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Nigeria's 'The Milkmaid' was the biggest winner of the night with five wins, followed closely by Lesotho's 'This Is Not A Burial, It's A Resurrection' with four wins.

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Precious 'Mamazeus' Nwogu

<h1>The first-ever virtual Africa Movie Academy Awards, hosted by actor, Lorenzo Menakaya, held on December 20, 2020 amid technical issues that caused a nearly two-hour delay. </h1>

Desmond Ovbiagele's 'The Milkmaid' was unsurprisingly the biggest winner of the night, <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/knuckle-city-the-milkmaid-lead-amaa-2020-nominations-full-list/kz7s4wj">taking home five wins out of eight nominations</a>. Lesotho's Oscars 2020 submission, 'This Is Not A Burial, It's A Resurrection' directed Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese grabbed four wins.

It was a history making night for Haitian actor, Jimmy Jean Louis who won the Best Actor category for his role in 'Desrances'. It will be the actor's first AMAA after multiple nominations.

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST FILM

The Milkmaid (WINNER)

This is Not A Burial, It’s a Resurrection

EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM

Songs About My Mother – South Africa

The Letter Reader – South Africa (WINNER)

JUBRIL MALAFIA AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION

Malaika (The Warrior Queen) – Nigeria/USA

The legend of Lwanda Magere – Kenya

I am leaving In Ghana Get Me Out of Here – Ghana (WINNER)

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

January 15, 1970: Untold memoir of the Biafran war- Nigeria

No Gold for Kalsaka – B/Faso (WINNER)

Days of Cannibalism – South Africa

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT

Boxed – USA (WINNER)

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY

Becoming Black – Germany (WINNER)

If Objects Could Speak – Germany

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA NARRATIVE FEATURE

Aiyai: Wrathful Soul – Australia

Joseph – Barbados (WINNER)

MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD

Two Weeks in Lagos – Kathryn Fasegha

No Shades – Claire Ayiam Osigwe (WINNER)

OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE

The Milkmaid – Nigeria (WINNER)

This is Not A Burial…it’s a Resurrection – Lesotho

AMAA 2020 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

This is Not A Burial, It’s a Resurrection (WINNER)

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK

Gold Coast Lounge (WINNER)

AMAA 2020 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT

Knuckle City (WINNER)

AMAA 2020: 'The Milkmaid' wins big, see full list of winners

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