AMVCA9: See Full List Of The 2023 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards Nominees

The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) is back with its ninth edition as its hosts – Bisola Aiyeola and Adjetey Anang – announced the nominees for this year’s show on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

 

 

The award show, which annually highlights and celebrates African creatives in the filmmaking industry, showcased cultural diversity in style and inclusivity with nominations for the night.

With 33 categories – 10 voting categories, two live voting categories, and 21 other categories – under the leadership of the Head Judge Femi Odugbemi, the AMVCAs committee have keenly picked some of the continent’s biggest and fastest-rising stars to be honoured this year.

Here’s a full list of nominees:

Best Supporting Actress

Ivie Okujaye – On Your Own
Toni Tones – Brotherhood
Sola Sobowale – Anikulapo
Teniola Aladese – Love In A Pandemic
Four Four Forty Four – Efe Irele
Gina Castel – Kofa
Man Of God – Dorcas Shola Fapson

Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or TV Series

James Webbo – County 40
Yinka Quadri – Anikulapo
Bucci Franklin – The Razz Guy
Taiwo Hassan – Anikulapo
OC Ukeje – Brotherhood
Abdisattar Ahmed – Gacal
Jeff Roberts Walusimbi – Bedroom Chains

Best Cinematographer

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 and Goke Oyerinde
Anikulapo – Jonathan Kovel
Flawsome – Idowu Adedapo
Jolly Roger – Paul Gambit

Best Lightning Engineer In A Movie Or TV Series

Crime & Justice – Francis Wanyahdeh
Brotherhood – Matthew Yusuf
Anikulapo – Lanre Omofaiye
Shanty Town – Walter Odhiambo
Ile Owo – Ismail Adewunmi
Four Four Forty Four – Muri Salami
Diiche – Francis Wanyahdeh and Ebuka Enejere
Real Housewives of Lagos – Renaldo Van Den Berg, Emmanuel Patrick, David Otuokere
Tarella – Godwin Lawal
Flawsome – Segun Adeleke

Best Makeup Artist In A Movie or TV Series

Anikulapo – Hakeem Effects Onilogbo
Shanty Town – Maryam Ndukwe, Hakeem Effects Onilogbo
King Of Thieves (Agensinkole) – Francisca Otaigbe
The Trade – Carina SFX
Tarella – Sandra Oyiana-Ogbeni
Ile Owo – Feyzo Artistry
Battle On Buka Street – Hakeem Effects Onilogbo, Jemila Sedik

BEST PICTURE EDITOR

Adio Solanke – Ile Owo
Banjo Onyekachi, Winston Aig-Ohioma, Oluwaseun Adeosun – Diiche
Holmes Awa & Daniel Tom – Crime & Justice
Kimera Paul – Tembele
Martini Akande – Brotherhood
Sanjo Adegoke – King of Thieves (Agesinkole)
Steve Sodiya – Ijakumo the Born Again Stripper
Temitope Folarin – Anikulapo
Valentine Chukwuma – Battle on Buka Street

BEST SOUND EDITOR

Anu Afolayan – Anikulapo
Dare Olaitan, Adio Solanke – Ile Owo
Fredrick Karumba – Click Click Bang
Grey Jones – The Set Up 2
Ismail Kyobe Ssebowa – Bedroom Chains
Kazeem Agboola – Ijakumo the Born Again Stripper
Kolade Kayode Morakinyo – Shanty Town
Kolade Morakinyo, Pius Fatoke – Battle On Buka Street
Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike, Kayode Kasum – Obara’ M
Shiloh Godson – Black Mail

BEST SOUNDTRACK

Abiola Olayinka, Habeeb Adebayo – L.I.F.E.
Adam Songbird and Tolu Obanro – King of Thieves (Agesinkole)
Gbas Gbos by Tolu Obanro and Adam Songbird – Battle on Buka Street
Jaysynths and Hotkid – Shanty Town
Joel Christian Goffin – Black Mail
Kent Edunjobi – Anikulapo
Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike, Kayode Kasum – Obara’ M

