7th Africa Movie Academy Awards


The 7th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 27 March 2011 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2010. The nomination ceremony was held at the Ole Sereni Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on 25 February 2011. For the films released in 2010, African Movie Academy Awards were presented in 26 categories.

Winners

The winners of the 26 Award Categories are listed first and highlighted in bold letters.
Best PictureBest Director

  • Djo Tunda Wa Munga - Viva Riva!
  • Hawa Essuman - Soul Boy
  • Oliver Hermanus - Shirley Adams
  • Niji Akanni - Aramotu
  • Jahmil X.T. Qubeka - A Small Town Called Descent
  • Leila Djansi - Sinking Sands
    • Best Actress in a Leading RoleBest Actor in a Leading Role
  • Ama K. Abebrese - Sinking Sands
  • Genevieve Nnaji - Tango With Me
  • Idiat Shobande - Aramotu
  • Omoni Oboli - Anchor Baby
  • Manie Malone - Viva Riva!
  • Denise Newman - Shirley Adams
  • Themba Ndaba - Hopeville
  • Patsha Bay - Viva Riva!
  • Jimmy Jean-Louis - Sinking Sands
  • Ekon Blankson - Checkmate
  • Antar Laniyan - Yemoja
  • Majid Michel - Pool Party
    • Best Actress in Supporting RoleBest Actor in Supporting Role
  • Marlene Longage - Viva Riva!
  • Mary Twala - Hopeville
  • Joyce Ntalabe - The Rivaling Shadow
  • Tina Mba - Tango With Me
  • Yvonne Okoro - Pool Party
  • Hoji Fortuna - Viva Riva!
  • Osita Iheme - Mirror Boy
  • Mpilo Vusi Kunene - A Small Town Called Descent
  • John Dumelo - A Private Storm
  • Desmond Dube - Hopeville
    • Best Young ActorBest Child Actor
  • Edward Kagutuzi - Mirror Boy
  • Yves Dusenge & Roger Nsengiyumua - Africa United
  • Samson Odhiambo & Leila Dayan Opou - Soul Boy
  • Donovan Adams - Shirley Adams
  • Junior Singo - Hopeville
  • Sobahle Mkhabase, Tschepang Mohlomi & Sibonelo Malinga - Izulu lami
  • Eriya Ndayambaje - Africa United
  • Jordan Ntunga - Viva Riva!
  • Ayomide Abatti - Maami
  • Benjamin Abemigisha - Zebu And The Photofish
  • Shantel Mwabi - Suwi
    • Best Film in African LanguageBest Nigerian Film
  • Izulu lami - Madoda Ncayiyana
  • Aramotu - Niji Akanni
  • Soul Boy - Hawa Essuman
  • Suwi - Musola Catherine Kaseketi
  • Fishing The Little Stone - Kaz Kasozi
  • Aramotu - Niji Akanni
  • Maami - Tunde Kelani
  • Tango With Me' - Mahmood Ali- Balogun
  • Inale - Jeta Amata
  • A Private Storm - Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun & Ikechukwu Onyeka
    • Best ScreenplayBest Cinematography
  • Sinking Sands
  • Soul Boy
  • Hopeville
  • Shirley Adams
  • Izulu lami
  • Viva Riva!
  • Sinking Sands
  • Maami
  • Izulu lami
  • Hopeville
    • Best Achievement in SoundBest Soundtrack
  • Shirley Adams
  • Sinking Sands
  • Izulu Lami
  • Viva Riva!
  • Tango With Me
  • Inale
  • Viva Riva!
  • Africa United
  • Izulu Lami
  • A Small Town Called Descent
    • Best Visual EffectsBest Make Up
  • A Small Town Called Descent
  • Aramotu
  • Nani
  • Who owns da city
  • Inale
  • Sinking Sands
  • Inale
  • A Private Storm
  • Viva Riva!
  • A Small Town Called Descent
    • Best Costume DesignBest Production Design
  • 'Aramotu'
  • Inale
  • Yemoja
  • Sinking Sands
  • Elmina
  • Viva Riva!
  • Tango With Me
  • Hopeville
  • 6 Hours To Christmas
  • Maami
    • Best DocumentaryBest Short Documentary
  • Kondi Et Le Jeudi Nationale - Ariana Astrid Atodji
  • Headlines In History - Zobby Bresson
  • Co-Exist - Adam Mazo
  • State Of Mind - Djo Tunda Wa Munga
  • Naija Diamonds - Nfrom Leonard
  • After The Mine - Diendo Hamadi & Dinta Wa Lusula
  • Symphony Kinsasha - Diendo Hamadi & Dinta Wa Lusula
  • Naija Diamond - Nform Leonard
  • Stepping Into The Unknown - Rowena Aldous & Jill Hanas-Hancock
  • Yeabu’s Homecoming - Jenny Chu
    • Best Short FilmBest Diaspora Short Film
  • Dina - Mickey Fonseca
  • Bougfen - Petra Baninla Sunjo
  • Weakness - Wanjiru Kairu
  • No Jersey No Match - Daniel Ademinokan
  • Duty - Mak Kusare
  • Bonlambo - Zwe Lesizwe Ntuli
  • Zebu And The Photofish - Zipporah Nyarori
  • Allahkabo - Bouna Cherif Fofana
  • Precipice - Julius Amedume
  • Cycle - Roy Clovis
  • Under Tow - Miles Orion Feld
  • Habitual Aggression - Temi Ojo
  • Little Soldier - Dallas King
  • The New N Word - Sowande Tichawonna
    • Best Film for African AbroadBest Diaspora Feature
  • - Rahman Oladigbolu
  • Anchor Baby - Lonzo Nzekwe
  • Mirror Boy - Obi Emelonye
  • Africa United - Debs Gardner-Brook
  • Suicide Dolls - Keith Shaw
  • Tested - Russell Costanzo
  • Nothing Less - Wayne Saunders
  • The Village - Wayne Saunders
    • Best Diaspora DocumentaryBest Editing
  • Stubborn As A Mule - Miller Bargeron Jr & Arcelous Deiels
  • Momentum - Zeinabu Irene Davis
  • If Not Now - Louis Haggart
  • Motherland - Owen Alik Shahadah
  • Changement - Chiara Cavallazi
  • Soul Boy
  • Sinking Sands
  • Hopeville
  • Tango with me
  • Viva Riva

    • Films with multiple nominations

    The following films received multiple nominations.