Apolline Traore’s ‘Desrances’ Leads AMAA 2020 List With 10 Nominations

3 Dec 2020

The President of the Jury for AMAA 2020, Hon. Steve Ayorinde has announced the list of nominees for this year’s award.

In a release Monday, 30 November, various actors and movies who made the cut were announced in the 26 categories’ Nomination list.

Desrances, a drama/thriller by Burkinabé director/screenwriter, Apolline Traoré leads this year AMAA with 10 nominations.

The movie, which is talented Apolline’s third feature film, features as lead seasoned movie actor, Jimmy Jean-Louis, and Naomi Nemlin.

Both actors also bagged AMAA 2020 nominations for their individual role in the $1million movie: Award For Best Actor In A Leading Role and Award For Best Young/ Promising Actor.

The movie also earned Apolline the prestigious and most coveted AMAA 2020 Award For Best Director nomination.

Desrances is trailed on the nominations list by Ghanaian Pascal Aka’s Gold Coast Lounge and Cameroon hit, The Fisherman’s Diary by Kang Quintus with 9 nominations each. It was followed by Akin Omotoso’s The Ghost and House of Truth with 7 nominations and then Living In Bondage with 6 nominations including 2 individual nominations for Ramsey Noah —Award For Best First Feature Film By A Director and Award For Best Actor In A Supporting Role.

Here are the full Nomination list below:

EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM

Baxu & the Giant –Namibia

Songs About My Mother – South Africa

Idi Amin’s Boat – Uganda

Yahoo – Nigeria

SEMA (Speak Out) – DRC

The letter reader – South Africa

A Canvas for a Visa – Senegal

 

After the War – Egypt

 

JUBRIL MALAFIA AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION

 

From Here To Timbuktu – Kenya

 

Malaika (The Warrior Queen) – Nigeria/USA

 

A Special Gift – Mozambique

 

The legend of Lwanda Magere – Kenya

 

FTFO – Nigeria

 

Sankofa – Cote D’Voire

 

I am leaving In Ghana Get Me Out of Here – Ghana

 

A Gugie Day – Nigeria

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

 

January 15, 1970: Untold memoir of the Biafran war- Nigeria

 

Journey to Kenya – Sudan

 

No gold for kalsaka – B/Faso

 

Days of Cannibalism – South Africa

 

Finding Sally – Ethiopia/Canada

 

The letter – Kenya

 

Becoming Black- Togo/Germany

 

Influence – South Africa

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT

 

Boxed – USA

 

June 14 – USA

 

Egun – Brazil

 

Brick By Brick – USA

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY

 

Once In Hundred Years – USA

 

Revolution From Afar – USA

 

Meeting My Father – France

 

Becoming Black – Germany

 

If Objects Could Speak – Germany

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA NARRATIVE FEATURE

 

Aiyai: Wrathful Soul – Australia

 

Lola – USA

 

A day With Jerusa – Brazil

 

Black and Blue – USA

 

Joseph – Barbados

 

MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD

 

Eagles Nest – Olivier Assoua

 

Two Weeks in Lagos – Kathryn Fasegha

 

Idemuza – Olaoye Amoke

 

Between – Daniel Adenimokan

 

No Shades – Claire Ayiam Osigwe

 

OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE

 

Milk Maid – Nigeria

 

Knuckle City – South Africa

 

This is Not A Burial…it’s a Resurrection – Lesotho

 

Fiela’s Child – South Africa

 

The White Line – Namibia

 

AMAA 2020 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

 

This is Not A Burial, It’s a Resurrection

 

Heroes of Africa; Tette Quarshie

 

The White Line

 

Ibi (The Birth)

 

Foreigner’s God

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP

 

Knuckle City

 

Ratnik

 

The Milkmaid

 

1929

 

Heroes of Africa; Tette Quarshie

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK

 

Fisherman’s Diary

 

Coming from Insanity

 

Zulu Wedding

 

Gold Coast Lounge

 

For Maria: Ebun Pataki

 

Walking with Shadows

 

Living in Bondage: Breaking Free

 

Mirage

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT

 

Heroes of Africa; Tette Quarshie

 

Desrances

 

Knuckle City

 

Living in Bondage: Breaking Free

 

Badamasi

 

Ratnik

 

Foreigner’s God

 

A Taste of Our Land

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND

 

Fiela’s Child

 

Knuckle City

 

Children of The Storm

 

