9th Africa Movie Academy Awards

9th Africa Movie Academy Awards
Official poster
Date20 April 2013
SiteGloryland Cultural Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
Hosted byAma Abebrese
Dakore Akande
Ayo Makun
Produced byDayo Ogunyemi
Kingsley Ogoro[1]
Organized byAfrica Film Academy
Highlights
Best FilmConfusion Na Wa
Most awards (2)
Most nominationsElelwani (11)

The 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony honouring movies of 2012 was held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on 20 April 2013. The event was hosted by actress and former AMAA winner Ama K. Abebrese and Ayo Makun with many celebrities in attendance. The awards' nomination party was held in Lilongwe, Malawi; it was hosted by President Joyce Banda. A total of 671 films were submitted for consideration across Africa, America, Canada, France, Germany, Guadalupe, Italy, Jamaica, and the United Kingdom. Confusion Na Wa won the best picture award. The late Justus Esiri was awarded the Best Actor in a leading role posthumously.[2][3][4][5]

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