Best Costume Designer In A Drama Or TV Series

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 Actor In A Comedy Drama, Movie Or TV Series

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 Perry (Broda Shaggi)
Just Friends – Charles Etubiebi
City Hustler – Charles Inojie
Aki & Pawpaw – Chinedu Ikedieze
Inside Life – Nedu Ani (Nedu Wazobia)

Best Actress In A Comedy Movie Or TV Series

Battle On Buka Street – Mercy Johnson Okojie
Battle On Buka Street – Funke Akindele
Passport – Mercy Johnson Okojie
Selina – Bimbo Ademoye
Visa On Arrival – Albert Oluwatoyin
Married To Work – Grace Wacuka

Best Actor In A Drama Movie/TV Series

Shanty Town – Chidi Mokeme
The Trader – 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 – Richard Mofe Damijo

Best Actress In A Drama Movie/TV Series

Anikulapo – Bimbo Ademoye
Ini Dima-Okojie – Flawsome
Enado Odigie – Flawsome
Immaculata Oko Kasum – Ile Owo
Man Of God – Osas Ighodaro
The Planters Plantation – Nimo Loveline
Strained – Queen Nwokoye
Shanty Town – Nse Ikpe-Etim
Shanty Town – Ini Edo
Wura – Scarlet Gomez

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES

A Infiltrada
Accra Medics
Dirty Laundry
Junior Drama Club
Njila
Pazia
Pete

Best Writer In A Movie Or TV Series

Jade Osiberu – The Trade
Sodi Kurubo, Stephanie Dadet and Victor Aghahowa – Diiche (Episode 5)
Sola Dada – Anikulapo
Tunde Apalowo and Jeffery Musa David – Kanaani
Uche Ateli – Choke
Yinka Laoye – King of Thieves (Agesinkole)
Funke Akindele, Jack’enneth Opukeme, Stephen Oluboyo, Jemine Edukughon – Battle on Buka Street

Best Short Film

Adeoye Adetunji – Pa Aromire
Gbenga Salu – Convictus
Nkem Nwaturuocha – The Song Maiden
Teniola Zara King – Teju’s Tale
Usama Mukwaya, Loukman Ali – Sixteen Rounds
Uzoamaka Aniunoh – Love Language
Victor Onwudiwe, Goodnews Erico Isika – Away

Best Original Telenovela

Covenant
Dede
Huba
Itura
Mahinga
Maida
Mpali
Prestige
Salem

BEST ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES

Co-Habits
Flatmates
Mussulando
My Siblings and I
Njoro Wa Uba
Popi
RSM
The Johnsons
The Return of Original Comedy
Uncle Limbani

BEST ONLINE SOCIAL CONTENT CREATOR

Abiola – VIP Bathroom
Adeaga Bukunmi – Fake Alert with Mercy Johnson
Bimbo Ademoye – Iya Barakat Teropi Secxxion
Edem Victor – The Activist
Elozonam , Kie Kie – Back From The Future
Isbae U – My Sweet Mother In-law
Kenzy Udosen – Quick Pronunciations
Oluwadolarz and Abayomi Alvin – Soldiers at War (Compilation)

BEST UNSCRIPTED ORIGINAL

Come Play Naija
Judging Matters
Kan-See-Me
King Bugar
Off Air with Gbemi & Toolz
Rock that Aisle Again
Sakofa

BEST ART DIRECTOR

Olalekan Isiaka – Shanty Town
Olatunji Afolayan – Battle On Buka Street
Olugbenga Ogunshina and Joy Kadiri – Brotherhood
Pat Nebo & Temple Chima Adighije – Crime & Justice
Toka Mcbaror – Almajiri
Uche Nwaohiri & Tunde Lawal – Diiche
Wale Adeleke – King Of Thieves (Agesinkole)

