The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to reward the best female actress in a leading role.

Best Actress (Lead role) Year Nominees Film Result2005Genevieve NnajiStephanie Okereke2006Joke SilvaWidow’s CotStella DamasusBehind Closed DoorOnyeka OnwenuRising MoonAkofa AsieduMy Mother’s HeartAlima QiedraegoSofiaKudakwashe MaradzikaTanyaradzwa2007Chioma ChukwukaSins of the FleshNadia BuariBeyonce: The President's DaughterKhabirat KafidipeIwalewa2008Kate Henshaw-NuttalStronger Than PainJackie AygemangPrincess TyraStella Damasus-AboderinWidowRakiya AttahAcross the NigerGenevieve Nnaji30 Days / Keep My Will2009Funke AkindeleJenifaStephanie Okereke & Nse Ikpe EtimReloadedStella Damasus-AboderinState of the HeartCorine OnyangoFrom a WhisperNadia BuariAgony of the Christ2010Jackie Appiah & Lydia ForsonThe Perfect Picture Bimbo AkintolaFreedom in ChainsStephanie OkerekeNnendaFlora SuyaSeason of a lifeAkofa Edjeani AsieduI Sing of a Well2011Ama K. AbebreseSinking SandsGenevieve NnajiTango with MeIdiat ShobandeAramotuOmoni OboliAnchor BabyManie MaloneViva Riva!Denise NewmanShirley Adams2012Rita DominicShatteredNse Ikpe EtimMr. and Mrs.Yvonne OkoroSingle SixAma K. AbebreseTies That BindUche JomboDamageMillicent Makheido48Kudzai Sevenzo-NyaraiPlaying Warriors2013Florence MasebeElelwaniYvonne OkoroContractMariam OuedraogoMoi ZaphiraRita DominicThe MeetingMbutung SeikehNinah’s DiaryFlora SuyaLast Fishing Boat2014Clarion ChukwuraApayeUche NnadiliB for BoyLinda SokhuluFelixChioma Chukwuka AkpothaAccidentUche Jombo Rodriquez, Monalisa Chinda & Daniella OkekeLagos CougarsJoselyn DumasA Northern Affair2015Lesliana PereiraNjinga: Queen of AngolaQueen NwokoyeChetannaAida WangJuliet and RomeoJoselyn DumasSilverainIni EdoWhile You Slept2016Fulu MugovhaniAyandaZined OdiebBehind Closed DoorsAdesua EtomiFallingMaimouna N'DiayeEye of the StormNse Ikpe Etim, Ireti Doyle, Omoni Oboli, Dakore Egbuson-Akande FiftyNomzamo MbathaTell Me Sweet Something2017Véro Tshanda Beya MputuFelicite Lydia ForsonKetekeLupita Nyong'oQueen of KatweBimbo Akintola93 DaysJosette Bushell-MingoWhile We LiveRita Dominic76Khabonina QubekaDora's PeaceZimkhitha NyokaVaya2018 Dakore Egbuson-AkandeIsoken Kate HenshawRotiReine SwartSiembambaOkawa ShaznayIn My CountryNana Ama McBrown Lydia Forson Sika OseiSidechic GangMariam PhiriThe Road To SunriseTunde AladeseLost CaféJoselyn DumasPotato Potahto2019Sola Sobowale King of BoysSheila MunyivaRafikiRita DominicLight in the DarkJill LevenbergEllen: The Ellen Pakkies StoryBeatrice TaisamoFatumaSeyi ShayLara and the BeatJemima OsundeThe Delivery BoySamantha MugatsiaRafiki2020Mary Twala MhlongoThis is Not A Burial, It’s a ResurrectionJoselyn DumasCold FeetMeg OtanwaFor Maria: Ebun PatakiZenobia KloppersFiela’s ChildElvina Ibru The Bling LagosiansGirley JazamaThe White LineKelly Khumalo Zulu Wedding2021Joan Agaba StainLucie Memba Bois BuriedFunke AkindeleOmo Ghetto: The SagaSarah Alina Grosz Black MedusaPhumi Mthembu African AmericanRita DominicLa Femme AnjolaClaudine de GrootHairareb2022Ikhlas Gafur Vora Tug of WarBless Fortune Road to my fathers compoundOsas IghodaroMan of GodRonah Ninsiima TembeleVanessa Vanderpuye A song from the darkNanfuna SharonThe WaveEniola AkinboSwallow2023Nse Ikpe-Etim4-4-44Lucie DebayOmenElhe Mbali Mlotshwa4 WallsNafissaatou SisseSiraAdesua EtomiGangs of Lagos 2024Jackie AppiahRed CarpetGirley JazamaUnder The Hanging TreeOyin OladejoOrahUnati FakuThe Queentown KingsUzoamaka AniunohThe WeekendLaura PeppleThis is LagosEfe IreleA Smile, A Wink and A Tear

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