The 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards 2013 will take place tonight at the Cultural Centre in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
GhanaCelebrities.Com is currently in Nigeria to cover the awards for our valued readers. Before anything, check out the random pictures captured at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport and at the Government Of Bayelsa State, Ministry Of Tourism Development of the Ghanaian delegates.
Ghanaian stars-Ama K. Abebrese and Adjetey Anang will join two other hosts from Nigeria to hosts the awards tonight.
Ghana will be vying for 7 awards with two productions; Yvonne Okoro’s ‘The Contract’ movie and ‘Kwaku Ananse’, a short film for the ‘AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Short Film’ category.
‘The Contract’ is nominated for ‘AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Director’, ‘AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actress In A Leading Role’, ‘AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actor In A Leading Role’, ‘AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Screenplay’, ‘AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Editing’ and ‘AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Production Design’.
The two main characters in the movie Yvonne Okoro and Hlomla Dandala will both be vying for the Best Actress and Best Actor award.
Check out the full list of the nominations…
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Short Film
Dead River – Namibia
Elegy For A Revolutionary- Sa
Yellow Fever – Kenya
KWAKU ANANSE – GHANA
Nhamo– Zimbabwe
Big Daddy – Nigeria
Release- South Africa
Burnt Forest- Kenya
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Documentary
Fuelling Poverty – Nigeria
Gun To Tape- South Africa
Swimming The Zambezi – South Africa
Give Me Back My Home – Kenya
The African Cypher Fly On The Wall- South Africa
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Diaspora Feature
Against The Grain -Usa
Between Friends- Trinidad Tobago
Stones In The Sun- Haiti/Usa
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Diaspora Documentary
Fan Do Brasil (Brazil/Guatamela)
My Thiero Boys (Usa)
Red, White, Black And Blue (Us)
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Animation
Tageni’s Dol- (Namibia)
Adventure Of Zambezia– (South Africa)
Mission Impossible – (Nigeria)
Oba – (Nigeria)
Lion Of Judah (South Africa)
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film By An Africans Abroad
Turning Point – Usa/Nigeria
Assasins Practice – Uk/Nigeria
Last Flight To Abuja– Uk/Nigeria
Bianca – Usa/Nigeria
Wolwich Boys – Uk/Nigeria
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Production Design
Virgin Magarida
Elelwani
The Twin Sword
THE CONTRACT
Blood And Henna
Okoro The Prince
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Costume Design
Twin Sword
Elelwani
Virgin Magarida
Blood And Henna
The Meeting
Cobweb
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Make-Up
The Meeting
Twin Sword
Elelwani
Ninah’s Dowry
Okoro The Prince
Uhlanga, The Mark
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Soundtrack
Journey To Self
Okoro The Prince
The Last Fishing Boat
Hoodrush
Nairobi Half Life
The Twin Sword
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Visual Effects
Okoro The Prince
The Twin Sword
Elelwani
Last Flight To Abuja
Uhlanga, The Mark
Awakening
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Sound
Last Flight To Abuja
Streets Of Calabar
Hereos And Zereos
Zama Zama
Virgin Magarida
Nairobi Half Life
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Cinematography
Virgin Magarida
Nairobi Half Life
Uhlanga, The Mark
Swirl In Bamako
The Twin Sword
Elelwani
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Editing
Last Flight To Abuja
THE CONTRACT
Elelwani
Nairobi Half Life
Uhlanga The Mark
Hereos And Zereos
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Lightning
Zama Zama
The Flower Girl
Moi Zaphira
Elelwani
Uhlanga The Mark
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Screenplay
THE CONTRACT
Ninah’s Dowry
Hereos And Zereos
Alan Poza
Blood And Henna
Zama Zama
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Nigerian Film
Blood And Henna
Hereos And Zereos
The Meeting
Confusion Na Wa
The Twin Sword
Kokomma
Okoro The Prince
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film In An African Language
Moi Zaphira – Burkina Faso
Elelwani (South Africa)
The Last Fishing Boat (Malawi)
Nairobi Half Life (Kenya)
Blood And Henna – Nigeria
Sherifa – Togo
Kokomma- Nigeria
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Promising Actor
Belinda Effah – Kokomma
Sumela Maculuva – Virgin Magarida
Joseph Wairimu – Nairobi Half Life
Shonelo Mbutho – Ulanga The Mark
Karoumwi Olakunle – The Twin Sword
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actor In A Supporting Role
Gabriel Afolayan – Hoodrush
Ali Nuhu – Blood And Henna
Olwenya Maina – Nairobi Half Life
Alfred Atungu – Twin Sword
Ikponmwosa Gold – Confusion Na Wa
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actress In A Supporting Role
Hermelinda Cimela – Virgin Magarida
Patience Ozokwo – Turning Point
Linda Ejiofor – The Meeting
Crista Eka – Ninah’s Dowry
Foluke Daramola – Cobweb
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actor In A Leading Role
OC Ukeje – Alan Poza
Bimbo Manuel – Hereos And Zereos
Lindani Nkosi – Zama Zama
Justus Esiri – Assasins Practice
HLOMLA DANDALA – THE CONTRACT
Femi Jacobs – The Meeting
Amurin Wumnembom – Ninah’s Dowry
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actress In A Leading Role
Yvonne Okoro – The Contract
Florence Masebe – Elelwani
Mariam Ouedraogo – Moi Zaphira
Rita Dominic – The Meeting
Mbutung Seikeh – Ninah’s Diary
Flora Suya – Last Fishing Boat
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Director
Kenneth Gyang – Confusion Na Wah
Shemu Joyah – Last Fishing Boat
Shirley Frimpong Manso- Contract
Niji Akanni – Hereos And Zeroes
David Kitounga – Nairobi Half Life
Ntshavheni Wa Luruli – Elelwani
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film
Nairobi Half Life (Kenya)
Ninah’s Dowry (Cameroun)
Last Fishing Boat – (Malawi)
Virgin Margarida (Mozambique)
Elelwani (South Africa)
Last Flight To Abuja (Nigeria)
Confusion Na Wa (Nigeria)
You guys should be careful so that you wont be kidnap…
Nice pictures though
@27cдгibre(Ф_ф),lol looks more like they going on a family vacation, and that dirty airport awurade I don’t want to say much but their girls are very ugly papa one looks like a elastic and their confused dressing I petty those naija albino patas monkeys
@Dr. Miyagi,see NAija girls more than an eye sore ….
