Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film in an African Language

The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film in an African Language is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to recognize the best African film in an indigenous language. It was first awarded in the first edition as Best Indigenous Film. However, it was renamed to Best Film in an African Language award from the 5th to 9th edition. Since the 10th edition it has been used to immortalize Sembene Ousmane and consequently renamed to Sembene Ousmane Awards for Best Film in African Language.^[1]

Best Film in an African Language
Year	Film	Language	Director	Result
2005	Ori			Won
2006	Izza			Won
	Mama Dearest			Nominated
	Agbara Oderest			Nominated
	Mfana Mbagha			Nominated
2007	Irapada			Won
	Apesin		Muyiwa Ademola	Nominated
	Abeni		Tunde Kelani	Nominated
	Iwalewa			Nominated
2008	Iranse Aje			Won
	Ipa			Nominated
	Hafsat			Nominated
	Onitemi			Nominated
	Tabou			Nominated
2009	Gugu and Andile	Zulu & Xhosa	Minky Schlesinger	Won
	Arugba	Yoruba	Tunde Kelani	Nominated
	Mah Sa-Sah	Cameroonian languages	Daniel Kamwa	Nominated
	Uyai	Ibibio	Emem Isong	Nominated
	Apaadi	Yoruba		Nominated
2010	Imani			Won
	Omo Iya Kan			Nominated
	Aldeweden			Nominated
	Togetherness Supreme			Nominated
	Game of my Life			Nominated
2011	Izulu lami		Madoda Ncayiyana	Won
	Aramotu		Niji Akanni	Nominated
	Soul Boy		Hawa Essuman	Nominated
	Suwi		Musola Catherine Kaseketi	Nominated
	Fishing The Little Stone		Kaz Kasozi	Nominated
2012	State of Violence		Khalo Matabane	Won
	Chumo			Nominated
	Family on Fire			Nominated
	Otelo Burning		Sara Bletcher	Nominated
	Asoni			Nominated
2013	Moi Zaphira			Won
	Elelwani		Ntshavheni Wa Luruli	Nominated
	The Last Fishing Boat		Shemu Joyah	Nominated
	Nairobi Half Life		David 'Tosh' Gitonga	Nominated
	Blood and Henna			Nominated
	Sherifa			Nominated
	Kokomma			Nominated

References

1. "Official Website of the AMAAs". Africa Movie Academy Awards. Retrieved 22 May 2014.