- The 20th Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, was held on Saturday, November 2, in Lagos.
- It was a celebration of African filmmakers laced with music performances by African best
- AMAA2024 had filmmakers across the continent going home with coveted awards including Femi Adebayo’s Jagun Jagun.
The highly anticipated 20th edition of the continental film awards ceremony, the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was held in a fully packed venue on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
It held at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Sheraton, Lagos and was hosted by actors Segun Arinze and Joselyn Dumas.
With breath-taking performances from legendary Afrobeat star Femi Kuti to Yinka Davies, the night was brightened by a long list of pan-African artists, including Narh Tettey, Bedwei Kwaku and Adina Thembi.
Actor Femi Adebayo’s Jagun Jagun bagged three awards at the 2024 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).
Jagun Jagun, a historical epic by Femi Adebayo, was initially nominated in seven categories: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Achievement in Costume Design, Achievement in Production Design, Achievement in Makeup, Achievement in Visual Effects, the NFVCB award for Best Nigerian Film, and the Ousmane Sembene award for Best Film in an African Language.
The film ultimately clinched three awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Achievement in Makeup and Achievement in Visual Effects.
The AMAA event attracted a star-studded lineup, including Jackie Appiah, Fred Amata, Rita Dominic, Segun Arinze, Charles Nnojie, Keppy Ekpenyong and Chinedu Ikedieze.
Some of the biggest winners of the memorable night asides Femi Adebayo’s Jagun Jagun include Nigeria’s Daniel Oriahi for the film The Weekend, who bagged four awards; and South Africa’s Jahmil X.T. Qubeka for The Queenstown Kings went home with four.
Excited about his latest conquest, the Nollywood actor and film producer, Femi Adebayo celebrated his wins with his fans. Sharing a video of him receiving one of the plaques from his colleague Zubby Michael, Femi Adebayo expressed his joy with the caption:
“Thrilled to announce JAGUN JAGUN (The WARRIOR) – a Netflix Original Movie, won three awards at the 2024 AMAA AWARDS, in the following categories: Best Male Actor in A Supporting Role, Achievement in Makeup, Achievement in Visual Effects.”
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