2026 AMAA Nominations: Slum Bomber, One Woman, One Bra & To Adaego With Love Lead the Pack

To Adaego With Love leads Nigerian nominations for the 2026 Africa Movie Academy Awards. Photo Credit:

See the full list of nominees below:

Best Film

• The Trek — South Africa
• To Adaego With Love — Nigeria
• The Fisherman — Ghana
• Colours of Exile — Côte d’Ivoire
• Slum Bomber — Uganda
• One Woman, One Bra — Kenya
• The Herd — Nigeria
• Ben Made It — South Africa
• Mabanda — Cameroon

Best Director

• Meekaaeel Adam — The Trek (South Africa)
• Nwamaka Chikezie — To Adaego With Love (Nigeria)
• Azlorabe Alaoui — Colours of Exile (Côte d’Ivoire)
• Maureen Nankya — Slum Bomber (Uganda)
• Vincho Nchogu — One Woman, One Bra (Kenya)
• Daniel Etim-Effiong — The Herd (Nigeria)
• Pheello Makosholo — Ben Made It (South Africa)
• Kang Quintus — Mabanda (Cameroon)
• Zoey Martinson — The Fisherman (Ghana)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Maurice Carpede — The Trek
• Wale Ojo — Light Out
• Daniel Etim-Effiong — The Herd
• Ricky Adelayitar — The Fisherman
• Uzor Arukwe — Colours of Fire
• Marcus Mabusela — Ben Made It
• Abdoulaziz Sall — Colours of Exile
• Kang Quintus — Mabanda

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Chisom Agoawuike — To Adaego With Love
• Sarah Karel — One Woman, One Bra
• Deborah Kabongo — Rusambo
• Faithia Balogun — Efunroye (The Unicorn)
• Jackline Nafula — Slum Bomber
• Osas Ighodaro — Colours of Fire
• Naku Sy Savane — Colours of Exile
• Toyin Abraham — Oversabi Aunty
  

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Amos Leuka — One Woman, One Bra
• Dele Odule — Iwe Ala
• Samuel Kabugo — Slum Bomber
• Femi Branch — Colours of Fire
• Bucci Franklin — The Creek
• Bob-Manuel Udokwu — To Adaego With Love
• Maurice Carpede — The Trek
  

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Norng’aruani Kipuker — One Woman, One Bra
• Precious Nana — Mabanda
• Linda Ejiofor — The Herd
• Mercy Aigbe — Colours of Fire
• Zahra Elhawawi — Colours of Exile
• Omowunmi Dada — Evi
• Phumzile Kubheka — Ben Made It
• Patience Ozokwo — Onobiren
  

Best Debut Feature Film by a Director

• Daniel Etim-Effiong — The Herd
• Maureen Jolly Nankya — Slum Bomber
• Vincho Nchogu — One Woman, One Bra
• Meekaaeel Adam — The Trek
• Zoey Martinson — The Fisherman
• Angela Zivo Gapa — Rusambo
• Pheello Makosholo — Ben Made It
• Nwamaka Chikezie — To Adaego With Love
• Mohamed Ahmed — A Tribe Called Love
• Chinazaekpere Chukwu — Her Daughters’ Mother
  

Best Young/Promising Actor

• Muntaha Mohammed — A Tribe Called Love
• Abdou Aziz Dabak Salis — Colours of Exile
• James Solomon Damilare — Suky
• Osas Okonyon — Evi
• Dailma Mendes (Young Nana) — Hanami
• Leah Lindeque — The Trek
• Onyinye Odokoro — Oblation
• Ocen Daniel — Slum Bomber
• Azania Thella — Ben Made It
• Gbubemi Ejeye — Idia

Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Film in an African Language

• Slum Bomber — Uganda
• Iwe Ala — Nigeria
• Mabanda — Cameroon
• One Woman, One Bra — Kenya
• Ben Made It — South Africa
• Efunroye (The Unicorn) — Nigeria

Efere Ozako AMAA Award for Best Short Film

• The Last Miracle — Egypt/Germany/Sudan
• Demm — Senegal/Switzerland
• Taxi Moto — Rwanda/Switzerland
• Hurriyah — NigeriaAshes of Accra — Ghana
• The Spectacular Death of Prisca — Nigeria/USA
• The Man, The Cliff and The Dog — South Africa
• A Night With The Queen — Nigeria/UK
• God Sleeps On Sunday — Zimbabwe
• Emanya — Namibia
  

Jubril Malafia Award for Best Animation

• The Plot — Nigeria/UK
• Ananse and The Divine Journey — Ghana/USA
• Sundrud — Mali/France/Belgium/Iceland
• Ana Fein W Geit Menein — Egypt
• The Lion of Gwoza — Nigeria
• The Shadow of a Griot (L’Ombre d’un Griot) — Côte d‘Ivoire
  

Best Documentary

• Truck Mama — Kenya
• The Greatest Soul on Earth — South Africa
• Djeyha, Memory of Django — Burkina Faso

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