Organizers of the annually held awards show the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) has finally announced the full list of nominations for the 2022 edition.
Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) is an annual accolade presented by MultiChoice recognizing outstanding achievements in television and film. The inaugural Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards ceremony was held in Lagos, Lagos State in Nigeria on 9 March 2013, and was broadcast live in more than 50 countries. Entries into the award ceremony are films and TV series that have been aired in the previous year.
AMVCA 2022 Nominees: The Nominees for the upcoming 8th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) was announced on Saturday, March 19, 2022, hosted by Adesua Etomi-Wellington and Daniel Etim Effiong.
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The 2022 edition of the annually held AMVCA comes in 33 solit categories as a new category have been added which is the ‘Best Online Social Content Creator’.
According to the award organizers, MultiChoice, an eight-day schedule of activities will precede the anticipated awards night, which has been scheduled for May 14.
2022 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) Winners
Best Movie (East Africa)
- The Girl In The Yellow Jumper [Winner]
- A Grand Little Lie
- My Husband’s Wife
- Just In Time
- Ugonwa Wa Kifo
- Beautiful Ashes
Best Actress in a Comedy
- Bimbo Ademoye – Breaded Life
- Bisola Aiyeola -Dwindle
- Funke Akindele – Omo Ghetto [Winner]
- Nancy Isime – Kambili
- Sarah Hassan – Just In Time
Best Documentary
- Taiwo Adeyemi – Road2Blow
- Femi Odugbemi – Unmasked: Leadership, Trust and the COVID19 Pandemic in Nigeria
- Eugene Mbugua – This Love
- Allen Onyige – Sunset in Makoko
- Saitabao Kaiyare, Mumo Liku Elena Schilling, Daniela Fritz, Ann Katrina Boberg – If Objects Could Speak [Winner]
- Lawrence Adejumo – Streets of Lagos: Dear Little People
Best Actor in a Comedy
- Shawn Faqua -Soole
- Deyemi Okanlawon – Omo Ghetto: The Saga
- Gideon Okeke -Loving Rona
- Samuel Perry ‘Broda Shaggi’ – Dwindle [Winner]
- Femi Adebayo – Progressive Tailor’s Club
- Williams Uchemba -Dear Affy
- Timini Egbuson -Ponzi
Best Supporting Actor (Movie or TV Series)
- Bucci Franklin – Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story
- Adjetey Anang – Gold Coast Lounge
- Odunlade Adekola – Jankariwo [Winner]
- Eric Roberts – A Soldier’s Story
- Amina – Magaji Mijinyawa
- Yemi Blaq -The New Normal
- Tope Tedela – Country Hard
Best Supporting Actress (Movie or TV Series)
- Bisola Aiyeola -Sugar Rush
- Mercy Johnson Okojie -The New Normal
- Clarion Chukwurah -Amina
- Mumbi Maina -La Femme Anjola
- Enado Odigie – The New Normal
- Omowunmi Dada – Country Hard [Winner]
- Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha – Omo Ghetto: The Saga
Best Online Content Creator
- Mr Macaroni [Winner]
- Tee Kuro
- Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori
- Oga Sabinus
- Jacqueline Suowari
- Eden Victor
- Elozonam
Best Short Film or Online Video
- Something About Zee
- Fractured
- Ounje Ale
- Koro
- Kiitan
- Dices
- I am the prostitute mama described [Winner]
Best Actor in a Drama
- Stan Nze – Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story [Winner]
- Uzee Usman – Voiceless
- Gabriel Afolayan – For Maria Ebun Pataki
- Efa Iwara – This Lady Called Life
- Femi Jacobs – Introducing the Kujus
- Enyinna Nwigwe – Dear Affy
- Timini Egbuson – Introducing the Kujus
Best Actress in a Drama
- Asabe Madaki – Voiceless
- Osas Ighodaro – Rattlesnake [Winner]
- Meg Otanwa – For Maria Ebun Pataki
- Bisola Aiyeola -This Lady Called Life
- Nancy Isime – Superstar
- Genoveva Umeh – A Tune Away
- Kehinde Bankole – Dear Affy
Best Movie (Southern Africa)
- Hairareb [Winner]
- Black Dollar
- Paul S. Wilo
- Veza The Unfolding
Best Movie West Africa
- Tainted Canvas
- Collision Course [Winner]
- Amina
- Rattlesnake
- Omo Ghetto
- Breaded Life
- Nneka The Pretty Serpent
Best TV Series (Drama or Comedy)
- The Mystic River [Winner]
- The Smart Money Woman
- Rumour Has It (S3)
- My Name Is A-Zed
- Butuku
- Jenifa’s Diary