BEST MOVIE SOUTHERN AFRICA

Elvis Chucks – Jewel
Emmanuel Mwape – Silver Lining
Leburugraphy – Ke Bona Spoko

BEST MOVIE EAST AFRICA

Click Click Bang – Philip Karanja Njenga
Elenor Nabwiso – Karamoja
Gashumba Emmanuel – Dial M for Maya
Hassan Mageye – Bedroom Chains
Lucy Mwangi – Baba Twins
Mugisha Herbert Morris – Tembele
Nadira Shakur – Married to Work
Omar Hamza – Gacal
Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi – Frida
Wilson Nkya & Philipo Ngonyani – Mvamizi (The Intruder)

BEST MOVIE WEST AFRICA

Brotherhood – Jade Osiberu
Chris Odeh – Choke
Kayode Kasum – Obara’ M
Kunle Afolayan – Anikulapo
Rent-A-Studio & Native Media TV – Kanaani
Samira Yakubu – Red Carpet
Winifred Mena Ajakpovi – Four Four Forty Four

BEST TELEVISION SERIES

Adeola Art-Alade & Dare Art Alade – Real Housewives of Lagos
Bovi Ugboma, Ann Obaseki – Visa On Arrival (Season 1)
Dimbo Atiya, Rahama Sadau, Safina Mellisa – The Plan
Grace Kahaki & Philippe Bresson – Single Kiasi
Ife Olujuyigbe, Kayode Kasum – When are we getting married
James Omokwe – Diiche
Millicent Ogutu – County 49
Tola Odunsi & Akin Akinkugbe – Flawsome
Vincent Nwachukwu – Game On (Season 2)
Yinka Edward – Crime & Justice

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Best Okoduwa – 100 of Us
Charles F. Solomon – Way to the Top
Charles F. Solomon; Oluchi Nsofor; Aaron Olayemi; Famous Odion – Green: The Amazons
Chude Jideowo – Awaiting Trial
Nathaniel George – Truck Blind Spot
Nora Awolowo – Nigeria-the Debut
Nora Awolowo – Baby Blues

BEST DIRECTOR

Adebayo Tijani and Tope Adebayo – King of Thieves (Agesinkole)
Babatunde Apalowo – All The Colours of the World are between Black and White
Bolanle Austen-Peters – Man of God
Dimeji Ajibola – Shanty Town
Jade Osiberu – The Trade
Kunle Afolayan – Anikulapo
Loukman Ali – Brotherhood
Mugisha Herbert Morris – Tembele
Obi Emelonye – Black Mail
Tolu Ajayi, Fiyin Gambo, Ifeoma Chukwuogo, James Omokwe – Diiche

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE – SWAHILI

Daniel Manege – Mpiganaji
Freddy Feruzi – Dau
Malcom Hamisi – Barakatatu
Philip Karanja Njenga – Click Click Bang
Phoebe Ruguru & Njue Kevin – Safari
Wilson Nkya – Mvanmizi – The Intruder
Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi – Frida

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE – YORUBA

Funmi Bank Anthony Abdullahi Abdulrasaq – Abebi Seranko Seniyan
Karamot Adeboye – Morenikeji
Kunle Afolayan – Anikulapo
Okusanya Bayonle Samson – Mr Raji
Ololade Tijani-Ebong – Ogeere

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE – HAUSA

Abubakar Bashir Maishadda – Aisha
Evans Ejiogu – Kwana Casa’in
Nancy Yiljep – Guzama
Ty Shaban – Lulu Da Andalu

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE – IGBO

Brown Ene, Victor Onwudiwe, Ben Cassie – Ifediche
Shileold A. Ibironke – Ijeoma
Shileold A. Ibironke – Ego Mbute
Trinity Ugonabo – The Bride Price (imego)
Victor Iyke – Uhuruchi

BEST OVERALL MOVIE

Femi Adebayo – King of Thieves (Agesinkole)
Funke Akindele – Battle on Buka Street
Jade Osiberu – Brotherhood
Kayode Kasum – Ile Owo
Kunle Afolayan – Anikulapo
Mugisha Herbert Morris – Tembele
Winifred Mena-Ajakpovi – Four Four Forty Four

THE MULTICHOICE TALENT FACTORY FILM

A Quiet Intruder
Cheza
Leaked
Revisit
Stinger
Strings

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