3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards

3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards
DateSaturday, March 10, 2007
SiteGloryland Cultural Center
Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Hosted byRichard Mofe-Damijo, Thami Ngubeni
Organized byAfrica Film Academy
Highlights
Best PictureSitanda
Most awardsSitanda (5)
Most nominationsAbeni (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.[1]

  1. ^ 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.