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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