It’s been a fantastic year for Africa’s vibrant entertainment industry. From movies and series to documentaries and thumb-stopping social media content, our talent in West, East and Southern Africa has risen to the occasion both in front of camera and behind – and now, it’s time to give them their well-deserved accolades.

Our ninth Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards judging panel led by this year’s Head Judge; film director, producer, and writer Femi Odugbemi, has given these industry leaders the nod for their stellar work. In no order, here are your AMVCA 9 nominees.

VOTING CATEGORIES

 

BEST UNSCRIPTED ORIGINAL

Come Play Naija

Off Air with Gbemi & Tools

Judging Matters

Rock That Aisle Again

Sankofa

Kan-See-Me

King Bugar

 

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES

MoniePoint

Unmarried

Ricordi

The Rishantes

To Have and To Hold

Accra Medic

Dirty Laundry

Njila

Pete

Junior Drama Club

A Infiltrada

Pazia

 

BEST ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES

Flatmates

The Johnsons

My Siblings and I

Co-Habits

RSM

Uncle Limbani

Mussulando

Njoro Wa Uba

Popi

The Return Of Original Comedy

 

BEST ORIGINAL TELENOVELA

Moniepoint

Itura

Covenant

Huba

Dede

Prestige

Salem

Mahinga

Mpali

Maida

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES

Pepsi 

Anikulapo      Bimbo Ademoye

Flawsome      Ini Dima-Okojie

Ile Owo          Immaculata Oko Kasum

Man of God  Osas Ighodaro

Flawsome      Enado Odigie

The Planters Plantation       Nimo Loveline

Strained         Queen Nwokoye

Shanty Town Nse Ikpe-Etim

Shanty Town Ini Edo

Wura   Scarlet Gomez

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY/TV SERIES

Onga - Promasidor

Battle On Buka Street         Mercy Johnson

Battle On Buka Street         Funke Akindele

Red Carpet   Rosely Ngissah

Passport         Mercy Johnson Okojie

Selina Bimbo Ademoye

Visa On Arrival         Albert Oluwatoyin

Married To Work       Grace Wacuka

 

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES

Twisco - Promosidor             

The Razz Guy Nosa Afolabi

Inside Life       Samuel Perry 'Broda Shaggi'

Unintentional            Kunle Idowu

Inside Life       Adokiye Horsfall 'Romeo_WJ'

Battle On Buka Street         Nkem Owoh

Survivors        Samuel A. Perry (Broda Shaggi)

Just Friends    Charles Etubiebi

City Hustler    Charles Inojie

Aki & PawPaw          Chinedu Ikedieze

Inside Life       Nedu Ani (Nedu Wazobia)

 

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES

Indomie        

Shanty Town Chidi Mokeme

The Trade       Blossom Chukwujekwu

All The Colours Of The World Are Between Black and White  Tope Tedela

King of Thieves (Agesinkole)          Femi Adebayo

Black Mail      O.C. Ukeje

Tembele        Nkakalukanyi Patriq

Kofa    Daniel Etim-Effiong

Choke                Chimezie Imo

Brotherhood Tobi Bakre

Four Four Forty Four Ruchard Mofe Damijo

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Supa Komando       

County 49      James Webbo

Anikulapo      Yinka Quadri

The Razz Guy Bucci Franklin

Anikulapo      Taiwo Hassan

Brotherhood OC Ukeje

Gacal Abdisattar Ahmed

Bedroom Chains      Jeffroberts Walusimbi

             

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES

Indomie        

On Your Own            Ivie Okujaye

Brotherhood Toni Tones

Anikulapo      Sola Sobowale

Love In A Pandemic           Teniola Aladese

Four Four Forty Four Efe Irele

Kofa    Gina Castel

 

BEST ONLINE SOCIAL CONTENT CREATOR

Zagg  

Nollywood Epic Love Story Parody (The Finale) Tee Kuro

Husband’s Side Chick         Steve Chuks

My Sweet Mother Inlaw     Isbae U

VIP Bathroom           Abiola

Back From the Future          Elozonam & Kiekie

Quick Pronunciations          Kenzy Udosen

Soldiers at War (Compilation)        Oluwadolarz & Abayomi Alvin

The Activist    Edem Victor

Fake Alert with Mercy Johnson    Adeaga Bukunmi

Iya Barakat Teropi Secxxion           Bimbo Ademoye

 

 

