2024 AMVCA Winners: Celebrating Excellence in African Film and Television

• The 10th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) took place on May 11, 2024, at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos State, Nigeria
• Top contenders include “Over the Bridge” with 12 nominations, “Mami Wata” with 11 nominations, and “Breath of Life” and “Jagun Jagun – The Warrior” with 10 nominations each.
• AMVCA Winners announced so far include categories such as Best Makeup, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Writing TV Series, and Best Writing in a Movie.

 

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) in line, with winners eagerly accepting their awards at the Eko Hotel.

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This year’s top contenders include “Over the Bridge,” which has received 12 nominations in categories such as Best Movie, Best Director, and Best Lead Actress, as well as the black-and-white fantasy thriller “Mami Wata,” which has received 11 nominations.

Additionally, “Breath of Life” and “Jagun Jagun – The Warrior” are strong contenders, each with 10 nominations.

The winners of the AMVCA 2024 announced so far include

Best Makeup

• Francesca Otaigbe (“Over the Bridge”)
• Campbell Precious (“Mami Wata”) – Winner
• Hadizat Gambo (“Mojisola”)
• Hakeem Onilogbo (“Jagun Jagun – The Warrior”)
• Feyisayo Oyebisi (“A Tribe Called Judah”)

Best Art Direction

• “Blood Vessel” (Victor Akpan)
• “Over The Bridge” (Abisola Omolade) – Winner
• “Breath of Life” (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)
• “The Black Book” (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)
• “Jagun Jagun: The Warrior” (Tunji Afolayan)
• “Mami Wata” (C.J Fiery Obasi)
• “Omen” (Eve Martin)

 

Best Costume Design

• Demola Adeyemi (“Over The Bridge”)
• Bolanle Austin Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker, and Clement Effanga (“Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti”)
• Lola Awe (“Jagun Jagun: The Warrior”) – Winner
• Bunmi Demilola Fashina (“Mami Wata”)
• Daniel Obasi (“Breath of Life”)

Best Writing TV Series

• “Skinny Girl in Transit” (Season 7)
• “Wura” (Season 2)
• “Visa on Arrival”
• “MTV Shuga Naija”
• “Volume” – Winner
• “Masquerades of Aniedo”
• “Slum King”

Best Writing in a Movie

• “Breath of Life” (BB Sasore)
• “Over The Bridge” (Tosin Otudeko)
• “Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti” (Tunde Babalola) – Winner
• “Jagun Jagun: The Warrior” (Adebayo Tijani)
• “Afamefuna” (Anyanwu Sandra Adaora)
• “A Tribe Called Judah” (Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh, and Akinlabi Ishola)
• “Mami Wata” (CJ Fiery Obasi)

Best Sound Design

 

• Ava Momoh (“Over the Bridge”)
• Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (“Kipkemboi”)
• Grey Jones Ossai (“Blood Vessel”) – Winner
• Grey Jones Ossai (“Breath of Life”)
• Samy Bardet (“Mami Wata”)

Best Editing

• Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo (“Over The Bridge”)
• Holmes Awa (“Breath of Life”)
• Alex Kamau And Victor Obok (“Volume”)
• Dayo Nathaniel (“Ogeere – Earth”)
• Antonio Ribeiro (“The Black Book”) – Winner
• Nathan Delannoy (“Mami Wata”)

Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)

 

• “Mami Wata” (CJ Fiery Obasi)
• “Jagun Jagun” (Femi Adebayo) – Winner
• “Ijogbon” (Kunle Afolayan)
• “Orisa” (Odunlade Adekola)
• “Nana Akoto” (Kwabena Gyansah)

Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa):

 

• Where The River Divides
• Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One) – Winner
• Wandongwa
• Nakupenda
• Itifaki.

Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa):

• Service To Heart
• Uncle Limbani
• Motshameko O Kotsi – Winner

Best Documentary:

• Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
• Lobola, A Bride’s True Price? – Winner
• Empalikino (Forgiveness)
• The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)
• Sowing Hope

Best Cinematography:

• Mami Wata (Lílis Soares)
• Blood Vessel (Gideon Chukwu)
• Over The Bridge (KC Obiajulu) – Winner
• Breath of Life (Ola Cardoso)
• Jagun Jagun – The Warrior (Adeoluwa Owu)
• Ijogbon – Chaos (Adekunle Nodash Adejuyigbe)
• Omen (Joachim Philippe)

Best Indigenous M-Net Original:

• The Passenger
• Nana Akoto
• Apo
• Irora Iya – Winner
• Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)

Best Digital Content:

• National Treasure – Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)
• Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement – Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi) – Winner
• Hello Neighbour – Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko, and Jemima Osunde
• The Boyfriend – Maryam Apaokagi-Greene

Best Short Film:

• T’egbon T’aburo
• Broken Mask – Winner
• Eighteenth Year
• Man and Masquerades
• A Place Called Forward

Best Unscripted M-Net Original

• What Will People Say
• The Irabors’ Forever After
• Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives) – Winner
• Date My Family Zambia
• Royal Qlique (Season 2)

Best Scripted M-Net Original

• Slum King – Winner
• Half Open Window
• Itura
• The Passenger
• Magic Room

Best Supporting Actress

• Joke Silva (Over the Bridge)
• Fathia Williams (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
• Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)
• Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life) – Winner
• Eliane Umuhire (Omen)
• Tana Adelana (Ijogbon – Chaos)
• Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

Best Supporting Actor

• Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)
• Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life) – Winner
• Itele d Icon (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)
• Gregory Ojefua (This is Life)
• Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah)
• Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)
• Ropo Ewenla (Over the Bridge)

Trailblazer Award

• Chimezie Imo – Winner

Industry Merit Award

• Idowu Philips (Iya Rainbow) – Winner
• Richard Mofe-Damijo – Winner

Best Lead Actress

• Segilola Ogidan (Over the Bridge)
• Lucie Debay (Omen)
• Omowunmi Dada (Asiri Ade)
• Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi
• Adaobi Dibor (Blood Vessel)
• Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)
• Kehinde Bankole (Adire) – Winner
• Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)

Best Lead Actor:

• Wale Ojo (Breath of Life) – Winner
• Stan Nze (Afamefuna)
• Marc Zinga (Omen)
• Gideon Okeke (Egun)
• David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)
• Richard Mofe Damijo (The Black Book)
• Adedimeji Lateef (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
• Gabriel Afolayan (This is Lagos)

Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie:

• Grown
• Her Dark Past – Winner
• Somewhere in Kole
• Full Time Husband
• The 11th Commandment
• Mfumukazi

Best Scripted Series:

• Volume
• Wura (Season 2)
• Slum King
• Itura – Winner
• Chronicles

Best Unscripted Series:

• Lol Naija (Season 1)
• Nightlife In Lasgidi
• The Real Housewives Of Lagos (Season 2)
• Gh Queens (Season 2) – Winner
• Mutale Mwanza Unscripted (Season 1)

Best Director:

• Moses Inwang (Blood Vessel)
• Adebayo Tijani And Tope Adebayo (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
• BB Sasore (Breath of Life) – Winner
• Johnscott Enah (Half Heaven)
• C.J. Fiery Obasi (Mami Wata)
• Kayode Kasum (Afamefuna)
• Tolu Ajayi (Over The Bridge)