The Ghost and House of Truth

 

For Maria: Ebun Pataki

 

40 Sticks

 

Desrances

 

Gold Coast Lounge

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN

 

Ratnik

 

Knuckle City

 

Zulu Wedding

 

Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later

 

This is Not A Burial, It’s a resurrection

 

Foreigner’s God

 

Gold Coast Lounge

 

The Ghost and the House of Truth

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

 

The Ghost and House of Truth

 

A Fisherman’s Diary

 

Knuckle City

 

Milk Maid

 

40 Sticks

 

Desrances

 

This is Not A Burial, It’s a resurrection

 

Gold Coast Lounge

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING

 

Perfect Picture: Ten Years After

 

The Ghost and House of Truth

 

Knuckle City

 

40 Sticks

 

Desrances

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY

 

For Maria: Ebun Pataki

 

The White line

 

4th Republic

 

A Fisherman’s Diary

 

Knuckle City

 

40 Sticks

 

Perfect Picture: Ten Years After

 

3 Days To Go

 

AMAA 2020- NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO CENSORS BOARD (NFVCB) AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM

 

Cold Feet

 

Living in Bondage: Breaking Free

 

4th Republic

 

For Maria: Ebun Pataki

 

The Bling Lagosian

 

Coming From Insanity

 

The Ghost and The House of Truth

 

Milk Maid

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR

 

Faith Fidel – Fisherman’s Diary

 

Naomi Nemlin – Desrances

 

Chimezie Imo – Nimbe

 

Swanky JKA – Living in Bondage: Breaking Free

 

Wayne Smith – Fiela’s Child

 

Cina Soul – Gold Coast Lounge

 

Anthonieta Kalunta – Milk Maid

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Arabrun Nyyeneque – 40 Sticks

 

Adjatey Annang- Gold Coast Lounge

 

Narcissus Afeli – Desrances

 

Cosson Chinepoh – Fisherman’s Diary

 

Ramsey Noah Jnr – Living in Bondage: Breaking Free

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Maryam Booth – Milk Maid

 

Chairmaine Mujeri – Mirage

 

Linda Ejiofor – 4th Republic

 

Ndano Tramanse – Fisherman’s Diary

 

Tina Mba – The Set Up

 

Faniswa Yisa – Knuckle City

 

Evelyne Juhen – Desrances

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

 

Jimmy Jean-Louis – Desrances

 

Gabriel Afolayan – Coming From Insanity

 

Kang Quintus – Fisherman’s Diary

 

Bongile Mantsai – Knuckle City

 

Alphonse Menyo – Gold Coast Lounge

 

Eyinna Nwigwe – Badamasi

 

Robert Agengo/Mwaura Bilal/Andreo Kamau/ Xavier Ywawa – 40 Sticks

 

Darrin Dewitt Henson – Zulu Wedding

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

 

Joselyn Dumas – Cold Feet

 

Mary Twala Mhlongo – This is Not A Burial, It’s a Resurrection

 

Stella Damasus – Between

 

Meg Otanwa – For Maria: Ebun Pataki

 

Zenobia Kloppers – Fiela’s Child

 

Elvina Ibru – The Bling Lagosian

 

Girley Jazama – The White Line

 

Kelly Khumalo – Zulu Wedding

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR

 

Coming From Insanity – Akinyemi Sebastine Akinropo

 

Living in Bondage – Ramsey Noah Jnr

 

Bling Lagosian – Bolanle Austen- Peters

 

For Maria: Ebun Pataki – Damilola E. Orimogunje

 

The Zulu Wedding – Lineo Sekeleoana

 

A Taste of Our Land -–Yuhi Amuli –

 

Mirage – Malaika Mushandu

 

The White Line – Desire Kahikapo

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR

 

Akin Omotoso – The Ghost and House of Truth

 

Enah Johnscott – A Fisherman’s Diary

 

Jahmil X.T Quebeka- Knuckle City

 

Desmond Ovbiagele- Milk Maid

 

Victor Gatonye- 40 Sticks

 

Appoline Traore – Desrances

 

Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese – This is Not A Burial, It’s a resurrection

 

Pascal Aka – Gold Coast Lounge

 

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST FILM

 

The Ghost and the House of Truth

 

A Fisherman’s Diary

 

Knuckle City

 

Milk Maid

 

40 Sticks

 

Desrances

 

This is Not A Burial, It’s a Resurrection

 

Gold Coast Lounge