AMVCA: Roselyn Ngissah and Akwaaba Magic shows score nominations for Ghana

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AMVCA: Roselyn Ngissah and Akwaaba Magic shows score 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

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES

MoniePoint

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’enneth Opukeme, 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, Oluwaseun Adeosun
  • 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 & Jemila Sedik

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

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