15th Africa Movie Academy Awards
15th Africa Movie Academy Awards | |
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Date | 27 October 2019 |
Site | Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, Nigeria |
Hosted by | Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lorenzo Menakaya, Funnybone[1] |
Highlights | |
Best Film | The Mercy of the Jungle |
Most awards | The Mercy of the Jungle (4) |
Most nominations | The Delivery Boy, Sew the Winter to My Skin (13) |
The 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on Sunday 27 October 2019 at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The ceremony recognized and honored excellence among directors, actors, and writers in the film industry. The awards night was hosted by Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lorenzo Menakaya and Funnybone. After receiving up to 700 film entries submitted between 21 October 2018 and 26 January 2019, the organizers of the ceremony announced the nominees on 19 September 2019.[2][3][4] The Delivery Boy and Sew the Winter to My Skin led with 13 nominations each while The Burial of Kojo and Redemption followed with 10 each.[5] The Mercy of the Jungle won in the categories Best Film, Achievement in Costume Design, Achievement in Makeup and Best Actor in a Leading Role. Political thriller King of Boys took home three awards on that same night, including awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, as well as Best Nigerian Film.[6]
Awards
[edit]Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
References
[edit]- ^ Nwanne, Chuks (26 October 2019). "AMAA revs up Lagos as stars come to town". The Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Gbenga, Bada (1 November 2018). "AMAA 2019: Organisers call for entry for 15th edition". Pulse NG. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Jayne, Augoye (24 October 2019). "AMAA receives over 700 film entries for 2019 edition". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Rotimi, Ige (19 September 2019). "JUST IN: AMAA releases nominations list for 2019". Tribune Online. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Stephen, Kenechukwu (19 September 2019). "AMAA releases nominees for 2019 awards, FULL LIST". TheCable Lifestyle. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Gbenga, Bada (27 October 2019). "AMAA 2019: Here are all the winners at the 15th edition of award". Pulse NG. Retrieved 29 October 2019.