4th Africa Movie Academy Awards


The 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 26 April 2008 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2007. The ceremony was broadcast live on Nigerian national television. Special guest of honor at the event was Hollywood actress Angela Bassett.
The nominees were announced to a large gathering of African film industry representatives, African actresses & actors on 19 March 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa by African Movie Academy Awards CEO Peace Anyiam-Osigwe.

Winners

Major Awards

The winners of the Award Categories are listed first and highlighted in bold letters.
Best PictureBest Director

  • Emmanuel Apea – Run Baby Run
  • *Izu Ojukwu – White Waters
  • *Frank Rajah Arase – Princess Tyra
  • *Izu Ojukwu / Kingsley Ogoro – Across The Niger
  • *Bond Emoruwa – Check Point
  • *Teco Benson – Mission To Nowhere
  • *Ifeanyi Onyeabor – New Jerusalem
  • *Mildred Okwo – 30 Days
    • Best Actress in a leading roleBest Actor in a leading role
  • Kate Henshaw-Nuttal – Stronger Than Pain
  • *Jackie Aygemang – Princess Tyra
  • *Stella Damasus-Aboderin – Widow
  • *Rakiya Attah – Across The Niger
  • *Genevieve Nnaji – 30 Days / Keep My Will
  • Nkem Owoh – Stronger Than Pain
  • *Van Vicker – Return Of Beyonce / Princess Tyra
  • *Kanayo O. Kanayo – Across The Niger
  • *O.C. Ukeje – Check Point
  • *Peter Badejo – White Waters
  • *Kofi Bucknor - Run Baby Run
    • Best Actress in a Supporting RoleBest Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Joke Silva – White Waters / 30 Days
  • *Iretu Doyle – Across The Niger
  • *Yhama Brew – Princess Tyra
  • *Patience Ozokwo – New Jerusalem
  • *Bimbo Akintola – Cash Money
  • *Uche Jombo – Keep My Will
  • Emeka Ossai – Check Point
  • *Jibril Hoomsuk – White Waters
  • *Fritz Bafour – Return Of Beyonce
  • *Chinwetalu Agu – Across The Niger
  • *Ofia Afuluagu Mbaka – New Jerusalem
    • Best Upcoming ActressBest Upcoming Actor
  • Uju Okeke – Mission To Nowhere
  • *Jackie Aygemang – Princess Tyra
  • *Yvonne Nelson – Princess Tyra
  • O.C. Ukeje & Jibril Hoomsuk – White Waters
  • *Maleke Idowu – Check Point
  • *Van Vicker – Return Of Beyonce / Princess Tyra
  • *Kunle Fawole – Cash Money
  • *Krossin – New Jerusalem
    • Best Child ActorBest Indigenous Film
  • Evelyn Addo – Run Baby Run
  • *Fidelis Abdulrahman – White Waters
  • Iranse Aje in Yoruba
  • *Ipa
  • *Hafsat
  • *Onitemi
  • *Tabou
    • Most Outstanding Actress IndigenousMost Outstanding Actor Indigenous
  • Doris Simeon – Onitem
  • *Laide Bakare – Iranse Aje
  • *Fathia Balogun – Ipa
  • *Zainab Idris – Hafsah
  • Ayo Akinwale – Iranse Aje
  • *Muyiwa Ademola – Iranse Aje / Ipa
  • *Fathia Balogun – Ipa
  • *Ali Nuhu – Hafsah
    • Best EffectBest Music
  • Across the Niger
  • *New Jerusalem
  • *Iranse Aje
  • *Ipa
  • *Bleeding Rose
  • Mirror of Beauty
  • *White Waters
  • *Cash Money
  • *Run baby Run
  • *Black friday
    • Best CostumeHeart of Africa
  • Princess Tyra
  • *Rivals
  • *Mirror of beauty
  • *30 Days
  • *New Jerusalem
  • Across the Niger
  • *Checkpoint
  • *New Jerusalem
  • *White Water
    • Best Feature DocumentaryBest Short Documentary
  • Do You Believe in Magic? – Moondog Films
  • *Dun-dun – Ibikansale D. Kayode
  • *Bridging the Gap – Myanda Production
  • *A Rare Gem – Packnet Productions
  • *Families under Attack – Myandu Films
  • Not My Daughter
  • *Operation Smile
  • *Healthy Children, Wealthy Nation
    • Best Art DirectionBest Screenplay
  • New Jerusalem
  • *Rival
  • *Across the Niger
  • *30 Days
  • *Iranse Aje
  • *Princess Tyra
  • Run Baby Run
  • *Checkpoint
  • *White Water
  • *Across the Niger
  • *Mission to Nowhere
  • *30 Days
    • Best EditingBest Sound
  • Divizions or Division
  • *Run Baby Run
  • *Across the Niger
  • *Black Friday
  • *Mission to Nowhere
  • White Water
  • *Mirror of Beauty
  • *Black Friday
  • *Across the Niger
  • *Mission to Nowhere
    • Best CinematographyBest Make-up
  • White Water
  • *Run Baby Run
  • *Across the Niger
  • *Princess Tyra
  • *Mission to Nowhere
  • *30 Days
  • Princess Tyra
  • *New Jerusalem
  • *Mirror of Beauty
  • *African Soldier
  • *Across the Niger

    • Other Awards

    The winners are written first and emboldened and not all categories had winners.

    Best Film African Diaspora

    The following films had the highest number of nominations.
    The following films won the most awards on the Night