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5th Africa Movie Academy Awards

2009 film awards ceremony

Summary

2009 film awards ceremony

Field	Value
number	5
award	Africa Movie Academy Awards
date	Saturday, April 4, 2009
site	Gloryland Cultural Center
Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
host	Kate Henshaw-Nuttal
Julius Agwu
organizer	Africa Film Academy
best_picture	From a Whisper
most_wins	From a Whisper (5)
most_nominations	From a Whisper (12)
last	4th
next	6th

Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria Julius Agwu The 5th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 4, 2009, at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2008. It was broadcast live on Nigerian national television. Africa Movie Academy Award winner Kate Henshaw-Nuttal and Nigerian stand-up comedian Julius Agwu hosted the ceremony. Numerous celebrities graced the event, including Timipre Sylva (the Governor of Bayelsa State) and Nollywood actresses and actors. Special guests were Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker and Hollywood actor Danny Glover.

The nominees were announced on March 3, 2009, during the 21st Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) by AMAA CEO Peace Anyiam-Osigwe. Approximately 403 entries from 54 African countries participated in the bid for an award.

With a total of twelve nominations, the Kenyan film From a Whisper led the nomination count, while Uganda's Battle of the Souls and South Africa's Gugu and Andile followed with ten nominations each. Nigeria's Arugba received nine nominations, Egypt's Seventh Heaven received eight nominations, followed closely by Ghana's Agony of the Christ with seven nominations.

From a Whisper won five awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Wanuri Kahiu) and Best Soundtrack. Gugu and Andile landed the second spot with three awards. Battle of the Souls, Seventh Heaven, Small Boy, Arugba and Live to Remember each won two awards.

Winners

Major awards

The winners of the 23 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	Most Promising Actress	Most Promising Actor	Best Animation	Best Film in an African Language	Best Child Actor	Best Screenplay

Additional awards

Best Documentary Feature	Best Documentary Short	AMAA Achievement in Sound	AMAA Achievement in Editing	AMAA Achievement in Art Direction	AMAA Achievement in Cinematography	AMAA Achievement in Makeup	AMAA Achievement in Costume	Best Original Soundtrack	AMAA Achievement in Visual Effect	Heart of Africa (This award is given to the Best Film in Nigeria)

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations.

;12 nominations
- From a Whisper
;10 nominations
- Battle of the Soul
- Gugu and Andile
;9 nominations
- Arugba
;8 nominations
- Seventh Heaven
;7 nominations
- Agony of the Christ
;4 nominations
- Cindy's Note
- The Assassin
- Jenifa
;3 nominations
- Beautiful Soul
- Reloaded
- Live to Remember
- Apaadi
;2 nominations
- Grey Focus
- Revolution
- Five Apostles
- Reloaded
- Small Boy
- Mah Sa-Sah
- State of the Heart

Films with multiple awards

The following films received multiple awards.

5 awards
- From a Whisper
3 awards
- Gugu and Andile
2 awards
- Arugba
- Battle of the Soul
- Seventh Heaven
- Small Boy
- Live to Remember

References

Okoye, Chinyere. (9 April 2009). "AMAA - Africans Can Speak With One Voice". [[AllAfrica.com.
Gbemudu, Emma. (8 April 2009). "AMAA 2009 - the Crash of Nollywood". [[AllAfrica.com.
"AMAA Awards and Nominees 2009". [[Africa Movie Academy Awards]].

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