| 3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards | |
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| Date | Saturday, March 10, 2007 |
| Site | Gloryland Cultural Center Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
| Hosted by | Richard Mofe-Damijo, Thami Ngubeni |
| Organized by | Africa Film Academy |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Sitanda |
| Most awards | Sitanda (5) |
| Most nominations | Abeni (film) (11) The Amazing Grace (11) |
The 3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 10, 2007 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2006. The ceremony was broadcast live on Nigerian national television. Numerous African & international celebrities and top Nigerian politicians attended the event, including Nigerian musician Tuface Idibia and Ghanaian hiplife band VIP. Nollywood actor Richard Mofe-Damijo and South African actress Thami Ngubeni hosted the ceremony. Special guests of honor were Academy Award winners Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Mo'Nique. Nollywood's favourite acting duo Osita Iheme and Chinedu Ikedieze received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Winners
Major awards
The winners of the 19 Award Categories are listed first and highlighted in bold letters.
| Best Picture | Best Director |
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| Best Actress in a leading role | Best Actor in a leading role |
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| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
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| Best Upcoming Artist | Best Performance by a Child |
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| Best Indigenous Film | Best Nigerian Film |
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Additional awards
| Best Cinematography | Best Original Screen Play |
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| Best Original Sound Track | Best Sound |
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| Best Edit | Best Visual Effect |
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| AMAA Achievement in Makeup | AMAA Achievement in Costume |
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| Best Documentary Feature | |
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Films with multiple nominations
The following films received multiple nominations.
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Films with multiple awards
The following films received multiple awards.
- 5 awards
- 3 awards
- Abeni
- 2 awards
- Sins of the Flesh
References
- Coker, Onikepo (4 May 2007). "Africa Celebrates Film Industry at AMAA 2007". Mshale Newspaper. Minneapolis, USA: Mshale Communications. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- "AMAA Awards and Nominees 2007". Africa Movie Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
