The 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on the 26th of April 2008 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria, to honour the best African films of 2007. The ceremony was broadcast live on Nigerian national television. The special guest of honour at the event was Hollywood actress Angela Bassett.

The nominees were announced to a large gathering of African film industry representatives, African actresses & actors on 19 March 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa by Africa Movie Academy Awards CEO Peace Anyiam-Osigwe.

Winners

Major awards The winners of the Award Categories are listed first and highlighted in bold letters.

Best Picture Best DirectorRun Baby Run White Waters Across the Niger Princess Tyra Mission To No Where 30 DaysEmmanuel Apea – Run Baby Run Izu Ojukwu – White Waters Frank Rajah Arase – Princess Tyra Izu Ojukwu / Kingsley Ogoro – Across the Niger Bond Emoruwa – Check Point Teco Benson – Mission To Nowhere Ifeanyi Onyeabor – New Jerusalem Mildred Okwo – 30 Days Best Actress in a leading role Best Actor in a leading roleKate Henshaw-Nuttal – Stronger Than Pain Jackie Aygemang – Princess Tyra Stella Damasus-Aboderin – Widow Rakiya Attah – Across the Niger Genevieve Nnaji – 30 Days / Keep My WillNkem 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 Kofi Bucknor – Run Baby Run Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Actor in a Supporting RoleJoke Silva – White Waters / 30 Days Ireti Doyle – Across the Niger Yhama Brew – Princess Tyra Patience Ozokwor – New Jerusalem Bimbo Akintola – Cash Money Uche Jombo – Keep My WillEmeka Ossai – Check Point Jibril Hoomsuk – White Waters Fritz Bafour – Return of Beyonce Chinwetalu Agu – Across the Niger Ofia Afuluagu Mbaka – New Jerusalem Best Upcoming Actress Best Upcoming ActorUju Okeke – Mission To Nowhere Jackie Aygemang – Princess Tyra Yvonne Nelson – Princess TyraOC Ukeje & Jibril Hoomsuk – White Waters Maleke Idowu – Check Point Van Vicker – Return of Beyonce / Princess Tyra Kunle Fawole – Cash Money Krossin – New Jerusalem Best Child Actor Best Indigenous FilmEvelyn Addo – Run Baby Run Fidelis Abdulrahman – White WatersIranse Aje (Nigeria) in YorubaIpa Hafsat Onitemi Tabou |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" width=50% | Most Outstanding Actress Indigenous ! style="background:#EEDD82;" width=50% | Most Outstanding Actor Indigenous |- | valign="top" |Doris Simeon – Onitemi Laide Bakare – Iranse Aje Fathia Balogun – Ipa Zainab Idris – HafsahAyo Akinwale – Iranse Aje Muyiwa Ademola – Iranse Aje / Ipa Fathia Balogun – Ipa Ali Nuhu – Hafsah Best Effect Best MusicAcross the Niger New Jerusalem Iranse Aje Ipa Bleeding Rose Mirror of Beauty White Waters Cash Money Run baby Run Black friday Best Costume Heart of AfricaPrincess Tyra Rivals Mirror of beauty 30 Days New Jerusalem Across the Niger Checkpoint New Jerusalem White Waters Best Feature Documentary Best Short Documentary Do You Believe in Magic? – Moondog FilmsDun-dun (the talking drum) – Ibikansale D. Kayode Bridging the Gap – Myanda Production A Rare Gem – Packnet Productions Families under Attack – Myandu Films | valign="top" | Not My Daughter (Ghana)Operation Smile (Nigeria) Healthy Children, Wealthy Nation (Nigeria) |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" width=50% | Best Art Direction ! style="background:#EEDD82;" width=50% | Best Screenplay |- | valign="top" | New Jerusalem Rival Across the Niger 30 Days Iranse Aje Princess Tyra Run Baby Run Checkpoint White Waters Across the Niger Mission to Nowhere 30 Days Best Editing Best Sound Divizions or Division Run Baby Run Across the Niger Black Friday Mission to Nowhere White Waters Mirror of Beauty Black Friday Across the Niger Mission to Nowhere Best Cinematography Best Make-up White Waters Run Baby Run Across the Niger Princess Tyra Mission to Nowhere 30 Days Princess Tyra New Jerusalem Mirror of Beauty African Soldier Across the Niger

Other awards The winners are written first and emboldened and not all categories had winners.

Best Film African Diaspora Through the Fire (film) Bleeding Rose

Best Drama (Short) Kingswill – Sirrie Mange Entertainment Magical Blessings Sky line

Best Animation The Lunatic – Ebele OkoyeBest First Film by a DirectorDaniel Adenimokan (Special Mention)Best ComedyStronger than Pain

Multiple nominations The following films had the highest number of nominations. 14 Nominations Across the Niger 12 Nominations White Water Princess Tyra 9 Nominations Run Baby Run 8 Nominations 30 Days

Multiple awards The following films won the most awards on the Night 4 awards Run Baby Run White Waters 3 Awards Stronger than Pain

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