Rita Dominic and Majid Michel are AMAA’s best! See full list of the 2012 winners..

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This year’s edition of the African Movie Academy Awards took place at the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel and Suites yesterday.

The eagerly anticipated event was anchored by our own OC UKeje and Hollywood actor, Jimmy Jean-Louis. Rita Dominic won in the Best Actress category, while Majid Michel took home the Actor gong.

Here is a full list of the winners last night:



- Best short film: Braids on a bald head

- Best documentary: African Elections

- Best Diaspora Short Film: White Sugar in a black pot

- Best Animation: The legend of Ngau

- Best film from an African Living Abroad: Mystery of Birds

- Achievement for Costume Design: Adesuwa

- Achievement in Production Design: Phone Swap

- Achievement in Make up: Shattered

- Achievement in Soundtrack: Alero’s Symphony

- Achievement in Visual Effects: Adesuwa

- Best Achievement in Sound: State of Violence

- Achievement in Cinematography: Otelo Burning

- Achievement in Editing: How to Steal 2 Million

- Achievement in Screenplay: Ties that Bind

- Best Film: Adesuwa

- Best Film in an African Language: State of Violence

- Best Child Actor: Tshepang Mohlomi

- Best Young Promising Actor: Ivie Okujaye (ALERO’S Symphony)

- Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Fano Mokoena (Man on Ground)

- Best Actress in a supporting role: Terry Pheto (How to Steal 2 Million)

- Best Actor in a leading role: Majid Michel (Somewhere in Africa, Ghana)

- Best Actress in a leading role: Rita Dominic (Shattered)

- Best Director: Charlie Vundla (How to Steal 2 Million, S.A)

- Special Jury Award: Man on Ground (Nigeria and South Africa)

- Best African Film of the year: How to Steal 2 million