AMVCA 2023: Brotherhood, Anikulapo, others battle for Best Movie Award
Organisers of the African Magic Viewers’ Choice Award have announced the nomination list for the 2023 edition of the event.
The nomination announcement which aired via African Magic channels on Sunday, was hosted by popular actresses, Bisola Aiyeola and Adjetey Anang, alongside kid actors from the popular Africa Magic original series, Jasmine Olarotimi and Nifemi Lawal.
The biggest nominees of the night include Anikulapo with 16 nods, followed by Brotherhood featuring in 11 categories, and Shanty Town with 11 nominations.
Femi Adebayo’s King of Thieves (Agesinkole), Funke Akindele’s Battle on Buka Street, Jade Osiberu’s Brotherhood, and Kunle Afolayan’s Anikulapo, Kayode Kasum’s Ile Owo, Mugisha Morris’ Tembele and Winifred Mena-Ajakpovi’s Four Four Forty-Four will slug it out in the Best Overall Movie category.
The 9th edition of the prestigious award is set to hold in Lagos on the 20th of May 2023.
Below is the full list of nominees
Best Actor in A Comedy Adokiye Horsfall (Romeo WJ) Inside Life Charles Etubiebi -Just Friends Charles Inojie- City Hustler Chinedu Ikedieze- Aki and PawPaw Kunle Idowu- Unintentional Nedu Ani (Nedu Wazobia)- Inside Life Nkem Owoh- Battle On Buka Street Nosa Afolabi- The Razz Guy Samuel Perry (Broda Shaggi)- Inside Life Samuel Perry (Broda Shaggi)- Survivors
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Blossom Chukwujekwu- The Trade Chidi Mokeme- Shanty Town Chimezie Imo- Choke Daniel Etim-Effiong- Kofa Femi Adebayo- King of Thieves (Agesinkole) NKakalukanyi Patriq- Tembele O.C. Ukeje- Black Mail Richard Mofe Damijo- Four Four Forty Four Tobi Bakre- Brotherhood Tope Tedela- All The Colours Of The World Are Between Black and White
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Albert Oluwatoyin-Visa On Arrival Bimbo Ademoye- Selina Funke Akindele- Battle On Buka Street Grace Wacuka- Married to Work Mercy Johnson- Battle On Buka Street Mercy Johnson Onogie- Passport
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Bimbo Ademoye- Anikulapo Enado Odigie- Flawsome Immaculata Oko Kasum- Ile Owo Ini Dima-Okojie- Flawsome Ini Edo- Shanty Town Nimo Loveline- The Planters Plantation Nse Ikpe-Etim- Shanty Town Osas Ighodaro- Man of God Queen Nwokoye- Strained Scarlet Gomez- Wura
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Abdisattar Ahmed- Gacal Bucci Franklin- The Razz Guy James Webbo- County 49 Jeff Roberts Walusimbi- Bedroom Chains O.C. Ukeje- Brotherhood Taiwo Hassan- Anikulapo Yinka Quadri- Anikulapo
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Dorcas Shola Fapson- Man of God Efe Irele- Four Four Forty Four Gina Castel- Kofa Ivie Okujaye- On Your Own Sola Sobowale- Anikulapo Teniola Aladese- Love in a Pandemic Toni Tones- Brotherhood
BEST SHORT FILM
Adeoye Adetunji- Pa Aromire Gbenga Salu- Convictus Nkem Nwaturuocha- The Song Maiden Teniola Zara King- Teju’s Tale Usama Mukwaya, Loukman Ali- Sixteen Rounds Uzoamaka Aniunoh- Love Language Victor Onwudiwe, Goodnews Erico Isika- Away
BEST ONLINE SOCIAL CONTENT CREATOR
Abiola- VIP Bathroom Adeaga Bukunmi- Fake Alert with Mercy Johnson Bimbo Ademoye- Iya Barakat Teropi Secxxion Edem Victor- The Activist Elozonam , Kie Kie- Back From The Future Isbae U- My Sweet Mother In-law Kenzy Udosen- Quick Pronunciations Oluwadolarz and Abayomi Alvin- Soldiers at War (Compilation) Steve Chuks- Husband’s Side Chick Tee Kuro- Nollywood Epic Love Story Parody (The Finale
BEST ORIGINAL TELENOVELA
