Here are the winners for Amstel Malta’s Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA)!
- Best Art Director – Frank Raja Arase for “The Refugees”
- Best TV Series – Ariyike Oladipo for “Daddy’s Girls”
- Best Makeup Artist– Louiza Calore for “Ayanda”
- Best Short Film – Oluseyi Amuwa for “A Day With Death”
- Best Writer – Trish Malone for “Ayanda”
- Best Lighting – Stanlee Ohikhuare for “Common Man”
- Best Cinematography – Paul Michaelson for “Tell Me Sweet Something”
- Best Sound Editor – Marquez Jose Guillermo for “Dry”
- Best Picture Editor – Shirley Frimpong-Manso for “Rebecca”
- Best Costume Design – Uche Nancy for “Dry”
- Best Local Language (Swahili) – Single Mtambalike for “Kitendawali”
- Best Local Language (Hausa) – Salisu Balarabe for “Dadin Kowa”
- Best Local Language (Yoruba) – Abiodun Jomoh & Jumoke Odetola for “Binta Ofege”
- Best Local Language (Igbo) – Paul Igwe for “Usekwu Igbo”
- Best Documentary – Remi Vaughan Richards for “Faaji Agba”
- Best Supporting Actor – Sambassa Nseribe for “A Soldier’s Story”
- Best Supporting Actress – Tunbosun Aiyedehin “Before 30”
- Best Actor (Comedy) – Folarin Falz Falana for “Jenifa’s Diary”
- Best Actress (Comedy) – Funke Akindele for “Jenifa’s Diary”
- 2016 AMVCA Trailblazer – Kemi Lala Akindoju
- 2016 AMVCA Industry Merit Awards – Bukky Ajayi & Sadiq Daba
- Best Movie (Southern Africa) – “Lilongwe” by Joyce Mhango Chavula
- Best Movie (Eastern Africa) – “Mapenzi” by Elizabeth Michael
- Best Movie (Western Africa) – “Road To Yesterday” by Chinny Onwugbenu, Genevieve Nnaji & Chichi Nwoko
- Best Actress (Drama) – Adesua Etomi for “Falling”
- Best Actor (Drama) – Daniel K. Daniel for “A Soldier’s Story”
- Best Director – Akin Omotosho for “Tell Me Sweet Something”
- Best Overall Movie – “Dry” by Stephanie Linus
See the full list of nominees and winners below.
NOMINEES FOR 2016 AMVCAS | |
CATEGORY | NOMINEE |
BEST OVERALL MOVIE (AFRICA) | |
Dry | Stephanie Linus (WINNER!) |
Freetown | Adam Abel and Garrett Batty |
Ayanda | Sara Blecher |
Tell Me Sweet Something | Akin Omotosho |
Road To Yesterday | Chinny Onwugbenu, Genevieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko |
Silverain | Juliet Asante |
House Arrest | Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala |
BEST TELEVISION SERIES | |
Jane and Abel | Dorothy Ghettuba |
How to find a Husband | Erica Sugo Anyadike |
Santalal | Gerald Langiri |
Officer Titus | Olabisi Jinadu |
Daddy’s Girls | Ariyike Oladipo (WINNER!) |
BEST WRITER OF A MOVIE/TV SERIES | |
Freetown | Melissa Leilani Larson |
Anniversary | Afe Olumowe |
Road to Yesterday | Emil B. Garuba |
Iquo’s Journal | Blessing Egbe |
Ayanda | Trish Malone (WINNER!) |
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
Dry | Uche Nancy (winner!) |
Silverain | Patrick Asante |
Being Mrs Elliot | Byge Oru |
The First Lady | Tomi Adeoye |
Oracle Online | Ejiro Amos Tafiri/Vanessa Otarva |
Cougars | Angel Nwakibie |
BEST MAKEUP ARTIST (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
Dry | Gabriel Okorie |
Ayanda | Louiza Calore (WINNER!) |
Jaja the Great | Innocent Abba |
Ojuju | Funke Olowu |
Being Mrs Elliot | Moses Ogunlana |
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
Common Man | Stanlee Ohikhuare (WINNER!) |
Kpians-the feast of souls | Stanlee Ohikhuare |
House Arrest | Francis Lubanjuma |
Gbomo Gbomo Express | David Wyte and Paul Gambit |
Being Mrs Elliot | Oluwole Olawoyin |
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
Officer Titus | Kelechi Udegbe |
Stop | IK Ogbonna |
Caught in the Act | Bishop Imeh Umoh |
Head Gone | Bowoto Jephthah |
Jenifa’s Diary | Folarin Falana (WINNER!) |
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
BREATHLESS | Mike Ezuruonye |
BEING MRS ELLIOT | Majid Michel |
A LONG NIGHT | Van Vicker |
A SOLDIER’S STORY | Daniel K. Daniel (WINNER!) |
JAJA THE GREAT | Segun Arinze |
FALLING | Blossom Chukwujekwu |
BEST DIRECTOR | |
Road to Yesterday | Ishaya Bako |
Dry | Stephanie Linus |
Tell me Sweet Something | Akin Omotosho (winner!) |
Ayanda | Sara Blecher |
Gbomo gbomo express | Walter ‘Waltbanger’ Taylaur |
Rebecca | Shirley Frimpong-Manso |
