AMVCA2017: The Winners List

The Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2017 (AMVCA) may have come and gone for most people, but not for the winners who will savour the airs of victory for a long time. The spectacular event which was hosted by Nigeria’s IK Osakioduwa and Minenhle ‘Minnie’ Dlamini from South Africa lived up to expectations

As it is the norm,the awards ceremony was a celebration of outstanding achievements in television and film during 2016, as voted on by the general viewing public.

The biggest winner at the even was ’76 with 5 awards, including “Best Overall Movie”, from 14 nominations. The movie also won three of the Big Four categories; best picture, best director and best actress.


Other big winners were Oloibiri which won three awards and Vaya with two awards.

Sambasa Nzeribe, star of the movie “Slow Country,” won the best actor in Africa, ahead of Olu Jacobs, Ramsey Nouah and Richard Mofe-Damijo



The full list of winners:

Trailblazer Award

Somkele Idhalama



Best Make Up Artiste (Movies/TV series)

Oloibiri – Hakeem Onilogbo Ajibola, Perekeme Odon



Best Costume Designer

76 – Pat Egwurube



Best Art Director

76 – Pat Nebo



Best Sound Editor (Movies/TV series)

Vaya



Best Picture Editor (Movie/TV series)

Oloibiri – Nnodim Chigozie, Paula Peterson



Best Lighthing Designer (Movies/TV series)

93 Days – Elliot Sewape



Best Cinematographer

Happiness is a Four Letter Word – Lance Gewer



Best Documentary

Alison



Best Short Film or Online Video

Cat Face



Best Actress in an M-Net original comedy series

Deborah Anugwa – Hustle



Best Actor in an M-Net comedy series

Samuel Ajibola – “The Johnsons”



Best Actress in an M-Net original drama series

Meg Otanwa – “Hush”



Best Actor in an M-Net original drama series

David Jones David – “Hotel Majestic”



Best M-Net original comedy series

The Johnsons



Best M-Net original drama series

Tinsel



Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Swahili)

Zilizala





Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Hausa)

Yaki Da Zuciya



Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Yoruba)

Somewhere in The Dark – Abiodun Jimoh, Jumoke Odetola



Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Igbo)

Amoye-Bu-Onye



Best Soundtrack/ Original Score

The Encounter – Michael ‘The Truth’ Ogunlade



Best TV series

Jenifa’s Diary



Best Writer

Vaya



Best Supporting Actress In A Drama (Movie/TV series)

Ebele Okaro – Four One Love



Best Supporting Actor In A Drama (Movie/TV series)

Rotimi Salami – Just Not Married



Best Actor in a Comedy

Imeh Umoh Bishop – The Boss is Mine



Best Actress In Comedy

Funke Akindele



Best Movie East Africa

Kati Kati



Best Movie West Africa

Oloibiri



Best Movie South Africa

All About Love



Best Actress in a Drama (Movies/TV Series)

Rita Dominic – 76



Best Actor in a Drama

Sambasa Nzeribe – Slow Country



Best Overall Movie

76



Best Director

76 – Izu Ojukwu