Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

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.

2006 Best Actor winner Kanayo O. Kanayo

2007 Best Actor winner Olu Jacobs (left)

2008 Best Actor winner Nkem Owoh

2010 Best Actor winner Ramsey Nouah

2012 Best Actor winner Majid Michel

Best Actor (Lead role)
Year	Nominees	Film	Result
2005	Richard Mofe Damijo	The Mayors	Won
2006	Kanayo O. Kanayo	Family Battle	Won
	Osita Iheme & Chinedu Ikedieze	Secret Adventure	Nominated
	Bil Aka	Sofia	Nominated
	Nosa Ehinwen	Anini	Nominated
	Modu Cessay	Arrou (Prevention)	Nominated
2007	Olu Jacobs	Dancing Heart	Won
	Kunle Abogunloko	Covenant Church	Nominated
	Ayo Lijadu	Maroko	Nominated
2008	Nkem Owoh	Stronger Than Pain	Won
	Van Vicker	Return Of Beyonce & Princess Tyra	Nominated
	Kanayo O. Kanayo	Across the Niger	Nominated
	OC Ukeje	Check Point	Nominated
	Peter Badejo	White Waters	Nominated
2009	Farouk Al-Fichawi	Seventh Heaven	Won
	Godfrey Odhiamba	From a Whisper	Nominated
	Mike Ezuruonye	The Assassin	Nominated
	Majid Michel	Agony of the Christ	Nominated
	Peter Badejo	Arugba	Nominated
2010	Ramsey Nouah	The Figurine	Won
	Lucky Ejim	The Tenant	Nominated
	Majid Michel	Sin of a Soul	Nominated
	Sadiq Abu	Soul Diaspora	Nominated
	John Osie Tutu Agyeman	I Sing of a Well	Nominated
2011	Themba Ndaba	Hopeville	Won
	Patsha Bay	Viva Riva!	Nominated
	Jimmy Jean-Louis	Sinking Sands	Nominated
	Ekon Blankson	Checkmate	Nominated
	Antar Laniyan	Yemoja	Nominated
	Majid Michel	Pool Party	Nominated
2012	Majid Michel	Somewhere in Africa	Won
	Menzi Ngubane	How to Steal 2 Million	Nominated
	Chet Anekwe	Unwanted Guest	Nominated
	Jafta Mamabolo	Otelo Burning	Nominated
	Karabo Lance	48	Nominated
	Wale Ojo	Phone Swap	Nominated
	Hakeem Kae-Kazim	Man on Ground	Nominated
2013	Justus Esiri	Assassins Practice	Won
	OC Ukeje	Alan Poza	Nominated
	Bimbo Manuel	Heroes and Zeros	Nominated
	Lindani Nkosi	Zama Zama	Nominated
	Hlomla Dandala	Contract	Nominated
	Femi Jacobs	The Meeting	Nominated
	Amurin Wumnembom	Ninah’s Dowry	Nominated
2014	Mothusi Magano	Of Good Report	Won
	Zengo Ngqobe	Forgotten Kingdom	Nominated
	Kanayo O. Kanayo	Apaye	Nominated
	Joseph Benjamin	Murder at Prime Suites	Nominated
	Adjetey Anang	Potomanto	Nominated
	Majid Michel	Brother's Keeper	Nominated
2015	Sadiq Daba	October 1	Won
	Tony Kroroge	Cold Harbour	Nominated
	Sdumo Matshali	iNumber Number	Nominated
	Abdoul Kareem Konate	Run	Nominated
	Gerard Essomba	Le President	Nominated
2016	Daniel K Daniel	Soldier's Story	Won
	Oris Erhuero	The Cursed Ones	Nominated
	OC Ukeje	Ayanda	Nominated
	Fragrass Assande	Eye of the Storm	Nominated
	Maps Maponyane	Tell Me Sweet Something	Nominated
	Buiferi Yakoubi	La Pagne	Nominated
2017	Jahwar Soudani	The Last of Us (film)	Won
	Sambassa Nzeribe	Slow Country (film)	Nominated
	Ibrahim Koma	Wùlu	Nominated
	Richard Mofe Damijo	Oloibiri	Nominated
	Amine Ennaji	A Mile in My Shoes (film)	Nominated
	David Oyelowo	Queen of Katwe	Nominated
	Dann-Jacques Mouton	Call Me Thief	Nominated
	Ramsey Nouah	'76 (film)	Nominated
2018	Richard Mofe Damijo	Cross Roads	Won
	Vuyo Dabula	Five Fingers for Marseilles	Nominated
	Sam Dede	In My Country	Nominated
	Sani Bouajla	The Blessed Vost	Nominated
	OC Ukeje	Potato Potahto	Nominated
	Chris Attoh	Esohe	Nominated
	Oros Mampofu	Lucky Specials	Nominated
	Frank Donga	Hakkunde	Nominated
2019	Marc Zinga	The Mercy of the Jungle	Won
	Gabriel Afolayan	Gold Statue	Nominated
	Joseph Otsiman	The Burial of Kojo	Nominated
	Chinedu Ikedieze	Lara and the Beat	Nominated
	Jimmy Jean-Louis	Rattlesnakes	Nominated
	Gil Alexandre	Redemption	Nominated
	Ezra Mabengeza	Sew the Winter to My Skin	Nominated
	Ayoub Bombwe	Fatuma	Nominated
2020	Jimmy Jean-Louis	Desrances	Won
	Gabriel Afolayan	Coming From Insanity	Nominated
	Kang Quintus	The Fisherman’s Diary	Nominated
	Bongile Mantsai	Knuckle City	Nominated
	Alphonse Menyo	Gold Coast Lounge	Nominated
	Eyinna Nwigwe	Badamasi	Nominated
	Robert Agengo/Mwaura Bilal/Andreo Kamau/ Xavier Ywawa	40 Sticks	Nominated
	Darrin Dewitt Henson	Zulu Wedding	Nominated
2021	Omar Abdi	The Gravedigger's Wife	Won
	Gary Green	Fried Barry	Nominated
	Lateef Adedimeji	Ayinla	Nominated
	Melvin Alusa	Mission To Rescue	Nominated
	Jude Akuwudike	Eyimofe	Nominated
	David Njavera	Hairareb	Nominated
	Nonso Bassey	La Femme Anjola	Nominated
2022	Eugene Boateng	Borga	Won
	Patrick Nkakalukanyi	Tembele	Nominated
	Daniel Etim Effiong	Jolly Roger	Nominated
	Gudrun Colombus Mwanyika	Tug of War	Nominated
	Botlhale Mahlangu	Surviving Gaza	Nominated
	Deyemi Okanlawon	Swallow	Nominated
	Akah Nnani	Man of God	Nominated
	Aaron Adatsi	Road to My Father's Compound	Nominated
2023	Tobi Bakre	Brotherhood	Won
	Richard Mofe-Damijo	4-4-44	Nominated
	Marc Zinga	Omen	Nominated
	Fernando Kamugisha	The Fallen Advocate	Nominated
	Justin Mirichii	Shimoni	Nominated
	Mike Danon	Sira	Nominated
2024	Zolisa Xaluva	The Queenstown Kings	Won
	Gabriel Afolayan	This Is Lagos	Nominated
	Duncan Murunyu Mungai	Boda Love	Nominated
	Nenesenor Abloso	Letters to Goddo	Nominated
	Bucci Franklin	The Weekend	Nominated
	Femi Jacobs	Anjola	Nominated
	Chidi Mokeme	Out of Breath	Nominated