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Ama K. Abebrese and Nigeria�s Dakore Egbuson and comedian AY, will host this year�s African Movie Academy Awards, officials say. The ceremony will be held on April 20, in the Yenagoa capital of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The star-studded roaster is sure to bring the edition alive. Designed to celebrate and honour filmmakers and other professionals in the industry across Africa and in the Diaspora, the AMAA has come to be known as Africa�s most prestigious motion picture award ceremony. FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST SHORT FILM DEAD RIVER � NAMIBIA ELEGY FOR A REVOLUTIONARY- SA YELLOW FEVER � KENYA KWAKU ANANSE� GHANA NHAMO� ZIMBABWE BIG DADDY � NIGERIA RELEASE- SOUTH AFRICA BURNT FOREST- KENYA AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FUELLING POVERTY � NIGERIA GUN TO TAPE- SOUTH AFRICA SWIMMING THE ZAMBEZI � SOUTH AFRICA GIVE ME BACK MY HOME � KENYA THE AFRICAN CYPHER FLY ON THE WALL- SOUTH AFRICA AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE AGAINST THE GRAIN -USA BETWEEN FRIENDS- TRINIDAD TOBAGO STONES IN THE SUN- HAITI/USA AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY FAN DO BRASIL (BRAZIL/GUATAMELA) MY THIERO BOYS (USA) RED, WHITE, BLACK AND BLUE (US) AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST ANIMATION TAGENI�S DOL- (NAMIBIA) ADVENTURE OF ZAMBEZIA� (SOUTH AFRICA) MISSION IMPOSSIBLE � (NIGERIA) OBA � (NIGERIA) LION OF JUDAH (SOUTH AFRICA) AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICANS ABROAD TURNING POINT � USA/NIGERIA PRACTICE � UK/NIGERIA LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA� UK/NIGERIA BIANCA � USA/NIGERIA WOLWICH BOYS � UK/NIGERIA AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN VIRGIN MAGARIDA ELELWANI THE TWIN SWORD THE CONTRACT BLOOD AND HENNA OKORO THE PRINCE AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN TWIN SWORD ELELWANI VIRGIN MAGARIDA BLOOD AND HENNA THE MEETING COBWEB AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP THE MEETING TWIN SWORD ELELWANI NINAH�S DOWRY OKORO THE PRINCE UHLANGA, THE MARK AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK JOURNEY TO SELF OKORO THE PRINCE THE LAST FISHING BOAT HOODRUSH NAIROBI HALF LIFE THE TWIN SWORD AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS OKORO THE PRINCE THE TWIN SWORD ELELWANI LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA UHLANGA, THE MARK AWAKENING AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA STREETS OF CALABAR HEREOS AND ZEREOS ZAMA ZAMA VIRGIN MAGARIDA 6NAIROBI HALF LIFE AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY VIRGIN MAGARIDA NAIROBI HALF LIFE UHLANGA, THE MARK SWIRL IN BAMAKO THE TWIN SWORD ELELWANI AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA THE CONTRACT ELELWANI NAIROBI HALF LIFE UHLANGA THE MARK HEREOS AND ZEREOS AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTNING ZAMA ZAMA THE FLOWER GIRL MOI ZAPHIRA ELELWANI UHLANGA THE MARK AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREENPLAY THE CONTRACT NINAH�S DOWRY HEREOS AND ZEREOS ALAN POZA BLOOD AND HENNA ZAMA ZAMA AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM BLOOD AND HENNA HEREOS AND ZEREOS THE MEETING CONFUSION NA WA THE TWIN SWORD KOKOMMA OKORO THE PRINCE AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE MOI ZAPHIRA � BURKINA FASO ELELWANI (SOUTH AFRICA) THE LAST FISHING BOAT (MALAWI) NAIROBI HALF LIFE (KENYA) BLOOD AND HENNA � NIGERIA SHERIFA � TOGO KOKOMMA- NIGERIA AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST CHILD ACTOR THE AMAA ADMIN WILL PROVIDE THE NAMES OF THE SPECIFIC CHILD ACTORS THAT HAVE BEEN NOMINATED IN THIS CATEGORY AND THAT CAN BE LOOKED UP ON THE WEBSITE. BUT THE FILMS THAT PRODUCED THE BEST CHILD ACTORS ARE- COBWEB THE UGANDAN IMBABAZI, THE PARDON NINAH�S DOWRY SWIRL IN BAMAKO SALIMATU TRAORE (MOI ZAPHIRA) AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST PROMISING ACTOR BELINDA EFFAH � KOKOMMA SUMELA MACULUVA � VIRGIN MAGARIDA JOSEPH WAIRIMU � NAIROBI HALF LIFE SHONELO MBUTHO � ULANGA THE MARK KAROUMWI OLAKUNLE � THE TWIN SWORD AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE GABRIEL AFOLAYAN � HOODRUSH ALI NUHU � BLOOD AND HENNA OLWENYA MAINA � NAIROBI HALF LIFE ALFRED ATUNGU � TWIN SWORD IKPONMWOSA GOLD � CONFUSION NA WA AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE HERMELINDA CIMELA � VIRGIN MAGARIDA PATIENCE OZOKWO � TURNING POINT LINDA EJIOFOR � THE MEETING CRISTA EKA � NINAH�S DOWRY FOLUKE DARAMOLA � COBWEB AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE OC UKEJE � ALAN POZA BIMBO MANUEL � HEREOS AND ZEREOS LINDANI NKOSI � ZAMA ZAMA JUSTUS ESIRI � ASSASINS PRACTICE HLOMLA DANDALA � THE CONTRACT FEMI JACOBS � THE MEETING AMURIN WUMNEMBOM � NINAH�S DOWRY AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE YVONNE OKORO � THE CONTRACT FLORENCE MASEBE � ELELWANI MARIAM OUEDRAOGO � MOI ZAPHIRA RITA DOMINIC � THE MEETING MBUTUNG SEIKEH � NINAH�S DIARY FLORA SUYA � LAST FISHING BOAT AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST DIRECTOR KENNETH GYANG � CONFUSION NA WAH SHEMU JOYAH � LAST FISHING BOAT SHIRLEY FRIMPONG MANSO- CONTRACT NIJI AKANNI � HEREOS AND ZEROES DAVID KITOUNGA � NAIROBI HALF LIFE NTSHAVHENI WA LURULI � ELELWANI AMAA 2013 PRIZE FOR BEST FILM NAIROBI HALF LIFE (KENYA) NINAH�S DOWRY (CAMEROUN) LAST FISHING BOAT � (MALAWI) VIRGIN MARGARIDA (MOZAMBIQUE) ELELWANI (SOUTH AFRICA) LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA (NIGERIA) CONFUSION NA WA (NIGERIA)