Lagos, Nigeria; 19 March 2022: Nominees for the eighth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) have been revealed.
Announcing the nominees were Nollywood actors, Adesua Etomi-Wellington and Daniel Etim-Effiong during a special live broadcast, which aired on all Africa Magic channels on DStv and GOtv on Saturday, 19 March.
See the full list of nominees below:
| CATEGORY | NOMINEE |
1 | BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES) |
|
OMO GHETTO (THE SAGA) | FUNKE AKINDELE | |
BREADED LIFE | BIMBO ADEMOYE | |
QUAMS MONEY | NSE NKPE ETIM | |
DWINDLE | BISOLA AIYEOLA | |
| KAMBILI - THE WHOLE 30 YARDS | NANCY ISIME |
JUST IN TIME | SARAH HASSAN | |
2 | BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) |
|
| VOICELESS | ASABE MADAKI |
| RATTLESNAKE - THE AHANNA STORY | OSAS IGHODARO |
| FOR MARIA EBUN PATAKI | MEG OTANWA |
| THIS LADY CALLED LIFE | BISOLA AIYEOLA |
| SUPERSTAR | NANCY ISIME |
| A TUNE AWAY | GENOVEVA UMEH |
| DEAR AFFY | KEHINDE BANKOLE |
3 | BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES - HAUSA |
|
| VOICELESS | ROGERS OFIME |
| SARKI GOMA ZAMANI GOMA | ABUBAKAR BASHIR MAISHADDA |
| BANA BAKWAI | ABUBAKAR BASHIR MAISHADDA |
| TSANGAYAR ASALI | ABDULKADIR NUHU AMINU |
| BAYI | DIANE RUSSET AND AYO NEWO |
4 | BEST DIRECTOR MOVIE |
|
| LA FEMME ANJOLA | MILDRED OKWO |
| AMINA | IZU OJUKWU |
| RATTLESNAKE - THE AHANNA STORY | RAMSEY NOUAH |
| COLLISION COURSE | BOLANLE AUSTEN-PETERS |
| VOICELESS | ROBERT O. PETERS |
| LIGHT IN THE DARK | EKENE SOM MEKWUNYE |
| NAMASTE WAHALA | TIENCEPAY LAWAL & HAMISHA DARYANI AHUJA |
5 | BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES - IGBO |
|
| NNEKA | UCHE NNANNA MADUKA |
| UHURUCHI (SUNSET) | VICTOR IYKE |
| ECHEZONA | VICTOR ONWUDIWE AND UGOMMA ONWE |
| UDENE | OMA NNADI |
6 | BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES - SWAHILI |
|
| OBAMBO | FREDDY FERUZI |
| JARAMANDIA | DENNIS HUMPHREY AND BERNARD KAHINDI |
RISHAI | OMAR HAMZA HASSAN | |
7 | BEST TELEVISION SERIES DRAMA OR COMEDY |
|
| THE MYSTIC RIVER | ROGERS OFIME |
| 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 A-ZED | OLAWALE ADETULA |
| BUTUKU | MWAKA NAKWETI |
| JENIFA'S DIARY | OLUFUNKE AKINDELE |
8 | BEST SOUND TRACK MOVIE OR TV SERIES |
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| RATTLESNAKE - THE AHANNA STORY | LARRY GAAGA |
| COLLISION COURSE | COLLISSION COURSE |
| JUST IN TIME | BOUMEESTER LINDSAY & KAGWE MUNGAI |
| AMINA | DABS AGWOM |
| GOLD COAST LOUNGE | PASCAL AKA & RAQUEL |
| LIGHT IN THE DARK | AWELE MEKWUNYE & BIZZOUCH |
| THE WHITE LINE | MICHAEL PULSE & PONTI DIKUUA |
9 | BEST MAKE UP CATEGORY |
|
| VOICELESS | GIFT AMEH |
| AMINA | DAGOGO DIMINAS & GABRIEL OKORIE GABAZZINI |
| OMO GHETTO(THE SAGA) | BALOGUN ABIODUN |
| NNEKA THE PRETTY SERPENT | UGOCHINYERE IHENDI |
| RATTLESNAKE-THE AHANNA STORY | CARINA OJOKO |
| PEREGUN | ADEWUNMI FATAI & AYOBAMI ABOLARIN |
| LA FEMME ANJOLA | ABIOLA POPOOLA |
10 | BEST SOUND EDITOR MOVIE OR TV SERIES |
|
| AMINA | JIM LIVELY & JAMES NELSON |
| 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 |
11 | 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 |
| STREETS OF LAGOS: DEAR LITTLE PEOPLE | LAWRENCE ADEJUMO |
12 | BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER IN A MOVIE OR TV SERIES |
|
| AMINA | STANLEY IBEGBU OKECHUKWU |
| THE MYSTIC RIVER | YEMI AWOPONLE |
| RATTLESNAKE- THE AHANNA STORY | MATHEW YUSUF |
| THE WHITE LINE | JACO STRAUSS |
| LIGHT IN THE DARK | GODWIN LAWANI |
| NNEKA THE PRETTY SERPENT | MATHEW YUSUF |
| DEAR AFFY | FEI MUSTAPHA |
13 | BEST MOVIE SOUTHERN AFRICA |
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| HAIRAREB | DANTAGOS JIMMY-MELANI |
| BLACK DOLLAR | DAVID KAZADI |
| MARIA KRISTU | PAUL.S.WILO |
| VEZA - THE UNFOLDING | DUMIE MANYATHELA |
14 | BEST ART DIRECTOR MOVIE OR TV SERIES |
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| THE SMART MONEY WOMAN | EDIRI OKWA |
| RATTLESNAKE - THE AHANNA STORY | PAT NEBO |
| THE MYSTIC RIVER | MAYOWA LABIRAN |
| AMINA | TUNJI AFOLAYAN |
| ONE LAGOS NIGHT | CHIMA ADIGHIJE |
| DAY OF DESTINY | CHRIS UDOMI |
| INTRODUCING THE KUJU'S | ADEOYE ADETUNJI |
15 | BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES |
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