Amma Asante Biography

Awards

• 2004UK Film Talent Award-: winner
• 2004SIGNIS Award - Special Mention-: winner
• 2005Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer-: winner
• 2005BAFTA Cymru Award-Best Director - Drama (Y Cyfarwyddwr Gorau - Drama): winner
• 2005Grand Prix-: nominated
• 2005Evening Standard British Film Award-Most Promising Newcomer: nominated
• 2005ALFS Award-British Newcomer of the Year: nominated
• 2005Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic Features - World Cinema Competition: winner
• 2005FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 2013Black Pearl Award-New Horizons Competition: nominated
• 2013The Adrienne Fancey Award-Best Film: winner
• 2014SIGNIS Award-: winner
• 2014Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2014Directors to Watch-: winner
• 2014Audience Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2014WFCC Award-Best Movie by a Woman: nominated
• 2015Black Reel-Outstanding Director, Motion Picture: nominated
• 2015Image Award-Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture: nominated
• 2015Grand Jury Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2017Courage in Filmmaking Award-: nominated
• 2018Black Reel-Outstanding World Cinema Motion Picture: winner