AMVCA: Roselyn Ngissah and Akwaaba Magic Shows get nominations for Ghana

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 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
MoniePoint
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
Moniepoint
Itura
Covenant
Huba
Dede
Prestige
Salem
Mahinga
Mpali
Maida
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES
Pepsi​
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
Onga - Promasidor​
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

Twisco - Promosidor ​
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
Indomie​
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)
Supa Komando​
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

Indomie​
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
Zagg​
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
MTN​
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'ennethOpukeme, 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
2Sure​
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

Amstel Malta​
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
Amstel Malta​
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, OluwaseunAdeosun

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
Close Up​
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 & JemilaSedik

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
Amstel Malta​
Leaked​
Revisit​
Stinger​
Cheza​
A Quiet Intruder​
Strings​
BEST MOVIE WEST AFRICA
Quickteller​
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