RMD, Joke Silva, Gideon Okeke, others win big at AMAA 2018

Nigerian actors, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Joke Silva and others have emerged winners at the 2018 Africa Movie Academy Awards holding in Kigali, Rwanda.

While RMD emerged the overall Best Actor in a Leading Role, for the part, he played in Cross Roads, the veteran actress, Silva, bagged the Best Actress in a Supporting Role award for her character in Potato Potahto.

See the list of winners as shared on the Instagram page of the award organisers, @amaawards_:

‪‪Best actor in a supporting role:
Gideon Okeke – Cross roads
‪Tony Elumelu Award for Best Comedy:
‪Banana Island Ghost
Best Young/ Promising Actor:
‪Amine Lansari – The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)

Award For Achievement In Editing:
‪Hotel Called Memory
Award For Achievement In Cinematography:
‪Five Fingers For Marseille
Award For Achievement In Sound:
‪Hotel Called Memory
Award For Achievement In Editing:
‪Lucky Specials
‪Award For Achievement In Costume Design:
Isoken
Award For Best Diaspora Narrative Feature:
‪ Angelica (Puerto Rico)
‪Award For Best Diaspora Documentary:
‪Barrows: Freedom Fighter (Barbados) ‪
Award For Best Diaspora Short:
‪ Torments Of Love (Guadeloupe)
Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award For Best Film By An African Living Abroad:

‪Alexandra – Nigeria/US
Ousmane Sembene Award For Best Film In An African Language:

Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa
Award For Best Documentary:
Uncertain Future – Burundi
Efere Ozako Award For Best Short Film:
Tikitat Soulima – Morocco
Jubril Mailafia Award For Best Animation:
Belly Flop – South Africa
Award For Best First Feature Film By A Director:
‪Michael Matthews- South Africa (Five Fingers For Marseille

Award For Best Director:
‪Frank Rajah Arase – In My Country
Award For Best Film:
‪Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa.