{"id":39326,"date":"2012-04-24T16:26:51","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T16:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=39326"},"modified":"2012-04-24T16:26:51","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T16:26:51","slug":"how-2-steal-2-million-named-africas-best-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=39326","title":{"rendered":"How 2 Steal 2 Million named Africa\u2019s best film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">South African Charlie Vundla scooped Best Director and his debut, film noir thriller <em>How 2 Steal 2 Million,<\/em> was named Best Film at the eight Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), held 22 April 2012, at The Expo Centre, Eko Hotel &amp; Suite in Lagos, Nigeria. South African actress Terry Pheto was named Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film, which also won Best Achievement in Editing (Garreth Fradgely). With four awards, <em>How 2 Steal 2 Million<\/em> was the most awarded film on the night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nigeria\u2019s Benin-set historical epic <em>Adesuwa<\/em> was a close second with three awards, for Costume Design, Visual Effects, and Best Nigerian Film.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">South Africa\u2019s crime drama <em>State of Violence <\/em>won Best Film in an African Language and Best Achievement in Sound.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Man on Ground<\/em>, a Nigerian\/South African xenophobia-themed coproduction, won the Special Jury Award \u2013 given for only the third time since the inception of AMAA \u2013 and Best Supporting Actor for South African Fana Mokoena.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nigeria\u2019s Rita Dominic was named Best Actress for her role in Kenyan film <em>Shattered<\/em>, while Ghanaian Majid Michel won Best Actor for his role in <em>Somewhere in Africa<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Danny Glover\u2019s <em>Toussaint Louverture<\/em> was named Best Diaspora Film.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nigeria was the most awarded country on the night, receiving 12 awards, followed closely by South Africa with 10.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">AMAA received 328 entries from across Africa in 2012, up from 220 in 2011.\u00a0 Dr. Asantewa Olantunji, director of programming of The Pan African Film Festival, headed this year&#8217;s jury, which included June Giavanni, programmer for Planet Africa at The Toronto International Film Festival; Keith Shiri, founder and film curator at the London festival, Africa at The Pictures; Dorothee Wenner, a curator at The Berlin Film Festival;\u00a0Shaibu Husseini, an\u00a0actor, dancer and<em>\u00a0The Nigerian Guardian<\/em>\u00a0arts journalist; Steve Ayorinde, editor-in-chief of\u00a0<em>The Daily Mirror<\/em>; Ayoko Babu, executive director of The Pan African Film Festival;\u00a0Dr. Hyginus Ekwuazi, a\u00a0film scholar and critic; and directors\u00a0Berni Goldblat and\u00a0John Akomfrah, OBE.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the jury statement said, \u201cThis year may prove to be the beginning of a new era for AMAA. Not only did AMAAwitness an unprecedented number of film submissions, from more countries throughout the African continent and its Diaspora, it also witnessed a remarkable increase in the quality of the films submitted. From their technical qualities to the acting and directing, the 2012 film slate is most impressive. Indeed, for the jury, the task of selecting the\u00a0 \u201cBest\u201d in each category has been challenging. The competition in most categories was very strong and our decisions reflect much thought and debate. The jury is also impressed by the quality and diversity of the storylines of the films presented. The decolonization of African films and images is well underway. As never before, we see films that tell real stories: inspired by, reflective of and crafted by the people, by whom and for whom they were made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the biggest names from black Hollywood were at The AMAAs, including Emmy winner and Golden Globe nominee Lynn Whitfield (<em>The JosephineBaker Story<\/em> and <em>Without a Trace<\/em>); Morris Chestnut (<em>American Horror Story, Boyz in the Hood<\/em>); Rockmond Dunbar (<em>Prison Break, Sons of Anarchy<\/em>) and Maya Gilbert (<em>General Hospital, Days of Our Lives<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Heroes <\/em>star Jimmy Jean-Louis hosted the prestigious awards, which included performancesfrom Asa, 2Face Idibia and Senegal\u2019s Viviane Ndour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Only films produced and released between December 2010 and December 2011 were eligible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All the nominees, with winners in bold: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2011 PRIZE FOR BEST FILM<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0 <em>State Of Violence<\/em> &#8211; South Africa<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 <em>Adesuwa<\/em>\u00a0 &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 <em>Otelo Burning<\/em> \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 <em>Rugged Priest<\/em> &#8211; Kenya<br \/>\n<strong>5.\u00a0 <em>How 2 Steal 2 Million<\/em> &#8211; South Africa<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fU4NgNSbi-U\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fU4NgNSbi-U<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>6.\u00a0 <em>Ties That Bind<\/em> &#8211; Ghana<br \/>\n7.