2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards

2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards
Date	Saturday, April 29, 2006
Site	Gloryland Cultural Center Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Organizer	Africa Film Academy
Highlights
Best Picture	Rising Moon[1]

The 2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 29, 2006 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2005. The ceremony was broadcast live on Nigerian national television. Numerous celebrities and top Nigerian politicians attended the event, including Goodluck Jonathan (former Governor of Bayelsa State) and various Nollywood actresses and actors. Special guest was South African Grammy Award winning artist Miriam Makeba who performed at the ceremony.^[2] Nigerian veteran actor and playwright Hubert Ogunde received a posthumous award.^[1][3][4]

Winners

Major Awards

The winners of the 19 Award Categories are listed first and highlighted in bold letters.^[5]

Best Picture	Best Director
Rising Moon (Nigeria) Secret Adventure (Nigeria) Behind Closed Door (Nigeria) Anini (Nigeria) Arrou - Prevention (Nigeria) Tanyaradzwa (Zimbabwe) My Mother’s Heart (Ghana) Sofia (Burkina Faso)	Andy Nwakolor – Rising Moon Lancelot Imasuen - Behind Closed Door Andy Amenechi - Secret Adventure Lancelot Imasuen - Family Battle Fred Amata - Anini Teco Benson - Day of Atonement Ifeanyi Oyeabor - My Mother’s Heart Boubakar Diallo - Sofia
Best Actress in a leading role	Best Actor in a leading role
Joke Silva - Widow’s Cot Stella Damasus - Behind Closed Door Onyeka Onwenu - Rising Moon Akofa Asiedu - My Mother’s Heart Alima Qiedraego - Sofia Maradzika - Tanyaradzwa	Kanayo O. Kanayo - Family Battle Osita Iheme & Chinedu Ikedieze - Secret Adventure Bil Aka - Sofia Nosa Ehinwen - Anini Modu Cessay - Arrou (Prevention)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Onyeka Onwenu - Widow’s Cot Georgina Onuoha - Secret Adventure Oge Okoye - Eagle’s Bride Adji Dialo - Sofia Awa Gassama - Arrou (Prevention)	Justice Esiri - Rising Moon Desmond Elliot - Behind Closed Door Emeka Enyiocha - Family Battle Arnold Chirisa - Tanyaradzwa Kofi Adjorlolo - My Mother’s Heart Henry Legema - Anini
Best Upcoming Actress	Best Upcoming Actor
Tendal Musoni - Tanyaradzwa Chika Ike - To Love a Stranger Lilian Ikpe - Behind Closed Door Elezra Ofori - My Mother’s Heart	Sam Anyamela - Day of Atonement Akume Akume - Rising Moon Kalu Ikeagwu - Fragile Pain Alagie Sarr - Arrou (Prevention)
Best Cinematography	Best Screenplay
Tanyaradzwa (Zimbabwe) Day of Atonement (Nigeria) Rising Moon (Nigeria) Family Battle (Nigeria) Sofia (Burkino Faso) My Mother's Heart (Ghana)	Eagle's Bride (Nigeria) Anini (Nigeria) Behind Closed Doors (Nigeria) Arrou (Gambia) Tanyaradzwa (Zimbabwe)
Best Musical Score	Best Sound
Sofia (Burkina Faso) Behind Closed Doors (Nigeria) Secret Adventure (Nigeria) Arrou (Gambia) Tanyaradzwa (Zimbabwe)	Widow's Cot (Nigeria) Eagle's Bride (Nigeria) Behind Closed Doors (Nigeria) Secret Adventure (Nigeria) Rising Moon (Nigeria) Arrou (Gambia)
Best Makeup	Best Costume
My Mother's Heart (Ghana) Eagle's Bride (Nigeria) Secret Adventure (Nigeria) Rising Moon (Nigeria)	Eagle's Bride (Nigeria) Secret Adventure (Nigeria) Rising Moon (Nigeria) Arrou (Gambia)
Best Editing	Best Original Effects
Rising Moon (Nigeria) Family Battle (Nigeria) Day of Atonement (Nigeria) Sofia (Burkino Faso)	Day of Atonement (Nigeria) Widow's Cot (Nigeria) Rising Moon (Nigeria) My Mother's Heart (Ghana)
Best Visual Effects	Best Documentary
Rising Moon (Nigeria) Behind Closed Doors (Nigeria) Secret Adventure (Nigeria) My Mother's Heart (Ghana)	Tasuma Ending a cane House of love Nollywood the young side of film Salma yoba
Best Indigenous Film
Izza Mama Dearest Agbara Oderest Mfana Mbagha

References

1. Azubike, Godfrey (9 May 2006). "Night of Nollywood Stars". Newswatch (Lagos, Nigeria: Newswatch Communications Limited). Retrieved 4 September 2010.
2. Nze, Victor (5 February 2007). "Celebrities in Retirement Makeba, Still Mama Africa". AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). Retrieved 4 September 2010.
3. de Jager, Christelle (19 April 2006). "Nigeria nabs 10 African Awards noms". Variety (Los Angeles, CA, USA: Reed Business Information). Retrieved 4 September 2010.
4. de Jager, Christelle (28 December 2006). "African film award to include cash prize". Variety (Los Angeles, CA, USA: Reed Business Information). Retrieved 4 September 2010.
5. "AMAA Awards and Nominees 2006". African Movie Academy Award. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.