SINKING SANDS, ARAMOTU, MAAMI TOPS AMAA 2011 NOMINATIONS

African Movie Academy Awards also called african oscars will be holding her 7th edition of the annual award show in april. Kenya is presently hosting AMAA's nomination night that is attended by top african movie actors and actresses. Nigerian movies dominated the AMAA nominations. Here are the categories and nominationsBEST FILM BY AFRICAN ABROAD
1. ANCHOR BABY – LONZO NZEKWE (NIGERIA/CANADA)
2. IN AMERICA: THE STORY OF THE SOUL SISTERS– RAHMAN OLADIGBOLU (NIGERIA/USA)
3. MIRROR BOY – OBI EMELONYE (NIGERIA/UK)
4. AFRICA UNITED – DEBS GARDNER – BROOK (RWANDA/UK)BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN1. TANGO WITH ME
2. VIVA RIVA
3. HOPEVILLE
4. 6 HOURS TO CHRISTMAS
5. MAAMI

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN1. INALE
2. YEMOJA
3. SINKING SANDS
4. ARAMOTU
5. ELMINABEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE UP1. INALE
2. SINKING SANDS
3. A PRIVATE STORM
4. VIVA RIVA
5. A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT

<br />BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND1. SINKING SANDS
2. SHIRLEY ADAMS
3. IZULU LAMI
4. VIVA RIVA
5. TANGO WITH MEBEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY1. SINKING SANDS
2. MAAMI
3. IZULU LAMI
4. HOPEVILLE
5. VIVA RIVABEST NIGERIAN FILM1. MAAMI – TUNDE KELANI
2. ARAMOTU – NIJI AKANNI
3. TANGO WITH ME – MAHMOOD ALI – BALOGUN
4. INALE – JETA AMATA
5. A PRIVATE STORM – LANCELOT ODUWA IMASEUNIKECHUKWU ONYEKABEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE1. OSITA IHEME – MIRROR BOY
2. HOJI FORTUNA – VIVA RIVA
3. MPILO VUSI KUNENE – A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT
4. JOHN DUMELO – A PRIVATE STORM
5. DESMOND DUBE – HOPEVILLE
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE1. MARY TWALA – HOPEVILLE
2. JOYCE NTALABE – THE RIVALING SHADOW
3. MARLENE LONGAGE – VIVA RIVA
4. TINA MBA – TANGO WITH ME
5. YVONNE OKORO – POOL PARTY
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE1. THEMBA NDABA – HOPEVILLE
2. PATSHA BAY – VIVA RIVA
3. JIMMY JEAN – LOUIS – SINKING SANDS
4. EKON BLANKSON – CHECKMATE
5. ANTAR LANIYAN – YEMOJA
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE1. IDIAT SHOBANDE – ARAMOTU
2. OMONI OBOLI – ANCHOR BABY
3. MANIE MALONE – VIVA RIVA
4. AMAKE ABEBRESE – SINKING SANDS
5. DENISE NEWMAN – SHIRLEY ADAMS
6. GENEVIEVE NNAJI - TANGO WITH MEBEST DIRECTOR1. SOUL BOY – HAWA ESSUMAN
2. SHIRLEY ADAMS – OLIVER HERMANUS
3. VIVA RIVA – DJO TUNDA WA MUNGA
4. ARAMOTU – NIJI AKANNI
5. A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT – JAHMAIL. X. T QUBEKA
6. SINKING SANDS – LEILA DJANSI
BEST FILM1. VIVA RIVA – DJO TUNDA WA MUNGA (CONGO)
2. SINKING SANDS – LEILA DJANSI (GHANA)
3. ARAMOTU – NIJI AKANNI (NIGERIA)
4. SOUL BOY – HAWA ESSUMAN (KENYA)
5. HOPEVILLE – JOHN TRENGOVE (SOUTH AFRICA)
6. A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT – JAHMIL X.T QUBEKA (SOUTH AFRICATo check out the full nomination list, go to  http://ama-awards.com/amaa-nominations-2011