Gloryland Cultural Center Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Hosted by
Kate Henshaw-Nuttal Julius Agwu
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Africa Film Academy
Highlights
Best Picture
From a Whisper
Most awards
From a Whisper (5)
Most nominations
From a Whisper (12)
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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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[1]
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.
^ abOkoye, Chinyere (9 April 2009). "AMAA - Africans Can Speak With One Voice". AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica Global Media. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
^Gbemudu, Emma (8 April 2009). "AMAA 2009 - the Crash of Nollywood". AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica Global Media. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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