AMVCA 2022: See Full List Of The Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Winners

The Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) is an award show in Africa that awards actors and entertainers in the entertainment industry. It is the African edition of the Oscars (sort of) and is in its 8th year

The 8th edition of the AMVCA took place yesterday, May 14, 2022 at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos and as usual, was filled with glitz and glamour as celebrities graced the event in their best dresses in order to dazzle for the cameras. Osas Ighodaro and Denola Grey won the Best Dressed Award for the night

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Toke Makinwa, Uti Nwanchukwu and Sika Osei were the hosts on the red carpet for the night while Ik Osakioduwa returned for the eighth time to host the show alongside South Africa’s Bonang Matheba.

Without further ado, here are the full lists of winners at the AMVCA 2022

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Shawn Faqua – Soole

Deyemi Okanlawon – Omo Ghetto (The Saga)

Gideon Okeke – Loving Rona

Broda Shaggi/Samuel Perry – Dwindle [WINNER]

Femi Adebayo – Progressive Tailors Club

Williams Uchemba – Dear Affy

Timini Egbuson – Ponzi

 

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Stan Nze – Rattlesnake [WINNER]

Uzee Usman – Voiceless

Gabriel Afolayan – For Maria Ebun Pataki

Efa Iwara – This Lady Called Life

Femi Jacobs – Introducing The Kujus

Eyinna Nwigwe – Dear Affy

Timini Egbuson – Introducing The Kujus

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Funke Akindele – Omo Ghetto (The Saga) [WINNER]

Bimbo Ademoye – Breaded Life

Nse Nkpe Etim – Quams Money

Bisola Aiyeola – Dwindle

Nancy Isime – Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards

Sarah Hassan – Just In Time

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Asabe Madaki – Voiceless

Osas Ighodaro – Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story [WINNER]

Meg Otanwa – For Maria Ebun Pataki

Bisola Aiyeola – This Lady Called Life 2

Nancy Isime – Superstar

Genoveva Umeh – A Tune Away

Kehinde Bankole – Dear Affy

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Bucci Franklin – Rattlesnake

Adjete Anang – Gold Coast Lounge

Odunlade Adekola – Jankariwo [WINNER]

Eric Roberts – A Soldier’s Story

Magaji Mijinyawa – Amina

Yemi Blaq – The New Normal

Country Hard – Tope Tedela

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Bisola Aiyeola – Sugar Rush

Mercy Johnson – 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 SHORT FILM OR ONLINE VIDEO

Something About Zee – Mary Nsikanabasi Uyoh

Fractured – Abimbola Craig

Ounje Ale – Ozor Uche

Koro – Nicholas ‘Big Ghun’ Nartey

Kiitan – Korede Olayinka

Dices – Sandra Tetteh

I Am The Prostitute Mama Described – Taiwo Ogunnimo [WINNER]

 

BEST DIRECTOR (MOVIE)

La Femme Anjola – Mildred Okwo

Amina – Izu Ojukwu

Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Ramsey Nouah [WINNER]

Collision Course – Bolanle Austen-Peters

Voiceless – Robert O. Peters

Light In The Dark – Ekene Som Mekwunye

Namaste Wahala – Tiencepay Lawal & Hamisha Daryani Ahuja

BEST SOUNDTRACK (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Larry Gaaga

Collision Course – Collision Course

Just In Time – Boumeester Lindsay & Kagwe Mungai

Amina -Dabs Agwom

Gold Coast Lounge – Pascal Aka & Raquel [WINNER]

Light In the Dark – Awele Mekwunye & Bizzouch

The White Line – Michael Pulse & Ponti Dikuua

 

BEST ONLINE SOCIAL CONTENT CREATOR

Multi Personality Disorder – Mr Macaroni

Nollywood Epic Love Story 1 & 2 (Parody) – Tee Kuro

Kayamata – Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori

Mr Funny – Oga Sabinus [WINNER]

Road Rage – Taaooma

Of Line And Layers – Jacqueline Suowari

First Date-Mummy’s Boy – Edem Victor

Affiah-De Ja Vu – Elozonam Ogbolu

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES (IGBO)

