The 10th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCA, was held amid pomp and pageantry at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos State, on Saturday.
The AMVCA is an annual award presented by MultiChoice recognising outstanding achievements in television and film.
2024 AMVCA with a theme, cultural dress which many of them missed out of the theme.
Ik Osakioduwa returned as the host for the 10th consecutive year. With Toke Makinwa, Uti Nwachukwu, and VJ Adams as black carpet hosts,
Chimezie Imo won the Trailblazer Award, while Industry Merit Awards were presented to Richard Mofe Damijo and Idowu Philips, aka Iya Rainbow, for their remarkable contributions to the movie industry.Kehinde Bankole and Wale Ojo won the Best Actress and Best Actor, Breathe of Life win best movie, Neo and Venita won best dressed male and female cultural day dressed.
Here is the full list of winners:
Best Digital Content
Hello Neighbour – Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko and Jemima Osunde
National Treasure – Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)
Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement – Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi) WINNER
The Boyfriend – Maryam Apaokagi-Greene
Best Supporting Actor
Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah)
Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)
Ropo Ewenla (Over the Bridge)
Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)
Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life) WINNER
Ibrahim Yekini (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)
Gregory Ojefua (This is Life)
Best Supporting Actress
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)
Joke Silva (Over the Bridge)
Fathia Williams (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
Best Lead Actor
Richard Mofe Damijo (The Black Book)
Adedimeji Lateef (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
Wale Ojo (Breath of Life) WINNER
Marc Zinga (Omen)
Gideon Okeke (Egun)
David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)
Stan Nze (Afamefuna)
Best Lead Actress
Omowunmi Dada (Asiri Ade)
Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)
Kehinde Bankole (Adire) WINNER
Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)
Segilola Ogidan (Over The Bridge)
Lucie Debay (Omen)
Adaobi Dibor (Blood Vessel)
Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)
Best Director
C. J. Fiery Obasi ( Mami Wata)
Kayode Kasum (Afamefuna)
Tolu Ajayi (Over The Bridge)
Moses Inwang (Blood Vessel)
BB Sasore (Breath of Life) WINNER
Johnscott Enah (Half Heaven)
Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo (Jagun Jagun)
Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)
Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah)
Orisa (Odunlade Adekola)
Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo) WINNER
Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan)
Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)
Best Movie
A Tribe Called Judah
The Black Book
Mami Wata
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Breath of Life WINNER
Over The Bridge
Blood Vessel
Best Indigenous Language Movie (East Africa)
Nakupenda
Itifaki
Where The River Divides
Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One) WINNER
Wandongwa
Best Scripted M-Net Original
Magic Room
Itura
The Passenger
Slum King WINNER
Half Open Window
Best Unscripted M-Net Original
The Irabors’ Forever After
Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives) WINNER
Royal Qlique (Season 2)
Date My Family Zambia
What Will People Say
Best Indigenous M-Net Original
Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)
Nana Akoto
Apo
Irora Iya WINNER
The Passenger
Best Costume Design
Fumilayo Ransome – Kuti (Bolanle Austen- Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker, Clement Effanga)
Jagun Jagun (Lola Awe) WINNER
Over The Bridge – Demola Adeyemi
Breathe of Life (Daniel Obasi)
Mami Wata (Bunmi Demilola Fashina)
Best Sound Design
Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)
Grey Jones Ossai (Blood Vessel) WINNER
Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)
Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)
Grey Jones Ossai (Breathe of Life)
Best Art Direction
Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Tunji Afolayan)
Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade) WINNER
Breath of Life (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)
The Black Book (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)
Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)
Mami Wata (C.J Fiery Obasi)
Best Makeup
A Tribe Called Judah (Feyisayo Oyebisi)
Mojisola (Hadizat Gambo)
Jagun Jagun (Hakeem Onilogbo)
Over The Bridge (Francesca Otaigbe)
Mami Wata (Campbell Precious Arebamen) WINNER
Best Editing
Nathan Delannoy
Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo
Holmes Awa
Antonio Ribeiro (The Black Book) WINNER
Alex Kamau And Victor Obok
Dayo Nathaniel
Best Writing Movie
Fumilayo Ransome Kuti – Tunde Babalola WINNER
Jagun Jagun – Adebayo Tijani
Afamefuna – Anyanwu Sandra Adaora
Breathe Of Life – BB Sasore
Over The Bridge – Tosin Otudeko
ATCJ – Funke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh & Akinlabi Ishola
Mami Wata – CJ Obasi
Best Documentary
Empalikino (Forgiveness)
The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water For Gold)
Sowing Hope
Lobola – A Bride’s True Price? WINNER
Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie
Full Time Husband
Mfumukazi
The 11th Commandment
Grown
Her Dark Past WINNER
Somewhere in Kole
Ghanaian actor and media personality Nana Akua Addo is known for many things, one of which is her consistently stellar looks on the AMVCA , her outfit this year came with a controversy, with Eziness Anigeria designer from Enugu state, who made her dress and NANA tagged another designer in Ghana koli_kooson under agreement.
Nana Akua Addo asked Ezinne An upcoming Nigeria designer based in Enugu, ezinessolivia_styling to chose between payment and Tag, which Ezinne pleaded with Nana to encourage her as she is an upcoming designer, to pay a certain amount which is N400,000,00 and Tag her, which Nanan paid and why posting she tagged koli_kooson
