Full List: AMVCA award winners announced

The 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA11) is officially underway, celebrating the finest in African film, television, and digital storytelling

The prestigious event highlights the talent and creativity behind the continent’s most impactful productions released between January 1 and December 31, 2024.

This year, standout titles such as Lisabi: The Uprising, Skeleton Coast, House of Ga’a, and Freedom Way led the nominations. The acting categories were packed with powerful performances from stars like Femi Adebayo, Chioma Chukwuka, Adedimeji Lateef, and Stan Nze.

The full list of winners and nominees from the 2025 AMVCA:

Best Movie
Winner: Freedom Way
Nominees: Lisabi: The Uprising, Skeleton Coast, Suspicion, Inkabi, House Of Ga’a, Christmas In Lagos, Farmer’s Bride

Best Director
Winner: The Man Died
Nominees: House of Ga’a, Inkabi, Seven Doors, Skeleton Coast, The Weekend

Best Series (Scripted)
Winner: Inside Life
Nominees: Cheta M, Princess on a Hill, Roses & Ivy, Seven Doors

Best Series (Unscripted)
Winner: Wa Milele
Nominees: Ebuka Turns Up Africa, Skillers: The Building Reality Show, Style Magnate, Take Me Home

Best MultiChoice Talent Factory Film
Winner: Everything Light Touches (West Africa)
Nominees: Gone (West Africa), The Immersive Alarm (East Africa), Deadbeat (East Africa), Mwananga (Southern Africa), Rivals in Time (Southern Africa)

Best Lead Actor
Winner: Femi Adebayo (Seven Doors)
Nominees: Gideon Okeke (Tokunbo), Bucci Franklin (The Weekend), Femi Branch (House of Ga’a), Thapelo Makoena (Skeleton Coast), Bimbo Manuel (Princess On A Hill), Stan Nze (Suspicion), Adedimeji Lateef (Lisabi: The Uprising)

Best Lead Actress
Winner: Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors)
Nominees: Gbubemi Ejeye (Farmer’s Bride), Uzoamaka Onuoha (Agemo), Uche Montana (Thinline), Uzoamaka Aniunoh (Phoenix Fury), Hilda Dokubo (The Uprising: Wives On Strike 3), Bimbo Ademoye (Anikulapo: Rise Of The Spectre)

Best Scripted M-Net Original
Winner: My Fairytale Wedding
Nominees: Uriri, All Mine, Italo, The Caller, Kam U Stay

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Gabriel Afolayan – Inside Life
Nominees: Adedayo Adebowale Macaroni – Lisabi: The Uprising, Aliu Gafar – Seven Doors, Femi Jacobs – Freedom Way, Richard Mofe-Damijo – Christmas In Lagos, Uzor Arukwe – Suspicion, Mike Afolarin – House of Ga’a, Efa Iwara – Princess on a Hill

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Mercy Aigbe – Farmer’s Bride
Nominees: Meg Otanwa – Inside Life, Tina Mba – Suspicion, Ireti Doyle – All’s Fair in Love, Ini Dima-Okojie – Skeleton Coast, Omoni Oboli – The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3, Darasimi Nnadi – Aburo

Best Music/Score
Winner: Seven Doors
Nominees: Freedom Way, Inkabi, Skeleton Coast, Soft Love

Best Short Film
Winner: Brukaci
Nominees: Sukari, The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Seyi Ajayi, What Are You Truly Afraid Of?

Best Editing
Winner: Inkabi (Tongai Furusa)
Nominees: Christmas in Lagos, Skeleton Coast, Soft Love, Lisabi: The Uprising, Princess on a Hill

Best Digital Content Creator
Winner: Iyo Prosper
Nominees: Jide ‘Pounds’ Ibitoye, Mariam Akpaokagi-Greene (Taaooma), Ariyike Dimples, Elozonam

Best Unscripted M-Net Original
Winner: Nigerian Idol (Season 9)
Nominees: Husband Material, Pastor Wants a Wife

Best Indigenous M-Net Original
Winner: Zim Uzo
Nominees: Mai Shayi, The Caller, Show Me The Way, Ebighi Ebi, Subterranea, Onye Agbata Obim, Amoanimaa’s Era

Best Documentary
Winner: Dundun – Ifeoluwa Fatogun and Ebi Atawodi
Nominees: Walvis Tale, O.Y.O (On Your Own), Women of Salt: The Resilience of Ebonyi’s Woman, I Will Remember You

Best Cinematography
Winner: The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos
Nominees: Yen Ara Asaase Ni, Inkabi, Skeleton Coast, Soft Love, Lisabi: The Uprising, Agemo

Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)
Winner: Lisabi: The Uprising – Lateef Adedimeji
Nominees: Seven Doors, Kaka, Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre, Mai Martaba

Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)
Winner: Mwizukanji
Nominees: Walvis Tale, The Vow, Man of Gold, Lukas

Best Writing in a Movie
Winner: Freedom Way – Blessing Uzzi
Nominees: The Weekend, Skeleton Coast, Phoenix Fury, A Ghetto Love Story, House of Ga’a, Christmas In Lagos

Best Writing (TV Series)
Winner: Untying Kantai
Nominees: Tuki?, Roses & Ivy, Cheta’M, Seven Doors, Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre, Princess On A Hill

Best Sound/Sound Design
Winner: Suspicion
Nominees: Inkabi, Seven Doors, Freedom Way, Lisabi: The Uprising, Ajakaju: Beast Of Two Worlds

Best Makeup
Winner: Lisabi: The Uprising
Nominees: Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre, Seven Doors, Farmer’s Bride, Inside Life, Suspicion

Best Art Direction
Winner: Lisabi: The Uprising
Nominees: Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre, Christmas In Lagos, Farmer’s Bride, Seven Doors, The Man Died

Best Costume Design
Winner: Christmas In Lagos – Adedamola Adeyemi
Nominees: Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre – Toyin Ogundeji, House Of Ga’a – Bolanle Austen-Peters & team, Lisabi: The Uprising – Oluwatoyin Balogun & Oyeade Adedimeji, Phoenix Fury – Opeyemi Sogeke

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