Nominees for 2016 AMVCAs Announced
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.
Here are the Nominees:
| NOMINEES FOR 2016 AMVCAS | |
| CATEGORY | NOMINEE |
| 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 onto www.africamagic.tv.
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