Entertainment
Full list of 2023 AMVCA nominees [Actors, Movies, and Writers]
Organisers of Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards have announced nominees for the 2023 edition.
AMVCA is an annual accolade presented by MultiChoice recognizing outstanding achievements in television and film.
The inaugural AMVCA ceremony was held in Lagos, Nigeria on 9 March 2013, and was broadcast live in more than 50 countries.
It commends outstanding performances in television, film, and entertainment.
The 9th edition of AMVCA nominations was announced on Sunday by Bisola Aiyeola and Adjetey Anang, the TV stars.
This year’s edition award ceremony will hold on May 2o.
Below is the full list of AMVCA 2023 nominees and nominations:
VOTING CATEGORIES
BEST UNSCRIPTED ORIGINAL
Come Play Naija
Off Air with Gbemi & Tools
Judging Matters
Rock That Aisle Again
Sankofa
Kan-See-Me
King Bugar
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES
Unmarried
Ricordi
The Rishantes
To Have and To Hold
Accra Medic
Dirty Laundry
Njila
Pete
Junior Drama Club
A Infiltrada
Pazia
BEST ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES
Flatmates
The Johnsons
My Siblings and I
Co-Habits
RSM
Uncle Limbani
Mussulando
Njoro Wa Uba
Popi
The Return Of Original Comedy
BEST ORIGINAL TELENOVELA
Itura
Covenant
Huba
Dede
Prestige
Salem
Mahinga
Mpali
Maida
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES
Anikulapo
Bimbo Ademoye
Flawsome
Ini Dima-Okojie
Ile Owo
Immaculata Oko Kasum
Man of God
Osas Ighodaro
Flawsome
Enado Odigie
The Planters Plantation
Nimo Loveline
Strained
Queen Nwokoye
Shanty Town
Nse Ikpe-Etim
Shanty Town
Ini Edo
Wura
Scarlet Gomez
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY/TV SERIES
Battle On Buka Street
Mercy Johnson
Battle On Buka Street
Funke Akindele
Red Carpet
Rosely Ngissah
Passport
Mercy Johnson Okojie
Selina
Bimbo Ademoye
Visa On Arrival
Albert Oluwatoyin
Married To Work
Grace Wacuka
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES
The Razz Guy
Nosa Afolabi
Inside Life
Samuel Perry ‘Broda Shaggi’
Unintentional
Kunle Idowu
Inside Life
Adokiye Horsfall ‘Romeo_WJ’
Battle On Buka Street
Nkem Owoh
Survivors
Samuel A. Perry (Broda Shaggi)
Just Friends
Charles Etubiebi
City Hustler
Charles Inojie
Aki & PawPaw
Chinedu Ikedieze
Inside Life
Nedu Ani (Nedu Wazobia)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES
Shanty Town
Chidi Mokeme
The Trade
Blossom Chukwujekwu
All The Colours Of The World Are Between Black and White
Tope Tedela
King of Thieves (Agesinkole)
Femi Adebayo
Black Mail
O.C. Ukeje
Tembele
Nkakalukanyi Patriq
Kofa
Daniel Etim-Effiong
Choke
Chimezie Imo
Brotherhood
Tobi Bakre
Four Four Forty Four
Ruchard Mofe Damijo
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
County 49
James Webbo
Anikulapo
Yinka Quadri
The Razz Guy
Bucci Franklin
Anikulapo
Taiwo Hassan
Brotherhood
OC Ukeje
Gacal
Abdisattar Ahmed
Bedroom Chains
Jeffroberts Walusimbi
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES
On Your Own
Ivie Okujaye
Brotherhood
Toni Tones
Anikulapo
Sola Sobowale
Love In A Pandemic
Teniola Aladese
Four Four Forty Four
Efe Irele
Kofa
Gina Castel
BEST ONLINE SOCIAL CONTENT CREATOR
Nollywood Epic Love Story Parody (The Finale)
Tee Kuro
Husband’s Side Chick
Steve Chuks
