Africa Film Academy
| Africa Movie Academy Awards | |
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 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards
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Gabriel Afolayan's AMA Award for playing Tavier Jabari in Hoodrush (2012)
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| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Presented by | Africa Film Academy |
| First awarded | 2005 |
| Website | www |
The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA and The AMA Awards, are presented annually to recognize excellence among professionals working in, or non-African professionals who have contributed to, the African film industry. It was founded by Peace Anyiam-Osigwe and is run through the Africa Film Academy. The awards are aimed at honouring and promoting excellence in the African movie industry as well as uniting the African continent through arts and culture. The award presentation is attended by numerous media representatives, celebrities, politicians, journalists, actresses and actors from all across the world. The AMA Awards are widely considered to be Africa's most important film event and the most prestigious film award in Africa. The 2016 ceremony was held in June 2016 and took place at Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
The first Africa Movie Academy Awards were held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria on 30 May 2005. All other subsequent African Academy Awards before 2012 were held at the same venue, except for the 2008 AMAA Awards which was moved to Abuja, FCT for security reasons. In 2012, the awards ceremony was held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos in Lagos State. The 9th and 10th edition saw AMAA returning to Yenagoa, while the 2015 ceremony was held outside Nigeria for the first time.
As of 2014, the Africa Movie Academy Awards have approximately 26 categories. Some of these include:
Several categories have been renamed, retired, or merged. Below is a list of some of the retired categories.
The statistics below are valid as of the 12th edition.
10 and up
Twice and more:
Twice and more:
Twice and more:
Five times and more:
The "Best Film" category has been won by a Nigerian film for a record five times.
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