AMVCA10: Breath Of Life Sweeps Major Awards. Here’s The Full List Of Winners

Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award (AMVCA), Africa’s biggest award night, which recognises filmmakers, actors, and technicians for their success and contribution to the development of the continent’s film and television industry, was held at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Saturday, May 11, 2024.

With a total of 27 categories and over 150 nominations, the 10th edition of the award had a pool of some of Africa’s best films in the last 12 months. From Over The Bridge, which had 12 nominations and earned Abisola Omolade Best Art Direction, to Breath Of Life with 11 nominations, but took home the highest award of the night with six wins, the award paid due homage to the immense creativity of some of the continent’s best movies.

Wale Ojo, who embodied his role as Old Timi in the critically acclaimed movie, Breath of Life, bagged Best Lead Actor, defeating actors in the category, including Stan Nze (Afamefuna), Marc Zinga (Omen), Gideon Okeke (Egun), David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel), Richard Mofe-Damijo (The Black Book), Lateef Adedimeji (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior), and Gabriel Afolayan (This is Lagos).

Also, Kehinde Bankole defeated Funke Akindele, Adaobi Dibor, Segilola Ogidan, among others, to win Best Lead Actress for her role in the movie Adire.

Popular comedian Layi Wasabi secured his first AMVCA win in the Best Digital Content Creator category, which had the likes of Adebola ‘Lizzy Jay’ Adeyela, Maryam Apaokagi-Greene, among others, as contenders.

Here is the full list of AMVCA10 winners: 

1) Best Art Direction

1. Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade) Winner
2. Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)
3. Breath of Life (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)
4. The Black Book (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)
5.  Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Tunji Afolayan)
6. Mami Wata (C.J Fiery Obasi)
7. Omen (Eve Martin)

2) Best Makeup

1. Campbell Precious (Mami Wata) Winner
2. Francesca Otaigbe (Over the Bridge)
3.  Hadizat Gambo (Mojisola)
4.  Hakeem Onilogbo (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
5. Feyisayo Oyebisi (A Tribe Called Judah)

3) Best Costume Design

1. Lola Awe (Jagun Jagun) Winner
2. Demola Adeyemi
3. Bolanle Austin Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker and Clement Effanga
4. Bunmi Demilola Fashina
5. Daniel Obasi

4) Best Writing In TV Series – Volume

1. Volume (Moba Mobogo) Winner
2. Skinny Girl in Transit (Season 7)
3. Wura (Season 2)
4. Visa on Arrival
5. MTV Shuga Naija
6. Masquerades of Aniedo
7. Slum King

5) Best Writing Movie

1. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola) Winner
2. Breath of Life (BB Sasore)
3. Over The Bridge (Tosin Otudeko)
4. Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Adebayo Tijani)
5. Afamefuna (Anyanwu Sandra Adaora)
6. A Tribe Called Judah (Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola)
7. Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)

6) Best Sound Design

1. Blood Vessel (Gray Jones Ossai and Fisayo Adefolaju) Winner
2. Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)
3. Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)
4. Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)

7) Best Editing

1. Antonio Ribeiro (The Black Book) – Winner
2. Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo
3. Holmes Awa
4. Alex Kamau And Victor Obok
5. Dayo Nathaniel
6. Nathan Delannoy

8) Best Indigenous M-Net Original 

1. Irora Iya – Winner
2. The Passenger
3. Nana Akoto
4. Apo
5. Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)

9) Best Digital Content

1. Isaac ‘Layi Wasabi’ Olayiwola (Copyright Infringement) – Winner
2. Adebola ‘Lizzy Jay’ Adeyela – (National Treasure)
3. Isaac ‘Layi Wasabi’ Olayiwola – x2 (Medical Negligence)
4. Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko and Jemima Osunde – (Hello Neighbour)
5. Maryam Apaokagi-Greene – (The Boyfriend)

