The 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), organised to recognise excellence and outstanding individual performances in African film and television, took place at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos.

Nigerian actor and actress Femi Adebayo and Chioma Chukwuka won the Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress awards for their roles in Seven Doors. In contrast, Lateef Adedimeji’s Lisabi: The Uprising won the award for Best Indigenous Language (West Africa), and Blessing Uzzi’s Freedom Way won the award for Best Movie.

The AMVCA recognised talents for their excellence across 27 award categories, including 18 non-voting and nine audience-voting 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) - Winner!
• Christmas In Lagos (Jadesola Osiberu)
• Farmer’s Bride (Kene Okwuosa, Moses Babatope, Craig Shurn, Colette Otusheso)

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) - Winner!
• Adedimeji Lateef (Lisabi: The Uprising)

Best Lead Actress

Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors) - Winner!

• 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)
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• 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) - Winner!
• Omoni Oboli (Wives on Strike 3)
• Darasimi Nadi (Aburo)
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• Best Supporting Actor
• Gabriel Afolayan (Inside Life) - Winner!
• Adedayo Adebowale (Lisabi)
• Aliu Gafar (Seven Doors)
• Femi Jacobs (Freedom Way)
• RMD (Christmas in Lagos)
• Uzor Arukwe (Suspicion)
• Mike Afolarin (House of Gaa)
• 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) - Winner!
• Daniel Emeke Oriahi (The Weekend)
• Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo (Seven Doors)
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• Best Indigenous Language (West Africa)
• Mai Martaba 
• Seven Doors
• Lisabi: The Uprising - Winner! 
• Kaka
• Anikulapo: Rise Of The Spectre 
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• Best Indigenous Language (East Africa)
• The Caller
• Empty Grave
• Makosa ni Yangu - Winner!
• Sabotage
• Wa Milele (Forever?)
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• Best Indigenous Language (South Africa)
• Walvis Tale
• The Vow
• Mwizukanji - Winner!
• Man of Gold
• Lukas
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• Best Indigenous M-Net Original
• Mai Shayi
• The Caller
• Show Me The Way
• Ebighi Ebi
• Subterranea
• Onye Agbata Obim
• Amoanimaa's Era
• Z im Uzo - Winner!
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• Best Scripted M-Net Original
• Uriri
• All Mine
• My Fairytale Wedding - Winner!
• Italo
• The Caller
• Kam U Stay
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• Best Short Film
• Brukaci - Winner!
• Sukari
• The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Seyi Ajayi
• What Are You Truly Afraid Of?
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• Best Documentary

Mai DùnDún – Ifeoluwa Fatogun & Ebi Atawodi - Winner!

I Will Remember You

On Your Own

Walvis Tale

Best Score/Music Award

Seven Doors - Winner!

Freedom Way

Inkabi

Skeleton Coast

Soft Love

The Trailblazer Award

Kayode Kasunmu - Winner!

Industry Merit Award

Sani Ma’zu and Nkem Owoh (Recepients)

Best Multichoice Talent Factory

Everything Light Touches - Winner!

Gone

The Immersive Alarm

Deadbeat

Nwananga

Rivals in Time

Best Series Scripted

Inside Life (Clarence Peters) - Winner!

• Roses & Ivy (Biodun Stephen)
• Seven Doors (Femi Adebayo)
• Cheta M
• Princess on a Hill
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• Best Series Unscripted
• Wa Milele - Winner!
• Ebuka Turns Up Africa
• Skillers: The Building Reality Show
• Style Magnate
• Take Me Home
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• Excellence in Film Editing
• Inkabi (Tongai Furusa) - Winner!
• 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)
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• Best Digital Content Creator
• Iyo Prosper Adokiye - Winner!
• Taaooma
• Elozonam Ogbolu, Hoviare Freedom, Chiamaka Uzokwe
• Jide Pounds Ibitoye
• Ariyiikedimples, Brainjotter
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• Best Costume Design 
• Adedamola Adeyemi (Christmas in Lagos) - Winner!
• Toyin Ogundeji (Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre)
• Bolanle Austen-Peters, Yolanda Okereke, Juliana Dede, Gloria Oyu (House Of Ga’a)
• Oluwatoyin Balogun, Oyebade Adeimpe Adedimeji (Lisabi: The Uprising)
• Opeyemi Sogeke (Phoenix Fury)
• Adedamola Adeyemi (Christmas In Lagos)

Best Makeup

• Lisabi: The Uprising — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect) - Winner!
• Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)
• Seven Doors — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)
• Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — Kpoudosu Winifred
• Suspicion — Tracy Izogie and Adeleke Toluwulashe Maigari
• Farmer’s Bride — Abejide Oluwatosin Mercy

The AMVCA continues to recognise and celebrate African storytelling in Indigenous languages, with nominations across West, East, and Southern Africa, as evident in the just-concluded 11th edition of the event.