On Friday, the 11th of December, 2015, the nominees for the fourth edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) were revealed. Announcing the nominees was the duo of popular Kenyan broadcaster Larry Madowo and Nigerian comedienne ChiGurl, during a special live broadcast on all Africa Magic channels on DStv and GOtv.
Juliet Asante’s Silverain is nominated for Best Movie, Best Writer and Best Movie West Africa. Actors, Majid Michel and Van Vicker are both nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy. Shirley Frimpong Manso for Best Director and Best Editor and Nana Mensah for Best Actress Comedy in An African City.
Here are the Nominees:
NOMINEES FOR 2016 AMVCAS
BEST OVERALL MOVIE (AFRICA)
Dry
Stephanie Linus
Freetown
Adam Abel and Garrett Batty
AYANDA
Sara Blecher
Tell Me Sweet Something
Akin Omotosho
Road To Yesterday
Chinny Onwugbenu, Genevieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko
Silverain
Juliet Asante
House Arrest
Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala
BEST TELEVISION SERIES
Jane and Abel
Dorothy Ghettuba
How to find a Husband
Erica Sugo Anyadike
Santalal
Gerald Langiri
Officer Titus
Olabisi Jinadu
Daddy’s Girls
Ariyike Oladipo
BEST WRITER OF A MOVIE/TV SERIES
FREETOWN
Melissa Leilani Larson
ANNIVERSARY
AFE OLUMOWE
ROAD TO YESTERDAY
Emil B. Garuba
IQUO’S JOURNAL
BLESSING EGBE
AYANDA
Trish Malone
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Dry
Uche Nancy
Silverain
Patrick Asante
Being Mrs Elliot
Byge Oru
The First Lady
Tomi Adeoye
Oracle Online
Ejiro Amos Tafiri/Vanessa Otarva
Cougars
Angel Nwakibie
BEST MAKEUP ARTIST (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Dry
Gabriel Okorie
Ayanda
LOUIZA CALORE
Jaja the Great
Innocent Abba
Ojuju
Funke Olowu
Being Mrs Elliot
Moses Ogunlana
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Common Man
Stanlee Ohikhuare
Kpians-the feast of souls
Stanlee Ohikhuare
House Arrest
Francis Lubanjuma
Gbomo Gbomo Express
David Wyte and Paul Gambit
Being Mrs Elliot
Oluwole Olawoyin
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Officer Titus
Kelechi Udegbe
Stop
IK Ogbonna
Caught in the Act
Bishop Imeh Umoh
Head gone
Bowoto Jephthah
Jenifa’s diary
Folarin Falana
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
BREATHLESS
Mike Ezuruonye
BEING MRS ELLIOT
Majid Michel
A LONG NIGHT
Van Vicker
A SOLDIER’S STORY
Daniel K. Daniel
JAJA THE GREAT
SEGUN ARINZE
FALLING
BLOSSOM CHUKWUJEKWU
BEST DIRECTOR
Road to Yesterday
Ishaya Bako
Dry
Stephanie Linus
Tell me Sweet Something
Akin Omotosho
Ayanda
Sara Blecher
Gbomo gbomo express
Walter ‘Waltbanger’ Taylaur
Rebecca
Shirley Frimpong-Manso
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
JENIFA’S DIARY
Funke Akindele
BEING MRS ELLIOT
Lepacious Bose
SKINNY GIRL IN TRANSIT
Abimbola Craig
AN AFRICAN CITY
Nana Mensah
DESPERATE HOUSE GIRLS
Ini Edo
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Road to yesterday
Genevieve Nnaji
Don’t cry for me
Mary Lazarus
Stop
Belinda Effah
Ayanda
Fulu Mugovhani
Falling
Adesua Etomi
The visit
Nse Ikpe-Etim
BEST PICTURE EDITOR
Tell me Sweet Something
Vuyani Sondlo
Road To Yesterday
Chuka Ejorh
A soldier’s story
Frankie Ogar
Rebecca
Shirley Frimpong-Manso
