The nominations for the 7th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCAs are in.
The nominees for the prestigious awards were announced Thursday evening by Nollywood couple, Ibrahim Suleiman and Linda Ejiofor Suleiman during a special live broadcast on all Africa Magic channels on DStv and GOtv.
The movies Living in Bondage and God Calling both led the nominations with 11 each in categories including; Best Director, Best Picture Editor and Best Cinematographer. Other entries with multiple nominations include Seven, King of Boys and Ratnik with seven nominations each and Elevator Baby with six.
See the full list of nominees below:
| CATEGORY | NOMINEE |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| BLING LAGOSIANS | TOYIN ABRAHAM |
| LOOKING FOR BAAMI | BIMBO ADEMOYE |
| MOMS AT WAR | FUNKE AKINDELE |
| KASANOVA | TOYIN ABRAHAM |
| SMASH | EBELE OKARO |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| KING OF BOYS | SOLA SOBOWALE |
| SYLVIA | ZAINAB BALOGUN |
| GOD CALLING | ZAINAB BALOGUN |
| ELEVATOR BABY | TOYIN ABRAHAM |
| THE GHOST AND THE HOUSE OF TRUTH | KATE HENSHAW |
| BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – HAUSA | |
| TUNTUBE | MUHAMMAD T. FINISHER |
| MARIYA | ABUBAKAR BASHIR |
| ABARAWA RAI | MUHAMMAD ADAM & TUNDUN MURTALA |
| SADAUKI | HASSAN GIGGS |
| BEST DIRECTOR MOVIE | |
| LIVING IN BONDAGE | STEVE GUKAS & RAMSEY NOUAH |
| GOD CALLING | BB SASORE |
| THE SET UP | NIYI AKINMOLAYAN |
| KING OF BOYS | KEMI ADETIBA |
| RATNIK | DIMEJI AJIBOLA |
| THE GHOST AND THE HOUSE OF TRUTH | AKIN OMOTOSHO |
| SEVEN | TOSIN IGHO |
| BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – IGBO | |
| ISIANYAOCHA | BROWN ENE |
| NEKWA | PAUL IGWE |
| NNE | VICTOR IYKE |
| OBIAKPOR | EVAN OKECHUKWU |
| BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – SWAHILI | |
| SUBIRA | RAVEET SIPPY CHADH |
| SEMA | TIMOTH CONRAD KACHUMKA |
| DREAM CHILD | VICTOR GATONYE |
| TOY CAR | JOAN KABUGU |
| BEST TELEVISION SERIES DRAMA OR COMEDY | |
| JENIFA’S DIARY | FUNKE AKINDELE |
| TRUTH | ANIS HALLOWAY |
| LIFE AS IT IS | UCHE ODOH |
| WOMEN | UCHENNA MBUNABO |
| BEST SOUND TRACK MOVIE OR TV SERIES | |
| KING OF BOYS | SESS, REMINISCE & ADEKUNLE GOLD – ORIGINAL GANGSTER |
| LIVING IN BONDAGE | LARRY GAGA & FLAVOUR – TENE |
| GOD CALLING | IGHWIYISI JACOBS – STAY WITH ME |
| THE GIFT | MERCY AGHEDO – THE GIFT |
| RUN | TIMZIL – RUN |
| BEST MAKE UP CATEGORY | |
| GOD CALLING | LILIAN OMOZELE PAUL |
| THE FOREIGNER’S GOD | JUDE ODOH |
| KING OF BOYS | HAKEEM EFFECTS |
| COMING FROM INSANITY | BIO ARIMORO |
| BEST SOUND EDITOR MOVIE OR TV SERIES | |
| LIVING IN BONDAGE | CRISTINA ARAGON |
| POKER | WILLIS ABUTO & KEVIN ABUTO |
| IN MY COUNTRY | BERNIE ANTI |
| UP NORTH | KOLADE MORAKINYO |
| THREE THIEVES | MICHAEL ‘TRUTH’ OGUNLADE |
| SEVEN | TOSIN IGHO |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY | |
| HIDDEN EUPHORIA | ADEROGBA ADEDEJI |
| SKIN | BEVERLY NAYA |
| AGAINST ALL ODDS: A TALE OF RESILIENCE | ADEREMI DAVIES |
| IBADAN: YORUBA HERITAGE | TUNDE OLADIMEJI |
| BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER IN A MOVIE OR TV SERIES | |
| GOD CALLING | CARDOSO |
| RATNIK | ABIOLA LADIPO |
| ELEVATOR BABY | ELEAXU TEXAS |
