{"id":346429,"date":"2011-03-29T08:48:16","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T08:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/29\/2011-amaas-ama-k-abebrese-is-best-actress-sinking-sands-wins-3\/"},"modified":"2011-03-29T08:48:16","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T08:48:16","slug":"2011-amaas-ama-k-abebrese-is-best-actress-sinking-sands-wins-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/2011-amaas-ama-k-abebrese-is-best-actress-sinking-sands-wins-3\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 AMAAs: Ama K Abebrese is Best Actress; Sinking Sands wins 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ghanaian movie Sinking Sands directed by Leila Djansi has won three awards at the 7th Annual African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) ceremony held at the Gloryland Cultural Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria Sunday night.<\/p>\n

The movie won awards for Best Screenplay, Best Make-Up with the movie\u2019s lead actress, Ama K Abebrese also picking up the award for Best Actress In Leading Role.<\/p>\n

The night\u2019s biggest winner was Viva Riva from Congo which won six awards after leading with a total of twelve nominations.<\/p>\n

The movie won Best Film, Best Actress In Supporting Role (Marlene Longage), Best Actor In Supporting Role (Hoji Fortuna), Best Cinematography, Best Production Design and Best Director (Congo’s Djo Tunda Wa Munga).<\/p>\n

Other winners on the night included; Izulu Lami which won Best Film In African Language. Interestingly, three actors from that movie; Sobahle Mkhabase (Thembi), Tschepang Mohlomi (Chili-Bite) and Sibonelo Malinga (Khwezi) together won the Best Child Actor award.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Best Actor Award was won by Themba Ndaba for the movie Hopeville with Edward Kagutuzi from the movie, Mirror Boy winning The Best Young Actor.<\/p>\n

Shirley Adams from South Africa won Best Achievement In Sound. It also received AMAA Special Jury Award.<\/p>\n

Nigerian film, Aramotu won Best Nigerian Film and Best Costume Design.<\/p>\n

Below is the detailed list of winners at the 2011 AMAAs.<\/p>\n

Best Film
Viva Riva \u2013 Djo Tunda Wa Munga (Congo)<\/p>\n

Best Director
Viva Riva \u2013 Djo Tunda Wa Munga<\/p>\n

Best Actress In Leading Role
Ama K Abebrese – Sinking Sands<\/p>\n

Best Actor In Leading Role
Themba Ndaba \u2013 Hopeville<\/p>\n

Best Actress In Supporting Role
Marlene Longage \u2013 Viva Riva<\/p>\n

Best Actor In Supporting Role
Hoji Fortuna \u2013 Viva Riva<\/p>\n

Best Young Actor
Edward Kagutuzi \u2013 Mirror Boy<\/p>\n

Best Child Actor
Sobahle Mkhabase (Thembi), Tschepang Mohlomi (Chili-Bite) And Sibonelo Malinga (Khwezi) \u2013 Izulu Lami<\/p>\n

Best Film In African Language
Izulu Lami \u2013 Madoda Ncayiyana (South Africa)<\/p>\n

Best Nigerian Film
Aramotu \u2013 Niji Akanni<\/p>\n

Best Screenplay
Sinking Sands<\/p>\n

Best Editing
Soul Boy<\/p>\n

Best Cinematography
Viva Riva<\/p>\n

Best Achievement In Sound
Shirley Adams<\/p>\n

Best Visual Effects
A Small Town Called Descent<\/p>\n

Best Soundtrack
Inale<\/p>\n

Best Make Up
Sinking Sands<\/p>\n

Best Costume Design
Aramotu<\/p>\n

Best Production Design
Viva Riva<\/p>\n

Best Film For African Abroad
In America: The Story Of The Soul Sisters – Rahman Oladigbolu (Nigeria\/USA)<\/p>\n

Best Diaspora Short Film
Precipice \u2013 Julius Amedume (UK)<\/p>\n

Best Diaspora Documentary
Stuborn As A Mule \u2013 Miller Bargeron Jr & Arcelous Deiels (USA)<\/p>\n

Best Diaspora Feature
Suicide Dolls \u2013 Keith Shaw (USA)<\/p>\n

Best Documentary
Kondi Et Le Jeudi Nationale \u2013 Ariana Astrid Atodji (Cameroun)<\/p>\n

Best Short Documentary
After The Mine \u2013 Diendo Hamadi <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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