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AMVCA 2025: Celebrating the Best of African Cinema and Television

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AMVCA 2023: Full list of winners

The nominees for the highly anticipated 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) have been unveiled, recognizing outstanding achievements in African film, television, and digital content. This year’s nominations highlight the exceptional talent and creativity that continue to shape the African entertainment industry.

Spotlight on Leading Nominees

Among the most recognized talents this year are Nollywood stars Adedimeji Lateef, Uzor Arukwe, and Chioma Chukwuka, who have all earned nominations in competitive acting categories.

Adedimeji Lateef is in the running for Best Lead Actor for his remarkable performance in Lisabi: The Uprising. Uzor Arukwe secured a nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role in Suspicion, while Chioma Chukwuka is a contender for Best Lead Actress for her performance in Seven Doors.

A Diverse Range of Categories

The AMVCA 2025 nominations span multiple categories, celebrating excellence across scripted and unscripted productions, digital content creation, and indigenous storytelling.

Best Digital Content Creator

Recognizing Africa’s top digital storytellers, the nominees in this category include:

Iyo Prosper Adokiye

Taaooma

Elozonam Ogbolu, Hoviare Freedom, Chiamaka Uzokwe

Jide Pounds Ibitoye

Ariyiikedimples, Brainjotter

Best MultiChoice Talent Factory Production

This category showcases emerging filmmakers from the MultiChoice Talent Factory program, with nominations for:

Gone

Everything Light Touches

The Immersive Alarm

Deadbeat

Nwananga

Rivals in Time

Best Scripted M-Net Original

The nominees for this category include:

Uriri

All Mine

My Fairytale Wedding

Italo

The Caller

Kam U Stay

Celebrating Indigenous Language Films

The AMVCA continues its tradition of honoring African storytelling in indigenous languages with dedicated categories:

Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)

Seven Doors

Lisabi: The Uprising

Kaka

Anikulapo: The Rise of the Spectre

Mai Martaba

Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa)

The Caller

Empty Grave

Makosa ni Yangu

Sabotage

Wa Milele (Forever?)

Best Indigenous Language Film (Southern Africa)

Walvis Tale

The Vow

Mwizukanji

Man of Gold

Lukas

Key Acting Categories

This year’s acting categories showcase some of the finest talents in African cinema.

Best Supporting Actress

Meg Otanwa (Inside Life)

Tina Mba (Suspicion)

Ireti Doyle (All’s Fair in Love)

Ini Dima-Okojie (Skeleton Coast)

Mercy Aigbe (Farmer’s Bride)

Omoni Oboli (Wives on Strike 3)

Darasimi Nadi (Aburo)

Best Supporting Actor

Gabriel Afolayan (Inside Life)

Adedayo Adebowale (Lisabi)

Aliu Gafar (Seven Doors)

Femi Jacobs (Freedom Way)

RMD (Christmas in Lagos)

Uzor Arukwe (Suspicion)

Mike Afolarin (House of Gaa)

Efa Iwara (Princess on a Hill)

Best Lead Actress

Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors)

Gbubemi Ejeye (Farmer’s Bride)

Uzoamaka Onuoha (Agemo)

Uche Montana (Thin Line)

Uzoamaka Aniunoh (Phoenix Fury)

Hilda Dokubo (Wives on Strike 3)

Bimbo Ademoye (Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre)

Best Lead Actor

Gideon Okeke (Tokunbo)

Bucci Franklin (The Weekend)

Femi Branch (House of Gaa)

Thapelo Makoena (Skeleton Coast)

Bimbo Manuel (Princess on a Hill)

Stan Nze (Suspicion)

Femi Adebayo (Seven Doors)

Adedimeji Lateef (Lisabi: The Uprising)

Best Movie and Directing Honors

Recognizing the best films and directors of the year:

Best Movie

Lisabi: The Uprising

Skeleton Coast

Suspicion

Inkabi

House of Gaa

Freedom Way

Christmas in Lagos

Farmer’s Bride

Best Director

Robert O. Peters (Skeleton Coast)

Norman Maake (Inkabi)

Bolanle Austen-Peters (House of Gaa)

Awam Amkpa (The Man Died)

Daniel Emeka Oriahi (The Weekend)

Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo (Seven Doors)

Technical Excellence Recognized

The AMVCA also acknowledges behind-the-scenes excellence in filmmaking.

Best Writing in a Movie

The Weekend

Skeleton Coast

Freedom Way

Phoenix Fury

A Ghetto Love Story

House of Gaa

Christmas in Lagos

Best Documentary

Walvis Tale

Dundun

O.Y.O (On Your Own)

Women of Salt: The Resilience of Ebonyi’s Women

I Will Remember You

Excellence in Film Editing

Princess on a Hill (Laughter Ephraim, Peter Ugbede)

Inkabi (Tongai Furusa)

Christmas in Lagos (Martini Akande)

Skeleton Coast (Jordan Koen)

Soft Love (Holmes Awa, Paballo Modingoane)

Lisabi: The Uprising (Anthill Studios)

A Grand Celebration of African Creativity

As the AMVCA 2025 approaches, excitement is building within the industry and among fans. This year’s nominees represent the best of African storytelling, technical mastery, and digital innovation. The awards ceremony promises to be a night of glitz, glamour, and well-deserved recognition for the creative minds shaping African cinema and television.

Stay tuned for the official awards night, where winners will be crowned, and history will be made!

Mike Ojo

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