African American | Emmy Award | Academy Awards | Grammy Award | United States Military Academy | Russian Academy of Sciences | Tony Award | National Academy of Sciences | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | United States Naval Academy | United States Air Force Academy | Royal Academy of Music | National Book Award | African | Daytime Emmy Award | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | African National Congress | Brooklyn Academy of Music | Phillips Academy | Juno Award | African Development Bank | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst | Central African Republic | Phillips Exeter Academy | Organisation of African Unity | Chinese Academy of Sciences | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | National Academy of Engineering | Obie Award |
In 2007 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Director for the film Sitanda, which received nine nominations and won five awards at the 3rd African Movie Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Nigerian Film.
Funke Akindele, the main protagonist of the film, won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in Leading Role for her role as Jenifa.
Silva has starred in several films and television series, some which include Secret Laughter of Women, 30 Days, Letters to a Stranger, Widow's Cot and the African Movie Academy Award-nominated films White Waters and The Amazing Grace.