Covenant Dede Huba Itura Mahinga Maida Mpali Prestige Salem
BEST UNSCRIPTED ORIGINAL
Come Play Naija Judging Matters Kan-See-Me King Bugar Off Air with Gbemi & Tools Rock that Aisle Again Sakofa
BEST ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES
Co-Habits Flatmates Mussulando My Siblings and I Njoro Wa Uba Popi RSM The Johnsons The Return of Original Comedy Uncle Limbani
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES
A Infiltrada Accra Medics Dirty Laundry Junior Drama Club Njila Pazia Pete Ricordi The Rishantes To Have and To Hold Unmarried
BEST ART DIRECTOR
Olalekan Isiaka- Shanty Town Olatunji Afolayan- Battle On Buka Street Olugbenga Ogunshina and Joy Kadiri- Brotherhood Pat Nebo & Temple Chima Adighije- Crime & Justice Toka Mcbaror- Almajiri Uche Nwaohiri & Tunde Lawal- Diiche Wale Adeleke- King Of Thieves (Agesinkole)
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
Adeola Art-Alade- The Real Housewives of Lagos Reunion Episode Bolanle Austen-Peters, Clement Effanga, Juliana Dede- Man of God Bunmi Fashina , Tiannah Empire & Secrets of April- Shanty Town Ezugworie Franca- Brotherhood Kingsley Okoye Rex- Nnewi The Land of Gold Millicent Jack- Four Four Forty Four Toyin Ogundeji- Anikulapo
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER
Francis Wanyahdeh- Crime & Justice Francis Wanyahdeh & Ebuka Enejere- Diiche Godwin Lawal- Tarella Ismail Adewunmi- Ile Owo Lanre Omofaiye- Anikulapo Mathew Yusuf- Brotherhood Muri Salami- Four Four Forty Four Renaldo Van Den Berg, Emmanuel Patrick, David Otuokere- Real Housewives of Lagos Segun Adeleke- Flawsome Walter Odhiambo- Shanty Town
BEST PICTURE EDITOR
Adio Solanke- Ile Owo Banjo Onyekachi, Winston Aig-Ohioma, Oluwaseun Adeosun- Diiche Holmes Awa & Daniel Tom- Crime & Justice Kimera Paul- Tembele Martini Akande- Brotherhood Sanjo Adegoke- King of Thieves (Agesinkole) Steve Sodiya- Ijakumo the Born Again Stripper Temitope Folarin- Anikulapo Valentine Chukwuma- Battle on Buka Street
BEST SOUND EDITOR
Anu Afolayan- Anikulapo Dare Olaitan, Adio Solanke- Ile Owo Fredrick Karumba- Click Click Bang Grey Jones- The Set Up 2 Ismail Kyobe Ssebowa- Bedroom Chains Kazeem Agboola- Ijakumo the Born Again Stripper Kolade Kayode Morakinyo- Shanty Town Kolade Morakinyo, Pius Fatoke- Battle On Buka Street Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike, Kayode Kasum- Obara’ M Shiloh Godson- Black Mail
BEST SOUND TRACK
Abiola Olayinka, Habeeb Adebayo- L.I.F.E. Adam Songbird and Tolu Obanro- King of Thieves (Agesinkole) Gbas Gbos by Tolu Obanro and Adam Songbird- Battle on Buka Street Jaysynths and Hotkid- Shanty Town Joel Christian Goffin- Black Mail Kent Edunjobi- Anikulapo Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike, Kayode Kasum- Obara’ M
BEST MAKE UP
Carina SFX- The Trade Feyzo Artistry- Ile Owo Francisca Otaigbe- King of Thieves (Agesinkole) Hakeem Effects Onilogbo- Anikulapo Hakeem Effects Onilogbo, Jemila Sedik- Battle on Buka Street Maryam Ndukwe , Hakeem Effects Onilogbo- Shanty Town Sandra Oyiana-Ogbeni- Tarella
BEST WRITER
Funke Akindele, Jack’enneth Opukeme, Stephen Oluboyo, Jemine Edukugho- Battle on Buka Street Jade Osiberu- The Trade Sodi Kurubo, Stephanie Dadet and Victor Aghahowa- Diiche (Episode 5) Sola Dada- Anikulapo Tunde Apalowo and Jeffery Musa David- Kanaani Uche Ateli- Choke Yinka Laoye- King of Thieves (Agesinkole)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Charles Oleghe- Diiche Ekuka Ishaq- Tembele Idowu Adedapo- Ijakumo the Born Again Stripper Idowu Adedapo (Mr Views)- Flawsome Jonathan Kovel- Shanty Town Jonathan Kovel- Anikulapo Loukman Ali- Brotherhood Mex Ossai, Philip Okpokoro, Esmond Igho, KC Obiajulu, Goke Oyerinde- Real Housewives of Lagos Paul Gambit- Jolly Roger Yinka Edward- Crime & Justice
