The 2021
African Movie Academy Award
The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA and The AMA Awards, is presented annually to recognize excellence among professionals working in, or non-African professionals who have contributed to, the African film industry. It was fou ...
ceremony is was held on Sunday 28 November 2021 at the
Marriott Hotel
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in Lagos Nigeria.
Submissions for consideration for the awards were held between 31 May and 31 July 2021. Over 500 films were submitted for consideration.
The nominees in 26 categories were announced in a ceremony held at Ebony Life Place, Victoria Island Lagos, on Friday 29 October 2021 by the head of the jury,
Steve Oluseyi Ayorinde. The
Somalian movie, ''
Gravedigger’s Wife'' received the highest number of nominations including Best Film in African Language, Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Best Director.
Other nominated films include ''
Omo Ghetto: The Saga,
Ayinla'' and ''
Eyimofe
''Eyimofe'' (''Eyimofe: This Is My Desire'') also known as ''This Is My Desire'' is a 2020 Nigerian drama film produced, written and directed by twin brothers Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri on their directorial debuts. The film is made of two chapt ...
.''
Oluwabamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan, a former housemate in
Big Brother Naija
''Big Brother Naija'', formerly known as ''Big Brother Nigeria'', is a Nigerian reality competition television series, based on the Big Brother television franchise, in which, contestants live in an isolated house and compete for a large cash pr ...
was nominated in the Best Young/Promising Actor category for her role in the movie ''Collision Course''.
Awards
References
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