Late Justus Esiri beats Bimbo Manuel, OC Ukeje and Femi Jacobs to win AMAA’s Best Actor

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Late veteran actor, Justus Esiri was named Best Actor at the just concluded AMAA awards held on Saturday, April 20, 2013 in Bayelsa State.

Esiri beat Bimbo Manuel, OC Ukeje and Femi Jacobs to win the awards.

The award was collected on his behalf by Ibinabo Fiberesima, president of the Actor’s Guild. Other acts like Belinda Effah, Gabriel Afolayan and movies like The Meeting, Heroes and Zeroes, Last Flight to Abuja also made the winning list.

The likes of Tunde Kelani, Eddi Ugbomah, Ositadinma Okeke Oguno (Ossy Affason), Ayuko Badu and Pete Edochie were also given Life Time Achievement Awards while Emem Isong, Kanayo O. Kanayo and Kenneth Okonkwo were specially recognised as pillars of Nollywood.

Here is the list of the winners

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Short Film
1. Dead River : Namibia
2. Elegy For A Revolutionary : South Africa
3. Yellow Fever : Kenya
4. Kwaku Ananse : Ghana- Winner
5. Nhamo : Zimbabwe
6. Big Daddy : Nigeria
7. Release : South Africa
8. Burnt Forest : Kenya

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Documentary
1. Fuelling Poverty : Nigeria- Winner
2. Gun To Tape : Kenya
3. Swimming The Zambezi : South Africa
4. Give Me Back My Home : Kenya
5. The African Cypher Fly On The Wall: South Africa

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Diaspora Feature
1. Against The Grain : United States
2. Between Friends: Trinidad / Tobago
3. Stones In The Sun : Haiti / United Statesw

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Diaspora Documentary
1. Fan Do Brasil : Guadeloupe / Brasil- Winner
2. My Thiero Boys : United States
3. Red, White, Black And Blue : United States

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Animation
1. Tageni’s Dol : Namibia
2. Adventure Of Zambezia : South Africa- Winner
3. Mission Impossible : Nigeria
4. Oba : Nigeria
5. Lion Of Judah : South Africa

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film By An Africans Abroad
1. Turning Point : United States / Nigeria
2. Assasins Practice : United Kingdom / Nigeria
3. Last Flight To Abuja: United Kingdom / Nigeria- Winer
4. Bianca : United States / Nigeria
5. Woolwich Boys : United Kingdom / Nigeria

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Production Design
1. Virgin Magarida
2. Elelwani- Winner
3. The Twin Sword
4. The Contract
5. Blood And Henna
6. Okoro The Prince

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Costume Design
1. Twin Sword
2. Elelwani
3. Virgin Magarida
4. Blood And Henna- Winner
5. The Meeting
6. Cobweb

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Make:up
1. The Meeting- Winner
2. Twin Sword
3. Elelwani
4. Ninah’s Dowry
5. Okoro The Prince
6. Uhlanga, The Mark

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Soundtrack
1. Journey To Self
2. Okoro The Prince
3. The Last Fishing Boat- Winner
4. Hoodrush
5. Nairobi Half Life
6. The Twin Sword

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Visual Effects
1. Okoro The Prince
2. The Twin Sword- Winner
3. Elelwani
4. Last Flight To Abuja
5. Uhlanga, The Mark
6. Awakening

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Sound
1. Last Flight To Abuja
2. Streets Of Calabar
3. Hereos and Zeros
4. Zama Zama
5. Virgin Magarida
6. Nairobi Half Life- Winner

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Cinematography
1. Virgin Magarida
2. Nairobi Half Life
3. Uhlanga, The Mark- Winner
4. Swirl In Bamako
5. The Twin Sword
6. Elelwani

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Editing
1. Last Flight To Abuja
2. The Contract
3. Elelwani
4. Nairobi Half Life
5. Uhlanga The Mark
6. Hereos And Zereos- Winner

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Lightning
1. Zama Zama
2. The Flower Girl
3. Moi Zaphira0- Winner
4. Elelwani
5. Uhlanga The Mark

AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Screenplay
1. The Contract
2. Ninah’s Dowry
3. Hereos And Zereos- Winner
4. Alan Poza
5. Blood And Henna
6. Zama Zama

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Nigerian Film
1. Blood And Henna
2. Hereos And Zereos
3. The Meeting
4. Confusion Na Wa- Winner
5. The Twin Sword
6. Kokomma
7. Okoro The Prince

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film In An African Language
1. Moi Zaphira : Burkina Faso- Winner
2. Elelwani : South Africa
3. The Last Fishing Boat : Malawi
4. Nairobi Half Life : Kenya
5. Blood And Henna : Nigeria
6. Sherifa : Togo
7. Kokomma: Nigeria

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Promising Actor
1. Belinda Effah : Kokomma- Winner
2. Sumela Maculuva : Virgin Magarida
3. Joseph Wairimu : Nairobi Half Life
4. Shonelo Mbutho : Ulanga The Mark
5. Karoumwi Olakunle : The Twin Sword

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actor In A Supporting Role
1. Gabriel Afolayan : Hoodrush- Winner
2. Ali Nuhu : Blood And Henna
3. Olwenya Maina : Nairobi Half Life
4. Alfred Atungu : Twin Sword
5. Ikponmwosa Gold : Confusion Na Wa

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actress In A Supporting Role
1. Hermelinda Cimela : Virgin Magarida- Winner
2. Patience Ozokwo : Turning Point
3. Linda Ejiofor : The Meeting
4. Crista Eka : Ninah’s Dowry
5. Foluke Daramola : Cobweb

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actor In A Leading Role
1. OC Ukeje : Alan Poza
2. Bimbo Manuel : Hereos And Zereos
3. Lindani Nkosi : Zama Zama
4. Justus Esiri : Assasins Practice- Winner
5. Hlomla Dandala : The Contract
6. Femi Jacobs : The Meeting
7. Amurin Wumnembom : Ninah’s Dowry

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actress In A Leading Role
1. Yvonne Okoro : The Contract
2. Florence Masebe : Elelwani- Winner
3. Mariam Ouedraogo : Moi Zaphira
4. Rita Dominic : The Meeting
5. Mbutung Seikeh : Ninah’s Diary
6. Flora Suya : Last Fishing Boat

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Director
1. Kenneth Gyang : Confusion Na Wah
2. Shemu Joyah : Last Fishing Boat
3. Shirley Frimpong Manso: Contract
4. Niji Akanni : Hereos And Zeroes- Winner
5. David ‘Tosh’ Gitonga : Nairobi Half Life
6. Ntshavheni Wa Luruli : Elelwani

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film
1. Nairobi Half Life : Kenya
2. Ninah’s Dowry : Cameroon
3. Last Fishing Boat : Malawi
4. Virgin Margarida : Mozambique
5. Elelwani : South Africa
6. Last Flight To Abuja : Nigeria
7. Confusion Na Wa : Nigeria- Winner

Special Jury Award: Ninah’s Dairy (Cameroon)