Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role explained

The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to recognize and reward portrayer by a male actor in a major role in a film.^[1]

Best Actor (Lead role)
Year	Nominees	Film	Result
2005	Richard Mofe Damijo	The Mayors
2006	Kanayo O. Kanayo	Family Battle
	Osita Iheme & Chinedu Ikedieze	Secret Adventure
	Bil Aka	Sofia
	Nosa Ehinwen	Anini
	Modu Cessay	Arrou (Prevention)
2007	Olu Jacobs	Dancing Heart
	Kunle Abogunloko	Covenant Church
	Ayo Lijadu	Maroko
2008	Nkem Owoh	Stronger Than Pain
	Van Vicker	Return Of Beyonce & Princess Tyra
	Kanayo O. Kanayo	Across the Niger
	OC Ukeje	Check Point
	Peter Badejo	White Waters
2009	Farouk Al-Fichawi	Seventh Heaven
	Godfrey Odhiamba	From a Whisper
	Mike Ezuruonye	The Assassin
	Majid Michel	Agony of the Christ
	Peter Badejo	Arugba
2010	Ramsey Nouah	The Figurine
	Lucky Ejim	The Tenant
	Majid Michel	Sin of a Soul
	Sadiq Abu	Soul Diaspora
	John Osie Tutu Agyeman	I Sing of a Well
2011	Themba Ndaba	Hopeville
	Patsha Bay	Viva Riva!
	Jimmy Jean-Louis	Sinking Sands
	Ekon Blankson	Checkmate
	Antar Laniyan	Yemoja
	Majid Michel	Pool Party
2012	Majid Michel	Somewhere in Africa
	Menzi Ngubane	How to Steal 2 Million
	Chet Anekwe	Unwanted Guest
	Jafta Mamabolo	Otelo Burning
	Karabo Lance	48
	Wale Ojo	Phone Swap
	Hakeem Kae-Kazim	Man on Ground
2013	Justus Esiri	Assassins Practice
	OC Ukeje	Alan Poza
	Bimbo Manuel	Heroes and Zeros
	Lindani Nkosi	Zama Zama
	Hlomla Dandala	Contract
	Femi Jacobs	The Meeting
	Amurin Wumnembom	Ninah’s Dowry
2014	Mothusi Magano	Of Good Report
	Zengo Ngqobe	Forgotten Kingdom
	Kanayo O. Kanayo	Apaye
	Joseph Benjamin	Murder at Prime Suites
	Adjetey Anang	Potomanto
	Majid Michel	Brother's Keeper
2015	Sadiq Daba	October 1
	Tony Kroroge	Cold Harbour
	Sdumo Matshali	iNumber Number
	Abdoul Kareem Konate	Run
	Gerard Essomba	Le President
2016	Daniel K Daniel	Soldier's Story
	Oris Erhuero	The Cursed Ones
	OC Ukeje	Ayanda
	Fragrass Assande	Eye of the Storm
	Maps Maponyane	Tell Me Sweet Something
	Buiferi Yakoubi	La Pagne
2017	Jahwar Soudani	The Last of Us (film)
	Sambassa Nzeribe	Slow Country (film)
	Ibrahim Koma	Wùlu
	Richard Mofe Damijo	Oloibiri
	Amine Ennaji	A Mile in My Shoes (film)
	David Oyelowo	Queen of Katwe
	Dann-Jacques Mouton	Call Me Thief
	Ramsey Nouah	'76 (film)
2018	Richard Mofe Damijo	Cross Roads
	Vuyo Dabula	Five Fingers for Marseilles
	Sam Dede	In My Country
	Sani Bouajla	The Blessed Vost
	OC Ukeje	Potato Potahto
	Chris Attoh	Esohe
	Oros Mampofu	Lucky Specials
	Frank Donga	Hakkunde
2019	Marc Zinga	The Mercy of the Jungle
	Gabriel Afolayan	Gold Statue
	Joseph Otsiman	The Burial of Kojo
	Chinedu Ikedieze	Lara and the Beat
	Jimmy Jean-Louis	Rattlesnakes
	Gil Alexandre	Redemption
	Ezra Mabengeza	Sew the Winter to My Skin
	Ayoub Bombwe	Fatuma
2020	Jimmy Jean-Louis	Desrances
	Gabriel Afolayan	Coming From Insanity
	Kang Quintus	The Fisherman’s Diary
	Bongile Mantsai	Knuckle City
	Alphonse Menyo	Gold Coast Lounge
	Eyinna Nwigwe	Badamasi
	Robert Agengo/Mwaura Bilal/Andreo Kamau/ Xavier Ywawa	40 Sticks
	Darrin Dewitt Henson	Zulu Wedding
2021	Omar Abdi	The Gravedigger’s Wife
	Gary Green	Fried Barry
	Lateef Adedimeji	Ayinla
	Melvin Alusa	Mission To Rescue
	Jude Akuwudike	Eyimofe
	David Njavera	Hairareb
	Nonso Bassey	La Femme Anjola

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official website of the AMAAs . Africa Film Academy . 21 May 2014.