BEST SHORT FILM OR ONLINE VIDEO

MTN   

Teniola Zara King      Teju's Tale

Nkem Nwaturuocha           The Song Maiden

Usama Mukwaya, Loukman Ali    Sixteen Rounds

Victor Onwudiwe & Goodnews

Erico Isika       Away

Adeoye Adetunji     Pa Aromire

Gbenga Salu            Convictus

Uzoamaka Aniunoh            Love Language

 

NON-VOTING CATEGORIES

BEST WRITER IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES        

The Trade       Jade Osiberu

Kanaani         Tunde Apalowo & Jeffery Musa David

Diiche Episode 5      Sodi Kurubo, Stephanie Dadet & Victor Aghahowa

Battle On Buka Street         Funke Akindele, Jack'enneth Opukeme, Stephen Oluboyo & Jemine Edukugho

King of Thieves (Agesinkole)          Yinka Laoye

Choke            Uche Ateli

Anikulapo      Sola Dada

 

BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE OR TV SERIES)        

Brotherhood Olugbenga Ogunshina and Joy Kadiri

Crime & Justice        Pat Nebo & Temple Chima Adighije

King Of Thieves (Agesinkole)         Wale Adeleke

Battle On Buka Street         Olatunji Afolayan

Shanty Town Olalekan Isiaka

Almajiri           Toka Mcbaror

Diiche Uche Nwaohiri & Tunde Lawal

 

BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES        

Crime & Justice        Francis Wanyahdeh

Brotherhood Mathew Yusuf

Anikulapo      Lanre Omofaiye

Shanty Town Walter Odhiambo

Ile Owo          Ismail Adewunmi

Four Four Forty Four Muri Salami

Diiche Francis Wanyahdeh & Ebuka Enejere

Real Housewives Of Lagos            Renaldo Van Den Berg, Emmanuel Patrick, David Otuokere

Tarella            Godwin Lawal

Flawsome      Segun Adeleke

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY

2Sure 

Awaiting Trial            Chude Jideowo

100 Of Us        Best Okoduwa

Truck Blind Spot        Nathaniel George

Green: The Amazons          Charles F. Solomon, Oluchi Nsofor, Aaron Olayemi & Famous Odion

Nigeria: The Debut   Nora Awolowo

Way to the Top         Charles F. Solomon

Baby Blues     Nora Awolowo

 

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: SWAHILI           

Safari  Phoebe Ruguru & Njue Kevin

Barakatatu    Malcom Hamisi

Click Click Bang       Philip Karanja Njenga

Frida   Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi

Mpiganaji      Daniel Manege

Dau     Freddy Feruzi

Mvanmizi (The Intruder)      Wilson Nkya

 

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: YORUBA          

Anikulapo      Kunle Afolayan

Ogeere          Ololade Tijani-Ebong

Abebi Seranko Seniyan      Funmi Bank Anthony & Abdullahi Abdulrasaq

Mr Raji            Okusanya Bayonle Samson

Morenikeji     Karamot Adeboye

 

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: HAUSA 

Aisha  Abubakar Bashir Maishadda

Kwana Casa'In         Evans Ejiogu

Lulu Da A       Ty Shaban

Guzama         Nancy Yiljep

 

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: IGBO

Amstel Malta           

Ifediche         Brown Ene, Victor Onwudiwe & Ben Cassie

The Bride Price (Imego)      Trinity Ugonabo

Uhuruchi        Victor Iyke

Ijeoma            Shileola A. Ibironke

Ego Mbute    Shileola A. Ibironke

 

BEST SOUNDTRACK IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES

Amstel Malta           

Anikulapo      Kent Edunjobi

King of Thieves (Agesinkole)          Adam Songbird & Tolu Obanro

Shanty Town Jaysynths & Hotkid

Black Mail      Joel Christian Goffin

Battle On Buka Street         Gbas Gbos by Tolu Obanro & Adam Songbird

Obara' M       Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike & Kayode Kasum

L.I.F.E.  Abiola Olayinka & Habeeb Adebayo

 

BEST PICTURE EDITOR IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES    

Brotherhood Martini Akande

Crime & Justice        Holmes Awa & Daniel Tom

Anikulapo      Temitope Folarin

Ile Owo          Adio Solanke

King Of Thieves (Agesinkole)         Sanjo Adegoke

Tembele        Kimera Paul

Diiche Banjo Onyekachi, Winston Aig-Ohioma, Oluwaseun Adeosun

Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper  Steve Sodiya

Battle On Buka Street         Valentine Chukwuma

 

BEST SOUND EDITOR IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES     

Shanty Town Kolade Kayode Morakinyo

Ile Owo          Dare Olaitan & Adio Solanke

Battle On Buka Street         Kolade Morakinyo & Pius Fatoke

Black Mail      Shiloh Godson

Anikulapo      Anu Afolayan

Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper  Kazeem Agboola

Obara' M       Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike & Kayode Kasum