\u00a0 <em>Man On Ground<\/em> &#8211; South Africa\/Nigeria<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong> AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST SHORT FILM<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1. <em>Jamaa<\/em> \u2013 Uganda<br \/>\n2. <em>Look Again<\/em> \u2013 Kenya<br \/>\n3. <em>Maffe Tiga<\/em> \u2013 Guinea<br \/>\n<strong>4. <em>Braids On Bald Head<\/em> \u2013 Nigeria<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sxXtql9eIzI\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sxXtql9eIzI<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>5. <em>Hidden Life<\/em> \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n6. <em>Mwansa The Great<\/em> &#8211; Zimbabwe<br \/>\n7. <em>Chumo<\/em> \u2013 Tanzania<br \/>\n8. <em>The Young Smoker<\/em> &#8211; Nigeria<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>1.\u00a0 <em>African Election<\/em> \u2013 Nigeria\/Germany<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FC_6PDuJRXs\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FC_6PDuJRXs<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>2.\u00a0 <em>Beyond The Deadly Pit<\/em> \u2013 Rwanda<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 <em>Awa Ogbe: An African Adventure<\/em> \u2013 Algeria<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 <em>Dear Mandela<\/em> \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 <em>White&amp; Black; Crime And Colour<\/em> \u2013 Tanzania<br \/>\n6.\u00a0 <em>The Niger Delta Struggle<\/em> \u2013 Ghana<br \/>\n7.\u00a0 <em>There Is Nothing Wrong With My Uncle<\/em> \u2013Nigeria<br \/>\n8.\u00a0 <em>How Much Is Too Much<\/em> \u2013 Kenya<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>1.\u00a0 <em>Toussaint Louverture<\/em> \u2013 Senegal\/Guadalupe<br \/>\n<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m415YfsUBQs\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m415YfsUBQs<\/a>)<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 <em>Ghett&#8217;a Life<\/em> &#8211; Jamaica<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 <em>High Chicago<\/em> &#8211; Canada<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 <em>Elza<\/em> &#8211; Guadalupe<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 <em>Better Mus&#8217; Come<\/em> &#8211; Jamaica<br \/>\n6.\u00a0 <em>Kinyanrwanda<\/em> &#8211; USA<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>1.\u00a0 <em>The Education Of Auma Obama<\/em> &#8211; Germany<br \/>\n<\/strong>2.\u00a0 <em>White Wash<\/em> &#8211; USA<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 <em>Almendron Mi Corazon<\/em> &#8211; Guadalupe<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 <em>All Me: The Life And Times Of Winfred Hubert<\/em> &#8211; USA<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST DIASPORA (SHORT FILM)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0 <em>John Doe<\/em> &#8211; USA<br \/>\n<strong>2.\u00a0 <em>White Sugar In A Black Pot<\/em> -USA<br \/>\n<\/strong>3.\u00a0 <em>The Lost One<\/em> -USA<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST ANIMATION<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>1.\u00a0 <em>The Legend on Ngong Hills<\/em> \u2013 Kenya<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xuAHyx3iY1s\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xuAHyx3iY1s<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>2.\u00a0 <em>Oba<\/em> &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 <em>Climate Change is Real<\/em> \u2013 Kenya<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 <em>Egu<\/em> \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 <em>Nauliza<\/em> &#8211; Kenya<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>1.\u00a0 <em>Mystery Of Birds<\/em> \u2013 USA\/Nigeria<br \/>\n<\/strong>2.\u00a0 <em>Housemates<\/em> \u2013 UK\/Nigeria<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 <em>Ben Kross<\/em> \u2013 Italy\/Nigeria<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 <em>Paparazzi Eye In The Dark<\/em> \u2013 USA\/Nigeria\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0 <em>Somewhere in Africa<\/em> &#8211; Ghana<br \/>\n<strong>2.\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Phone Swap<\/em> \u2013 Nigeria<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OC_un9NgnG0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OC_un9NgnG0<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>3.\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Otelo Burning<\/em> \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Adesuwa<\/em> &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 <em>How 2 Steal 2 Million<\/em> &#8211; South Africa<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0 <em>The Captain Of Nakara<\/em> &#8211; Kenya<br \/>\n<strong>2.\u00a0 <em>Adesuwa<\/em> \u2013 Nigeria<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N5oF3D8t8M0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N5oF3D8t8M0<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>3.\u00a0 <em>Rugged Priest<\/em> -Kenya<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 <em>Somewhere In Africa<\/em> &#8211; Ghana<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 <em>Queen&#8217;s Desire<\/em> &#8211; Nigeria<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0 <em>Rugged Priest<\/em> &#8211; Kenya<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 <em>State Research Bureau<\/em> &#8211; Uganda<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 <em>Adesuwa<\/em> &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 <em>Somewhere In Africa<\/em> &#8211; Ghana<br \/>\n<strong>5.\u00a0 <em>Shattered<\/em> \u2013 Kenya<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-w1k_tZ3LJ0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-w1k_tZ3LJ0<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0 <em>Otelo Burning<\/em> \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n<strong>2.