The awards show is the fourth edition of what can now be described as one of the biggest film awards on the African continent.
Adesua Etomi and Daniel K. Daniel won big last night at the 2016 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs), held at the Eko & Suites, in Victoria Island, Lagos, going home with awards for Best Actress and Best Actor in a drama respectively. Of the 30 awards given out on the night, 21 were won by Nigerians (or people that worked on Nigerian films).
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
JENIFA’S DIARY – FUNKE AKINDELE (Winner)
BEING MRS ELLIOT – LEPACIOUS BOSE
SKINNY GIRL IN TRANSIT – ABIMBOLA CRAIG
AN AFRICAN CITY – NANA MENSAH
DESPERATE HOUSE GIRLS – INI EDO
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Falling – Adesua Etomi (Winner)
Road to yesterday – Genevieve Nnaji
Don’t cry for me – Mary Lazarus
Stop – Belinda Effah
Ayanda – Fulu Mugovhani
The Visit – Nse Ikpe-Etim
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Falling – Adesua Etomi (Winner)
Road to yesterday – Genevieve Nnaji
Don’t cry for me – Mary Lazarus
Stop – Belinda Effah
Ayanda – Fulu Mugovhani
The Visit – Nse Ikpe-Etim
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
A Soldier’s Story – Daniel K. Daniel (Winner)
Breathless – Mike Ezuruonye
Being mrs elliot – majid micheal
A long night – van vicker
Jaja the great – segun arinze
Falling – blossom chukwujekwu
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Jenifa’s Diary – Folarin Falana (Winner)
Officer Titus – Kelechi Udegbe
Stop – IK Ogbonna
Caught in the Act – Bishop Imeh Umoh
Head Gone – Bowoto Jephthah
BEST DIRECTOR
Tell me Sweet Something – Akin Omotosho (Winner)
Road to Yesterday – Ishaya Bako
Dry – Stephanie Linus
Ayanda – Sara Blecher
Gbomo Gbomo Express – Walter ‘Waltbanger’ Taylaur
Rebecca – Shirley Frimpong-Manso
BEST OVERALL MOVIE (AFRICA)
Dry – Stephanie Linus (Winner)
Freetown – Adam Abel and Garrett Batty
Ayanda – Sara Blecher
Tell Me Something Sweet – Akin Omotosho
Road To Yesterday – Ishaya Bako
Silverain – Juliet Asante
House Arrest – Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala
BEST TELEVISION SERIES
Daddy’s Girls – Ariyike Oladipo (Winner)
Jane and Abel – Dorothy Ghettuba
How to Find a Husband – Erica Sugo Anyadike
Santalal – Gerald Langiri
Officer Titus – Olabisi Jinadu
BEST WRITER OF A MOVIE/TV SERIES
AYANDA – Trish Malone (Winner)
FREETOWN – Melissa Leilani Larson
ANNIVERSARY – Afe Olumoye
ROAD TO YESTERDAY – Emil B. Garuba
IQUO’S JOURNAL – BLESSING EGBE
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Dry – Uche Nancy (Winner)
Silverain – Patrick Asante
Being Mrs Elliot – Byge Oru
The First Lady – Tomi Adeoye
Oracle Online – Ejiro Amos Tafiri/Vanessa Otarva
Cougars – Angel Nwakibie
BEST MAKEUP ARTIST (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Ayanda – Louiza Calore (Winner)
Dry – Gabriel Okorie
Jaja the Great – Innocent Abba
Ojuju – Funke Olowu
Being Mrs Elliot – Moses Ogunlana
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Common Man – Stanlee Ohikhuare (Winner)
Kpians-the feast of souls – Stanlee Ohikhuare
House Arrest – Francis Lubanjuma
Gbomo Gbomo Express – David Wyte and Paul Gambit
Being Mrs Elliot – Oluwole Olawoyin
BEST PICTURE EDITOR
Rebecca – Shirley Frimpong-Manso (Winner)
Tell me Sweet Something – Vuyani Sondlo
Road To Yesterday – Chuka Ejorh