Bedroom Chains      Ismail Kyobe Ssebowa

The Set Up 2  Grey Jones

Click Click Bang       Fredrick Karumba

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

TECNO           

Crime & Justice        Yinka Edward

Tembele        Ekuka Ishaq

Shanty Town Jonathan Kovel

Brotherhood Loukman Ali

Diiche Charles Oleghe

Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper  Idowu Adedapo

Real Housewives Of Lagos            Mex Ossai, Philip Okpokoro, Esmond Igho, KC Obiajulu & Goke Oyerinde

Anikulapo      Jonathan Kovel

Flawsome      Idowu Adedapo (Mr Views)

Jolly Roger    Paul Gambit

 

BEST DIRECTOR

Close Up      

Black Mail      Obi Emelonye

Anikulapo      Kunle Afolayan

All The Colours Of The World Are Between Black and White  Babatunde Apalowo

Brotherhood Loukman Ali

Shanty Town Dimeji Ajibola

Tembele        Mugisha Herbert Morris

King Of Thieves (Agesinkole)         Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo

The Trade       Jade Osiberu

Man Of God Bolanle Austen-Peters

Diiche Tolu Ajayi, Fiyin Gambo, Ifeoma Chukwuogo & James Omokwe

 

BEST MAKEUP ARTIST MOVIE OR TV SERIES          

Anikulapo      Hakeem Effects Onilogbo

Shanty Town Maryam Ndukwe & Hakeem Effects Onilogbo

King of Thieves (Agesinkole)          Francisca Otaigbe

The Trade       Carina SFX

Tarella            Sandra Oyiana-Ogbeni

Ile Owo          Feyzo Artistry

Battle On Buka Street         Hakeem Effects Onilogbo & Jemila Sedik

 

BEST MOVIE EAST AFRICA  

Click Click Bang       Philip Karanja Njenga

Karamoja      Eleanor Nwabiso

Bedroom Chains      Hassan Mageye

Baba Twins    Lucy Mwangi

Married To Work       Nadira Shakur

Dial M For Maya       Gashumba Emmanuel

Tembele        Mugisha Herbert Morris

Gacal Omar Hamza

Mvamizi (The Intruder)         Wilson Nkya & Philipo Ngonyani

Frida   Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi

BEST MOVIE SOUTHERN AFRICA    

Silver Lining   Emmanuel Mwape

Jewel Elvis Chucks

Ke Bona Spoko        Leburugraphy

 

MULTICHOICE TALENT FACTORY

Amstel Malta           

Leaked         

Revisit

Stinger           

Cheza           

A Quiet Intruder      

Strings

 

BEST MOVIE WEST AFRICA

Quickteller  

Four Four Forty Four Winifred Mena Ajakpovi

Anikulapo      Kunle Afolayan

Kanaani         Rent-A-Studio & Native Media TV

Obara' M       Kayode Kasum

Choke            Chris Odeh

Brotherhood Jade Osiberu

Red Carpet   Samira Yakubu

 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES

Verve

Crime & Justice        Yinka Edward

Diiche James Omokwe

The Plan         Dimbo Atiya, Rahama Sadau, Safina Mellisa

When are we getting married      Ife Olujuyigbe, Kayode Kasum

Visa On Arrival Season 1    Bovi Ugboma, Ann Obaseki

Real Housewives of Lagos Adeola Art-Alade & Dare Art Alade

Single Kiasi     Grace Kahaki & Philippe Bresson

Flawsome      Tola Odunsi & Akin Akinkugbe

County 49      Millicent Ogutu

Game On Season 2 Vincent Nwachukwu

 

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER MOVIE/TV SERIES

Zagg

Four Four Forty Four Millicent Jack

Brotherhood Ezugworie Franca

Man of God  Bolanle Austen-Peters, Clement Effanga, Juliana Dede

Anikulapo      Toyin Ogundeji

The Real Housewives of Lagos Reunion Episode           Adeola Art-Alade

Shanty Town Bunmi Fashina, Tiannah Empire & Secrets of April

Nnewi The Land of Gold     Kingsley Okoye Rex

 

BEST OVERALL MOVIE

Amstel Malta

Anikulapo   Kunle Afolayan

Battle On Buka Street      Funke Akindele

Brotherhood      Jade Osiberu

King Of Thieves (Agesinkole)       Femi Adebayo

Four Four Forty Four     Winfred Mena-Ajakpovi

Ile Owo     Kayode Kasum

Tembele     Mugisha Herbet Morris

 

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