My Sweet Mother Inlaw
Isbae U
VIP Bathroom
Abiola
Back From the Future
Elozonam & Kiekie
Quick Pronunciations
Kenzy Udosen
Soldiers at War (Compilation)
Oluwadolarz & Abayomi Alvin
The Activist
Edem Victor
Fake Alert with Mercy Johnson
Adeaga Bukunmi
Iya Barakat Teropi Secxxion
Bimbo Ademoye
BEST SHORT FILM OR ONLINE VIDEO
Teniola Zara King
Teju’s Tale
Nkem Nwaturuocha
The Song Maiden
Usama Mukwaya, Loukman Ali
Sixteen Rounds
Victor Onwudiwe & Goodnews
Erico Isika
Away
Adeoye Adetunji
Pa Aromire
Gbenga Salu
Convictus
Uzoamaka Aniunoh
Love Language
NON-VOTING CATEGORIES
BEST WRITER IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES
The Trade
Jade Osiberu
Kanaani
Tunde Apalowo & Jeffery Musa David
Diiche Episode 5
Sodi Kurubo, Stephanie Dadet & Victor Aghahowa
Battle On Buka Street
Funke Akindele, Jack’enneth Opukeme, Stephen Oluboyo & Jemine Edukugho
King of Thieves (Agesinkole)
Yinka Laoye
Choke
Uche Ateli
Anikulapo
Sola Dada
BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE OR TV SERIES)
Brotherhood
Olugbenga Ogunshina and Joy Kadiri
Crime & Justice
Pat Nebo & Temple Chima Adighije
King Of Thieves (Agesinkole)
Wale Adeleke
Battle On Buka Street
Olatunji Afolayan
Shanty Town
Olalekan Isiaka
Almajiri
Toka Mcbaror
Diiche
Uche Nwaohiri & Tunde Lawal
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES
Crime & Justice
Francis Wanyahdeh
Brotherhood
Mathew Yusuf
Anikulapo
Lanre Omofaiye
Shanty Town
Walter Odhiambo
Ile Owo
Ismail Adewunmi
Four Four Forty Four
Muri Salami
Diiche
Francis Wanyahdeh & Ebuka Enejere
Real Housewives Of Lagos
Renaldo Van Den Berg, Emmanuel Patrick, David Otuokere
Tarella
Godwin Lawal
Flawsome
Segun Adeleke
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Awaiting Trial
Chude Jideowo
100 Of Us
Best Okoduwa
Truck Blind Spot
Nathaniel George
Green: The Amazons
Charles F. Solomon, Oluchi Nsofor, Aaron Olayemi & Famous Odion
Nigeria: The Debut
Nora Awolowo
Way to the Top
Charles F. Solomon
Baby Blues
Nora Awolowo
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: SWAHILI
Safari
Phoebe Ruguru & Njue Kevin
Barakatatu
Malcom Hamisi
Click Click Bang
Philip Karanja Njenga
Frida
Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi
Mpiganaji
Daniel Manege
Dau
Freddy Feruzi
Mvanmizi (The Intruder)
Wilson Nkya
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: YORUBA
Anikulapo
Kunle Afolayan
Ogeere
Ololade Tijani-Ebong
Abebi Seranko Seniyan
Funmi Bank Anthony & Abdullahi Abdulrasaq
Mr Raji
Okusanya Bayonle Samson
Morenikeji
Karamot Adeboye
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: HAUSA
Aisha
Abubakar Bashir Maishadda
Kwana Casa’In
Evans Ejiogu
Lulu Da A
Ty Shaban
Guzama
Nancy Yiljep
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: IGBO
Ifediche
Brown Ene, Victor Onwudiwe & Ben Cassie
The Bride Price (Imego)
Trinity Ugonabo
Uhuruchi
Victor Iyke
Ijeoma
Shileola A. Ibironke
Ego Mbute
Shileola A. Ibironke
BEST SOUNDTRACK IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES
Anikulapo
Kent Edunjobi
King of Thieves (Agesinkole)
Adam Songbird & Tolu Obanro
Shanty Town
Jaysynths & Hotkid
Black Mail
Joel Christian Goffin
Battle On Buka Street
Gbas Gbos by Tolu Obanro & Adam Songbird
Obara’ M
Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike & Kayode Kasum
L.I.F.E.
