The complete lineup of nominees for the AMVCA 2024 has been revealed, marking the beginning of the countdown to the prestigious 10th Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. During a live broadcast on Sunday, March 24, 2024, across all Africa Magic Channels.
The nominees were announced, stirring excitement among fans and industry enthusiasts. Set to take place on May 10 and 11, 2024, at the renowned Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria, this year’s edition holds special significance as it commemorates the milestone 10th anniversary of the awards ceremony. With the venue chosen and the nominees unveiled, the stage is set for a celebration of excellence in African cinema and television, eagerly anticipated by viewers and industry insiders alike.
Below is the list of AMVCA 2024 nominees:
BEST DIGITAL CONTENT
IamLizzyJay (National Treasure)
Layi Wasabi x2 (Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement)
Elozonam, Lina Idoko, Jemima Osunde(Hello Neighbour)
Taaooma (The Boyfriend)
BESTMULTICHOICE TALENT FACTORY
Grown
Her Dark Past
Somewhere in Kole
Full Time Husband
The 11th Commandment
Mfumukazi
BEST SCRIPTED M-NET ORIGINAL
Slum King
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)
Date My Family (Zambia)
Royal Qlique (Season 2)
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (WEST AFRICA)
Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)
Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo)
Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan)
Orisa (Odunlade Adekola)
Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah)
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (EAST AFRICA)
Where the River Divides
Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
Wandongwa
Nakupenda
Itifaki
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (SOUTHERN AFRICA)
Service To Heart
Uncle Limbani
Motshameko O Kotsi
BEST INDIGENOUS M-NET ORIGINAL
The Passenger
Nana Akoto
Apo
Irora Iya
Love Trasnfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)
BEST SHORT FILM
T’egbon T’aburo
Broken Mask
Eighteenth Year
Man and Masquerades
A Place Called Forward
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alex Ekubo (Afamefuna)
Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life)
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
Ajoke Silva (Over the Bridge)
Fathia Williams Balogun (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)
Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)
Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life)
Eliane Umuhire (Omen)
Tana Adelana (Ijogbon-Chaos)
Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Wale Ojo (Breath of Life)
Stan Nze (Afamefuna)
Marc Zinga (Omen)
Gideon Okeke (Egun)
David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)
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 Dibor (Blood Vessel)
Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)
Kehinde Bankole (Adire)
Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mami Wata
Blood Vessel
Over The Bridge
Breath of Life
Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)
Ijogbon (Chaos)
Omen
BEST EDITING
Chuka Ejorh and Onyekachi Banjo
Holmes Awa
Alex Kamau and Victor Obok
Dayo Nathaniel
Antonio Ribeiro
Nathan Delannoy
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)
Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)
Grey Jones Ossai x2 (Breathe of Life and Blood Vessel)
Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)
BEST ART DIRECTION
Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)
Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade)
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)
Bunmi Demilola Fashina (Mami Wata)
Daniel Obasi (Breath of Life)
BEST MAKEUP
Francesca Otaigbe (Over the Bridge)
Campbell Precious (Mami Wata)
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
Masquerades of Aniedo
Slum King
BEST WRITING (MOVIE)
Breath of Life (BB Sasore)
Over The Bridge (Tosin Otudeko)
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola)
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 DOCUMENTARY
Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
Lobola, A Bride’s True Price?
Empalikino (Forgiveness)
The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)
Sowing Hope
BEST SERIES (SCRIPTED)
Volume
Wura (Season 2)
Slum King
Itura
Chronicles
BEST SERIES (UNSCRIPTED)
LOL NAIJA (SEASON 1)
NIGHTLIFE IN LASGIDI
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF LAGOS (SEASON 2)
GH QUEENS (SEASON 2)
MUTALE MWANZA UNSCRIPTED (SEASON 1)
BEST DIRECTOR
Moses Inwang (Blood Vessel)
Adebayo Tijani And Tope Adebayo (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)
Bb Sasore (Breath of Life)
Johnscott Enah (Half Heaven)
C.J Fiery Obasi (Mami Wata)
Kayode Kasum (Afamefuna)
Tolu Ajayi (Over the Bridge)
BEST MOVIE
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Breath of Life
Over The Bridge
Blood Vessel
A Tribe Called Judah
The Black Book
Mami Wata
