The newly crowned Africa Movie Academy Awards 2011 Best Actress In A Lead Role Ama K. Abebrese wasn’t present in Bayelsa State, Nigeria to collect her statuette. It was collected on her behalf by a rep from Ghana. Finally, the actress had the opportunity to hold and kiss her award when it was presented to her today in Ho, Volta Region where she is busily shooting her new movie ‘Ties That Bind’ with Leila Djansi.
Ama K. Abebrese was adjudged as the Best Actress in Africa for her role in Leila Djansi’s movie ‘Sinking Sands’. The actress whose role in the movie was her first major role was picked ahead of her colleagues in a tight category which comprises of Nollywood heavyweights Genevieve Nnaji (Tango With Me), Omoni Oboli (Anchor Baby) and Idiat Shobande (Aramotu) as well as Congolese Manie Malone (Viva Riva) and South African Denise Newman (Shirley Adams).
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