BEST MOVIE SOUTHERN AFRICA
Elvis Chucks- Jewel Emmanuel Mwape- Silver Lining Leburugraphy- Ke Bona Spoko
BEST MOVIE EAST AFRICA Click Click Bang- Philip Karanja Njenga Elenor Nabwiso- Karamoja Gashumba Emmanuel- Dial M for Maya Hassan Mageye- Bedroom Chains Lucy Mwangi- Baba Twins Mugisha Herbert Morris- Tembele Nadira Shakur- Married to Work Omar Hamza- Gacal Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi- Frida Wilson Nkya & Philipo Ngonyani- Mvamizi (The Intruder)
BEST MOVIE WEST AFRICA
Brotherhood- Jade Osiberu Chris Odeh- Choke Kayode Kasum- Obara’ M Kunle Afolayan- Anikulapo Rent-A-Studio & Native Media TV- Kanaani Samira Yakubu- Red Carpet Winifred Mena Ajakpovi- Four Four Forty Four
BEST TELEVISION SERIES
Adeola Art-Alade & Dare Art Alade- Real Housewives of Lagos Bovi Ugboma, Ann Obaseki- Visa On Arrival (Season 1) Dimbo Atiya, Rahama Sadau, Safina Mellisa- The Plan Grace Kahaki & Philippe Bresson- Single Kiasi Ife Olujuyigbe, Kayode Kasum- When are we getting married James Omokwe- Diiche Millicent Ogutu- County 49 Tola Odunsi & Akin Akinkugbe- Flawsome Vincent Nwachukwu- Game On (Season 2) Yinka Edward- Crime & Justice
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Best Okoduwa- 100 of Us Charles F. Solomon- Way to the Top Charles F. Solomon; Oluchi Nsofor; Aaron Olayemi; Famous Odion- Green: The Amazons Chude Jideowo- Awaiting Trial Nathaniel George- Truck Blind Spot Nora Awolowo- Nigeria-the Debut Nora Awolow- Baby Blues
BEST DIRECTOR
Adebayo Tijani and Tope Adebayo- King of Thieves (Agesinkole) Babatunde Apalowo- All The Colours of the World are between Black and White Bolanle Austen-Peters- Man of God Dimeji Ajibola- Shanty Town Jade Osiberu- The Trade Kunle Afolayan- Anikulapo Loukman Ali- Brotherhood Mugisha Herbert Morris- Tembele Obi Emelonye- Black Mail Tolu Ajayi, Fiyin Gambo, Ifeoma Chukwuogo, James Omokwe- Diiche
THE MULTICHOICE TALENT FACTORY FILM
A Quiet Intruder Cheza Leaked Revisit Stinger Strings
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE – SWAHILI
Daniel Manege- Mpiganaji Freddy Feruzi- Dau Malcom Hamisi- Barakatatu Philip Karanja Njenga- Click Click Bang Phoebe Ruguru & Njue Kevin- Safari Wilson Nkya- Mvanmizi – The Intruder Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi- Frida
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE – YORUBA
Funmi Bank Anthony Abdullahi Abdulrasaq- Abebi Seranko Seniyan Karamot Adeboye- Morenikeji Kunle Afolayan- Anikulapo Okusanya Bayonle Samson- Mr Raji Ololade Tijani-Ebong- Ogeere
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE – HAUSA
Abubakar Bashir Maishadda- Aisha Evans Ejiogu- Kwana Casa’in Nancy Yiljep- Guzama Ty Shaban- Lulu Da Andalu
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE – IGBO
Brown Ene, Victor Onwudiwe, Ben Cassie- Ifediche Shileold A. Ibironke- Ijeoma Shileold A. Ibironke- Ego Mbute Trinity Ugonabo- The Bride Price (imego) Victor Iyke- Uhuruchi
BEST OVERALL MOVIE
Femi Adebayo- King of Thieves (Agesinkole) Funke Akindele- Battle on Buka Street Jade Osiberu- Brotherhood Kayode Kasum- Ile Owo Kunle Afolayan- Anikulapo Mugisha Herbert Morris- Tembele Winifred Mena-Ajakpovi- Four Four Forty Four
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