In case you missed it, here is the comprehensive list of nominations for the 2024 AMVCA (Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards).

 Multichoice Nigeria has announced the nominees for the 10th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, happening on May 11, 2024, at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos State. The AMVCA, organized by MultiChoice, honors outstanding achievements in television and film.

Here are the nominees for the 2024 AMVCA:

Nominees for the Best Digital Content category include:

- "National Treasure" by Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)

- "Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement" by Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi wasabi)

- "Hello Neighbour" by Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina Idoko, and Jemima Osunde

- "The Boyfriend" by Maryam Apaokagi-Greene

Nominees for the Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa) category are:

- "Mami Wata" directed by CJ Fiery Obasi

- "Jagun Jagun" directed by Femi Adebayo

- "Ijogbon" directed by Kunle Afolayan

Orisa (Odunlade Adekola)

Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah)

Nominees for the Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa) category are:

- "Where The River Divides"

- "Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)"

- "Wandongwa"

Nakupenda

Itifaki

Top nominees in the Best Indigenous Language Film category from South Africa include:

- "Service To Heart"

- "Uncle Limbani"

- "Motshameko O Kotsi"

Top contenders for the Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie category include:

- "Grown"

- "Her Dark Past"

- "Somewhere in Kole"

- "Full Time Husband"

- "The 11th Commandment"

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Best Scripted M-Net Original

Slum King

Half Open Window

Itura

The Passenger

Magic room

Leading entries in the Best Unscripted M-Net Original category comprise:

- "What Will People Say"

- "The Irabors’ Forever After"

- "Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives)"

- "Date My Family Zambia"

Royal Qlique (Season 2)

The top contenders for the Best Indigenous M-Net Original category include:

- "The Passenger"

- "Nana Akoto"

- "Apo"

- "Irora Iya"

- Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)

Nominees for the Best Short Film category are:

- "T’egbon T’aburo"

- "Broken Mask"

- "Eighteenth Year"

- "Man and Masquerades"

- a place called forward 

Nominees for the Best Supporting Actor category include:

- Alexx Ekubo in "Afamefuna"

- Demola Adedoyin in "Breath of Life"

- Ibrahim Yekini in "Jagun Jagun: The Warrior"

- Gregory Ojefua in "This is Life"

Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah)

Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)

Ropo Ewenla (Over the Bridge)

Nominees for the Best Supporting Actress category include:

- Joke Silva in "Over the Bridge"

- Fathia Williams in "Jagun Jagun – The Warrior"

Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)

Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life)

Eliane Umuhire (Omen)

Tana Adelana (Ijogbon – Chaos)

Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

Nominees for best lead actors include:

Wale Ojo (Breath of Life)

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)

Nominees for the Best Lead Actress category are:

- Segilola Ogidan in "Over The Bridge"

- Lucie Debay in "Omen"

- Omowunmi Dada in "Asiri Ade"

- Ireti Doyle in "The Origin: Madam Koi Koi"

Adaobi Dibor (Blood Vessel)

Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)

Kehinde Bankole (Adire)

Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)

The standout achievement in cinematography is exemplified by 

"Mami Wata".

Blood Vessel

Over The Bridge

Breath of Life

Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)

Ijogbon (Chaos)

Omen

Nominees for the Best Editing category are:

- Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo

- Holmes Awa

- Alex Kamau And Victor Obok

- Dayo Nathaniel

- Antonio Ribeiro

- Nathan Delannoy

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- Outstanding Sound Design

- Top-notch Sound Design

- Excellent Sound Design

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- Outstanding Art Direction

- Top-notch Art Direction

- Excellent Art Direction

Omen (Eve Martin)

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Over The Bridge – Demola Adeyemi

Fumilayo Ransome – Kuti (Bolanle Austen- Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker, Clement Effanga)

Jagun Jagun (Lola Awe)

Mami Wata (Bunmi Demilola Fashina)

Breathe of Life (Daniel Obasi)

Best Makeup

Over The Bridge (Francesca Otaigbe)

Mami Wata (Campbell Precious Arebamen)

Mojisola (Hadizat Gambo)

Jagun Jagun (Hakeem Onilogbo)

A Tribe Called Judah (Feyisayo Oyebisi)

 

Best Writing TV series

Skinny Girls in Transit (s7)
Bunmi Ajakaiye
Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi
Abdul Tijani- Ahmed

Wura (s2)
Jeffery David Musa
Olumide Kuti
Esther Oyiza Kokori

Visa On Arrival
Bovi Ugboma

MTV Shuga Naija
The MTV
Staying Alive Foundation

Volume
Mona Ombogo

Masquerades of Aniedo
Timendo Aghahowa
Motunde Akiode

Slum King
Donald Tombia
Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi
Fatimah Binta Gimsay
Xavier Ighordje

Best Writing Movie

Breathe Of Life – BB Sasore
Over The Bridge – Tosin Otudeko
Fumilayo Ransome Kuti – Tunde Babalola
Jagun Jagun – Adebayo Tijani
Afamefuna – Anyanwu Sandra Adaora
ATCJ – Funke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh & Akinlabi Ishola
Mami Wata – CJ Obasi

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

Best Series (Scripted)

Volume
Wura (s2)
Slum King
Itura
Chronicles

 

Best Series (Unscripted)

Lol Naija (s1)

Nightlife in Lasgidi

The Real Housewives of Lagos

Gh Queens (s2)

Mutale Mwanza Unscripted (s1)

 

Best Director

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

Best Movie

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

Breath of Life

Over The Bridge

Blood Vessel

A Tribe Called Judah

The Black Book

Mami Wata