The following is a list of Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremonies including ceremony date, ceremony host and the Best Film award winner.
Nomination Venues
Year | Nomination Venue | Jury President |
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2005 | ||
2006 | ||
2007 | ||
2008 | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
2009 | FESPACO, Burkina Faso | |
2010 | Accra, Ghana | |
2011 | Nairobi, Kenya | |
2012 | Banjul, Gambia | Asantewa Olatunji |
2013 | Lilongwe, Malawi | June Givanni |
2014 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Steve Ayorinde |
2015 | Los Angeles, United States | Keith Shiri |
2016 | Lagos, Nigeria | Shaibu Husseini |
2017 | Kigali, Rwanda | Berni Goldblat |
2018 | Wheatbaker Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria | Dorothee Wenner |
2019 | Lagos, Nigeria | Asantewa Olatunji |
2020 | Online | Steve Ayorinde |
2021 | Ebony Life Place, VI, Lagos | Steve Ayorinde |
2022 | Keith Shiri |
Ceremonies
Ceremony | Venue | Date of ceremony | Hosts | Best Film | ||
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Title | Director | Nation | ||||
1st | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | 30 May 2005 | Stella Damasus-Aboderin, Segun Arinze | The Mayors | Dickson Iroegbu | Nigeria |
2nd | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | 29 April 2006 | Frank Edoh, Chinyelu Anyiam-Osigwe | Rising Moon | Andy Nwakalor | |
3rd | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | 10 March 2007 | Richard Mofe-Damijo, Thami Ngubeni | Sitanda | Izu Ojukwu | |
4th | Transcorp Hilton Hotels, Abuja, Nigeria | 26 April 2008 | Osita Iheme & Chinedu Ikedieze, Stephanie Okereke & Ramsey Nouah |
Run Baby Run | Emmanuel Apea | Ghana |
5th | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | 4 April 2009 | Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Julius Agwu | From a Whisper | Wanuri Kahiu | Kenya |
6th | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | 10 April 2010 | Rita Dominic, Basorge Tariah | The Figurine | Kunle Afolayan | Nigeria |
7th | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | 27 March 2011 | Nse Ikpe Etim & Jim Iyke | Viva Riva! | Djo Tunda Wa Munga | DR Congo |
8th | Expo Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria | April 2012 | Jimmy Jean-Louis, OC Ukeje | How to Steal 2 Million | Charlie Vundla | South Africa |
9th | Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State | April 2013 | Ama K. Abebrese, Dakore Akande & Ayo Makun |
Confusion Na Wa | Kenneth Gyang | Nigeria |
10th | Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State | 24 May 2014 | Segun Arinze, Lloyd Nathaniel and Naa Ashorkor. | Of Good Report | Jahmil X.T. Qubeka | South Africa |
11th | Boardwalk International Convention Centre, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 26 September 2015 | Camille Winbush and Omotola Jalade | Timbuktu | Abderrahmane Sissako | Mauritania |
12th | Obi Wali International Conference Centre, Port Harcourt | 11 June 2016 | Mike Ezuruonye and Kgopedi Lilokoe | Eye of the Storm | Sékou Traoré | Burkina Faso |
13th | Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria | 15 July 2017 | Nse Ikpe Etim | Félicité | Alain Gomis | Senegal |
14th | Intare Conference Arena, Kigali, Rwanda | 3 August 2018 | Nse Ikpe Etim & Arthur Nkusi | Five Fingers for Marseilles | Michael Matthews | South Africa |
15th | Landmark Event Center, Lagos | 27 October 2019 | Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lorenzo Menakaya, Funnybone | The Mercy of the Jungle | Joël Karekezi | Rwanda |
16th | Online | 20 December 2020 | Lorenzo Menakaya | The Milkmaid | Desmond Ovbiagele | Nigeria |
17th | Marriott Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria | 28 November 2021 | Chigul and Stanley Chibuna | The Gravedigger's Wife | Khadar Ayderus Ahmed | Somalia |
18th | Jewel Aeida Hall, Lekki, Lagos | 30 October 2022 | Funnybone, Chigul, Kachi Offia | Tug of War | Amil Shivji | Tanzania |
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