3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards

3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards
Date	Saturday, March 10, 2007
Site	Gloryland Cultural Center Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Host	Richard Mofe-Damijo, Thami Ngubeni
Organizer	Africa Film Academy
Highlights
Best Picture	Sitanda
Most awards	Sitanda (5)
Most nominations	Abeni (film) (11) The Amazing Grace (11)

The 3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 10, 2007 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2006. The ceremony was broadcast live on Nigerian national television. Numerous African & international celebrities and top Nigerian politicians attended the event, including Nigerian musician Tuface Idibia and Ghanaian hiplife band VIP. Nollywood actor Richard Mofe-Damijo and South African actress Thami Ngubeni hosted the ceremony. Special guests of honor were Academy Award winners Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Mo'Nique. Nollywood's favourite acting duo Osita Iheme and Chinedu Ikedieze received the Lifetime Achievement Award.^[1]

Winners

Major Awards

The winners of the 19 Award Categories are listed first and highlighted in bold letters.^[2]

Best Picture	Best Director
Sitanda The Amazing Grace Apesin Abeni	Izu Ojukwu – Sitanda Muyiwa Ademola – Apesin Jeta Amata – The Amazing Grace Tunde Kelani – Abeni
Best Actress in a leading role	Best Actor in a leading role
Chioma Chukwuka – Sins of the Flesh Khabirat Kafidipe – Iwalewa Nadia Buari – Beyonce: The President's Daughter	Olu Jacobs – Dancing Heart Ganiu Nofiu – Apesin Kunle Abogunloko – Covenant Church Ayo Lijadu – Maroko
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jackie Aygemang – Beyonce: The President's Daughter Noelie Funmi Agbendegba – Abeni Ireti Doyle – Sitanda	Bruno Iwuoha – Sins of the Flesh Obi Okoli – Explosion Yinka Quadri – Abeni Fred Amata – The Amazing Grace
Best Upcoming Artist	Best Performance by a Child
Ali Nuhu – Sitanda Amzat Abdel Hakim – Abeni Mbong Odungide – The Amazing Grace Moumouni Sanou – Mokili	Samuel Olaseinde – Abeni Teco Benson Jnr – Explosion Somadina Adinma – Speak the word
Best Indigenous Film	Best Nigerian Film
Irapada Apesin Abeni Iwalewa	Sitanda Apesin The Amazing Grace Abeni

Additional awards

Best Cinematography	Best Original Screen Play
The Amazing Grace Abeni Mokili Sitanda	Sitanda Maroko Dancing Heart Azima
Best Original Sound Track	Best Sound
Iwalewa Sitanda Bunny Chow	Abeni The Amazing Grace Sitanda Mokili
Best Edit	Best Visual Effect
Mokili Abeni The Amazing Grace	Snake Girl Explosion Apesin The Amazing Grace
AMAA Achievement in Makeup	AMAA Achievement in Costume
Azima Maroko Covenant Church The Amazing Grace	Apesin Azima The Amazing Grace Bunny Chow
Best Documentary Feature
Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon Covenant Church Bitter Water Mara

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations.

11 nominations Abeni The Amazing Grace 9 nominations Sitanda 7 nominations Apesin 4 nominations Mokili

3 nominations Azima Iwalewa Explosion Maroko Covenant Church 2 nominations Sins of the Flesh Beyonce: The President's Daughter Bunny Chow Dancing Heart

Films with multiple awards

The following films received multiple awards.

• 5 awards
  • Sitanda
• 3 awards
  • Abeni
• 2 awards
  • Sins of the Flesh

References

1. Coker, Onikepo (4 May 2007). "Africa Celebrates Film Industry at AMAA 2007". Mshale Newspaper (Minneapolis, USA: Mshale Communications). Retrieved 5 September 2010.
2. "AMAA Awards and Nominees 2007". African Movie Academy Award. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.