Adjetey Anang wins at Africa Movie Awards Academy

The 2022 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) came off on Sunday, October 30, in Lagos with filmmakers across the globe converging under the same roof to celebrate African cinema.

The Ghanaian feature film Borga won three awards including Best Screenplay, Best Actor in Lead Role and Best Actor in Supporting Role.

Ghanaian actor Adjetey Anang won the Best Actor in Supporting Role award for his role in ‘Borga’.

Eugene Boateng won the Best Actor in lead role award.

Check out the full list of winners of the 18th edition of the prestigious awards:

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Adjetey Annag – Borga (Winner)

Aphiwe Mkefe – Surviving Gaza

Wale Ojo – A Song from the Dark

Tshamano Sebe – Angeliene

Toyin Osinaike – Jolly Roger

Segun Arinze – Almajiri

Josh2Funny – Money Miss Road

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Ijeoma Grace Agu – Swallow (Winner)

Lydia Forson – Borga

Samke Makhoba- Surviving Gaza

Siti Amina -Tug of War

Maryam S Wazari – Ba Ni (Mud Clan)

Dorcas Shola Fapson – Man of God

Nse Ikpe Etim – A Song From The Dark

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Eugene Boateng – Borga (Winner)

Patrick Nkakalukanyi -Tembele

Daniel Etim Effiong – Jolly Roger

Gudrun Colombus Mwanyika – Tug of War

Botlhale Mahlangu – Surviving Gaza

Deyemi Okanlanwo – Swallow

Akah Nnani- Man of God

Aaron Adatsi – Road to My Father’s compound

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Ikhlas Gafur Vora – Tug of War (Winner)

Euodia Samson – Angeliena

Bless Fortune – Road to My Fathers Compound

Osas Ighodaro – Man of God

Ronah Ninsiima – Tembele

Vanessa Vanderpuye – A song from the Dark

Nanfuna Sharon – The Wave

Eniola Akinbo – Swallow

National Film & Video Censors Board (NFVCB) Award for Best Nigerian Film

Man of God (Winner)

Alaise

Swallow

Jolly Roger

Almajiri

Money Miss Road

Award for Achievement in Screenplay

Borga (Winner)

Road to My Father’s Compound

Surviving Gaza

Jolly Roger

Tug of War

Tembele

Best Documentary

No U Turn – Nigeria (Winner)

Taamaden – Mali

No Simple Way Home -Sudan

The Last Shelter – Mali

Transaction – Zimbabwe

Lobola, a Bride’s True Price?- South Africa

Africa Moot – South Africa

When a Farm Goes Aflame- Nigeria/Germany

Jubril Malafia Award for Best Animation

No Way Out – Uganda (Winner)

On the Surface – Iceland

Opal – Martinique

Kenda – Cote D’Ivoire

Skin Like Mine –USA

PTD – Nigeria

Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Film in an African Language

Tug of War – Tanzania (Winner)

Borga – Ghana

Tembele – Uganda

Surviving Gaza – South Africa

Alaise – Nigeria

Medicine Man – Kenya

Award for Best Young/Promising Actor

Amina Mohammed – Ayaanle (Winner)

Emmanuel Afffadzi – Borga

Kebirungi Agnes Knight – Tinka’s Story

Maryam Waziri Salihu – Almajiri

Samke Makhaba – Surviving Gaza

Emmanuel Kuye – Ba Ni (Mud Clan)

National Film & Video Censors Board (NFVCB) Award for Best Nigerian Film

Man of God (Winner)

Alaise

Swallow

Jolly Roger

Almajiri

Money Miss Road

Award for First Feature by a Director

Ogo Okpue – A Song from The Dark (Winner)

Uga Carlini – Angeliena

York Fabian Raabe – Borga

Benedict Yeboah – Road to My Father’s Compound

Award for Best Director

Vusi’Africa Sindane – Surviving Gaza (Winner)

Amil Sivji –Tug of War

York-Fabian Raabe – Borga

Bolanle Austen- Peters – Man of God

Uga Carlini – Angeliena

Walter Banger – Jolly Roger

Ahmed Farah – Ayaanle

Morris Mugisha – Tembele

Award for Best Film

Tug of War – Tanzania (Winner)

Ayaanle – Somalia

Jolly Roger – Nigeria

Borga – Ghana

Angeliena – South Africa

Man of God – Nigeria

Surviving Gaza – South Africa

Tembele – Uganda

Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award for Best Film by an African-born Director Living Abroad

Tope Oshin – Here Love Lies (Winner)

Obi Emelonye – Money Miss Road

York Fabian Raabe- Borga

Ogo Okpue – A song From the Dark

Robert Peters – The Scar

Award for Best Diaspora Short Film

Contraband – USA (Winner)

Slow Pulse – USA

Skin Like Mine – USA

Award for Best Diaspora Documentary

The Rumba King – Peru (Winner)

Wade in the Water – USA

The Sun Rises in the East – USA

Best Diaspora Narrative Feature

The Sleeping Negro – USA (Winner)

Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story – USA

Award for Best Achievement in Production Design

Underbelly (Winner)

Tug Of War

Surviving Gaza

Borga

Swallow

Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design

Man of God (Winner)

Swallow

Underbelly

Tug of War

Tembele

Award for Best Achievement in Make-up

Angeliena (Winner)

Jolly Roger

A Song from The Dark

Surviving Gaza

Underbelly

Best Achievement in Sound

Surviving Gaza (Winner)

The Wave

Swallow

Tug of War

Borga

Tembele

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Surviving Gaza (Winner)

Koi-Koi: the Myth

Tug of War

Borga

Tinka’s Story

Alaise

Best Achievement in Soundtrack

Tug of War (Winner)

Tembele

Ayaanle

Man of God

Surviving Gaza

Almajiri

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Tembele (Winner)

Tug of War

Ayaanle

Surviving Gaza

Borga

Road To My Father’s Compound

Award for Achievement in Editing

Jolly Roger (Winner)

Angeliena

Tug of War

Borga

Almajiri

Man of God