2023: AMVCA 9 Nominees (Full List)

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 particular 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

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

Itura

Covenant

Huba

Dede

Prestige

Salem

Mahinga

Mpali

Maida

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Leaked

Revisit

Stinger

Cheza

A Quiet Intruder

Strings

BEST MOVIE WEST AFRICA

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

Source:- Dstv