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C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi at an event for Mami Wata (2023)

Awards

C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi

15 wins & 19 nominations

Fantasia Film Festival

  • Hello, Rain (2018)
    2018 Winner Special Jury Mention
    • International Short Film Competition
    • Hello, Rain
    "The jury was impressed by this audacious deep dive into an individualistic and decadent world, in which a filmmaker could achieve such a bold and spiritually fueled universe where vibrant art direction reigns supreme and nothing is off limits."

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2024 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best International Film
    • Mami Wata
    Nigeria

Locarno Film Festival

  • Juju Stories (2021)
    2021 Nominee Golden Leopard
    • Best Film
    • Juju Stories
    Shared with: Abba Makama · Michael Omonua
  • Juju Stories (2021)
    2021 Winner Swiss Critics Boccalino Award
    • Best Film
    • Juju Stories
    Shared with: Abba Makama · Michael Omonua

BFI London Film Festival

  • Hello, Rain (2018)
    2018 Nominee Short Film Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Hello, Rain

Munich Film Festival

  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2023 Nominee CineRebels Award
    • Mami Wata

Sundance Film Festival

  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2023 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • World Cinema - Dramatic
    • Mami Wata

African Movie Academy Awards

  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2023 Nominee AMAA
    • Best Director
    • Mami Wata
  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2023 Nominee AMAA
    • Best Screenplay
    • Mami Wata
  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2023 Winner NFVCB Award
    • Best Nigerian Film
    • Mami Wata
  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2023 Nominee Ousmane Sembene Award
    • Best Film in an African Language
    • Mami Wata
  • Hello, Rain (2018)
    2019 Nominee AMAA
    • Best Short Film
    • Hello, Rain

Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2024 Nominee AMVC Award
    • Best Indigenous Language - West Africa
    • Mami Wata
  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2024 Nominee AMVC Award
    • Best Writing
    • Mami Wata
  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2024 Nominee AMVC Award
    • Best Art Direction
    • Mami Wata
  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2024 Nominee AMVC Award
    • Best Director
    • Mami Wata
  • Living in Bondage: Breaking Free (2019)
    2020 Winner AMVC Award
    • Best Writer of a Movie/TV series
    • Living in Bondage: Breaking Free
    Shared with: Nicole Asinugo

Indie Memphis Film Festival

  • Juju Stories (2021)
    2021 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Poster Design
    • Juju Stories
    Shared with: Michael Omonua · Abba Makama

Screen Nation Awards

  • C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi and Paul Utomi in O-Town (2015)
    2016 Nominee Screen Nation Film and Television Award
    • People's Choice West African International Screen Awards
    • O-Town
    Shared with: Oge Obasi

Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF)

  • Juju Stories (2021)
    2021 Winner AFRIFF Globe Award
    • Best Director
    • Juju Stories
    Shared with: Michael Omonua · Abba Makama
  • Ojuju (2014)
    2014 Winner Feature Film Competition
    • Best Nigerian Film
    • Ojuju

Mashariki African Film Festival

  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Mami Wata
  • Juju Stories (2021)
    2021 Winner Special Mention
    • Long Feature Fiction Awards
    • Juju Stories
    Shared with: Abba Makama · Michael Omonua

Septimius Awards

  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2024 Winner Septimius Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Mami Wata

Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou (FESPACO)

  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2023 Nominee Etalon D'or
    • Fiction Feature Film Competition
    • Mami Wata
  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2023 Winner Meilleur Décor
    • Fiction Feature Film Competition
    • Mami Wata
  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2023 Winner Prix De La Critique Africaine Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (African Critics Award)
    • Prix Speciaux (Special Awards)
    • Mami Wata

OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival

  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2025 Nominee Jury Grand Prize
    • OKO GLOBAL FICTION
    • Mami Wata

Silk Road International Film Festival China

  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2023 Nominee Golden Silk Road Award
    • Best Film
    • Mami Wata

Eastern Nigeria International Film festival

  • Uzoamaka Power and Evelyne Ily Juhen in Mami Wata (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • Mami Wata

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