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
JENIFA’S DIARY | Funke Akindele (WINNER!) |
BEING MRS ELLIOT | Lepacious Bose |
SKINNY GIRL IN TRANSIT | Abimbola Craig |
AN AFRICAN CITY | Nana Mensah |
DESPERATE HOUSE GIRLS | Ini Edo |
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
Road to yesterday | Genevieve Nnaji |
Don’t cry for me | Mary Lazarus |
Stop | Belinda Effah |
Ayanda | Fulu Mugovhani |
Falling | Adesua Etomi (WINNER!) |
The visit | Nse Ikpe-Etim |
BEST PICTURE EDITOR | |
Tell me Sweet Something | Vuyani Sondlo |
Road To Yesterday | Chuka Ejorh |
A soldier’s story | Frankie Ogar |
Rebecca | Shirley Frimpong-Manso (WINNER!) |
Special Crimes Unit: Lasgidi Cops | Adeyemi Olowoshagba |
BEST DOCUMENTARY | |
THE NEW AFRICA | Kagho Crowther Idhebor |
FAAJI AGBA | Remi Vaughan-Richards (WINNER!) |
GOGE AFRICA ENCOUNTERS WILD GORILLA | Nneka Isaac-Moses |
DEMYSTIFYING AUTISM | Dotun Akande |
DAWN TO DUSK | Nanmet Anthony |
BEST MOVIE – SOUTHERN AFRICA | |
Ayanda | Sara Blecher |
Tell Me Sweet Something | Akin Omotosho |
Lilongwe | Joyce mhango chavula (WINNER!) |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR | |
A Soldier’s Story | Sambassa Nzeribe (WINNER!) |
Stolen Water | Blossom Chukwujekwu |
Stigma | Soibifaa Dokubo |
A soldier’s story | Olumide Oworu |
The Department | O.C. Ukeje |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
BEFORE 30 | Beverly Naya |
TELL ME SWEET SOMETHING | Thishiwe Ziqubu |
BEFORE 30 | Tunbosun Aiyedihin (WINNER!) |
DRY | Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge |
THE GREEN NECKLACE | Lepacious Bose |
BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
Stigma | Dagogo Diminas |
Dry | Gabriel Okorie |
Common man | Stanlee Ohikhuare |
The Refugees | Frank Raja Arase (WINNER!) |
Elephant in the room | Patrick ‘koinage’ Nnamani |
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
AYANDA | Jonathan Kovel |
COUPLE OF DAYS | Tolu LordTanner |
THE REFUGEES | Okey Oku and Robert Peters |
DRY | Angel Barroeta |
COMMON MAN | Stanlee Ohikhuare |
TELL ME SOMETHING SWEET | Paul Michaelson (WINNER!) |
BEST SHORTFILM OR ONLINE VIDEO | |
Panic Button | Bongiwe Selane |
Yawa | Kassim Braimah |
A Day with Death | Oluseyi Amuwa (WINNER!) |
Blood Taxi | Folasakin Iwajomo |
A Cup of Sugar | Bongiwe Selane |
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – YORUBA | |
Taxi driver (Oko Ashewo) | Don Omope |
Victims | Mercy Aigbe Gentry |
Ayomi | Bukunmi Oluwasina |
Shadow | Kazim Adeoti |
Binta Ofege | Abiodun Jimoh and Jumoke Odetola (WINNER) |
Best Movie – West Africa (Drama/Comedy) | |
DRY | Stephanie Linus |
STIGMA | Dagogo Diminas |
THE VISIT | Biodun Stephens (Koga Studios) |
THE REFUGEES | Frank Rajah Arase |
SILVERAIN | Juliet Asante |
COMMON MAN | Stanlee ohikhuare |
ROAD TO YESTERDAY | Chinny Onwugbenu, Genevieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko (WINNER!) |
BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
Ayanda | Guy Steer |
Road to yesterday | Kulanen Ikyo |
Dry | Marquex Jose Guillermo (WINNER!) |
Candle in the wind | Bernie Anti |
Bambitious | Maurice Kings |
Tell me Sweet Something | Gavin McCullough |
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES- IGBO | |
Chetanna | Chigozie Atuanya |
The Missing God | Ubaka Joseph Ugochukwu |
Udo Gba koi koi | Onyekachukwu Okeke |
Nduka | Charles Novia |
Usekwu Igbo | Paul Igwe (WINNER!) |
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – HAUSA | |
Sarki Jatau | Bashir Abdullahi |
Inji Yan’ Ca Ca | Najjashi Sb Jakara |
Sakaina | Abubakar mai shadda and Hafizu Bello |
Baya Da Kura | Nuhu Abdullahi |
Dadin Kowa | Salisu Balarabe (WINNER!) |
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – SWAHILI | |
MYUMBA 10 | Damaris Irungu-Ochieng |
SAMAKI MCHANGANI | Amil Shivji |
FIHI | Caroline Mbaturia |
SUMU | Neema Ndanu Kilon |
KITENDAWALI | Josephat Lukaza (WINNER!) |
BEST MOVIE – EAST AFRICA | |
HOUSE ARREST | Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala |
MAPENZI | Elizabeth Michael (WINNER!) |
CALL 112 | Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala |
KITENDAWALL | Josephat Lukaza |
MPANGO MBAYA | Staford Kihore |
DADDY’S WEDDING | Honeymoon Aljabri |