Is that an airport or Lagos market
@27cдгibre(Ф_ф), probably market
@Dr. Miyagi, if you want to insult people, @least do so in proper english. Learn to spell bro. I see you trying too hard to justify your hate. Here’s an idea, use the tym n energy you use in hating nigerians in doing something positive with your life.
@our yansh, dude let me know when your done right, why don’t you use that time you just spend to reply me to help your family in the village life is good for me C.U.N.T
@Dr. Miyagi, ahahahaahahahaaahahahahaha you will kill me oo
@27cдгibre(Ф_ф), looooool
Welcome to nigeria Chris, crew n all d ghananians stars. Hope u guys have a splendid time. Wish you guys could come to ma state, enugu state so you all would enjoy wat is called eastern hospitality or even stop by uyo, akwa ibom state where I vacation @times
@our yansh, the hour that the beyifuos fly has come. I see you’re getting ready to take off. kkkkkkkkwwwaaaaasssiiaaaasem swine!! Blady fool and your telling me to go back to school,
Yesu moja nka wanim wati aboa mu aboa
@our yansh, u know very well u can’t afford a vacation yet u are here running your mouth.
@our yansh, fank u ma paddy jor……can dey even boast of a gud state airport like dat?…..dem go tire…born losers
@Echa, agyeeeeeeei your a hot mess
@Dr. Miyagi, u r a hoottt ”zawoed” shit….
@Echa, are you serious..
WHAT YOU CALL AN AIRPORT IN NIGERIA IS A LOCAL MARKET IN MY COUNTRY…
Helooooooo that is a MARKET
@27cдгibre(Ф_ф), don’t mind her being illiterate is a great disease!!!!
@27cдгibre(Ф_ф), hahahaha…..n dat is d ”local market” all ur stars r takin pics anyhw to com n show local pple like u ova there….veri funny…….
@Echa,you have been bragging about this market for soo long and here I see a very big
LOCAL MARKET similar to our market back home
STOP CALLING THIS TRASH AN AIRPORT
AT LEAST YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE MOUNT A QUALITY AIRPORT
NO WONDER YOUR POPULATION IS TOO MUCH THAT WHY YOUR
GOVERNMENT JUST BUILD THIS TRASH CALL AIRPORT
@27cдгibre(Ф_ф),hahahahaha….. so dey ”mount” airport in ur place?……jeezzz……tiaunnnnn
@Echa, pls, ignore these fools, they are too childish. They are frustrated and burning with jealousy that even a blind man can see. Am sure Chris is paying them to talk trash so as to get more traffic cos he only gets regornized wen he(Chris) talks about nigeria. Its hard to belv many of ghanaians folks here are adults cos the way some of em talk,its disappointing. Just ignore em ma dear. You are making em popular by replying em…show em some levels @Echa,
@Echa, agyeeeeeeiii hahahahhahaa your funny, BB finish you so your bringing your frustrated mind on me now mumu
@Dr. Miyagi, c dis tsuliya agwagwa oooo…..finish who?…..hahahaha…..u n ur fellow attack hyenas v no scratch on me….tusa lol
@Echa, hahahahhahahahha lol you goat your a hot mess hahahaa
@27cдгibre(Ф_ф), so tell me wawa….hw many ”local market” do u v there?….lol
@Echa,we have only one local market but UNFORTUNATE FOR.YOUR AIRPORT IS SAME AS OUR
LOCAL MARKET …BELIEVE ME
THAT A MARKET IN GHANA
@27cдгibre(Ф_ф), lol….one local ”international” market ba……no wonda…….
@Echa, Wo hon foo wati from now on you will address Calibre as “OseikromHene” from now on this will be your prayers before you come on here repeat after me “Me Echa m3 y3 aboa piii waii”
“kas3 amen”
@Dr. Miyagi, hehehehehe….mad cow disease 2geda wiv a high fever is rili bad ooo….miyagi,who do u dis fin?…lol
@Echa, your mad wetin be your problem crackhead
@Miyagi, i no get any probs oooo….i no b u na……
Welcome to Nigeria, wishing u a splendid stay.
Why do you guys keep insulting your self’s. When are we black ppl ever going to learn and love each other. What is the difference b/w Ghana and Nigeria. Why can’t we all get along……..
I am confused. What’s with the hate? I am Ghanaian and I love both countries.
@Miyagi, i no get any probs oooo….i no b u na……
@Miyagi, i no get any probs oooo….i no b u na……
I sometimes get confused each time i come here. looks like there is some sort of competition or rivary. Pls stop it cos we are all one. Am a Ghanaian but Nigeria is like a second home to me. I visit there regularly and they a good people.