The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Director is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to recognise the best director of an African film for the year.
Best Director Year Director Film Result2005Dickson IroegbuThe Mayors2006Andy NwakalorRising MoonLancelot Oduwa ImasuenBehind Closed DoorAndy AmenechiSecret AdventureLancelot Oduwa ImasuenFamily BattleFred AmataAniniTeco BensonDay of AtonementIfeanyi Onyeabor My Mother’s HeartBoubakar DialloSofia2007Izu OjukwuSitandaMuyiwa AdemolaApesinJeta AmataThe Amazing GraceTunde KelaniAbeni2008Emmanuel ApeaRun Baby RunIzu OjukwuWhite WatersFrank Rajah ArasePrincess TyraIzu Ojukwu & Kingsley OgoroAcross the NigerBond EmoruwaCheck PointTeco BensonMission To NowhereIfeanyi OnyeaborNew JerusalemMildred Okwo30 Days2009Wanuri KahiuFrom a WhisperTunde KelaniArugbaMinky Schlesinger Gugu and AndileMath BishBattle of the SoulSaad HendawySeventh Heaven2010Shirley Frimpong-MansoThe Perfect PictureShemu JoyahSeasons of a LifeKunle Afolayan The FigurineLeila Djansi I Sing of a wellJude Idada & Lucky EjimThe Tenant2011Djo Tunda Wa MungaViva Riva!Hawa EssumanSoul BoyOliver Hermanus Shirley AdamsNiji AkanniAramotuJahmil X.T. QubekaA Small Town Called DescentLeila DjansiSinking Sands2012Charlie VundlaHow to Steal 2 MillionLancelot Oduwa ImasuenAdesuwaLeila DjansiTies That BindBob Nyanja Rugged PriestKhalo MatabaneState of ViolenceAkin OmotosoMan On GroundSara BlecherOtelo Burning2013Niji AkanniHeroes and ZerosKenneth GyangConfusion Na WaShemu Joyah The Last Fishing BoatShirley Frimpong-Manso The ContractDavid 'Tosh' GitongaNairobi Half LifeNtshavheni Wa LuruliElelwani2014Jahmil QubekaOf Good ReportHarrikrishna & Sharvan AnendenChildren of TroumaronShirley Frimpong-Manso PotomantoAndrew Mudge The Forgotten KingdomTeco BensonAccident2015Abderrahmane SissakoTimbuktuTheodros Teshome KebedeTriangle: Going to AmericaTheo Nel iNumber NumberPhilippe LacôteRunKunle AfolayanOctober 12016Nana Obiri YeboahThe Cursed OnesBiyi BandeleFiftySékou TraoréEye of the StormSara BlecherAyandaMousa Hamadou DjingareyLa PagneStephanie LinusDryAkin OmotosoTell Me Sweet SomethingMuhammed BensoudaBehind Closed Doors2017Akin OmotosoVayaDaouda CoulibalyWùluSteve Gukas93 DaysMira NairQueen of KatweIzu Ojukwu76Daryen JoshuaCall Me ThiefAlain GomisFélicitéAla Eddine SlimThe Last Of UsSaid KhallafA Mile in My Shoes2018Frank Rajah AraseIn My CountrySafia DjamaThe Blessed VostJade OsiberuIsokenMichael Mathews Five Fingers For MarseillesOluseyi SiwokuCross RoadsShemu JoyahRoad to SunshineDarrell RoodtSiembambaAkin OmotosoHotel Called MemoryPeter Kofi SedufiaSidechic GangKenneth GyangThe Lost Café2019Jahmil X.T. QubekaSew the Winter to My SkinWanuri KahiuRafikiAdekunle AdejuyigbeThe Delivery BoyDaryne Joshua Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies StoryKemi AdetibaKing of BoysMohcine BesriUrgentMickey FonsecaRedemptionJoël KarekeziThe Mercy of the Jungle2020Jeremiah Lemohang MoseseThis is Not a Burial, It's a resurrectionAkin OmotosoThe Ghost and House of TruthEnah JohnscottA Fisherman’s DiaryJahmil X.T QuebekaKnuckle CityDesmond OvbiageleThe MilkmaidVictor Gatonye40 SticksAppoline Traore DesrancesPascal AkaGold Coast Lounge2021Chuko Esiri & Ayie EsiriEyimofeGilbert LukaliaMission to RescueRyan Kruger Fried BarryKhadar AhmedThe Gravedigger's WifeMorris MugishaStainOshoveli ShipohHairarebRam Ally KasongoNyara/The KidnappingYoussef Chebbi & IsmaelBlack Medusa
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