2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) Unveils List Of Nominees

The much-anticipated 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) is set to hold its ninth edition on May 20th in Lagos, Nigeria.

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA | NOW THEN DIGITAL — The ninth edition of the prestigious 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) is set to take place on May 20th in Lagos, Nigeria, with the aim of recognizing outstanding and innovative contributions within the entertainment industry in Africa.

MultiChoice, the organizers of the event, recently revealed the list of nominees for this year’s ceremony, featuring several personalities from across the continent who have made groundbreaking contributions in their respective fields.

Kenyan film industry dominates with 17 nominations

This year, the Kenyan film industry celebrates its highest number of nominations ever, with a total of 17 nominations across various categories. Among the notable nominees are Daniel Manege, Wilson Nkya, Tobi Bakare, Chinedu Ikedieze, Bimbo Ademoye, and Nkem Owoh.

Performers and behind-the-scenes members get recognized

Nominees for the different categories include performers and behind-the-scenes members, with films made between December 1, 2021, and January 31, 2023, being considered for nominations.

Fourteen categories will be decided through public voting, while the remaining 21 categories will be decided by a panel of judges led by veteran producer and film director Femi Odugbemi.

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Winners to be announced at the grand gala event

The nominees were selected across various themes and film art forms, with the winners to be announced at the grand gala event.

The voting portal is still open for fans and movie enthusiasts to vote for their favorite nominees on the official AMVCA website, which will close on May 11. The main award ceremony will be televised live across all Africa Magic channels.

Full list of 2023 AMVCA nominees:

Below is the complete list of nominees for the various categories for the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards:

VOTING CATEGORIES

Best Unscripted Original

Come Play Naija
Off Air with Gbemi & Toolz
Judging Matters
Rock That Aisle Again
Sankofa
Kan-See-Me
King Bugar

Best Original Drama Series powered by 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 powered by 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 powered by 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 powered by 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 Powered By 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) powered by 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 powered by 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 powered by 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 powered by 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 powered by 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 powered by 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 powered by 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, Gomez Tito and Tolu Obanro

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
L.I.F.E – Abiola Olayinka, Gomez Tito and Tolu Obanro

Best Cinematographer powered by 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