Popular Nollywood actor and filmmaker Femi Adebayo has taken to social media to express his joy as his record breaking movie "Jagun Jagun" bags 7 nominations at the 2024 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).

The actor expressed joy at the 7 nominations including Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Achievement in Costume Design, achievement in Make-up, achievement in Production Design, Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Film in African Language, achievement in Visual Effect and National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) award for best Nigerian film.

He praised the organizers of the award for putting such an award to celebrate hardworking filmmakers in the movie industry, while also giving a shout-out to his team for making his movie worthy of bagging 7 nominations.

He wrote on his Instagram page:
“Hey Guys, we’ve done it again!!! Delighted to announce JAGUN JAGUN clinched seven nominations at the 2024 AMAA AWARDS nominee announcement yesterday.

Nominations include:
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
OUSMANE SEMBENE AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO CENSORS BOARD (NFVCB) AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM

Truly honored to receive these nominations and excited for every contributor in the nominated categories on the production of JAGUN JAGUN!!

Big Thanks to @amaawards_ for the recognition and to my team of talented creatives for making JAGUN JAGUN a timeless masterpiece."