The 10th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) celebrated numerous actors, filmmakers, and industry professionals pivotal to the movie-making process.
The event held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos State, on Saturday, saw Wale Ojo win the Best Actor award for his role in the critically acclaimed film 'Bread of Life'.
Actress Kehinde Bankole swept the Best Actress award for her role in 'Adire'.
'Bread of Life' was the biggest movie on the night winning five awards, including Best Movie, Best Sound Design, Best Director (BB Sasore), Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor (Ademola Adedoyin) and Best Supporting Actress (Genoveva Umeh).
Meanwhile, Funke Akindele’s record-breaking film ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ was snubbed, missing out on all five nominations.
Also, the Ghanaian reality show GH Queens won the Best Unscripted Series award.
The show follows the glamorous and fast-paced lives of ambitious women in Ghana’s entertainment industry giving a glimpse into the lives of Efia Odo, Mona 4 Real, Michy Diamond, and Cookie as they navigate life in the spotlight.
Chimezie Imo won the Trailblazer Award. Industry Merit Awards were presented to Richard Mofe Damijo and Idowu Philips, aka Iya Rainbow, for their remarkable contributions to the Nigerian movie industry.
See the full list of winners below:
Best Movie
- Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
- Breath of Life – WINNER
- Over The Bridge
- Blood Vessel
- A Tribe Called Judah
- The Black Book
- Mami Wata
Best Director
- Moses Inwang (Blood Vessel)
- Adebayo Tijani And Tope Adebayo (Jagun Jagun — The Warrior)
- BB Sasore (Breath of Life) – WINNER
- Johnscott Enah (Half Heaven)
- C.J. Fiery Obasi (Mami Wata)
- Kayode Kasum (Afamefuna)
- Tolu Ajayi (Over The Bridge)
Best Scripted Series
- Volume
- Wura (Season 2)
- Slum King
- Itura – WINNER
- Chronicles
Best Unscripted Series
- Lol Naija (Season 1)
- Nightlife In Lasgidi
- The Real Housewives Of Lagos (Season 2)
- Gh Queens (Season 2) – WINNER
- Mutale Mwanza Unscripted (Season 1)
Best Digital Content
- National Treasure - Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)
- Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement - Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi) WINNER
- Hello Neighbour - Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko and Jemima Osunde
- The Boyfriend - Maryam Apaokagi-Greene
Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)
- Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)
- Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo) WINNER
- Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan)
- Orisa (Odunlade Adekola)
- Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah)
Best Supporting Actor
- Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)
- Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life) WINNER
- Itele d Icon (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)
- Gregory Ojefua (This is Life)
- Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah)
- Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)
- Ropo Ewenla (Over the Bridge)
Best Supporting Actress
- Joke Silva (Over the Bridge)
- Fathia Williams (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
- Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)
- Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life) WINNER
- Eliane Umuhire (Omen)
- Tana Adelana (Ijogbon – Chaos)
- Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)
Best Lead Actor
- Wale Ojo (Breath of Life) WINNER
- Stan Nze (Afamefuna)
- Marc Zinga (Omen)
- Gideon Okeke (Egun)
- David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)
- Richard Mofe Damijo (The Black Book)
- Adedimeji Lateef (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
- Gabriel Afolayan (This is Lagos)
Best Lead Actress
- Segilola Ogidan (Over the Bridge)
- Lucie Debay (Omen)
- Omowunmi Dada (Asiri Ade)
- Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)
- Adaobi L. Dibor (Blood Vessel)
- Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)
- Kehinde Bankole (Adire) WINNER
- Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)
Best Cinematography
- Mami Wata (Lílis Soares)
- Blood Vessel (Gideon Chukwu)
- Over The Bridge (KC Obiajulu) WINNER
- Breath of Life (Ola Cardoso)
- Jagun Jagun - The Warrior (Adeoluwa Owu)
- Ijogbon - Chaos (Adekunle Nodash Adejuyigbe)
- Omen (Joachim Philippe)
Best Editing
- Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo (Over The Bridge)
- Holmes Awa (Breath of Life)
- Alex Kamau And Victor Obok (Volume)
- Dayo Nathaniel (Ogeere - Earth)
- Antonio Ribeiro (The Black Book) WINNER
- Nathan Delannoy (Mami Wata)
Best Sound Design
- Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)
- Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)
- Grey Jones Ossai x2 (Breath of Life and Blood Vessel) WINNER
- Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)
Best Art Direction
- Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)
- Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade) WINNER
- Breath of Life (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)
- The Black Book (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)
- Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Tunji Afolayan)
- Mami Wata (C.J Fiery Obasi)
- Omen (Eve Martin)
Best Costume Design
- Demola Adeyemi (Over The Bridge)
- Bolanle Austin Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker and Clement Effanga (Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti)
- Lola Awe (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior) WINNER
- Bunmi Demilola Fashina (Mami Wata)
- Daniel Obasi (Breath of Life)
Best Makeup
- Francesca Otaigbe (Over the Bridge)
- Campbell Precious (Mami Wata) WINNER
- Hadizat Gambo (Mojisola)
- Hakeem Onilogbo (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
- Feyisayo Oyebisi (A Tribe Called Judah)
Best Writing TV Series
- Skinny Girl in Transit (Season 7)
- Wura (Season 2)
- Visa on Arrival
- MTV Shuga Naija
- Volume- Mona Ombogo WINNER
- Masquerades of Aniedo
- Slum King
Best Writing in a Movie
- Breath of Life (BB Sasore)
- Over The Bridge (Tosin Otudeko)
- Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola) WINNER
- Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Adebayo Tijani)
- Afamefuna (Anyanwu Sandra Adaora)
- A Tribe Called Judah (Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola)
- Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)
Best Director
- Moses Inwang (Blood Vessel)
- Adebayo Tijani And Tope Adebayo (Jagun Jagun - The Warrior)
- BB Sasore (Breath of Life) WINNER
- Johnscott Enah (Half Heaven)
- C.J. Fiery Obasi (Mami Wata)
- Kayode Kasum (Afamefuna)
- Tolu Ajayi (Over The Bridge)
Best Documentary
- Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
- Lobola, A Bride’s True Price? WINNER
- Empalikino (Forgiveness)
- The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)
- Sowing Hope
Best Indigenous Language (East Africa)
- Where The River Divides
- Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One) WINNER
- Wandongwa
- Nakupenda
- Itifaki
Best Indigenous Language (South Africa)
- Service To Heart
- Uncle Limbani
- Motshameko O Kotsi WINNER
Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie
- Grown
- Her Dark Past WINNER
- Somewhere in Kole
- Full Time Husband
- The 11th Commandment
- Mfumukazi
Best Scripted M-Net Original
- Slum King WINNER
- Half Open Window
- Itura
- The Passenger
- Magic Room
Best Unscripted M-Net Original
- What Will People Say
- The Irabors’ Forever After
- Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives) WINNER
- Date My Family Zambia
- Royal Qlique (Season 2)
Best Indigenous M-Net Original
- The Passenger
- Nana Akoto
- Apo
- Irora Iya WINNER
- Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)
Best Short Film
- T’egbon T’aburo
- Broken Mask WINNER
- Eighteenth Year
- Man and Masquerades
- A Place Called Forward
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