The 2021 African Movie Academy Award ceremony held on Sunday 28 November 2021 at the Marriott Hotel in Lagos Nigeria. Submissions for consideration for the awards were held between 31 May and 31 July 2021. Over 500 films were submitted for consideration. Here is the list of winners:
1. Best Short Film – Meat (Uganda);
2. Best Animation – LadyBuckit and… (Nigeria);
3. Best Documentary – Softie (Kenya);
4. Best Diaspora – 3 Leaves (Haiti);
5. Best Diaspora Documentary – African Redemption (US/Jamaica);
6. Best Diaspora Narrative – Residue (US);
7. Best Film by African Abroad – Blackmail (Nigeria/UK);
8. Best Film in African Language – Grave digger’s Wife (Somalia)
9. Costume Design – African America (South Africa);
10. Make-Up – Grave digger’s wife (Somalia);
11. Visual Effect – Fried Berry (South Africa);
12. Soundtrack – The Citation (Nigeria);
13. Sound – Eyimofe (Nigeria);
14. Production Design – Grave digger’s wife (Somalia);
15. Cinematography – Ayinla (Nigeria);
16. Editing – Eyimofe (Nigeria);
17. Screenplay – Collision course ((Nigeria);
18. Best Nigerian Film – Eyimofe (Nigeria);
19. Best Young/Promising Actor – Wilmah Munemerah (Shaina);
20. Best Supporting Actor – Kelechi Udegbe (Collision Course);
21. Best Supporting Actress – Hazel Hinda (Hairareb);
22. Best Actor – Omar Abdi (The Gravedigger’s wife);
23. Best Actress – Joan Agaba (Stain);
24. Best Director – Chuko and Arie Esiri (Eyimofe/Nigeria);
25. Best 1st Feature Film – Eyimofe (Chuko and Arie Esiri/Nigeria)
26. Best Film – Gravedigger’s wife (Somalia), and
27. Special Recognition Award – Felicia Ema and Uche Nwuka.