Nne-Ka – Uche Nnanna Maduka [WINNER]

Uhuruchi (Sunset) – Victor Iyke

Echezona – Victor Onwudiwe and Ugomma Onwe

Udene – Oma Nnadi

 

 

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES (HAUSA)

Voiceless – Rogers Ofime [WINNER]

Sarki Goma Zamani Goma – Abubakar Bashir Maishadda

Bana Bakwai – Abubakar Bashir Maishadda

Tsangayar Asali – Abdulkadir Nuhu Aminu

Bayi – Diane Russet and Ayo Newo

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES (YORUBA)

Jankariwo – Bukunmi Oluwasina

Alasie – David Akande, Demola Yusuf, Edgard Leroy [WINNER]

Abeke – Samuel Oniyitan

Balokun – Olamide Akinmolayan

Ijolewa – Olapeju Wahab

Arodan – Wunmi Ajiboye

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES (SWAHILI)

Obambo – Freddy Feruzi [WINNER]

Jaramandia – Dennis Humphrey and Bernard Kahindi

Rishai – Omar Hamza Hassan

 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA/COMEDY)

The Mystic River – Rogers Ofime [WINNER]

The Smart Money Woman – Arese Ugwu, Isoken Ogiemwonyi, Lala Akindoju & Akintunde Marine Marinho

Rumour Has It Season 3 – Vincent Nwachukwu

Little Black Book – Olawale Adetula

My Name Is A-Zed – Olawale Adetula

Butuku – Mwaka Nakweti

Jenifa’s Diary – Olufunke Akindele

 

 

BEST AFRICA MAGIC ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES

Movement-Japa – Femi Odugbemi

Riona – James Omokwe

Unmarried – Uche Ikejimba

Dilemma – Uche Ikejimba

Venge – Tosin Igho & Rogba Arimoro

Eve – Winifred Nwokedi

Enakhe – Victor Sanchez Aghahowa

Rishantes – Dimbo Atiya [WINNER]

 

 

BEST AFRICA MAGIC ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES

The Johnsons – Rogers Ofime [WINNER]

My Flatmates – Bright Okpocha & Solomon Adekunle

My Siblings & I – Funke Akindele Bello & JJC Skillz

 

 

BEST MAKEUP

Voiceless – Gift Ameh

Amina – Dagogo Diminas & Gabriel Okorie Gabazzini

Omo Ghetto (The Saga) – Balogun Abiodun [WINNER]

Nneka The Pretty Serpent – Ugochinyere Ihendi

Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Carina Ojoko

Peregun – Adewunmi Fatai & Ayobami Abolarin

La Femme Anjola – Abiola Popoola

BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Amina – Jim Lively & James Nelson [WINNER]

Prophetess – Bayo Adepetun & Biola ‘Lala’ Olayinka

Omo Ghetto (The Saga) – Puffy Tee

For Maria Ebun Pataki – Tom Koroluk

Nneka The Pretty Serpent – Habib Adebayo Olaore

Tinka’s Story – Hassan Mageye

 

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Road2Blow – Taiwo Adeyemi

Unmasked: Leadership, Trust And The COVID-19 Pandemic In Nigeria – Femi Odugbemi

This Love – Eugene Mbugua

Sunset In Makoko – Allen Onyige

If Objects Could Speak – Saitabao Kaiyare, Mumo Liku, Elena Schilling, Daniella Fritz, Ann Katrina Boberg [WINNER]

Streets Of Lagos: Dear Little People – Lawrence Adejumo

 

 

 

 

BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Amina – Stanley Ibegbu Okechukwu

The Mystic River -Yemi Awoponle

Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Mathew Yusuf [WINNER]

The White Line – Jaco Strauss

Light In the Dark – Godwin Lawani

Nneka The Pretty Serpent – Mathew Yusuf

Dear Affy – Fei Mustapha

 

 

 

BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

The Smart Money Woman – Ediri Okwa

Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Pat Nebo

The Mystic River – Mayowa Labiran

Amina – Tunji Afolayan [WINNER]

