Former BBNaija star Tobi Bakre has received the Best Actor award at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).
The ceremony was hosted by Nancy Isime, Richard Ato Turkson, and Rahama Sadau. It took place at the Balmoral Convention Center in Lagos, Ikeja.
The event brought from all over the world, filmmakers in their different genres and talents. See list of winners below:
Ousmane Sembene Award For Best Film In An African Language
Anikulapo (Nigeria) – Winner
Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award For Best Film By An African-Born Director Living Abroad
KOFA (Nigeria/Canada) – Jude Idada – Winner
Best Diaspora Short Film
Raw Materials (Jamaica) – Directed by Sosiessia Nixon – Winner
Efere Ozaka Award For Best Short Film
Lions (Ethiopia) – Winner
Best Diaspora Documentary
Sound of the Police (United States) – Directed by Stanley Nelson – Winner
Best Achievement in Production Design
Pat Nebo – Anikulapo – Nigeria – Winner
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Djibril Drame – Xalé – Senegal – Winner
Best Achievement in Sound
Vianney Aube – Sira – Burkina Faso – Winner
Best Achievement in Make-Up
Campell Precious Arebamen – Mami Wata – Nigeria – Winner
Best Diaspora Narrative Feature
Our Father, The Devil (United States) – Directed by Ellie Foumbi – Winner
Best Achievement in Soundtrack
Fight Like a Girl – Rwanda – Winner
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Emmanuel Bassey – Gangs of Lagos – Nigeria – Winner
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Lilis Soares – Mami Wata – Nigeria – Winner
Best Achievement in Editing
Bertrand Conard – Omen – DRC – Winner
Best Achievement in Screenplay
Ben Diogay Beye – Xalé – Senegal – Winner
National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVB) Award for Best Nigerian Film
Mami Wata – Winner
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jimmy-Jean Louis – Rise – Winner
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Rokhaya Niang – Xalé – Senegal – Winner
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Tobi Bakre – Brotherhood – Nigeria – Winner
Best Film
Xalé- Senegal – Winner
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nse Ikpe Etim – 4-4-44 (Four Four Forty-Four) – Nigeria – Winner
Best Young/Promising Actor
Maleek Sanni – Gangs of Lagos – Winner
First Debut Feature by a Director
Baloji – Omen – DRC – Winner
Best Director
Apolline Traore – Sira – Winner
