The highly anticipated Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) held on Saturday night, March 14, and many celebrities showed up in their numbers to grace the much coveted awards show.
Hosted by the duo of IK Osakioduwa and AMVCA newbie Amina Abdi Rabar, and featured Music legend, 2baba with a wonderful performance. The event is organized by Africa Magic in association with MultiChoice and proudly sponsored by Amstel Malta
It was indeed a night of glitz with so many celebrities in attendance, all looking highly ravishing in their different outfit, coming together to celebrate great achievers and achievements in the movie industry within the period of one year of excellence.
The night was an emotionally-charged one full of entertainment, glamour and red carpet extravaganza as Africa’s biggest film and television stars gathered at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos for the seventh edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs).
The biggest winner of the night was Nigerian thriller ‘Living in Bondage’, which walked home with seven awards including Best Overall Movie and Best Director which went to Nollywood legend, Ramsey Nouah. Timini Egbuson won Best Actor in a Drama whilst Toyin Abraham won in the Best Actress in a Drama, both wins for their performances in the movie ‘Elevator Baby’. Meanwhile, The MultiChoice Academy award went to East Africa for the movie ‘Promises’.
See the full list of winners below:
BEST ART DIRECTOR
RATNIK
DIMEJI AJIBOLA & IWAOTAN OLUSOLA ROBERTS
BEST MAKE-UP
GOD CALLING
LILIAN OMOZELE PAUL
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER MOVIE OR TV SERIES
RATNIK
DIMEJI AJIBOLA
BEST PICTURE EDITOR
SEVEN
TOSIN IGHO & BRYAN DIKE
BEST SOUND EDITOR MOVIE OR TV SERIES
LIVING IN BONDAGE
CRISTINA ARAGON
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER IN A MOVIE OR TV SERIES
GOD CALLING
CARDOSO
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
LIVING IN BONDAGE
JOHN DEMPS
BEST DOCUMENTARY
SKIN
BEVERLY NAYA
BEST SOUNDTRACK MOVIE OR TV SERIES
LIVING IN BONDAGE
LARRY GAGA & FLAVOUR – TENE
BEST WRITER
LIVING IN BONDAGE
ASINUGO NICOLE & CJ OBASI
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (SWAHILI)
SUBIRA
RAVNEET SIPPY CHADH
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (HAUSA)
TUNTUBE
MUHAMMAD T. FINISHER
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (YORUBA)
ALUBARIKA
YEWANDE FAMAKIN
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (IGBO)
NNE
VICTOR IYKE
SHORT VIDEO ONLINE
THORN
BOLA AKANBI
BEST TV SERIES
TRUTH
ANIS HALLOWAY
MULTICHOICE TALENT FACTORY FILM
PROMISES
EAST AFRICA
BEST MOVIE SOUTHERN AFRICA
DALITSO
ABRAHAM KABWE
BEST MOVIE EAST AFRICA
PLAN B
SARAH HASSAN
BEST MOVIE WEST AFRICA
LIVING IN BONDAGE
STEVE GUKAS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE/TV SERIES
GLORIA SARFO
PERFECT PICTURE: 10 YEARS LATER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE/TV SERIES
PASCAL TOKODI
DISCONNECT
BEST ACTRESS COMEDY IN A MOVIE/TV SERIES
FUNKE AKINDELE
MOMS AT WAR
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
CHIBUNOR “FUNNY BONE” STANLEY
SMASH
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
TOYIN ABRAHAM
ELEVATOR BABY
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
TIMINI EGBUSON
ELEVATOR BABY
BEST DIRECTOR
RAMSEY NOUAH
LIVING IN BONDAGE
BEST OVERALL MOVIE
LIVING IN BONDAGE
STEVE GUKAS
INDUSTRY MERIT AWARD
PETER IGHO
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
SWANKY JKA