Ghana had a maximum of fifteen (15) nominations with five (5) films for the upcoming 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAAs) to take place in June.

The nominations were anounced on Sunday May 15 by President of 2016 AMAA Jury, Mr. Husseini Shaibu during a ceremony at the Protea Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos.

Unlike previous years, Ghana recorded  a lot of new faces on the nomination list; some of whom Included new actor, Joseph Otsiman who got the nod for Best Actor In Supporting  Role  for his performance in the drama thriller film, The Cursed Ones directed by Nana Obiri Yeboah, who was also nominated for AMAA 2016 Award For Best Director category.

New and young actress, Ophelia Klenam Dzidzornu is also competing in AMAA 2016 Award For Best Young/Promising Actor category for her role in The Cursed Ones while English actor, Oris Erhuero is also representing Ghana in the Best Actor In Leading Role category for his performance in the same Ghanaian movie The Cursed Ones.

Meanwhile Shirley Frimpong Manso’s directed Rebecca had two nominations in the categories: AMAA 2016 Award For Achievements In Editing and Sound.

Then two other Ghanaian films:  Cursed Treasure and Daggersof Life (Agbe Fe Akumehewo) were both nominated for Ousmane Sembene  AMAA 2016 Award For Best Film In An African Language.

The Peculiar Life of a Spider from also Ghana made it into the Best Animation Category.

This year’s AMAA will take place in June in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

1. Encounter – Nigeria

2. Le Chemin – Cote De Voire

3. Blood Taxi – Nigeria

4. Meet The Parents – Nigeria/Canada

5. Nourah The Holy Light – Burkina Faso

6. Ireti – Nigeria

7. Life of Nigerian Couple – Nigeria

1. The Pencil – Burkina Faso

2. The Peculiar Life of a Spider – Ghana

3. Funsie Fast Fingers – Nigeria

4. Lazare Sie Pale – Burkina Faso

1, My Fathers Funeral – Cameroon

2. Nollywood – Nigeria

3. Tchindas- Cape Verde

4. The Fruitless Tree – Niger

5. Runs ‘I too Seek The Horizon’ – Nigeria/UK

6. Camera/Woman – Morocco

1. Brotherhood Eye – Mali

2. Bala Bala Sese – Uganda

3. Missing God – Nigeria

4. Cursed Treasure – Ghana

5. Wako – Uganda

6. Daggers of Life (Agbe Fe Akumehewo) – Ghana

1. Lambadina – Ethiopia/USA

2. Skinned – Liberia/USA

3. LAPD African Cop – USA/Nigeria

4. Boxing Day – USA/Nigeria

5. MONA – Nigeria/UK

1. Lines – USA

2. Raptors – USA

3. Across The Track – USA

1. Can You Dig This- USA

2. America’s Blues – USA

3. Spirits of Rebellion – USA

1. America Is Still the Place – USA

2. Ben & Ara – USA

3. Luv Don’t Live Here – USA

1. The Cursed Ones – Ghana

2. Soldiers Story – Nigeria

3. Ayanda- South Africa

4. Missing God – Nigeria

5. Out of Luck- Nigeria

1. Eye of the storm

2. Oshimiri

3. The Cursed One

4. Ayanda

5. Soldiers Story

1. Oshimiri

2. The Cursed Ones

3. Missing God

4. Soldiers Story

1. O-Town – Nigeria

2. Tell Me Sweet Something – South Africa

3. The Cursed Ones- Ghana

4. Hear me Move – South Africa

5. Le Pagne- Niger

1. Hear me Move – South Africa

2. Oshimiri – Nigeria

3. Stupid Movie – Nigeria

4. House Arrest – Uganda

5. Soldiers Story – Nigeria

1. Eye of the Storm- Burkina Faso

2. Fifty – Nigeria

3. The Cursed Ones – Ghana

4. Behind Closed Doors – Morocco

5. Falling – Nigeria

6. Rebecca- Ghana

1. The Cursed ones

2. Eye of the Storm

3. Ayanda

4. Tell me Sweet Something

5. Fifty

1. Behind Closed Doors

2. Rebecca

3. The Cursed Ones

4. Eye of the Storm

5. Hear me Move

1. The Cursed Ones

2. Tell me Sweet Something

3. The Visit

4. Eye of the Storm

5. Beyond Blood

1. Beyond Blood

2. Dry

3. Fifty

4. Missing God

5. Falling

6. O’Town

1. Nyanso Dzedze – Hear Me Move

2. Ophelia Klenam Dzidzornu – The Cursed Ones

3. Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge – Dry

4. Ifu Ennada – O’Town

5. Eve Esin – Oshimiri

1. Joseph Otsiman – The Cursed Ones

2. Uti Nwachukwu – Breathless

3. Abidine Dioari – Eye of the Storm

4. Odunlade Adekola – Taxi Driver

5. Kenneth Nkosi – Ayanda

6. Thomas Gumede- Tell Me Sweet Something

1. Thishiwe Ziqubu – Tell me Sweet Something

2. Maureen Okpoko – Missing God

3. Ijeoma Grace Agu – Jimi Bendel/ Taxi Driver

4. Bontte Modiselle – Hear Me Move

5. Nthati Moshesh – Ayanda

6. Linda Ejiofor– Out of Luck

1. Oris Erhuero – The Cursed Ones

2. OC Ukeje – Ayanda

3. Fragass Assande – Eye of the Storm

4. Masego ‘Maps’ Maponyane – Tell me Sweet Something

5. Daniel k. Daniel – Soldiers Story

6. Biuferi Yakoubi – La Pagne

1. Zineb Odeib – Behind Closed Doors

2. Adesua Etomi- Falling

3. Fulu Mugovhani – Ayanda

4. Maimouna N’Daiye – Eye of the Storm

5. Iretiola Doyle, Dakore Egbuson, Nse Ikpe Etim, Omoni Oboli – Fifty

6. Nomzamo Mbatha – Tell me Sweet Something

1. MONA – Anthony Abuah

2. Beyond Blood – Greg Odutayo

3. 8 Bars and A Clef- Chioma Onyenwe

1. Nana Obiri-Yeboah- The Cursed Ones

2. Biyi Bandele- Fifty

3. Sekou Toure- Eye of the Storm

4. Sara Blecher- Ayanda

5. Moussa Hamadou Djingarey- La Pagne

6. Stephanie Linus – Dry

7. Akin Omotoso – Tell me Sweet Something

8. Mohammed Ahed Bensouda – Behind Closed Doors

1. The Cursed Ones – Ghana

2. Fifty – Nigeria

3. Eye of the Storm – Burkina Faso

4. Ayanda – South Africa

5. La Pagne- Niger

6. Dry – Nigeria

7. Tell me Sweet Something- South Africa

8. Behind Closed Doors- Morocco

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