Nominees for the eighth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) have been revealed.
Announcing the nominees were Nollywood actors, Adesua Etomi-Wellington and Daniel Etim-Effiong during a special live broadcast, which aired on all Africa Magic channels on DStv and GOtv on Saturday, 19 March.
Renowned Ugandan Film makers Mariam Ndagire and Ayeny T. Steve among the nominees for Best Movie – East Africa Award.
See the full list of nominees below:
CATEGORY NOMINEE 1 BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES) OMO GHETTO (THE SAGA) FUNKE AKINDELE BREADED LIFE BIMBO ADEMOYE QUAMS MONEY NSE NKPE ETIM DWINDLE BISOLA AIYEOLA KAMBILI – THE WHOLE 30 YARDS NANCY ISIME JUST IN TIME SARAH HASSAN 2 BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) VOICELESS ASABE MADAKI RATTLESNAKE – THE AHANNA STORY OSAS IGHODARO
FOR MARIA EBUN PATAKI MEG OTANWA THIS LADY CALLED LIFE BISOLA AIYEOLA SUPERSTAR NANCY ISIME A TUNE AWAY GENOVEVA UMEH DEAR AFFY KEHINDE BANKOLE 3 BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – HAUSA VOICELESS ROGERS OFIME SARKI GOMA ZAMANI GOMA ABUBAKAR BASHIR MAISHADDA BANA BAKWAI ABUBAKAR BASHIR MAISHADDA TSANGAYAR ASALI ABDULKADIR NUHU AMINU BAYI DIANE RUSSET AND AYO NEWO 4 BEST DIRECTOR MOVIE LA FEMME ANJOLA MILDRED OKWO AMINA IZU OJUKWU RATTLESNAKE – THE AHANNA STORY RAMSEY NOUAH COLLISION COURSE BOLANLE AUSTEN-PETERS VOICELESS ROBERT O. PETERS LIGHT IN THE DARK EKENE SOM MEKWUNYE NAMASTE WAHALA TIENCEPAY LAWAL & HAMISHA DARYANI AHUJA 5 BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – IGBO NNEKA UCHE NNANNA MADUKA UHURUCHI (SUNSET) VICTOR IYKE ECHEZONA VICTOR ONWUDIWE AND UGOMMA ONWE UDENE OMA NNADI 6 BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – SWAHILI OBAMBO FREDDY FERUZI
JARAMANDIA DENNIS HUMPHREY AND BERNARD KAHINDI RISHAI OMAR HAMZA HASSAN 7 BEST TELEVISION SERIES DRAMA OR COMEDY THE MYSTIC RIVER ROGERS OFIME THE SMART MONEY WOMAN ARESE UGWU/ISOKEN OGIEMWONYI/LALA AKINDOJU/ AKINTUNDE MARINE MARINHO RUMOUR HAS IT SEASON 3 VINCENT NWACHUKWU LITTLE BLACK BOOK OLAWALE ADETULA MY NAME A-ZED OLAWALE ADETULA BUTUKU MWAKA NAKWETI JENIFA’S DIARY OLUFUNKE AKINDELE 8 BEST SOUND TRACK MOVIE OR TV SERIES RATTLESNAKE – THE AHANNA STORY LARRY GAAGA COLLISION COURSE COLLISSION COURSE JUST IN TIME BOUMEESTER LINDSAY & KAGWE MUNGAI AMINA DABS AGWOM GOLD COAST LOUNGE PASCAL AKA & RAQUEL LIGHT IN THE DARK AWELE MEKWUNYE & BIZZOUCH THE WHITE LINE MICHAEL PULSE & PONTI DIKUUA 9 BEST MAKE UP CATEGORY VOICELESS GIFT AMEH AMINA DAGOGO DIMINAS & GABRIEL OKORIE GABAZZINI OMO GHETTO(THE SAGA) BALOGUN ABIODUN NNEKA THE PRETTY SERPENT UGOCHINYERE IHENDI RATTLESNAKE-THE AHANNA STORY CARINA OJOKO PEREGUN ADEWUNMI FATAI & AYOBAMI ABOLARIN LA FEMME ANJOLA ABIOLA POPOOLA 10 BEST SOUND EDITOR MOVIE OR TV SERIES
