The 2025 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards celebrated some of Africa’s creative stars on Saturday for their outstanding works in film and television productions.
The event, held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, showcased the best of African storytelling, with Femi Adebayo’s ‘Seven Doors’ emerging as the night’s biggest winner.
The film won in categories such as Best Lead Actor (Femi Adebayo), Best Lead Actress (Chioma Chukwuka), Best Score/Music, and Best Art Direction, among others, making it the most awarded film of the night.
In the acting categories, Chioma Chukwuka’s performance in “Seven Doors” earned her the Best Lead Actress award, while Femi Adebayo, who co-directed the project, won the Best Lead Actor.
Mercy Aigbe also carted home the Best Supporting Actress award for her compelling performance in “Farmer’s Bride.”
Gabriel Afolayan won Best Supporting Actor for “Inside Life,” while Awam Amkpa clinched the Best Director award for his work on “’Lisabi: The Uprising.” Digital creativity was also acknowledged with Iyo Prosper emerging as Best Digital Content Creator, and Nigerian Idol winning Best Unscripted M-Net Original.
Below is the full list of winners
Best Digital Content Creator
Iyo Prosper- Winner
Jide ‘Pounds’ Ibitoye
Mariam Akpaokagi-Greene (Taaooma)
Ariyike Dimples
Elozonam
Best Supporting Actress
Meg Otanwa – Inside LifeTina Mba – SuspicionIreti Doyle – All’s Fair in LoveIni Dima-Okojie – Skeleton CoastMercy Aigbe – Farmer’s Bride- WinnerOmoni Oboli – The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3Darasimi Nnadi – Aburo
Best Supporting Actor
Gabriel Afolayan – Inside Life- WinnerAdedayo Adebowale Macaroni – Lisabi: The UprisingAliu Gafar – Seven DoorsFemi Jacobs – Freedom WayRichard Mofe-Damijo – Christmas in LagosUzor Arukwe – SuspicionMike Afolarin – House of Ga’aEfa Iwara – Princess on a Hill
Best Lead Actress
Chioma Chukwuka – Seven Doors- WinnerBimbo Ademoye – Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Uche Montana – ThinlineGbugbemI Ejeye – Farmer’s BrideUzoamaka Onuoha – AgemoUzoamaka Aniunoh – Phoenix FuryHilda Dokudo – The Uprising: Wives On Strike 3
Best Lead Actor
Gideon Okeke – TokunboBucci Franklin – The WeekendFemi Branch – House of Ga’aThapelo Makoena – Skeleton CoastBimbo Manuel – Princess On A HillStan Nze – SuspicionFemi Adebayo – Seven Doors- WinnerAdedimeji Lateef – Lisabi: The Uprising
Best Director
Robert O. Peters.
Norman Maake
Bolanle Austen Peters
Awam Amkpa— Winner
Daniel Oriahi
Femi Adebayo, Tope Adebayo, and Adebayo Tilani
Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie
Gone (West Africa)Everything Light Touches (West Africa)- WinnerThe Immersive Alarm (East Africa)Deadbeat (East Africa)Mwananga (Southern Africa)Rivals in Time (Southern Africa)
Best Unscripted M-Net Original
Nigerian Idol- Winner Pastor Wants A Wife (Zambia)Overall BestHusband MaterialThe Queens of Kopala
Best Scripted M-Net Original
UririAll MineMy Fairytale Wedding- WinnerItaloThe CallerKam U Stay
Best Indigenous Language (West Africa)
Anikulapo
Seven Doors
Kaka
LisabI — Winner
Mai Martaba
Best Indigenous
Language Film (East Africa)
The CallerMakosa Di Tangu — WinnerSabotageWa Milele? (Forever)
Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)
Walvis TaleThe VowMwizukanji— WinnerMan of GoldLukas
Best Indigenous M-Net Original
Mai ShayiThe CallerShow Me The WayEbighi EbiSubterraneaOnye Agbata Obim — WinnerAmoanimaa’s Era
Best Short Film
SukariBrukaci — WinnerWhat Are You Really Afraid Of?In Bloom: ‘Afefe’The Incredible Sensational Fiancee of Seyi Ajayi
Best Editing
Inkabi — Tongai Furusa — WinnerChristmas in Lagos — Martini AkandeSkeleton Coast — Jordan KoenSoft Love — Holmes Awa and Paballo ModingoaneLisabi: The Uprising — Anthill StudiosPrincess on A Hill — Laughter Ephraim and Peter Ugbede
Best Cinematography
Yen Ara Asaase Ni (This Is Our Land) — Onasis Gaisie, Michael Sefa, and Apagnawen AnnankraInkabi — Chuanne BlofieldThe Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos — Leo Purman— WinnerSkeleton Coast — Wesley JohnstonSoft Love — Ebrahim HajeeLisabi: The Uprising — Barnabas Emordi and Nora AwolowoAgemo — Papama Tangela
Best Sound/Design
InkabiSeven DoorsFreedom WayLisabi: The UprisingAjakaju: Beast of Two WorldsSuspicion — Winner
Best Score/Music
Inkabi — Seoli Bongani MashabaFreedom Way — Ahuurra Andrew, Kehinde “Louddaaa” Alabi, and Cobhams AsuquoSeven Doors — Tolu Obanro — Winner
Soft Love — Kolade Morankinyo (MPSE) and Efa Iwara (Love and Hate)Skeleton Coast — Chris Letcher
Best Art Direction
Anikulapo: Rise of the SpectreChristmas in LagosFarmer’s BrideSeven DoorsThe Man DiedLisabi: The Uprising — Winner
Best Costume Design
Toyin Ogundeji – Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Bolanle Austen- Peters, Yolanda Okereke, Juliana Dede, Gloria Oyu – House Of Ga’aOluwatoyin Balogun, Oyeade Adeimpe Adedimeji – Lisabi: The UprisingOpeyemi Sogeke – Phoenix FuryAdedamola Adeyemi – Christmas in Lagos — Winner
Best Makeup
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect) – WinnerLisabi: The Uprising — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)Seven Doors — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — Kpoudosu WinifredSuspicion — Tracy Izogie and Adeleke Toluwulashe MaigariFarmer’s Bride — Abejide Oluwatosin Mercy
Best Writing TV series
Untying Kantai — Abel Mutua Musyoka — WinnerTuki? — Louise KamwangiRoses and Ivy — Biodun Stephen and Abimbola AkinrinbolaAnikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Shola DadaPrincess on A Hill — Bibi Ukpo, Niyi Adeniji, and Sonia NwosuCheta’M — Ifeanyi Chidi BarbaraSeven Doors — Adebayo Tijani, Yinka Laoye, and Soyombo-Oluyombo Oluwagbemiga
Best Writing in a Movie
The Weekend — Egbemawei Dimiyei Sammy, and Vanessa Kanu, and Frederick O. Anyaebunam JnrSkeleton Coast — Omolola LamikanraFreedom Way — Blessing Uzzi — WinnerPhoenix Fury — Ifeoma N. ChukwuogoA Ghetto Love Story — Victoria EzeHouse of Ga’a — Tunde BabalolaChristmas in Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu
Best Documentary
Walvis Tale — David Benade and Tim HuebschleMai Dundun — Ifeoluwa Fatogun and Ebi Atawodi — WinnerO.Y.O (On Your Own) — Daniel Omokhagbo ItegbojeWomen of Salt: The Resilience of Ebonyi’s Woman — Jessica Eneh, Eric Chidom, Kelechi Agbara, and Vera OkohI Will Remember You — Mohamed Rida Gueznai