AMAA 2019: King of Boys, Delivery Boy lead nominations
King of Boys, The Delivery Boy have secured the most nominations for the 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) billed to hold come October 26, 2019 in Lagos.
AMAA is Africa’s oldest and biggest academy award for films. It is presented annually to recognize excellence among professionals working in, or non-African professionals who have contributed to, the African film industry.
The 2019 edition of the award saw Nigeria scored the most nominations with the Adekunle ‘Nodash’ Adejuyigbe-directed film ‘The Delivery Boy’ scoring 12 nominations while Kemi Adetiba-directed ‘King of Boys’ pulled eight nominations.
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The Delivery Boy got nominated in the following categories Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jemima Osunde) and Promising Actor (Jammal Ibrahim), Best Achievement in Visual Effects, Best Achievement in Sound, Best Achievement in Cinematography,
Best Achievement in Editing and Best Achievement in Screenplay, Best Nigerian Film, Best Achievement in Production Design and Best Film while Adejuyigbe got nominated for Best Director alongside Kemi Adetiba for ‘King of Boys’.
However, Kemi Adetiba’s 2018 thriller earned Adesua Etomi-Wellington a nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and musician, Reminisce got Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
The movie was also nominated for Best Film, Best Achievement in Visual Effects and Best Achievement in Costume Design.
Other Nigerian films nominated include ‘Up north’, Beverly Naya’s anti-skin bleaching documentary, ‘Skin’, ‘Lara and the Beat’, ‘Hello Rain’, ‘Make Room’ and ‘Light in the Dark’.
