‘The Milkmaid’ Directed by Desmond Ovbiagele on Sunday emerged the the biggest winner of the night for the 2020, Africa Movie Academy Awards, taking home five wins out of eight nominations.

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Lesotho’s Oscars 2020 submission, ‘This Is Not a Burial, It’s A Resurrection’ directed Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese followed closely as it grabbed four wins.

The first-ever virtual Africa Movie Academy Awards, hosted by actor, Lorenzo Menakaya, held on December 20, 2020

It was also a history making night for Haitian actor, Jimmy Jean Louis who won the Best Actor category for his role in ‘Desrances’ which is his first AMAA win after multiple nominations

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Nigeria’s Official Selection Committee (For the Academy Awards® IFF Submissions) has confirmed Desmond Ovbiagele’s ‘The Milkmaid’ as Nigeria’s official 2021 submission.

The selection committee confirmed this on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 while revealing that it beat three other films in the final voting stage.

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Contending films include ‘Ibi’ (The Birth), ‘Voiceless’, ‘Eyimofe’, ‘Sanitation Day’ and the Mo Abudu produced ‘Oloture’.

‘The Milkmaid’ explores the harsh reality of insurgency in Northern Nigeria using the story of two Fulani sisters, Aisha and Zainab who get kidnapped by insurgents. It stars Anthonieta Kalunta, Maryam Booth, and Gambo Usman Kona.

Already a trendsetter, ‘The Milkmaid’ has eight nominations at this year’s Africa Movie Academy Awards including the Best film category.

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