10) Best Short Film

1. Broken Mask – Winner
2. T’egbon T’aburo
3. Eighteenth Year
4. Man and Masquerades
5. A Place Called Forward

11) Best Unscripted Mnet Original

1. Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives) – Winner
2. What Will People Say
3. The Irabors’ Forever After
4. Date My Family Zambia
5. Royal Qlique (Season 2)

12) Best scripted M-net original

1. Slum King – Winner
2. Half Open Window
3. Itura
4. The Passenger
5. Magic Room

13) Best Supporting Actress – Genoveva Umeh Breath of Life

1. Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life) – Winner
2. Ajoke Silva (Over the Bridge)
3. Fathia Balogun (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
4. Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)
5. Eliane Umuhire (Omen)
6. Tana Adelana (Ijogbon – Chaos)
7. Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

14) Best Supporting Actor

1. Ademola Adedoyin (Bread Of Life) – Winner
2. Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)
3. Ibrahim Yekini ( Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
4. Greg Ojefua (This Is Lagos) 
5. Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah)
6. Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)
7. Ropo Ewenla (Over The Bridge)

15) Best Lead Actress

1. Kehinde Bankole (Adire) – Winner
2. Segilola Ogidan (Over the Bridge)
3. Lucie Debay (Omen)
4. Omowunmi Dada (Asiri Ade)
5. Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)
6. Adaobi Dibor (Blood Vessel)
7. Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)
8. Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)

16) Best Lead Actor

1. Wale Ojo (Breath of Life) – Winner
2. Stan Nze (Afamefuna)
3. Marc Zinga (Omen)
4. Gideon Okeke (Egun)
5. David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)
6. Richard Mofe-Damijo (The Black Book)
7. Lateef Adedimeji (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
8. Gabriel Afolayan (This is Lagos)

17) Best Unscripted Serie

1. GH Queens (season 2) – Winner
2. Lol Naija (Season 1)
3. Nightlife In Lagos Lasgidi
4. The Real Housewives Of Lagos (Season 2) 
5. Mutale Mwanza (Season 1)

18) Best Series Scripted

1. Itura (James Kalu Omokwe) – Winner
2. Volume
3. Wura (Season 2)
4. Slum King
5. Chronicles

19) Best Director

1. BB Sasore (Breath of Life) – Winner
2. Moses Inwang
3. Adebayo Tijani And Tope Adebayo
4. Johnscott Enah
5. C.J Fiery Obasi
6. Kayode Kasum
7. Tolu Ajayi

20) Best Movie

1. Breath of Life – Winner
2. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
3. Over The Bridge
4. Blood Vessel
5. A Tribe Called Judah
6. The Black Book
7. Mami Wata

21) Best MultiChoice Talent Factory

1. Her Dark Past – Winner
2. Grown
3. Somewhere in Kole
4. Full Time Husband
5. The 11th Commandment
6. Mfumukazi

22) Best Indigenous Language (West Africa)

1. Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo) – Winner
2. Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)
3. Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan)
4. Orisa (Odunlade Adekola)
5. Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah)

23) Best Indigenous Language (South Africa)

1. Motshameko O Kotsi – Winner
2. Service To Heart
3. Uncle Limbani

24) Best Indigenous Language (East Africa)

1. Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One) – Winner
2. Where The River Divides
3. Wandongwa
4. Nakupenda
5. Itifak

26) Best Cinematography

1. KC Obiajulu (Over The Bridge) – Winner
2. Mami Wata 
3. Blood Vessel
4. Breath of Life
5. Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)
6. Ijogbon (Chaos)
7. Omen

27) Best Documentary

1. Sihle Hlophe, Lobola: A Bride’s True Price? – Winner
2. Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
3. Empalikino (Forgiveness)
4. The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)
5. Sowing Hope

Others recognised for their contribution to the growth of the entertainment industry include;

1. Trailblazer – Chimezie Imo
2. Industry Merit Award- Idowu Phillips ‘Iya Rainbow’
3. Industry Merit Award – Richard Mofe-Damijo

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