Nigerian actors, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Joke Silva, Gideon
Okeke and others have emerged winners at the 2018 edition of the Africa Movie
Academy Awards holding in Kigali, Rwanda.
While RMD emerged the overall Best Actor in a Leading Role,
for the part, he played in Cross Roads, the veteran actress, Silva, bagged the
Best Actress in a Supporting Role award for her character in Potato
Potahto.
See the list of winners below...
Best actor in a supporting role:
Gideon Okeke – Cross roads
Tony Elumelu Award for Best Comedy:
Banana Island Ghost
Best Young/ Promising Actor:
Amine Lansari – The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)
Award For Achievement In Editing:
Hotel Called Memory
Award For Achievement In Cinematography:
Five Fingers For Marseille
Award For Achievement In Sound:
Hotel Called Memory
Award For Achievement In Editing:
Lucky Specials
Award For Achievement In Costume Design:
Isoken
Award For Best Diaspora Narrative Feature:
Angelica (Puerto Rico)
Award For Best Diaspora Documentary:
Barrows: Freedom Fighter (Barbados) ?
Award For Best Diaspora Short:
Torments Of Love
(Guadeloupe)
Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award For Best Film By An African
Living Abroad:
Alexandra – Nigeria/US
Ousmane Sembene Award For Best Film In An African Language:
Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa
Award For Best Documentary:
Uncertain Future – Burundi
Efere Ozako Award For Best Short Film:
Tikitat Soulima – Morocco
Jubril Mailafia Award For Best Animation:
Belly Flop – South Africa
Award For Best First Feature Film By A Director:
Michael Matthews- South Africa (Five Fingers For Marseille
Award For Best Director:
Frank Rajah Arase – In My Country
Award For Best Film:
Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa.
