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.
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 | ADJETEY 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 |
Voting for the eighth AMVCAs opened from 23:00 CAT on Saturday, 19 March 2022 and close 23:00 CAT on Friday, 29 April 2022. All terms and conditions apply and are available on the Africa Magic website. Viewers can join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #AMVCA8 and follow Africa Magic on Twitter Facebook and Instagram for more updates.