Abiola Olayinka & Habeeb Adebayo
BEST PICTURE EDITOR IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES
Brotherhood
Martini Akande
Crime & Justice
Holmes Awa & Daniel Tom
Anikulapo
Temitope Folarin
Ile Owo
Adio Solanke
King Of Thieves (Agesinkole)
Sanjo Adegoke
Tembele
Kimera Paul
Diiche
Banjo Onyekachi, Winston Aig-Ohioma, Oluwaseun Adeosun
Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper
Steve Sodiya
Battle On Buka Street
Valentine Chukwuma
BEST SOUND EDITOR IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES
Shanty Town
Kolade Kayode Morakinyo
Ile Owo
Dare Olaitan & Adio Solanke
Battle On Buka Street
Kolade Morakinyo & Pius Fatoke
Black Mail
Shiloh Godson
Anikulapo
Anu Afolayan
Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper
Kazeem Agboola
Obara’ M
Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike & Kayode Kasum
Bedroom Chains
Ismail Kyobe Ssebowa
The Set Up 2
Grey Jones
Click Click Bang
Fredrick Karumba
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
TECNO
Crime & Justice
Yinka Edward
Tembele
Ekuka Ishaq
Shanty Town
Jonathan Kovel
Brotherhood
Loukman Ali
Diiche
Charles Oleghe
Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper
Idowu Adedapo
Real Housewives Of Lagos
Mex Ossai, Philip Okpokoro, Esmond Igho, KC Obiajulu & Goke Oyerinde
Anikulapo
Jonathan Kovel
Flawsome
Idowu Adedapo (Mr Views)
Jolly Roger
Paul Gambit
BEST DIRECTOR
Black Mail
Obi Emelonye
Anikulapo
Kunle Afolayan
All The Colours Of The World Are Between Black and White
Babatunde Apalowo
Brotherhood
Loukman Ali
Shanty Town
Dimeji Ajibola
Tembele
Mugisha Herbert Morris
King Of Thieves (Agesinkole)
Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo
The Trade
Jade Osiberu
Man Of God
Bolanle Austen-Peters
Diiche
Tolu Ajayi, Fiyin Gambo, Ifeoma Chukwuogo & James Omokwe
BEST MAKEUP ARTIST MOVIE OR TV SERIES
Anikulapo
Hakeem Effects Onilogbo
Shanty Town
Maryam Ndukwe & Hakeem Effects Onilogbo
King of Thieves (Agesinkole)
Francisca Otaigbe
The Trade
Carina SFX
Tarella
Sandra Oyiana-Ogbeni
Ile Owo
Feyzo Artistry
Battle On Buka Street
Hakeem Effects Onilogbo & Jemila Sedik
BEST MOVIE EAST AFRICA
Click Click Bang
Philip Karanja Njenga
Karamoja
Eleanor Nwabiso
Bedroom Chains
Hassan Mageye
Baba Twins
Lucy Mwangi
Married To Work
Nadira Shakur
Dial M For Maya
Gashumba Emmanuel
Tembele
Mugisha Herbert Morris
Gacal
Omar Hamza
Mvamizi (The Intruder)
Wilson Nkya & Philipo Ngonyani
Frida
Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi
BEST MOVIE SOUTHERN AFRICA
Silver Lining
Emmanuel Mwape
Jewel
Elvis Chucks
Ke Bona Spoko
Leburugraphy
MULTICHOICE TALENT FACTORY
Leaked
Revisit
Stinger
Cheza
A Quiet Intruder
Strings
BEST MOVIE WEST AFRICA
Four Four Forty Four
Winifred Mena Ajakpovi
Anikulapo
Kunle Afolayan
Kanaani
Rent-A-Studio & Native Media TV
Obara’ M
Kayode Kasum
Choke
Chris Odeh
Brotherhood
Jade Osiberu
Red Carpet
Samira Yakubu
BEST TELEVISION SERIES
Verve
Crime & Justice
Yinka Edward
Diiche
James Omokwe
The Plan
Dimbo Atiya, Rahama Sadau, Safina Mellisa
When are we getting married
Ife Olujuyigbe, Kayode Kasum
Visa On Arrival Season 1
Bovi Ugboma, Ann Obaseki
Real Housewives of Lagos
Adeola Art-Alade & Dare Art Alade
Single Kiasi
Grace Kahaki & Philippe Bresson
Flawsome
Tola Odunsi & Akin Akinkugbe
County 49
Millicent Ogutu
Game On Season 2
Vincent Nwachukwu
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER MOVIE/TV SERIES
Zagg
Four Four Forty Four
Millicent Jack
Brotherhood
Ezugworie Franca
Man of God
Bolanle Austen-Peters, Clement Effanga, Juliana Dede
Anikulapo
Toyin Ogundeji
The Real Housewives of Lagos Reunion Episode
Adeola Art-Alade
Shanty Town
Bunmi Fashina, Tiannah Empire & Secrets of April
Nnewi The Land of Gold
Kingsley Okoye Rex
BEST OVERALL MOVIE
Amstel Malta
Anikulapo Kunle Afolayan
Battle On Buka Street Funke Akindele
Brotherhood Jade Osiberu
King Of Thieves (Agesinkole) Femi Adebayo
Four Four Forty Four Winfred Mena-Ajakpovi
Ile Owo Kayode Kasum
Tembele Mugisha Herbet Morris
