day – Nigeria
Best Documentary	Best Film by an African Living Abroad
No Gold for Kalsaka － Burkina Faso January 15, 1970: Untold memoir of the Biafran War – Nigeria Journey to Kenya – Sudan Daysm of Cannibalism – South Africa Finding Sally – Ethiopia/Canada The Letter – Kenya Becoming Black – Togo/Germany Influence – South Africa	No Shade – Clare Anyiam-Osigwe Eagles’ Nest – Olivier Assoua 2 Weeks in Lagos – Kathryn Fasegha Idemuza – Aloaye Omoake Between – Daniel Adenimokan
Best Diaspora Short Film	Best Diaspora Documentary
Boxed – USA June 14 – USA Egun – Brazil Brick By Brick – USA	Becoming Black – Germany Revolution From Afar – USA Meeting My Father – France If Objects Could Speak – Germany
Best Diaspora Feature	Best Soundtrack
Joseph – Barbados Aiyai: Wrathful Soul – Australia Lola – USA A Day With Jerusa – Brazil Black and Blue – USA	Gold Coast Lounge – Ghana The Fisherman’s Diary – Cameroon Coming from Insanity – Nigeria Zulu Wedding – South Africa For Maria: Ebun Pataki – Nigeria Walking with Shadows – Nigeria Living in Bondage: Breaking Free – Nigeria Mirage – Zimbabwe
Best Visual Effects	Best Sound
Knuckle City – South Africa Heroes of Africa; Tette Quarshie – Ghana Desrances – Burkina Faso Living in Bondage: Breaking Free – Nigeria Badamasi – Nigeria Ratnik － Nigeria Foreigner’s God – Nigeria A Taste of Our Land – Rwanda	Fiela’s Child – South Africa Knuckle City – South Africa Children of the Storm – South Africa The Ghost and House of Truth – Nigeria For Maria: Ebun Pataki – Nigeria 40 Sticks – Kenya Desrances – Burkina Faso Gold Coast Lounge – Ghana
Most Promising Actor	Best First Feature Film by a Director
Faith Fidel – The Fisherman’s Diary Naomi Nemlin – Desrances Chimezie Imo – Nimbe Swanky JKA – Living in Bondage: Breaking Free Wayne Smith – Fiela’s Child Cina Soul – Gold Coast Lounge Anthonieta Kalunta – The Milkmaid	A Taste of Our Land – Yuhi Amuli Coming From Insanity – Akinyemi Sebastine Akinropo Living in Bondage: Breaking free – Ramsey Nouah Jnr. The Bling Lagosians – Bolanle Austen- Peters For Maria: Ebun Pataki – Damilola E. Orimogunje Zulu Wedding – Lineo Sekeleoana Mirage – Malaika Mushandu The White Line – Desiree Kahikopo-Meiffret

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