Best Cinematographer
- Muhammed Attah Ahmed – Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story [Winner]
- James Amuta – Collision Course
- Peter Kreil, Wale Adebayo, Samuel Jonathan, Moruf Fadaro – Amina
- Samuel Jonathan, Moruf Fadaro – The Mystic River
- John Njaga Demps – Nneka The Pretty Serpent
- Victoria Mbogo – Just in Time
Best Lighting Design
- Stanley Idegbu Okechukwu – Amina
- Yemi Awoponle – The Mystic River
- Mathew Yusuf – Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story [Winner]
- Jaco Strauss – The White Line
- Godwin Lawani – Light In The Dark
- Mathew Yusuf – Nneka The Pretty Serpent
- Fei Mustafa – Dear Affy
Best Makeup
- Gift Ameh – Voiceless
- Dagogo Diminas, Gabriel Okorie Gabazzini – Amina
- Balogun Abiodun – Omo Ghetto: The Saga [Winner]
- Ugochinyere Ihendi – Nneka The Pretty Serpent
- Carina Ojoko -Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story
- Adewunmi Fatai, Ayobami Abolarin – Peregun
- Abiola Popoola – La Femme Anjola
Best Costume Designer
- Titi Aina Raji – Voiceless
- Millicent T. Jack – Amina [Winner]
- Isoken Ogiemwonyi – The Smart Money Woman
- Funke Akindele Bello – Omo Ghetto: The Saga
- Obijie Oru – The Mystic River
- Yolanda Okereke – La Femme Anjola
- Yoanna “Pepper” Chikezie + Nneka The Pretty Serpent
Best Writer Nominees
- Tunde Babalola – La Femme Anjola
- Toluwani Obayan, Kayode Kasum – This Lady Called Life
- Tunray Femi, Damilola E. Orimogunje -For Maria Ebun Pataki
- Chigozirim Nwanegbo – One Lagos Night
- Manie Oiseomaye, Donald Tombia, Biodun Stephen – Introducing the Kujus [Winner]
- Frank Chinedu Uba – Amina
- Abosi Ogba, Sally Kenneth Dadzie, Lydia Idakula Sobogun, Olawale Adetula, Belinda Yanga Agedah -Little Black Book
Best Indigenous Language – Swahili
- Obambo [Winner]
- Jaramandia
- Rishai
Best Indigenous Language – Yoruba
- Jankariwo
- Alaise [Winner]
- Abeke
- Balokun
- Ijolewa
- Arodan
Best Indigenous Language – Hausa
- Voiceless [Winner]
- Sarki Goma Zamani Goma
- Bana Bakwai
- Tsangayar Asali
- Bayi
Best Indigenous Language – Igbo
- Nne-Ka [Winner]
- Uhuruchi (Sunset)
- Echezona
- Udene
Best Africa Magic Original Comedy Series
- The Johnsons [Winner]
- My Flatmates
- My Siblings and I
Best Africa Magic Original Drama Series
- Movement: Japa
- Riona
- Unmarried
- Dilemma
- Venge
- Eve
- Enakhe
- Rishante [Winner]
Best Picture Editor
- Rogers Ofime – Voiceless
- Dolapo Adeleke – Just In Time
- JJC Skillz, Adeyemi Shomade, Valentine Chukwuma – Omo Ghetto: The Saga
- Tester Bassey, Abiodun Okunola, Moses Inwang – Lockdown
- Moses Inwang – Bad Comments
- Tunde Apalowo – For Maria Ebun Pataki [Winner]
- Tega Salubi – Collision Course
Best Art Director
- Ediri Okwa – The Smart Money Woman
- Pat Nebo – Rattlesnake
- Mayowa Labiran – The Mystic River
- Tunji Afolayan – Amina [Winner]
- Chima Adighije – One Lagos Night
- Chris Udomi – Day of Destiny
Best Sound Editor
- Jim Lively, James Nelson – Amina [Winner]
- Bayo Adepetun, Biola “Lala” Olayinka – Prophetess
- Puffy Tee – Omo Ghetto: The Saga
- Tom Koroluk – For Maria Ebun Pataki
- Habib Adebayo Olaore – Nneka The Pretty Serpent
- Hassan Mageye – Tinka’s Story
Best Soundtrack
- Larry Gaaga – Rattlesnake
- Collision Course
- Boumeester Lindsay Kagwe Mungai – Just In Time
- Dabs Agwom – Amina
- Pascal Aka Raquel – Gold Coast Lounge [Winner]
- Awele Mekwunye Bizzouch – Light In The Dark
- Michael Pulse, Ponti Dikuua – The White Line
Best Multichoice Talent Factory
- Bride Untangled – Abisola Aboaba
- Engaito – Daisy Masembe [Winner]
- Nyau – Masuzyo Mwale, Cosmas Ngandwe, Abel Ngoma and Edward Sakala
- Rebirth – Brian Ontiri
- Oko K3 Akueteh – Christine Boateng and Eric Okyerefo
Best Director (Movie)
- Mildred Okwo – La Femme Anjola
- Izu Ojukwu – Amina
- Ramsey Nouah – Rattlesnake [Winner]
- Bolanle Austen-Peters – Collision Course
- Robert O. Peters – Voiceless
- Ekene Som Mekwunye – Light in the Dark
- Tiencepay Lawal, Hamisha Daryani Ahuja – Namaste Wahala
Best Overall Movie
- Amina [Winner]
- Voiceless
- Rattlesnake
- Collision Course
- Omo Ghetto
- Nneka The Pretty Serpent
- La Femme Anjola
- Just In Time
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