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Movie stars around the globe turn their attention to Africa as the 2014 nominees for the Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, were announced Wednesday 2nd April 2014 at the Emperor Place Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa. Noticeable in this year’s AMAA nomination list is the reduced number of nominations from Nigeria. New actor and African Magic Viewers Choice Awards’ best actor, Tope Tedela got nominated for Young/Promising Actor alongside Evelyn Galle Ansah, Petronella Tshuma, Kitty Phillips and Shawn Faqua. For 2014 Best Film, Children of Troumaron – Mauritius; Potomanto – Ghana; The Forgotten Kingdom – South Africa; Of Good Report – South Africa and Accident – Nigeria were all nominated. At the best documentary category, Nigeria got two nominations: Daughters of the Niger Delta and Potraits of a Lone Farmer. Others are The Sand Fishers from Mali, Kushaya Ingagasi from South Africa and Sincerely Ethiopia from Ethiopia. Popular Nigerian actors, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Joseph Benjamin battle for Best Actor in a Leading Role alongside Zengo Ngqobe, Mothusi Magano, Adjatey Annan and Ghana’s Majid Michel. See full nomination list below. AMAA 2014 Award for Best Film Children of Troumaron – Mauritius Potomanto – Ghana The Forgotten Kingdom – South Africa Of Good Report – South Africa Accident – Nigeria AMAA 2014 Award for Best Director Harrikrishna & Sharvan Anenden – Children of Troumaron (Mauritius) Shirley Frimpong Manso – Potomanto (Ghana) Andrew Mudge – The Forgotten Kingdom (South Africa) Jamil X.T Quebeka – Of Good Report (South Africa) Teco Benson – Accident (Nigeria) AMAA 2014 Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Zengo Ngqobe – Forgotten Kingdom Kanayo O. Kanayo – Apaye Mothusi Magano – Of Good Report Joseph Benjamin – Murder At Prime Suites Adjatey Annan – Potomanto Majid Michel – Brothers Keeper AMAA 2014 Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Uche Nnadili – B for Boy Linda Sokhulu – Felix Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha – Accident Clarion Chukwura – Apaye Uche Jombo, Rodriquez, Monalisa Chinda and Daniella Okeke – Lagos Cougar Joselyn Dumas – Northern Affair AMAA 2014 Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Desmond Elliot – Finding Mercy Thapelo Mofekeng – Felix Yomi Fash-Lanso – Omo Elemosho Aniekan Iyoho – Potomanto Tshamano Sebe – Of Good Report AMAA 2014 Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Vinaya Sungkur – The Children of Troumaron Patience Ozokwor – After the Proposal Marie Humbert – Potomanto Barbara Soky – Brothers Keeper Lee-Ann van Rooi – Of Good Report AMAA 2014 Award for Best Young/Promising Actor Evelyn Galle Ansah – Good Old Days: For the Love of AA Petronella Tshuma – Of Good Report Tope Tedela – A Mile From Home Kitty Phillips – The Children of Troumatron Shawn Faqua – Lagos Cougar AMAA 2014 Award for Best Child Actor Tobe Oboli – Brothers Keeper Lebohang Ntsane – Forgotten Kingdom Hlayani Junior Mabasa – Felix AMAA 2014 Award for Best First Feature Film by a Director Roberta Durrant – Felix Chika Anadu – B for Boy Andrew Mudge – Forgotten Kingdom Harrikrishna & Sharvan Anenden – The Children of Troumaron Dilman Dila – Felista’s Fable Joyce Mhango Chavula – No More Tears AMAA 2014- Bayelsa State Government Endowed Award for Best Nigerian Film Apaye B For Boy Accident Murder at Prime Suites Omo Elemosho AMAA 2014 Award for Best Diaspora Feature Film Tula The Revolt – Curacao AZU – Venezuela Kingston Paradise – Jamaica Retrieval – USA AMAA 2014 Award for Best Diaspora Documentary Finding Samuel Lowe: From Harlem to China – USA/CANADA Freedom Summer – USA No Bois Man, No Frad – Trinidad and Tobago Through the Lens Darkly : Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People – USA Ousmane Sembene AMAA 2014 Award for Best Film in An African Language The forgotten Kingdom – South Africa B for Boy – Nigeria Omo Elemosho – Nigeria Onye Ozi – Nigeria Ni Sisi – Kenya AMAA 2014 Award for Best Film by An African Living Abroad Jury has decided that there will be no nominations this year for this category. AMAA 2014 Award for Best Documentary Hamu Beya- The Sand Fishers – Mali Potraits of a Lone Farmer – Nigeria/Denmark Kushaya Ingagasi – South Africa Daughters of the Niger Delta – Nigeria Sincerely Ethiopia – Ethiopia AMAA 2014 Award for Best Diaspora Short Film Passage – Bahamas Heaven – USA Tickle Me Rich – Trinidad and Tobago Red – USA Efere Ozako AMAA 2014 Award for Best Short Film Haunted Soul – Kenya Siriya Mtungi – Tanzania Dialemi – Gabon New Horizon – Nigeria Nandy l’orpheline – Mali Living Funeral – Nigeria Phindile’s Heart – South Africa AMAA 2014 Award for Best Animation The Hare and the Lion – Burkina Faso Thank God its Friday – Morocco Leila – Nigeria Khumba – South Africa The Brats and Toy Thief – Mozambique AMAA 2014 Award for Achievement in a Screenplay B For Boy Of Good Report Accident Potomanto Felix