One Lagos Night – Chima Adighije

Day Of Destiny – Chris Udomi

Introducing The Kujus – Adeoye Adetunji

 

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Voiceless – Titi Aina Raji

Amina – Millicent T. Jack [WINNER]

The Smart Money Woman – Isoken Ogiemwonyi

Omo Ghetto (The Saga) – Funke Akindele Bello

The Mystic River – Obijie Oru

La Femme Anjola – Yolanda Okereke

Nneka The Pretty Serpent – Yoanna ‘Pepper’ Chikezie

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Muhammed Atta Ahmed [WINNER]

Collision Course – James Amuta

Amina – Peter Kreil, Wale Adebayo, Samuel Jonathan & Moruf Fadaro

The Mystic River – Samuel Jonathan & Moruf Fadaro

Nneka The Pretty Serpent – John Njaga Demps

Just In Time – Victoria Ombogo

Superstar – Barnabas Emordi

 

BEST PICTURE EDITOR

Voiceless – Rogers Ofime

Just In Time – Dolapo Adeleke

Omo Ghetto (The Saga) – JJC Skillz, Adeyemi Shomade & Valentine Chukwuma

Lockdown – Tester Bassey, Abiodun Okunola and Moses Inwang

Bad Comments – Moses Inwang

For Maria Ebun Pataki – Tunde Apalowo [WINNER]

Collision Course – Tega Salubi

 

BEST WRITER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

La Femme Anjola – Tunde Babalola

This Lady Called Life – Toluwani Obayan & Kayode Kasum

For Maria Ebun Pataki – Tunray Femi & Damilola E. Orimogunje

One Lagos Night – Chigozirim Nwanegbo

Introducing The Kujus – Manie Oiseomaye, Donald Tombia, Biodun Stephen [WINNER]

Amina – Frank Chinedu Uba

Little Black Book – Abosi Ogba, Sally Kenneth Dadzie, Lydia Idakula Sobogun, Olawale Adetula & Belinda Yanga Agedah

 

 

 

 

BEST MOVIE (SOUTHERN AFRICA)

Hairareb – Dantagos Jimmy-Melani [WINNER]

Black Dollar – David Kazadi

Maria Kristu – Paul.S.Wilo

Veza-The Unfolding – Dumie Manyathela

 

BEST MOVIE (EAST AFRICA)

The Girl In The Yellow Jumper – Morocco Omari [WINNER]

A Grand Little Lie – Denise Kibisu Ngubuini

My Husband’s Wife – Ndagire Mariam

Just In Time – Sarah Hassan and Dolapo Adeleke

Ugonwa Wa Kifo – Raphael Emmanuel

Beautiful Ashes – Ayeny T. Steve

 

 

 

BEST MOVIE (WEST AFRICA)

Tainted Canvas – Orwi Manny Ameh

Collision Course – Bolanle Austen-Peters & Joseph Umoibom [WINNER]

Amina – Okey Ogunjiofor

Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Chris Odeh

Omo Ghetto (The Saga) – Funke Akindele Bello and JJC Skillz

Breaded Life – Biodun Stephen & Tara Ajibulu

Nneka The Pretty Serpent – Chris Odeh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEST OVERALL MOVIE

Amina – Izu Ojukwu & Okey Ogunjiofor [WINNER]

Voiceless – Robert O. Peters & Rogers Ofime

Rattlesnake – Ramsey Nouah & Chris Odeh

Collision Course – Bolanle Austen-Peters

Omo Ghetto (The Saga) – JJC Skillz & Funke Akindele Bello

Nneka The Pretty Serpent – Tosin Igho & Chris Odeh

La Femme Anjola – Mildred Okwo & Rita Dominic

Just In Time – Dolapo Adeleke & Sarah Hassan

MULTICHOICE TALENT FACORY

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

TRAILBLAZER AWARD

TENIOLA ALADESE

 

BEST DRESSED MALE

DENOLA GREY

BEST DRESSED FEMALE

Osas Ighodaro