AMINA JIM LIVELY & JAMES NELSON PROPHETESS BAYO ADEPETUN & BIOLA ‘LALA’ OLAYINKA OMO GHETTO(THE SAGA) PUFFY TEE FOR MARIA EBUN PATAKI TOM KOROLUK NNEKA THE PRETTY SERPENT HABIB ADEBAYO OLAORE TINKA’S STORY HASSAN MAGEYE 11 BEST DOCUMENTARY ROAD2BLOW TAIWO ADEYEMI UNMASKED: LEADERSHIP, TRUST AND THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA FEMI ODUGBEMI THIS LOVE EUGENE MBUGUA SUNSET IN MAKOKO ALLEN ONYIGE IF OBJECTS COULD SPEAK SAITABAO KAIYARE, MUMO LIKU, ELENA SCHILLING, DANIELLA FRITZ, ANN KATRINA BOBERG STREETS OF LAGOS: DEAR LITTLE PEOPLE LAWRENCE ADEJUMO 12 BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER IN A MOVIE OR TV SERIES AMINA STANLEY IBEGBU OKECHUKWU THE MYSTIC RIVER YEMI AWOPONLE RATTLESNAKE- THE AHANNA STORY MATHEW YUSUF THE WHITE LINE JACO STRAUSS LIGHT IN THE DARK GODWIN LAWANI NNEKA THE PRETTY SERPENT MATHEW YUSUF DEAR AFFY FEI MUSTAPHA 13 BEST MOVIE SOUTHERN AFRICA HAIRAREB DANTAGOS JIMMY-MELANI BLACK DOLLAR DAVID KAZADI MARIA KRISTU PAUL.S.WILO VEZA – THE UNFOLDING DUMIE MANYATHELA
14 BEST ART DIRECTOR MOVIE OR TV SERIES THE SMART MONEY WOMAN EDIRI OKWA RATTLESNAKE – THE AHANNA STORY PAT NEBO THE MYSTIC RIVER MAYOWA LABIRAN AMINA TUNJI AFOLAYAN ONE LAGOS NIGHT CHIMA ADIGHIJE DAY OF DESTINY CHRIS UDOMI INTRODUCING THE KUJU’S ADEOYE ADETUNJI 15 BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES RATTLESNAKE BUCCI FRANKLIN GOLD COAST LOUNGE ADJETE ANANG JANKARIWO ODUNLADE ADEKOLA A SOLDIER’S STORY ERIC ROBERTS AMINA MAGAJI MIJINYAWA THE NEW NORMAL YEMI BLAQ COUNTRY HARD TOPE TEDELA 16 BEST COSTUME DESIGNER MOVIE OR TV SERIES VOICELESS TITI AINA RAJI AMINA MILLICENT T. JACK THE SMART MONEY WOMAN ISOKEN OGIEMWONYI OMO GHETTO (THE SAGA) FUNKE AKINDELE BELLO THE MYSTIC RIVER OBIJIE ORU LA FEMME ANJOLA YOLANDA OKEREKE NNEKA THE PRETTY SERPENT YOANNA ‘PEPPER’ CHIKEZIE 17 BEST SHORT FILM OR ONLINE VIDEO SOMETHING ABOUT ZEE MARY NSIKANABASI UYOH FRACTURED ABIMBOLA CRAIG OUNJE ALE OZOR UCHE
KORO NICHOLAS ‘BIG GHUN’ NARTEY KIITAN KOREDE OLAYINKA DICES SANDRA TETTEH I AM THE PROSTITUTE MAMA DESCRIBED TAIWO OGUNNIMO 18 BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) RATTLESNAKE STAN NZE VOICELESS UZEE USMAN FOR MARIA EBUN PATAKI GABRIEL AFOLAYAN THIS LADY CALLED LIFE EFA IWARA INTRODUCING THE KUJUS FEMI JACOBS DEAR AFFY EYINNA NWIGWE INTRODUCING THE KUJUS TIMINI EGBUSON 19 BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – YORUBA JANKARIWO BUKUNMI OLUWASINA ALAISE DAVID AKANDE, DEMOLA YUSUF, EDGARD LEROY ABEKE SAMUEL ONIYITAN BALOKUN OLAMIDE AKINMOLAYAN IJOLEWA OLAPEJU WAHAB ARODAN WUNMI AJIBOYE 20 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER RATTLESNAKE – THE AHANNA STORY MUHAMMED ATTA AHMED COLLISION COURSE JAMES AMUTA AMINA PETER KREIL, WALE ADEBAYO, SAMUEL JONATHAN & MORUF FADARO THE MYSTIC RIVER SAMUEL JONATHAN & MORUF FADARO NNEKA THE PRETTY SERPENT JOHN NJAGA DEMPS JUST IN TIME VICTORIA OMBOGO
