The Cursed Ones
Award Category Recipient Result
International Film Festival of Kerala Best Film Nominated
Black Reel Awards Outstanding World Cinema Motion Picture Nominated
International Filmfest Emden-Norderney SCORE Bernhard Wicki Award Nominated
Screen Nation Film and Television Awards Favourite UK African Film Nicholas K. Lory , Maximilian Claussen , Nana Obiri Yeboah Won
Screen Nation Film and Television Awards Favourite Male Screen Personality Oris Erhuero Won
Atlanta Film Festival Jury Award for Best Film Nominated
Helsinki African Film Festival Jury Award for Human Rights and Social Commentary Won
Film Africa London AUF Audience Award Nominated
Canada International Film Festival Award of Excellence for a Foreign Film Nicholas K. Lory Won
12th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Film Nicholas K. Lory Nominated
12th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Oris Erhuero Nominated
12th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Joseph Otsiman Nominated
12th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Director Nana Obiri Yeboah , Maximilian Claussen Won
12th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Screenplay Maximilian Claussen Nominated
12th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Cinematography Nicholas K. Lory Won
12th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Costume Design Afriye Frimpong Nominated
12th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Make-up Araba Ansah Nominated
12th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Production Design Davide De Stefano Won
12th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Soundtrack Benjamin Wright Nominated
12th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Editing Josh Levinsky Nominated
Awards
The Cursed Ones is a 2015 British film that was directed by Nana Obiri Yeboah and produced by Nicholas K. Lory. The original screenplay was written by Maximilian Claussen. The film tells the story of a disillusioned reporter and an idealistic young pastor, who fight to free a girl accused of witchcraft from the clutches of a corrupt system and superstition in the heart of West Africa. The film received 3 African Movie Academy Awards in 2016 for Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design. It was nominated for 13 AMAA awards in total, making it the most nominated film of 2016.