A Soldier’s Story – Frankie Ogar
Special Crimes Unit: Lasgidi Cops – Adeyemi Olowoshagba
BEST DOCUMENTARY
FAAJI AGBA – Remi Vaughan-Richards (Winner)
THE NEW AFRICA – Kagho Crowther Idhebor
GOGE AFRICA ENCOUNTERS WILD GORILLA – Nneka Isaac-Moses
DEMYSTIFYING AUTISM – Dotun Akande
DAWN TO DUSK – Nanmet Anthony
BEST MOVIE – SOUTHERN AFRICA
Lilongwe – Joyce mhango chavula (Winner)
Ayanda – Sara Blecher
Tell Me Sweet Something – Akin Omotosho
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
A Soldier’s Story – Sambassa Nzeribe (Winner)
Stolen Water – Blossom Chukwujekwu
Stigma – Soibifaa Dokubo
A soldier’s story – Olumide Oworu
The Department – O.C. Ukeje
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
BEFORE 30 – TUNBOSUN AIYEDIHIN (Winner)
BEFORE 30 – BEVERLY NAYA
TELL ME SWEET SOMETHING – THISHIWE ZIQUBU
DRY – ZUBAIDAT IBRAHIM FAGGE
THE GREEN NECKLACE – LEPACIOUS BOSE
BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
The refugees – Frank Raja Arase (Winner)
Stigma – Dagogo Diminas
Dry – Gabriel Okorie
Common Man – Stanlee Ohikhuare
Elephant in the Room – Patrick ‘koinage’ Nnamani
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
TELL ME SOMETHING SWEET – Paul Michaelson (Winner)
AYANDA – Jonathan Kovel
COUPLE OF DAYS – Tolu LordTanner
THE REFUGEES – Okey Oku and Robert Peters
DRY – Angel Barroeta
COMMON MAN – Stanlee ohikhuare
BEST SHORTFILM OR ONLINE VIDEO
A Day with Death – Oluseyi Amuwa (Winner)
Panic Button – Bongiwe Selane
Yawa – Kassim Braimah
Blood Taxi – Folasakin Iwajomo
A Cup of Sugar – Bongiwe Selane
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – YORUBA
Binta Ofege – Abiodun Jimoh and Jumoke Odetola (Winner)
Taxi driver (Oko Ashewo) – Don Omope
Victims – Mercy Aigbe
Ayomi – Bukunmi Oluwasina
Shadow – Kazim Adeoti
Best Movie – West Africa (Drama/Comedy)
ROAD TO YESTERDAY – Chinny Onwugbenu, Genvieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko (Winner)
DRY – Stephanie Linus
STIGMA – Dagogo Diminas
THE VISIT – Biodun Stephens (Koga Studios)
THE REFUGEES – Frank Rajah Arase
SILVERAIN – Juliet Asante
COMMON MAN – Stanlee ohikhuare
BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Dry – Marquex Jose Guillermo (Winner)
Ayanda – Guy Steer
Road to yesterday – Kulanen Ikyo
Candle in the wind – Bernie Anti
Bambitious – Maurice Kings
Tell me Sweet Something – Gavin McCullough
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES- IBO
Usekwu Igbo -PAUL IGWE (Winner)
Chetanna – Chigozie Atuanya
The Missing God – Ubaka Joseph Ugochukwu
Udo Gba koi koi – Onyekachukwu Okeke
Nduka – Charles Novia
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – HAUSA
Dadin Kowa – Salisu Balarabe (Winner)
Sarki Jatau – Bashir Abdullahi
Inji Yan’ Ca Ca – Najjashi SB Jakara
Sakaina – Abubakar mai shadda and Hafizu Bello
Baya Da Kura – Nuhu Abdullahi
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – SWAHILI
KITENDAWALI – Josephat Lukaza (Winner)
MYUMBA 10 – Damaris Irungu-Ochieng
SAMAKI MCHANGANI – Amil Shivji
FIHI – Caroline Mbaturia
SUMU – Neema Ndanu Kilon
BEST MOVIE – EAST AFRICA
MAPENZI – Elizabeth Michael (Winner)
HOUSE ARREST – JOSEPH KENNETH SSEBAGGALA
CALL 112 – Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala
KITENDAWALL – Josephat Lukaza
MPANGO MBAYA – Staford Kihore
DADDY’S WEDDING – Honeymoon Aljabri
AMVCAS Merit Award
Bukky Ajayi
Sadiq Daba
Trailblazer Award
Kemi ‘Lala’ Akindoju