Special Crimes Unit: Lasgidi Cops
Adeyemi Olowoshagba
BEST DOCUMENTARY
THE NEW AFRICA
Kagho Crowther Idhebor
FAAJI AGBA
Remi Vaughan-Richards
GOGE AFRICA ENCOUNTERS WILD GORILLA
Nneka Isaac-Moses
DEMYSTIFYING AUTISM
Dotun Akande
DAWN TO DUSK
Nanmet Anthony
BEST MOVIE – SOUTHERN AFRICA
Ayanda
Sara Blecher
Tell Me Sweet Something
Akin Omotosho
Lilongwe
Joyce Mhango Chavula
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
A soldier’s story
Sambassa Nzeribe
Stolen Water
Blossom Chukwujekwu
Stigma
Soibifaa Dokubo
A soldier’s story
Olumide Oworu
The Department
O.C. Ukeje
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
BEFORE 30
Beverly Naya
TELL ME SWEET SOMETHING
Thishiwe Ziqubu
BEFORE 30
Tunbosun Aiyedihin
DRY
Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge
THE GREEN NECKLACE
Lepacious Bose
BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Stigma
Dagogo Diminas
Dry
Gabriel Okorie
Common man
Stanlee Ohikhuare
The refugees
Frank Raja Arase
Elephant in the room
Patrick ‘koinage’ Nnamani
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
AYANDA
Jonathan Kovel
COUPLE OF DAYS
Tolu LordTanner
THE REFUGEES
Okey Oku and Robert Peters
DRY
Angel Barroeta
COMMON MAN
Stanlee ohikhuare
TELL ME SOMETHING SWEET
Paul Michaelson
BEST SHORTFILM OR ONLINE VIDEO
Panic Button
Bongiwe Selane
Yawa
Kassim Braimah
A Day with Death
Oluseyi Amuwa
Blood Taxi
Folasakin Iwajomo
A Cup of Sugar
Bongiwe Selane
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – YORUBA
Taxi driver (Oko Ashewo)
Don Omope
Victims
MERCY AIGBE GENTRY
Ayomi
Bukunmi Oluwasina
Shadow
Kazim Adeoti
Binta Ofege
Abiodun Jimoh and Jumoke Odetola
Best Movie – West Africa (Drama/Comedy)
DRY
Stephanie Linus
STIGMA
Dagogo Diminas
THE VISIT
Biodun Stephens (Koga Studios)
THE REFUGEES
Frank Rajah Arase
SILVERAIN
Juliet Asante
COMMON MAN
Stanlee ohikhuare
ROAD TO YESTERDAY
Chinny Onwugbenu, Genevieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko
BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Ayanda
Guy Steer
Road to yesterday
Kulanen Ikyo
Dry
Marquex Jose Guillermo
Candle in the wind
Bernie Anti
Bambitious
Maurice Kings
Tell me Sweet Something
Gavin McCullough
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES- IGBO
Chetanna
Chigozie Atuanya
The Missing God
Ubaka Joseph Ugochukwu
Udo Gba koi koi
Onyekachukwu Okeke
Nduka
Charles Novia
Usekwu Igbo
PAUL IGWE
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – HAUSA
Sarki Jatau
Bashir Abdullahi
Inji Yan’ Ca Ca
Najjashi Sb Jakara
Sakaina
Abubakar mai shadda and Hafizu Bello
Baya Da Kura
Nuhu Abdullahi
Dadin Kowa
Salisu Balarabe
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – SWAHILI
MYUMBA 10
Damaris Irungu-Ochieng
SAMAKI MCHANGANI
Amil Shivji
FIHI
Caroline Mbaturia
SUMU
Neema Ndanu Kilon
KITENDAWALI
Josephat Lukaza
BEST MOVIE – EAST AFRICA
HOUSE ARREST
Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala
MAPENZI
Elizabeth Michael
CALL 112
Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala
KITENDAWALL
Josephat Lukaza
MPANGO MBAYA
Staford Kihore
DADDY’S WEDDING
Honeymoon Aljabri
Public voting is now open for the AMVCAs 2016 edition. To find out more about the nominees and cast your vote, log ontowww.africamagic.tv.