The 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held on Saturday night at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, celebrating outstanding achievements in African film, television and digital storytelling.
Top winners of the night included My Father’s Shadow, which clinched Best Movie, while Uzor Arukwe and Linda Ejiofor emerged Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress respectively.
Full Winners List
Best Costume Design — Colours of Fire (Valerie Okeke)
Best Makeup — Warlord (Hakeem Onilogbo)
Best Sound/Sound Design — My Father’s Shadow (Pius Fatoke, CJ Mirra)
Best Writing – TV Series — MTV Shuga Mashariki
Best Art Direction — Colours of Fire (Ajamolaya Bunmi)
Best Writing – Movie — My Father’s Shadow (Wale Davies)
Best Cinematography — To Kill A Monkey (Kabelo Thathe)
Best Digital Content Creator — Leave To Live (Emmanuel Kanaga and Sophia Chisom)
Best Score/Music — To Kill a Monkey (Oscar Heman-Ackah)
Best Short Film — Hussainin
Best Indigenous M-Net Original — Inimba
Best Indigenous Movie (West Africa) — Lisabi
Best Supporting Actress — Bucci Franklin
Best Supporting Actor — Bucci Franklin (To Kill a Monkey)
Best Lead Actress — Linda Ejiofor (The Serpent’s Gift)
Best Lead Actor — Uzor Arukwe (Colours of Fire)
Best Director — Akinola Davies Jr (My Father’s Shadow)
Best Series (Scripted) — Inimba
Best Series (Unscripted) — Out N’ About (Harar)
Overall Best Movie — My Father’s Shadow
The ceremony attracted leading stars and filmmakers from across Africa, with several productions earning multiple awards during the glamorous night in Lagos.