AMAA 2017: Senegal’s Felicite Emerges Biggest Winner

The 13th edition of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, on Saturday July 15, 2017 with a moment of silence as the fallen heroes of African Cinema were being remembered.
Senegalese movie “Felicite”, emerged the biggest winner of the night.  The movie won six AMAAs, the most of all the contenders. The movie took home awards in three of the five major categories, Winning Best Film, Best Actress in a leading role and Best Supporting Actor.
Nigerian historical drama, ’76 won three awards from its eight nominations, including the special recognition honour given to Veteran Comic Actor, Nkem Owoh.
Below is the full list of winners at the event.
1. Best Short Film: -A place for Myself (Rwanda) -A Place in the Plane (Senegal) 2. Best Animation:– Got Flowers (Nigeria)3. Best Documentary
-Mama Colonel (Democratic Republic of Congo)
4. Best Film In African Language:–“Felicite” (Senegal)5. Best Film For African Living Abroad:-
“While We Live”, (Burkina Faso/Sweden)
6. Best Diaspora Short Film:–90 Days (US) & Kbela (Brazil)7. Achievement In Production Design:- ’76 (Nigeria)
8. Achievement In Custume:-Queen of Kalwe (Uganda)9. Achievement In Make –Up-Oloibiri – (Nigeria)10. Best Sound Track:-Felicite (Senegal)
11. Achievement In Sound:-Yaya (South Africa)12. Achievement In Cinematography- The Last of Us (Tunisia)13. Achievement In Editing-Felicite (Senegal)
14. Achievement In Screen Play-Yaya (South Africa)15. Lagos State Award For Best Nigerian Film:-’76 (Nigeria)
16. Best Young/Promising Actor-Medina Molanga (Queen of Katwe) 17. Tony Elumelu Award for Best Comedy:-(3 wise men) Nigeria, 18. Best Actress In A Supporting Role:Angeliqae.
19. Best Actor In A Supporting Role: time Achievement Award-Nkem Owoh (Nigeria) .Papi  Mpaka (Felicite-Senegal) 20. AMAA Life Kidjo (CEO: Nigeria).21. Best Actress In a Leading Role Vero Tshanda (Felicite: Senegal)
22. Best Actor In A Leading Role: Jahwar Soudan (The Last of Us: Tunisia)
23. Best Feature Film By A Director Daouda Coulibaly) (Wulu: Mali)
24 Best Director: Akin Omotosho (Yaya South Africa) 25. Best Film: Felicite (Senegal) 26. Special Recognition Award: Celine Loader.