\u00a0 <em>Alero\u2019s Symphony<\/em> \u2013 Nigeria<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PGoiAQWR5Ws\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PGoiAQWR5Ws<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>3.\u00a0 <em>Adesuwa<\/em> &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 <em>How 2 Steal 2 Million<\/em> &#8211; South Africa<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 <em>Somewhere In Africa<\/em> \u2013 Ghana<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0 <em>Behind The Mask<\/em> &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 <em>Somewhere In Africa<\/em> &#8211; Ghana<br \/>\n<strong>3.\u00a0 <em>Adesuwa<\/em> \u2013 Nigeria<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N5oF3D8t8M0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N5oF3D8t8M0<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>4.\u00a0 <em>State Research Bureau<\/em> &#8211; Uganda<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 <em>Otelo Burning<\/em> \u2013 South Africa<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>1.\u00a0 <em>State Of Violence<\/em> \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WnGU7SMtcPU\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WnGU7SMtcPU<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>2.\u00a0 <em>Otelo Burning<\/em> \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 <em>How To Steal 2 Million<\/em> &#8211; South Africa<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 <em>Man On Ground<\/em> &#8211; South Africa\/Nigeria<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 <em>Algiers Murder<\/em> &#8211; South Africa<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0 <em>How 2 Steal 2 Million<\/em> &#8211; South Africa<br \/>\n<strong>2.\u00a0 <em>Otelo Burning<\/em> \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gek4b3x0TTQ\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gek4b3x0TTQ<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>3.\u00a0 <em>Rugged Priest<\/em> &#8211; Kenya<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 <em>Masquerades<\/em> &#8211; Ghana<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 <em>Man On Ground<\/em> \u2013 South Africa\/Nigeria<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.<em>\u00a0 Algiers Murder<\/em> &#8211; South Africa<br \/>\n2.<em>\u00a0 Man On Ground<\/em> &#8211; South Africa\/Nigeria<br \/>\n3.<em>\u00a0 Unwanted Guest<\/em> \u2013 Nigeria<br \/>\n<strong>4.\u00a0 <em>How 2 Steal 2 Million<\/em>&#8211; South Africa<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fU4NgNSbi-U\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fU4NgNSbi-U<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>5.\u00a0 <em>Otelo Burning<\/em> \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n6. <em>Alero\u2019s Symphony<\/em> &#8211; Nigeria<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREENPLAY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>1.\u00a0 <em>Ties That Bind<\/em> \u2013 Ghana<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9e45wtc4QT0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9e45wtc4QT0<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>2.\u00a0 <em>Mr &amp; Mrs<\/em> &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 <em>How 2 Steal 2 Million<\/em> &#8211; South Africa<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 <em>Otelo Burning<\/em> \u2013South Africa<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 <em>Unwanted Guest<\/em> -Nigeria<br \/>\n6.\u00a0 <em>Two Brides And A Baby<\/em> &#8211; Nigeria<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.<em>\u00a0 Unwanted Guest<\/em> -Nigeria<br \/>\n2.<em>\u00a0 Family On Fire<\/em> &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n3.<em>\u00a0 Alero\u2019s Symphony<\/em> &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n<strong>4.<em>\u00a0 Adesuwa<\/em> \u2013 Nigeria<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N5oF3D8t8M0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N5oF3D8t8M0<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>5.<em>\u00a0 Phone Swap<\/em> \u2013 Nigeria<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.<em>\u00a0 Chumo<\/em> &#8211; Tanzania<br \/>\n<strong>2.<em>\u00a0 State Of Violence<\/em> &#8211; South Africa<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WnGU7SMtcPU\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WnGU7SMtcPU<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>3.\u00a0 <em>Family On Fire<\/em> &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 <em>Otelo Burning<\/em> &#8211; South Africa<br \/>\n5.\u00a0<em> Asoni<\/em> &#8211; Cameroon<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST CHILD ACTOR<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0 Rahim Banda (<em>Behind The Mask<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n<strong>2.\u00a0 Tshepang Mohlomi\u00a0 (<em>Otelo Burning<\/em>) \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gek4b3x0TTQ\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gek4b3x0TTQ<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>3.\u00a0 Reginna Danies (<em>Bank Job<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 Benjamin Abemigisha (<em>Jamaa<\/em>) &#8211; Uganda<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 Rachel Nduhukire (<em>Jamaa<\/em>) &#8211; Uganda<br \/>\n6.\u00a0 Ayinla O. Abdulaheem (<em>ZR-7<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST YOUNG\/PROMISING ACTOR<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0 Neo Ntatleno (<em>State Of Violence<\/em>) \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n<strong>2.