The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) has unveiled the nominees for its 11th edition, celebrating Africa’s best in film and television.

This year’s nominations feature a strong lineup of upcoming and veteran actors, filmmakers, and content creators across various categories.

Best Movie

• Lisabi: The Uprising (Adedimeji Lateef & Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji)
• Skeleton Coast (Mondjila Studios)
• Suspicion (Tosin Igho)
• Inkabi (Princess Mhlongo)
• House Of Ga’a (Bolanle Austen-Peters & Joseph Umoibom)
• Freedom Way (Blessing Uzzi)
• Christmas In Lagos (Jadesola Osiberu)
• Farmer’s Bride (Kene Okwuosa, Moses Babatope, Craig Shurn, Colette Otusheso)
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Best Lead Actor

• Gideon Okeke (Tokunbo)
• Bucci Franklin (The Weekend)
• Femi Branch (House Of Ga’a)
• Thapelo Makoena (Skeleton Coast)
• Bimbo Manuel (Princess On A Hill)
• Stan Nze (Suspicion)
• Femi Adebayo (Seven Doors)
• Adedimeji Lateef (Lisabi: The Uprising)

Best Lead Actress

• Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors)
• Gbubemi Ejeye (Farmer’s Bride)
• Uzoamaka Onuoha (Agemo)
• Uche Montana (Thinline)
• Uzoamaka Aniunoh (Phoenix Fury)
• Hilda Dokubo (The Uprising: Wives On Strike 3)
• Bimbo Ademoye (Anikulapo: Rise Of The Spectre)

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 Ga'a)
• Efa Iwara (Princess on a Hill)

Best Director

• Robert O Peters (Skeleton Coast)
• Norman Maake (Inkabi)
• Bolanle Austen-Peters (House Of Ga’a)
• Awam Amkpa (The Man Died)
• Daniel Emeke Oriahi (The Weekend)
• Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo (Seven Doors)
   

The AMVCA continues to recognize and celebrate African storytelling in indigenous languages, with nominations across West, East, and Southern Africa.

Best Indigenous Language (West Africa)

• Mai Martaba 
• Seven Doors
• Lisabi: The Uprising 
• Kakal
• Anikulapo: Rise Of The Spectre 

Best Indigenous Language (East Africa)

• The Caller
• Empty Grave
• Makosa ni Yangu
• Sabotage
• Wa Milele (Forever?)

Best Indigenous Language (South Africa)

• Walvis Tale
• The Vow
• Mwizukanji
• Man of Gold
• Lukas

Excellence in Film Editing

• Inkabi (Tongai Furusa)
• Christmas in Lagos (Martini Akande)
• Skeleton Coast (Jordan Koen)
• Soft Love (Holmes Awa, Paballo Modingoane)
• Lisabi: The Uprising (Anthill Studios)
• Princess on a Hill (Laughter Ephraim, Peter Ugbede)

Best Digital Content Creator

• Iyo Prosper Adokiye
• Taaooma
• Elozonam Ogbolu, Hoviare Freedom, Chiamaka Uzokwe
• Jide Pounds Ibitoye
• Ariyiikedimples, Brainjotter

The AMVCA recognized talents for their excellence across 27 award categories, including 18 non-voting and nine audience-voting categories. The non-voting categories will be decided by the AMVCA panel of judges, led by the head judge and ace filmmaker Femi Odugbemi.

Voting has officially opened and will run until 4th May 2025 via the Africa Magic website. 

For the full list of nominees across all categories, visit the AMVCA Season 11 Nominees page.