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4th Africa Movie Academy Awards

2008 film awards ceremony

Summary

2008 film awards ceremony

Field	Value
number	4
award	Africa Movie Academy Awards
date	26 April 2008
site	Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
host	Osita Iheme & Chinedu Ikedieze
Stephanie Okereke & Ramsey Nouah
organizer	Africa Film Academy
best_picture	Run Baby Run
last	3rd
next	5th

Stephanie Okereke & Ramsey Nouah The 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on the 26th of April 2008 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2007. The ceremony was broadcast live on Nigerian national television. The special guest of honor at the event was Hollywood actress Angela Bassett.

The nominees were announced to a large gathering of African film industry representatives, African actresses & actors on 19 March 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa by Africa Movie Academy Awards CEO Peace Anyiam-Osigwe.

Winners

Major awards

The winners of the Award Categories are listed first and highlighted in bold letters.

Best Picture	Best Director	Best Actress in a leading role	Best Actor in a leading role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Upcoming Actress	Best Upcoming Actor	Best Child Actor	Best Indigenous Film	Most Outstanding Actress Indigenous	Most Outstanding Actor Indigenous	Best Effect	Best Music	Best Costume	Heart of Africa	Best Feature Documentary	Best Short Documentary	Best Art Direction	Best Screenplay	Best Editing	Best Sound	Best Cinematography	Best Make-up

Other awards

The winners are written first and emboldened and not all categories had winners.

Best Film African Diaspora

Through the Fire (film)
Bleeding Rose

Best Drama (Short)

Kingswill – Sirrie Mange Entertainment
Magical Blessings
Sky line

Best Animation

The Lunatic – Ebele Okoye

Best First Film by a Director

Daniel Adenimokan (Special Mention)

Best Comedy

Stronger than Pain

Multiple nominations

The following films had the highest number of nominations.

14 Nominations
- Across the Niger
12 Nominations
- White Water
- Princess Tyra
9 Nominations
- Run Baby Run
8 Nominations
- 30 Days

Multiple awards

The following films won the most awards on the Night

4 awards
- Run Baby Run
- White Waters
3 Awards
- Stronger than Pain

References

Amatus, Azuh. (2 May 2008). "How Nollywood stormed Abuja for AMAA". Daily Sun.
"AMAA Awards and Nominees 2008". [[Africa Movie Academy Awards]].
"Africa Movie Academy Awards' nominees take a bow in Josies".
"4TH AMAA AWARD WINNERS AND NOMINEES". African Movie Academy.

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