AMAA 2021: List of Winners As Funke Akindele, Rita Dominic Lose Best Actress to Joan Agaba
- The 2021 AMAA ceremony recently went down and it was indeed a celebration of African talents
- Nollywood divas Funke Akindele-Bello and Rita Dominic both lost the best actress category to their Ugandan colleague Joan Agaba
- Legit.ng has compiled a list of winners who carted away award plaques in recognition of their talent and hard work
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All roads led to the popular Marriot Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, November 28, for the highly-anticipated 2021 edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).
The prestigious award ceremony which is known for its recognition and celebration of African talents saw some top names in the movie industry clutching highly-coveted categories.
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Interestingly, the star winner of the night was Eyimofe, a movie by the Esiri brothers that bagged five prizes at the award ceremony. The film scored nods for Best Direction, Best Nigerian Film among others.
Ugandan star actress Joan Agaba also beat Nollywood veterans Funke Akindele-Bello and Rita Dominic to clinch the Best Actress award for her performance in Torture.
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List of winners
Legit.ng has compiled a list of some winners below:
- Best Film – The Gravedigger’s Wife (Somalia)
- Best Director – Arie and Chuko Esiri (Eyimofe)
- Best First Feature Film by a Director – Arie and Chuko Esiri (Eyimofe)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role – Joan Agaba (Stain)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role – Omar Abdi (The Gravedigger’s Wife)
- Best Supporting Actress – Hazel Linda (Hairareb)
- Best Supporting Actor – Kelechi Udegbe (Collision Course)
- Best Young/Promising Actor – Wilmah Muremera (Shaina)
- Best Documentary – Softie (Kenya)
Find the full list of winners here. Congratulations to them all!
Funke Akindele's Omo Ghetto bags first international film award
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that award-winning filmmaker, Funke Akindele's Omo Ghetto made Nollywood and Nigerians proud yet again as it won its first international award.
The 2020 comedy movie scooped Africa’s highest-grossing film of 2020/21 award at the META Cinema Conference in the United Arab Emirates.
The star-studded film already shattered existing records to become the highest-grossing Nollywood movie of all time.
Source: Legit.ng
