The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film by an African Living Abroad was an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to reward the African filmmakers in the diaspora. The category was introduced in 2008 as Best Film African Diaspora and was cancelled after the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[1]
| Best Film by an African Living Abroad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Director | Result | |
| 2008 | Through the Fire | |||
| Bleeding Rose | ||||
| 2010 | Soul Diaspora | |||
| Okra Principle | ||||
| China Wahala | ||||
| Crunch | ||||
| 2011 | Rahman Oladigbolu | |||
| Anchor Baby | Lonzo Nzekwe | |||
| Mirror Boy | Obi Emelonye | |||
| Africa United | Debs Gardner-Brook | |||
| 2012 | Housemates | |||
| Mystery Of Birds | ||||
| Ben Kross | ||||
| 2013 | Last Flight to Abuja | |||
| Turning Point | ||||
| The Assassin's Practice | ||||
| Bianca | ||||
| Woolwich Boys | ||||
| 2015 | Fevers | |||
| Gone Too Far | ||||
| Thorns of Roses (O Esphinho Da Rosa) | ||||
| Affairs of the Heart | ||||
| 2016 | Lambadina | |||
| Skinned | ||||
| LAPD African Cop | ||||
| Boxing Day | ||||
| MONA | ||||
| 2017 | While We Live | |||
| Saving Dreams | ||||
| Theory of Conflict | ||||
| A Mile in My Shoes | ||||
| Hell’s Fury | ||||
| 2018 | Alexandra | |||
| Minister | ||||
| Low Lifes And High Hopes | ||||
| 2019 | Rattlesnakes | Julius Amedume | ||
| Lara and the Beat | Tosin Coker | |||
| Makeroom | Robert O. Peters | |||
| 2020 | No Shade | Clare Anyiam-Osigwe | ||
| Eagles’ Nest | Olivier Assoua | |||
| 2 Weeks in Lagos | Kathryn Fasegha | |||
| Idemuza | Aloaye Omoake | |||
| Between | Daniel Adenimokan | |||
| 2021 | Blackmail | Obi Emelonye | ||
| First Call | Angela Onuora | |||
| K.I.A.B | Eric Zoa&Oleksii Osyka | |||
| Gone | Daniel Ademinokan | |||