#AMAA2016: Full list of winners

Joke Silva, Olu Jacobs, Lai Muhammed at the 2016 AMAA

The 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards has come and gone, but its memory will surely linger for the next 12 months.

The event was held at Dr. Obi Wali Event Centre, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State with Nollywood stars and their African counterparts all stepping out in dazzling outfits.

Some of the stars who smiled home with awards include Daniel K Daniel, Thishiwe Ziqubu, Olu Jacobs, RMD, Joke Silva among others. 

Check out full list of winners below.

AMAA 2016 Award for Best Short Film      Meet The Parents – Nigeria/Canada

BEST ANIMATION The Pencil – Burkina Faso

BEST DOCUMENTARY The Fruitless Tree –Niger 

BEST DIASPORA SHORT Across The Track – USA

AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD

Lambadina – Ethiopia/USA

BEST DIASPORA FEATURE Ben & Ara – USA

BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY Agents of Change

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN      Eye of the Storm

ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN The Cursed One –Ghana  play

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP Soldiers Story

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK O-Town – Nigeria

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL ARTS      Oshimiri – Nigeria

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY The Cursed One

ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING Hear me Move  AMAA 2016 play AMAA 2016

ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY Tell me Something Sweet

BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE      Missing God – Nigeria

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Abidine Dioari – Eye of the Storm

BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE Thishiwe Ziqubu – Tell Me Something Sweet

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Daniel K Daniel – Soldiers Story

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Fulu Mugovhani – Ayanda

BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR      Beyond Blood – Greg Odutayo

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva

BEST FILM Eye of the Storm – Burkina Faso

BEST DIRECTOR      Nana Obiri-Yaboah, Maximilian Clausse

BEST YOUNG / PROMISING ACTOR     Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge – Dry

Source: Net News