Ghana’s Borga wins big at 2022 Africa Movie Academy
Ghanian feature film Borga won three awards at the 2022 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) on Sunday, October 30, 2022, held in Lagos, Nigeria.
Borga won Best Screenplay, Best Actor in Lead Role and Best Actor in Supporting Role. Seasoned actor Adjetey Anang won the Best Actor in Supporting Role award for his role in the film. Another award also went to Eugene Boateng, who won the Best Actor in lead role award.
Borga had 14 nominations at the year’s Africa Movie Academy Awards.
Currently, Borga the movie holds Best International Film at the DC Black Film Festival, Best Newcomer Director at the Bavarian Movie Awards, Best Feature Film at Filmschau Baden-Württemberg, Audience Award at Neisse Film Filmfestival, Best Feature Film at Festival Biennale Bavaria International, Best Director at the New Berlin Film Award 2021 and 8 awards at Ghana Movie Awards 2022 including Best Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography.
See the full list of winners at the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) below:
EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Enroute -Burkina Faso
Al-Sit -Sudan
Astel -Senegal ——————— Winner
A Lisbon Affair- Angola
Mamadou – Equatorial Guinea
Houminvi – Benin
Men-tally- Nigeria
Tender Threads – Morocco
JUBRIL MALAIFIA AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
On the Surface – Iceland
Opal – Martinique
Kenda – Cote D’Ivoire
No Way Out – Uganda —————- Winner
Skin Like Mine –USA
PTD – Nigeria
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Taamaden – Mali
No Simple Way Home -Sudan
The Last Shelter – Mali
No U Turn – Nigeria ——————– Winner
Transaction – Zimbabwe
Lobola, a Bride’s True Price?- South Africa
Africa Moot – South Africa
When a Farm Goes Aflame- Nigeria/Germany
AMAA 2022 OUSMANE SEMBENE AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
Borga – Ghana
Tug of War – Tanzania ————- Winner
Tembele – Uganda
Surviving Gaza – South Africa
Alaise – Nigeria
Medicine Man – Kenya
AMAA 2022 MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN-BORN DIRECTOR LIVING ABROAD
Tope Oshin – Here Love Lies ———– Winner
Obi Emelonye – Money Miss Road
York Fabian Raabe- Borga
Ogo Okpue – A song From the Dark
Robert Peters – The Scar
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT FILM
Contraband – USA ——————— Winner
Slow Pulse – USA
Skin Like Mine – USA
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
The Rumba Kings – Peru —————- Winner
Wade in the Water – USA
The Sun Rises in the East – USA
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA NARRATIVE FEATURE
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story – USA
The Sleeping Negro – USA —————– Winner
Not To Forget – USA
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
Tug Of War
Underbelly ——————— Winner
Surviving Gaza
Borga
Swallow
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Swallow
Underbelly
Tug of War
Tembele
Man of God ——————— Winner
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
Jolly Roger
A Song From The Dark
Surviving Gaza
Underbelly
Angeliena ———————– Winner
AMAA 2022 BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
Tembele
Ayaanle
Man of God
Surviving Gaza
Tug of War ———————- Winner
Almajiri
AMAA 2022 BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
Koi-Koi: the Myth
Tug of War
Borga
Tinka’s Story
Surviving Gaza ——————— Winner
Alaise
AMAA 2022 BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
The Wave
Surviving Gaza ——————- Winner
Swallow
Tug of War
Borga
Tembele
AMAA 2022 BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Tug of War
Tembele ———————— Winner
Ayaanle
Surviving Gaza
Borga
Road To My Father’s Compound
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Jolly Roger ——————— Winner
Angeliena
Tug of War
Borga
Almajiri
Man of God
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREENPLAY
Road to My Father’s Compound
Surviving Gaza
Jolly Roger
Tug of War
Borga ———————— Winner
Tembele
AMAA 2022 NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO CENSORS BOARD (NFVB) AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM
Man of God ——————– Winner
Alaise
Swallow
Jolly Roger
Almajiri
Money Miss Road
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/PROMISING ACTOR
Emmanuel Afffadzi – Borga
Kebirungi Agnes Knight – Tinka’s Story
Amina Mohammed – Ayaanle ———– Winner
Maryam Waziri Salihu – Almajiri
Samke Makhaba – Surviving Gaza
Emmanuel Kuye – Ba Ni (Mud Clan)
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Aphiwe Mkefe – Surviving Gaza
Wale Ojo – A Song from the dark
Adjetey Annag – Borga ——————— Winner
Tshamano Sebe – Angeliene
Toyin Osinaike – Jolly Roger
Segun Arinze – Almajiri
Josh2Funny – Money Miss Road
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Lydia Forson – Borga
Samke Makhoba Surviving Gaza
Ijeoma Grace Agu – Swallow —————— Winner
Siti Amina -Tug of War
Maryam S Wazari – Ba Ni (Mud Clan)
Dorcas Shola Fapson – Man of God
Nse Ikpe Etim – A Song From The Dark
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Patrick Nkakalukanyi -Tembele
Daniel Etim Effiong – Jolly Roger
Gudrun Colombus Mwanyika – Tug of War
Botlhale Mahlangu – Surviving Gaza
Eugene Boateng – Borga ——————— Winner
Deyemi Okanlanwo – Swallow
Akah Nnani- Man of God
Aaron Adatsi – Road to My Father’s Compound
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Euodia Samson – Angeliena
Bless Fortune – Road to My Fathers Compound
Osas Ighodaro – Man of God
Ronah Ninsiima – Tembele
Ikhlas Gafur Vora – Tug of War —————— Winner
Vanessa Vanderpuye – A song from the dark
Nanfuna Sharon – The Wave
Eniola Akinbo – Swallow
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR FIRST FEATURE BY A DIRECTOR
Uga Carlini – Angeliena
York Fabian Raabe – Borga
Ogo Okpue – A Song From The Dark ————- Winner
Benedict Yeboah – Road to My Father’s Compound
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Amil Sivji –Tug of War
York-Fabian Raabe – Borga
Bolanle Austen- Peters – Man of God
Vusi’Africa Sindane – Surviving Gaza ————- Winner
Uga Carlini – Angeliena
Walter Banger – Jolly Roger
Ahmed Farah – Ayaanle
Morris Mugisha – Tembele
AMAA 2022 AWARD FOR BEST FILM
Ayaanle – Somalia
Jolly Roger – Nigeria
Borga – Ghana
Angeliena – South Africa
Tug of War – Tanzania ———————- Winner
Man of God – Nigeria
Surviving Gaza – South Africa
Tembele – Uganda
source: 3news.com