\u00a0 Ivie Okujaye (<em>Alero\u2019s Symphony<\/em>) \u2013 Nigeria<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PGoiAQWR5Ws\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PGoiAQWR5Ws<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>3.\u00a0 Iyobosa Olaye (<em>Adesuwa<\/em>) \u2013 Nigeria<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 Martha Ankomah (<em>Somewhere In Africa<\/em>) &#8211; Ghana<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 Thomas Gumede (<em>Otelo Burning<\/em>) \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n6.\u00a0 Sihle Xaba (<em>Otelo Burning<\/em>) \u2013 South Africa<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0 Rapulana Seiphemo (<em>How 2 Steal 2 Million<\/em>) \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n<strong>2.\u00a0 Fana Mokoena (<em>Man On Ground<\/em>) \u2013 South Africa\/Nigeria<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E7syzEXy2ZM\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E7syzEXy2ZM<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<em> <\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>3.\u00a0 Hafiz Oyetoro (<em>Phone Swap<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 Okechukwu Uzoesi (<em>Two Brides And A Baby<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 Godfrey Theobejane (<em>48<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n6.\u00a0 Lwanda Jawar (<em>Rugged Priest<\/em>) \u2013 Kenya<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>1.\u00a0 Terry Pheto (<em>How 2 Steal 2 Million<\/em>) \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fU4NgNSbi-U\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fU4NgNSbi-U<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>2.\u00a0 Ebbe Bassey (<em>Ties That Bind<\/em>) &#8211; Ghana<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 Empress Njamah (<em>Bank Job<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 Ngozi Ezeonu (<em>Adesuwa<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 Thelma Okoduwa (<em>Mr &amp; Mrs<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n6.\u00a0 Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (<em>Ties That Bind<\/em>) &#8211; Ghana<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0 Menzi Ngubane (<em>How 2 Steal 2 Million<\/em>) \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n<strong>2.\u00a0 Majid Michel (<em>Somewhere In Africa<\/em>) \u2013 Ghana<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gBzhN1pIxyo\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gBzhN1pIxyo<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>3.\u00a0 Chet Anekwe (<em>Unwanted Guest<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 Jafta Mamabolo (<em>Otelo Burning<\/em>) \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 Karabo Lance (<em>48<\/em>) &#8211; South Africa<br \/>\n6.\u00a0 Wale Ojo (<em>Phone Swap<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n7.\u00a0 Hakeem Kae-Kazim (<em>Man On Ground<\/em>) \u2013 Nigeria\/South Africa<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0\u00a0 Nse Ikpe Etim (<em>Mr &amp; Mrs<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 Yvonne Okoro (<em>Single Six<\/em>) &#8211; Ghana<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 Ama K. Abebrese (<em>Ties That Bind<\/em>) &#8211; Ghana<br \/>\n<strong>4.\u00a0 Rita Dominic (<em>Shattered<\/em>) \u2013 Nigeria<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-w1k_tZ3LJ0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-w1k_tZ3LJ0<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong><br \/>\n5.\u00a0 Uche Jombo (<em>Damage<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n6.\u00a0 Millicent Makheido (<em>48<\/em>) \u2013 Nigeria<br \/>\n7.\u00a0 Kudzai Sevenzo-Nyarai (<em>Playing Warriors<\/em>) &#8211; Zimbabwe<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST DIRECTOR<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.\u00a0 Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun (<em>Adesuwa<\/em>) &#8211; Nigeria<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 Leila Djansi (<em>Ties That Bind<\/em>) &#8211; Ghana<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 Bob Nyanja (<em>Rugged Priest<\/em>) &#8211; Kenya<br \/>\n<strong>4.\u00a0 Charlie Vundla (<em>How 2 Steal 2 Million<\/em>) \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fU4NgNSbi-U\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fU4NgNSbi-U<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>5.\u00a0 Khalo Matabane (<em>State Of Violence<\/em>) \u2013 South Africa<br \/>\n6.\u00a0 Akin Omotoso (<em>Man On Ground<\/em>) \u2013 South Africa\/Nigeria<br \/>\n7.\u00a0 Sara Bletcher (<em>Otelo Burning<\/em>) \u2013 South Africa<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>SPECIAL JURY PRIZE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>Man on Ground <\/em>&#8211; South Africa\/Nigeria<br \/>\n(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E7syzEXy2ZM\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E7syzEXy2ZM<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ama-awards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ama-awards.com<\/a>\/ \u00a0<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Stay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African Charlie Vundla scooped Best Director and his debut, film noir thriller How 2 Steal 2 Million, was named Best Film at the eight [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[745,1],"tags":[11993,11994],"class_list":["post-39326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-and-entertainment","category-uncategorized","tag-africa-movie-academy-awards-amaa","tag-how-2-steal-2-million"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}