The Africa Movie Academy Award for Achievement In Screen Play is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to recognise the best African films of the preceding year.[1]
| Best Screenplay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Recipient | Result |
| 2005 | The Mayors | Dickson Iroegbu, Tai Emeka Obasi | Won |
| Mastermind | Nominated | ||
| Afonja | Nominated | ||
| Yesterday | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Eagle's Bride | Won | |
| Anini | Nominated | ||
| Behind Closed Doors | Nominated | ||
| Tanyaradzwa | Nominated | ||
| Arrou | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Sitanda | Won | |
| Maroko | Nominated | ||
| Dancing Heart | Nominated | ||
| Azima | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Run Baby Run | Won | |
| Checkpoint | Nominated | ||
| White Waters | Nominated | ||
| Across the Niger | Nominated | ||
| Mission to Nowhere | Nominated | ||
| 30 Days | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | From a Whisper | Wanuri Kahiu | Won |
| Seventh Heaven | Zainab Aziz | Nominated | |
| Through the Glass | Stephanie Okereke | Nominated | |
| Reloaded | Emem Isong | Nominated | |
| Beautiful Soul | Tchidi Chikere | Nominated | |
| 2010 | I Sing of a Well | Leila Djansi | Won |
| Seasons of a Life | Shemu Joyah | Nominated | |
| The Tenant | Jude Idada & Lucky Ejim | Nominated | |
| Freedom in Chains | Nominated | ||
| Guilty Pleasures | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Sinking Sands | Leila Djansi | Won |
| Soul Boy | Hawa Essuman | Nominated | |
| Hopeville | Nominated | ||
| Shirley Adams | Oliver Hermanus | Nominated | |
| Izulu Lami | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Ties That Bind | Leila Djansi | Won |
| Mr. and Mrs. | Nominated | ||
| How to Steal 2 Million | Nominated | ||
| Otelo Burning | Nominated | ||
| Unwanted Guest | Nominated | ||
| Two Brides And A Baby | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Heroes and Zeros | Won | |
| Contract | Nominated | ||
| Ninah’s Dowry | Nominated | ||
| Alan Poza | Charles Novia | Nominated | |
| Blood and Henna | Nominated | ||
| Zama Zama | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Of Good Report | Won | |
| Accident | Nominated | ||
| B for Boy | Nominated | ||
| Felix | Nominated | ||
| Potomanto | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Le President | Won | |
| Love or Something Like That | Nominated | ||
| Run | Nominated | ||
| Timbuktu | Nominated | ||
| While You Slept | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Tell Me Sweet Something | Won | |
| Beyond Blood | Nominated | ||
| The Cursed Ones | Nominated | ||
| Eye of the Storm | Nominated | ||
| The Visit | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Vaya | Won | |
| Dora's Peace | Nominated | ||
| Félicité | Nominated | ||
| Oloibiri | Nominated | ||
| While We Live | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Hakkunde | Won | |
| Five Fingers For Marseilles | Nominated | ||
| The Lost Café | Nominated | ||
| Ojukokoro | Nominated | ||
| Potato Potahto | Nominated | ||
| The Women | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Redemption | Won | |
| The Delivery Boy | Nominated | ||
| Diamond in the Sky | Nominated | ||
| The God Statue | Nominated | ||
| Lara and the Beat | Nominated | ||
| The Last Victims | Nominated | ||
| Rafiki | Wanuri Kahiu, Jena Cato Bass | Nominated | |
| Up North | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | The Fisherman’s Diary | Won | |
| For Maria: Ebun Pataki | Nominated | ||
| The White Line | Nominated | ||
| 4th Republic | Nominated | ||
| Knuckle City | Nominated | ||
| 40 Sticks | Nominated | ||
| Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later | Nominated | ||
| 3 Days To Go | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Chasing Lullaby | Pending | |
| Where I Come From | Pending | ||
| Stain | Morris Mugisha, Ronah Ninsiima | Nominated | |
| Collision Course | Pending | ||
| Hairareb | Pending | ||