Here are the winners for 2016’s Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award (AMVCA)
BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
The refugees – Frank Raja Arase
BEST TELEVISION SERIES
Daddy’s Girls – Ariyike Oladipo
BEST MAKEUP ARTIST (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Ayanda – Louiza Calore
BEST SHORT FILM OR ONLINE VIDEO
A Day with Death – Oluseyi Amuwa
BEST WRITER OF A MOVIE/TV SERIES
AYANDA – Trish Malone
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Common Man – Stanlee Ohikhuare
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
TELL ME SOMETHING SWEET – Paul Michaelson
BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Dry – Marquex Jose Guillermo
BEST PICTURE EDITOR
Rebecca – Shirley Frimpong-Manso
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Dry – Uche Nancy
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – HAUSA
Dadin Kowa – Salisu Balarabe
BEST DOCUMENTARY
FAAJI AGBA – Remi Vaughan-Richards
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
A Soldier’s Story – Sambassa Nzeribe
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – YORUBA
Binta Ofege – Abiodun Jimoh and Jumoke Odetola
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
BEFORE 30 – TUNBOSUN AIYEDIHIN
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Jenifa’s Diary – Folarin Falana (Falz)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
JENIFA’S DIARY – FUNKE AKINDELE
TRAILBLAZER
Lala Akindoju
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
A SOLDIER’S STORY – DANIEL K. DANIEL
SPECIAL INDUSTRY MERIT AWARD
Bukky Ajayi and Sadiq Daba
BEST MOVIE – SOUTHERN AFRICA
Lilongwe – Joyce mhango chavula
BEST MOVIE – EAST AFRICA
MAPENZI – Elizabeth Michael
BEST MOVIE – WEST AFRICA (DRAMA/COMEDY)
ROAD TO YESTERDAY – Chinny Onwugbenu, Genvieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Falling – Adesua Etomi
BEST DIRECTOR
Tell me Sweet Something – Akin Omotosho
BEST OVERALL MOVIE (AFRICA)
Dry – Stephanie Linus
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES- IBO
Usekwu Igbo -PAUL IGWE
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – SWAHILI
KITENDAWALI – Josephat Lukaza
See nominees and winners for the award below
NOMINEES FOR 2016 AMVCAS
CATEGORY
NOMINEE
BEST OVERALL MOVIE (AFRICA)
Dry
Stephanie Linus (winner!)
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 (winner!)
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 (winner!)
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Dry
Uche Nancy (winner!)
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 (winner!)
Jaja the Great
Innocent Abba
Ojuju
Funke Olowu
Being Mrs Elliot
Moses Ogunlana
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Common Man
Stanlee Ohikhuare (winner!)
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 (winner!)
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 (winner!)
JAJA THE GREAT
Segun Arinze
FALLING
Blossom Chukwujekwu
BEST DIRECTOR
Road to Yesterday
Ishaya Bako
Dry
Stephanie Linus
Tell me Sweet Something
Akin Omotosho (winner!)
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 (winner!)
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 (winner!)
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 (winner!)
Special Crimes Unit: Lasgidi Cops
Adeyemi Olowoshagba
BEST DOCUMENTARY
THE NEW AFRICA
Kagho Crowther Idhebor
FAAJI AGBA
Remi Vaughan-Richards (winner!)
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 (winner!)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
A Soldier’s Story
Sambassa Nzeribe (winner!)
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 (winner!)
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 (winner!)
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 (winner!)
BEST SHORTFILM OR ONLINE VIDEO
Panic Button
Bongiwe Selane
Yawa
Kassim Braimah
A Day with Death
Oluseyi Amuwa (winner!)
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</