Entertainment: Senegalese film, Félicité dominates AMAA 2017 (Full list of winners)

Senegalese film “Félicité,” took home seven awards from the 13th African Movie Academy Awards held on Saturday, July 15, at the EKO Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The movie which tells the story of a woman who sings in a bar in Kinshasa, dazzled movie fans at the awards, carting away awards for the Best Actress, Best Actor in a supporting role and Best film among others.

The event was hosted by Nse Ikpe Etim.

Nigeria’s Akin Omotoso won the best director award for his work in “Vaya”, beating Daouda Coulibaly, Steve Gukas, Mira Nair, Izu Ojukwu, Daryen Joshua, Alain Gomis, Ala Eddine Slim and Said Khallaf to the prize.

Ace Nollywood comedy actor, Nkem Owoh also received a Lifetime Achievement Award while “76” won the Lagos State Best Nigerian film award.

Below is the full list of the winners

Best film

• Felicitè (Senegal)

Best production

• ’76 (Nigeria)

Best soundtrack

• Felicitè (Senegal)

Best short film

• A Place For Myself (Rwanda) & A Place In the Plane (Senegal)

Best Animation

• Got Flowers (Nigeria)

Best documentary

• Mama Colonel (DRC)

Best film in an African language

• Felicite (Senegal)

Best film by an African living abroad

• While We Live (Burkina Faso/Sweden)

Best diaspora short

• 90 Days (US) & Kbela (Brazil)

Achievement in production design

• ’76 (Nigeria)

Achievement in costume

• Queen of Katwe (Uganda)

Achievement in makeup

• Oloibiri (Nigeria)

Achievement in sound

• Vaya (South Africa)

Achievement in cinematography

• The Last Of Us (Tunisia)

Achievement in editing

• Felicitè (Senegal)

Achievement in screenplay

• Vaya (South Africa)

Lagos state award for best Nigerian film

• ’76 (Nigeria)

Best young/promising actor

• Medina Molanga (Queen of Katwe)

Tony Elumelu award for best comedy

• 3 Wise Men (Nigeria)

Best actress in a supporting role

• Angelique Kidjo (CEO: Nigeria)

Best actor in a supporting role

• Papi Mpaka (Felicitè: Senegal)

AMAA lifetime achievement award

• Nkem Owoh (Nigeria)

Best actress in a leading role

• Vero Tshanda (Felicitè: Senegal)

Best actor in a leading role

• Jahwar Soudani (The Last of Us: Tunisia)

Best first feature film by a director

• Daouda Coulibaly (Wulu: Mali)

Best director

• Akin Omotosho (Vaya: South Africa)

Special recognition award

• Celine Loader

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