As excitement mounts for the milestone 10th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, the organizers have revealed the nominees for this year’s coveted award categories. Broadcasted on Sunday, March 24, 2024, across all Africa Magic channels, the nominee announcement has sparked enthusiasm among fans continent-wide. Scheduled for May 10th and 11th, 2024, the prestigious awards ceremony will honor excellence in African film and television.
Dr. Busola Tejumola, Executive Head of Content and Channels, West Africa, MultiChoice, expressed delight, stating, “We are thrilled to present the nominees for the esteemed 10th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. The caliber of submissions we received was truly remarkable, presenting the jury with a challenging task in narrowing down the nominees. This year’s selection is exceptional, showcasing the rich diversity and creativity within African cinema and television, and we eagerly anticipate celebrating their achievements.”
The awards’ organizers had previously called for entries from January 15 to February 14, 2024, inviting filmmakers from across Africa whose productions had been publicly exhibited or broadcasted between December 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023, to submit their work for consideration.
Notably, the performance awards have been refined this year, now consolidated into the categories of Best Actor and Best Actress in leading or supporting roles. With a total of 27 categories, including 16 non-voting, 9 audience voting, and 2 recognition awards—Lifetime Achievement and Trailblazer Awards—the non-voting categories will be determined by the AMVCA panel of judges led by acclaimed filmmaker Femi Odugbemi. Below is the comprehensive list of nominees.
AMVCA 10 – NOMINEES LIST
BEST DIGITAL CONTENT
National Treasure
Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)
Medical Negligence
Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi)
Copyright Infringement
Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi)
Hello Neighbor
Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko and Jemima Osunde
The Boyfriend
Maryam Apaokagi-Greene
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (WEST AFRICA)
MAMI WATA
OGE OBASI
Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)
FEMI ADEBAYO
IJOGBON (CHAOS)
KUNLE AFOLAYAN
ORISA
ODUNLADE ADEKOLA
NANA AKOTO
KWABENA GYANSAH
BEST SHORT FILM
T’egbon T’aburo
NWANI ORIRE and JOSH OLAOLU
BROKEN MASK
KAGHO IDHEBOR
Eighteenth Year
MOHAMED BEDER HASAAN
MAN AND MASQUERADES
ADEKUNLE BLUE
A PLACE CALLED FORWARD (Climate Change)
UMANU ELIJAH
BEST SCRIPTED M-NET ORIGINAL
SLUM KING
CHINENYE NWORAH
HALF OPEN WINDOW
Margaret Hamza Wacera
Itura
JAMES KALU OMOKWE
The Passenger
Usama Mukwaya, Meddy Sserwadda and Hadijah Nakanjako
MAGIC ROOM
THOMAS YUSTIN WIKESI
BEST UNSCRIPTED M-NET ORIGINAL
What Will People Say
UCHE IKEJIMBA-HALLOWAY
The Irabors’ Forever After
HADIZAT IBRAHIM
Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives)
NNODIM CHIGOZIE GEORGE
Date My Family Zambia
Nancy Handabile
Royal Qlique (Season 2)
Maurice Raydo Malowa
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Over The Bridge
DAMOLA ADEYEMI
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
BOLANLE AUSTEN-PETERS, ITUEN BASI, FOLAKE COKER and CLEMENT EFFANGA
Jagun Jagun (The Warrior )
LOLA AWE
Mami Wata
BUNMI DEMILOLA FASHINA
Breath of Life
DANIEL OBASI
BEST INDIGENOUS M-NET ORIGINAL
The Passenger
Usama Mukwaya, Meddy Sserwadda and Hadijah Nakanjako
NANA AKOTO
KWABENA GYANSAH
APO (THE BAG)
Yewande Olusesan Adekoya
Irora Iya
Adeniyi Joseph Omobulejo and Allen Onyige
LOVE TRANSFUSION (KIAPO CHA DAMU)
Kefa Hussein Igilo
BEST MOVIE
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
BOLANLE AUSTEN-PETERS
Breath of Life
BB SASORE, DERIN ADEYOKUNNU AND EKU EDEWROR
Over The Bridge
TOSIN OTUDEKO, BOSE OSHIN, AJOKE SLIVA and GUY HIBBERT
Blood Vessel
CHARLES OKPALEKE
A Tribe Called Judah
OLUFUNKE AYOTUNDE AKINDELE
The Black Book
KEMI LALA AKINDOJU, EDITI EFFIONG, YINKA EDWARDS
MAMI WATA
OGE OBASI
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 MAKE UP
Over The Bridge
FRANCESCA OTAIGBE
Mami Wata
CAMPBELL PRECIOUS AREBAMEN
Mojisola
HADIZAT GAMBO
Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)
HAKEEM EFFECT ONILOGBO
A Tribe Called Judah
HAKEEM EFFECT ONILOGBO and FEYISAYO OYEBISI
BEST WRITING TV SERIES
Skinny Girl In Transit (Season 7)
Bunmi Ajakaiye, Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi and Abdul Tijani-Ahmed
Wura (Season 2)
JEFFERY DAVID MUSA, OLUMIDE KUTI and ESTHER OYIZA KOKORI
Visa on Arrival
Bovi Ugboma
MTV Shuga Naija
THE MTV STAYING ALIVE FOUNDATION
Volume
Mona Ombogo
Masquerades of Aniedo
TIMENDU AGHAHOWA and MOTUNDE AKIODE
Slum King
Donald Tombia, Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi, Fatimah Binta Gimsay, Xavier Ighorodje, and Stephanie Dadet
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 LEAD ACTOR
Breath of Life
Wale Ojo
AFAMEFUNA
STAN NZE
Omen
Marc Zinga
EGUN
Gideon Okeke
Blood Vessel
DAVID ADEIZA EZEKIEL
The Black Book
Richard Mofe-Damijo
Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)
Lateef Adedimeji
THIS IS LAGOS
Gabriel Afolayan
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
AFAMEFUNA
Alexx Ekubo
Breath of Life
Ademola Adedoyin
Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)
Ibrahim Yekini
THIS IS LAGOS
Greg Ojefua
A Tribe Called Judah
TIMINI EGBUSON
Blood Vessel
LEVI CHIKERE
Over The Bridge
Ropo Ewenla
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
MAMI WATA
LILIS SOARES
Blood Vessel
GIDEON CHUKWU
Over The Bridge
KC OBIAJULU
Breath of Life
OLA CARDOSO
Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)
ADEOLUWA OWU (DEGZY)
IJOGBON (CHAOS)
ADEKUNLE NODASH ADEJUYIGBE
Omen
JOACHIM PHILIPPE
BEST DIRECTOR
Blood Vessel
MOSES INWANG
Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)
ADEBAYO TIJANI and TOPE ADEBAYO
Breath of Life
BB SASORE
Half Heaven
JOHNSCOTT ENAH
Mami Wata
C.J FIERY OBASI
AFAMEFUNA
KAYODE KASUM
Over The Bridge
TOLU AJAYI
BEST DOCUMENTARY
ORMOILAA OGOL (The Strong One)
Lavera Ndanunga
Lobola, A Bride’s True Price?
Sihle Hlophe
Empalikino (Forgiveness)
Charlie Khisa and Mark Wambui
The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)
ANUOLUWAPO ADELAKUN
Sowing Hope
Kenneth Gyang
BEST EDITING
Over The Bridge
CHUKA EJORH and ONYEKACHI BANJO
Breath of Life
HOLMES AWA
VOLUME
ALEX KAMAU and VICTOR OBOK
OGEERE (Earth)
SHOLA AYORINDE
The Black Book
ANTONIO RIBEIRO
MAMI WATA
NATHAN DELANNOY
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (EAST AFRICA)
WHERE THE RIVER DIVIDES
Matrid Nyagah and MD Neely
ORMOILAA OGOL (The Strong One)
Lavera Ndanunga
WANDONGWA
John Kokolo
NAKUPENDA
Juma Saada
Itifaki
Omar Hamza
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (SOUTHERN AFRICA)
SERVICE TO HEART
PAUL .s. WILO
Uncle Limbani
Mulenga Mbulo Phiri
MOTSHAMEKO O KOTSI
Molebogeng Mapotlakele Mamakoko and Joseph Merlin TAFOU WAMBO
BEST SERIES (SCRIPTED)
VOLUME
Tosh David Gitonga, Joe Mahinda and Barbara Maina
Wura (Season 2)
ROGERS OFIME
SLUM KING
Chinenye Nworah
Itura
James Kalu Omokwe
Chronicles
ROGERS OFIME
BEST SERIES (UNSCRIPTED)
LOL NAIJA (SEASON 1)
DEOLA ART ALADE and DARE ART ALADE
NIGHTLIFE IN LASGIDI
OJULARI OLASUNKANMI (SUNKY O)
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF LAGOS (S2)
DEOLA ART ALADE and DARE ART ALADE
GH QUEENS (SEASON 2)
AYEBEA ‘BZ’ DARKO
MUTALE MWANZA UNSCRIPTED (S1)
Mutale Melissa Mwanza
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Over The Bridge
AVA MOMOH, KOLADE MORAKINYO
Breath of Life
KALINE AKINKUGBE and GRAY JONES OSSAI
Kipkemboi
Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia, Scott Tremblay, Geoff Raf
Blood Vessel
GREY JONES OSSAI and Fisayo Adefolaju
MAMI WATA
SAMY BARDET
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Over The Bridge
Ajoke Silva
Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)
Fathia Balogun
The Black Book
Bimbo Akintola
Breath of Life
Genoveva Umeh
OMEN
Eliane Umuhire
IJOGBON (CHAOS)
TANA ADELANA
THE ORIGIN: MADAM KOI KOI
Ejiro Onojaife
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Over The Bridge
Segilola Ogidan
OMEN
Lucie Debay
ASIRI ADE
Omowunmi Dada
THE ORIGIN: MADAM KOI KOI
Ireti Doyle
Blood Vessel
ADAOBI DIBOR
MAMI WATA
Evelyne Ily
ADIRE
Kehinde Bankole
A Tribe Called Judah
Funke Akindele
BEST MULTICHOICE TALENT FACTORY MOVIE
Grown
HER DARK PAST
Somewhere in Kole
Full-Time Husband
The 11th Commandment
Mfumukazi