SUPERSTAR BARNABAS EMORDI 21 BEST PICTURE EDITOR VOICELESS ROGERS OFIME JUST IN TIME DOLAPO ADELEKE OMO GHETTO (THE SAGA) JJC SKILLZ, ADEYEMI SHOMADE & VALENTINE CHUKWUMA LOCKDOWN TESTER BASSEY/ABIODUN OKUNOLA/MOSES INWANG BAD COMMENTS MOSES INWANG FOR MARIA EBUN PATAKI TUNDE APALOWO COLLISION COURSE TEGA SALUBI 22 BEST WRITER IN A MOVIE OR TV SERIES LA FEMME ANJOLA TUNDE BABALOLA THIS LADY CALLED LIFE TOLUWANI OBAYAN & KAYODE KASUM FOR MARIA EBUN PATAKI TUNRAY FEMI & DAMILOLA E. ORIMOGUNJE ONE LAGOS NIGHT CHIGOZIRIM NWANEGBO INTRODUCING THE KUJUS’ MANIE OISEOMAYE, DONALD TOMBIA, BIODUN STEPHEN AMINA FRANK CHINEDU UBA LITTLE BLACK BOOK ABOSI OGBA, SALLY KENNETH DADZIE, LYDIA IDAKULA SOBOGUN, OLAWALE ADETULA & BELINDA YANGA AGEDAH 23 BEST MOVIE EAST AFRICA THE GIRL IN THE YELLOW JUMPER MOROCCO OMARI A GRAND LITTLE LIE DENISE KIBISU NGUBUINI MY HUSBAND’S WIFE NDAGIRE MARIAM JUST IN TIME SARAH HASSAN AND DOLAPO ADELEKE UGONWA WA KIFO RAPHAEL EMMANUEL BEAUTIFUL ASHES AYENY T. STEVE
24 BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR TV SERIES SUGAR RUSH BISOLA AIYEOLA THE NEW NORMAL MERCY JOHNSON AMINA CLARION CHUKWURAH LA FEMME ANJOLA MUMBI MAINA THE NEW NORMAL ENADO ODIGIE COUNTRY HARD OM0WUNMI DADA OMO GHETTO (THE SAGA) CHIOMA CHUKWUKA AKPOTHA 25 BEST MOVIE WEST AFRICA TAINTED CANVAS ORWI MANNY AMEH COLLISION COURSE BOLANLE AUSTEN-PETERS & JOSEPH UMOIBOM AMINA OKEY OGUNJIOFOR RATTLESNAKE – THE AHANNA STORY CHRIS ODEH OMO GHETTO (THE SAGA) FUNKE AKINDELE BELLO AND JJC SKILLZ BREADED LIFE BIODUN STEPHEN & TARA AJIBULU NNEKA THE PRETTY SERPENT CHRIS ODEH 26 BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES) SOOLE SHAWN FAQUA OMO GHETTO (THE SAGA) DEYEMI OKANLAWON LOVING RONA GIDEON OKEKE DWINDLE BRODA SHAGGI/SAMUEL PERRY PROGRESSIVE TAILORS CLUB FEMI ADEBAYO DEAR AFFY WILLIAMS UCHEMBA PONZI TIMINI EGBUSON 27 BEST ONLINE SOCIAL CONTENT CREATOR MULTI PERSONALITY DISORDER MR MACARONI NOLLYWOODEPIC LOVE STORY 1& 2(PARODY) TEE KURO KAYAMATA BUKUNMI ADEAGA-ILORI
MR FUNNY OGA SABINUS ROAD RAGE TAAOOMA OF LINE AND LAYERS JACQUELINE SUOWARI FIRST DATE – MUMMY’S BOY EDEM VICTOR AFFIAH-DE JA VU ELOZONAM OGBOLU 28 BEST MULTICHOICE TALENT FACTORY BRIDE UNTANGLED ABISOLA ABOABA ENGAITO DAISY MASEMBE NYAU MASUZYO MWALE, COSMAS NGANDWE, ABEL NGOMA AND EDWARD SAKALA REBIRTH BRIAN ONTIRI OKO K3 AKUETEH CHRISTINE BOATENG AND ERIC OKYEREFO 29 BEST OVERALL MOVIE AMINA IZU OJUKWU & OKEY OGUNJIOFOR VOICELESS ROBERT O. PETERS & ROGERS OFIME RATTLESNAKE RAMSEY NOUAH & CHRIS ODEH COLLISION COURSE BOLANLE AUSTEN-PETERS OMO GHETTO (THE SAGA) JJC SKILLZ & FUNKE AKINDELE BELLO NNEKA THE PRETTY SERPENT TOSIN IGHO & CHRIS ODEH LA FEMME ANJOLA MILDRED OKWO & RITA DOMINIC JUST IN TIME DOLAPO ADELEKE, SARAH HASSAN 30 BEST AFRICA MAGIC ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES MOVEMENT- JAPA FEMI ODUGBEMI RIONA JAMES OMOKWE UNMARRIED UCHE IKEJIMBA DILEMMA UCHE IKEJIMBA VENGE TOSIN IGHO & ROGBA ARIMORO EVE WINIFRED NWOKEDI
ENAKHE VICTOR SANCHEZ AGHAHOWA RISHANTE DIMBO ATIYA 31 BEST AFRICA MAGIC ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES MOVEMENT- JAPA FEMI ODUGBEMI RIONA JAMES OMOKWE UNMARRIED UCHE IKEJIMBA DILEMMA UCHE IKEJIMBA VENGE TOSIN IGHO & ROGBA ARIMORO EVE WINIFRED NWOKEDI ENAKHE VICTOR SANCHEZ AGHAHOWA RISHANTE DIMBO ATIYA 32 BEST AFRICA MAGIC ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES THE JOHNSONS ROGERS OFIME MY FLATMATES BRIGHT OKPOCHA & SOLOMON ADEKUNLE MY SIBLINGS & I FUNKE AKINDELE BELLO & JJC SKILLZ
