AMVCA 2024 Shows Full List of Nominees for Issue 10 Achi-News

Get ready to groove at the 2024 African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA). MultiChoice Nigeria has just announced the nominees, and trust us, it’s going to be an epic night under the stars.

Save the date for May 11, 2024, as African talent takes over the prestigious Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos State. This will be the 10th edition of the event.

With world-class talents such as Kehinde Bankole, Funke Akindele, Timini Egbuson, Adedimeji Lateef, Genoveva Umeh, and Stan Nze leading the nominations, it will be an electrifying display of skills and charisma.

The nominated flicks, which include gems like “Breath of Life,” “Blood Vessel,” and “A Tribe Called Judah,” have already set tongues wagging across the continent, proving that African cinema is in league himself, of course.

Here is the full nomination list:

Best Writing Film Nominees:

1. Tribe called Judah (Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola)

2. CJ Fiery Obasi – Mami Wata (Official Music Video)

3. Jagun Jagun (Adebayo Tijani)

4. Breath of Life (BB Sasore)

5. Over the Bridge (Tosin Otudeko)

6. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola)

7. Afamefuna (Anyanwu Sandra Adaora)

Best Documentary Nominees:

1. Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)

2. Lobola, True Bride Price?

3. Empalikino (Forgiveness)

4. The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)

5. Sow Hope

Best Documentary Nominees:

1. Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)

2. Lobola, True Bride Price?

3. Empalikino (Forgiveness)

4. The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)

5. Sow Hope

Best Multiple Choice Talent Factory Nominees:

1. grown

2. His Dark Past

3. Somewhere In Kole

4. Full Time Husband

5. The 11th Commandment

6. The Queen

Best Screenplay Nominees:

1. King of the Slums

2. Half Open Window

3. Cool

4. The Traveler

5. Magic Room

Best Digital Content Nominees:

1. Layi Wasabi (Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement)

2. Taooma (The Love)

3. Lizzy Jay (National Treasure)

4. Elozonam, Jemima Osunde and Angelina Idoko (Hello Neighbour)

Best M-Net Original Unscripted Nominees:

1. What People Will Say

2. Date My Family Zambia

3. Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives)

4. Royal Qlique (Season 2)

5. The Irabors’ Forever After

Best Indigenous Language Nominees (West Africa):

1. CJ Fiery Obasi – Mami Wata (Official Music Video)

2. Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo)

3. Vocation (Kunle Afolayan)

4. Orisa (Odunlade Adekola

5. Nana Akoto (Kwabana Gyansah)

Best Indigenous Language Nominees (East Africa):

1. Where the River Divides

2. Pants

3. I love you

4. Protocol

5. Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)

Best Indigenous Language Nominees (South Africa):

1. Service to Heart

2. Uncle Limbani

3. Dangerous Game

Best Costume Design Nominees:

1. Daniel Obasi

2. Demola Adeyemi

3. Listen to Austin Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker and Clement Effanga

4. Lola Awe

5. Bunmi Demilola Fashina

Best Native M-Net Original Nominees:

1. The Traveler

2. Nana Akoto

3. Apo

4. Mother’s Pain

5. Love Transfusion (Blood Oath)

Best Short Film Nominees:

1. Broken mask

2. Eighteenth Year

3. Man and Masquerades

4. Where Called On

5. Snow your cousin

Best Supporting Actress Nominees:

1. Joc Silva (Over The Bridge)

2. The Black Book

3. Fathia Williams (War of War)

4. Genovevah Umeh (Breath of Life)

5. Tana Egbo-Adelana (Professional)

6. Ejiro Onajaife (Madam Koikoi)

7. Eliane Umuhire (Omen)

Best Lead Actor Nominees:

1. Richard Mofe-Damijo (The Black Book)

2. Wale Ojo (Breath of Life)

3. Stan Nze (Afamafafa)

4. Marc Zinga (Omen)

5. Adedimeji Late (Jagun Jagun)

6. Gabriel Afolayan (This Is Life)

7. David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)

8. Gideon Okeke (Today)

Best Lead Actress Nominees:

1. Funke Akindele (Tribe called Judah)

2. Adabi Dibor (Blood Vessel)

3. Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

4. Kehinde Bankole (Adire)

5. Evelyne IIy

6. Omowumi Dada (Asiri Ade)

7. Segilola Ogidan (Over the Bridge)

8. Lucie Debay (Omen)

Best Supporting Actor Nominees:

1. Timini Egbuson (Tribe called Judah)

2. Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)

3. Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life)

4. Icon D Next (War of War)

5. Gregory Ojefua (This Is Life)

6. Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)

7. Over the Bridge

Best Cinematography Nominees:

1. Mami Wata

2. Fight Fight

3. Occupation

4. Blood Vessel

5. Breath of Life

6. Over the Bridge

7. Omen

Best Editing Nominees:

1. Chuka Ejorh and Onyekachi Banjo

2. Holmes Awa

3. Alex Kamau and Victor Obok

4. Dayo Nathaniel

5. Antonio Ribeiro

6. Nathan Delannoy

Best Sound Design Nominees:

1. Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)

2. Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)

3. Gray Jones Ossai (Breath of Life and Vessel of Blood)

4. Samy Bardet (Mother Water)

Best Art Direction Nominees:

1. Mami Wata (Fiery CJ Obasi)

2. Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)

3. Over the Bridge (Abisola Omolade)

4. Breath of Life (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)

5. The Black Book (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)

6. Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Tunji Afolayan)

7. Omen (Efa Martin)

Best Makeup Nominees:

1. Feyisayo Tells (A tribe called Judah)

2. Francesca Otaigbe (Over the Bridge)

3. Campbell Precious (Mami Wata)

4. Hadicat Gambo (Mojisola)

5. Hakeem Onilogbo (War of War)

Best Writing TV Series Nominees:

1. Skinny Girl Across (Season 7)

2. Gold (Season 2)

3. Visa on Arrival

4. MTV Shuga Naija

5. Volume

6. Masquerades of Aniedo

7. King of Slum

Don’t even think about missing out on this celebration of African greatness. Circle that date on your calendar and get ready for a night of entertainment that will leave you wanting more.

Main photo: JustNaija