| PLAN B | ODHIAMBO WALTER |
| BEST MOVIE SOUTHERN AFRICA | |
| KUKURI | PHILIPPE TALAVERA |
| DALITSO | ABRAHAM KABWE |
| KWACHA | CASSIE KABWIKTA |
| THE BEAUTIFUL HEN BEHIND YAO MOUNTAIN | IMRAN KAISI |
| BEST ART DIRECTOR MOVIE OR TV SERIES | |
| LIVING IN BONDAGE | VICTOR AFRIGOLD, AYANDA CARTER, JIM FRANKLIN, ZIMASA NDAMASE |
| RATNIK | DIMEJI AJIBOLA & IWAOTAN OLUSOLA ROBERTS |
| GOD CALLING | OMOTOLA ALADE |
| THE BLING LAGOSIANS | BOLANLE AUSTEN PETERS |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES | |
| SEVEN | RICHARD MOFE – DAMIJO (RMD) |
| LIVING IN BONDAGE | RAMSEY NOUAH |
| GOD CALLING | NKEM OWOH |
| KING OF BOYS | REMILEKUN ‘REMINISCE’ SAFARU |
| DISCONNECT | PASCAL TOKODI |
| BEST COSTUME DESIGNER MOVIE OR TV SERIES | |
| LIVING IN BONDAGE | OLOHIGBE NWAGWU |
| THE FOREIGNER’S GOD | IFAN MICHAEL |
| RATNIK | DIMEJI AJIBOLA |
| KING OF BOYS | YOLANDA OKEREKE |
| BEST SHORT FILM OR ONLINE VIDEO | |
| OGA JOHN | BOLANLE AKINTOMIDE |
| THORN | BOLA ‘ENIGMA’ AKANBI |
| PRUEBA | STANLEE OHIKUHARE |
| TOKUNBO | BIO ARIMORO |
| BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| LIVING IN BONDAGE | SWANKY J.K.A |
| ELEVATOR BABY | TIMINI EGBUSON |
| SEVEN | EFA IWARA |
| COMING FROM INSANITY | GABRIEL AFOLAYAN |
| LEVI | RAMSEY NOUAH |
| BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – YORUBA | |
| AJOJI GODOGBO | RONKE ODUSANYA |
| ALUBARIKA | YEWANDE FAMAKIN |
| ADEBIMPE OMO OBA | OYEBADE ADEBIMPE |
| INTENT | WUMI OLABIMTAN |
| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER | |
| GOD CALLING | CARDOSO |
| LIVING IN BONDAGE | JOHN DEMPS |
| RATNIK | NIYI WHITE, GBENGA FIFOLABI & ABIOLA LADIPO |
| THE SET UP | MOHAMMED ATTAH |
| BEST PICTURE EDITOR | |
| GOD CALLING | HOLMES AWA |
| RATNIK | DIMEJI AJIBOLA |
| LIVING IN BONDAGE | ANTONIO REBEIRO |
| SEVEN | TOSIN IGHO & BRYAN DIKE |
| ELEVATOR BABY | EMIOLA FAGBENLE |
| BEST WRITER IN A MOVIE OR TV SERIES | |
| GOD CALLING | BB SASORE |
| SEVEN | TOSIN IGHO |
| SYLVIA | VANESSA KANU |
| JOBA | BIODUN STEPHEN |
| LIVING IN BONDAGE | NICOLE ASINUGO & CJ OBASI |
| ELEVATOR BABY | AKAY MASON & YUSUF CAREW |
| BEST MOVIE EAST AFRICA | |
| DISCONNECT | IMAN MUEKE |
| LOST IN TIME | EDIJOE MWANIKI |
| PLAN B | SARAH HASSAN |
| 94 TERROR | MULINWA RICHARD |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE/TV SERIES | |
| KING OF BOYS | TONI TONES |
| THE FOREIGNER’S GOD | EUCHARIA ANUNOBI |
| THE SET UP | TINA MBA |
| SIZE 12 | MARY LAZARUS |
| THE PERFECT PICTURE: 10 YEARS LATER | GLORIA SARFO |
| BEST MOVIE WEST AFRICA | |
| GOD CALLING | MOMO SPAINE |
| SEVEN | TOSIN IGHO |
| ELEVATOR BABY | VICTORIA AKUJOBI |
| LIVING IN BONDAGE | STEVE GUKAS |
| RATNIK | DIMEJI AJIBOLA |
| BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| SMASH | UZOR ARUKWE |
| SMASH | STANELY “FUNNY BONE” CHIBUNA |
| SIZE 12 | UZOR ARUKWE |
| MERRY MEN 1 | RAMSEY NOUAH |
| PLAN B | DANIEL ETIM EFFIONG |
Voting for the AMVCAs open from midnight on Thursday, 6 February 2020 and close 11pm on Saturday, 7 March 2020.
All terms and conditions apply and are available on the Africa Magic website.
Viewers can join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #AMVCA7 and follow Africa Magic on Twitter and Instagram for more updates.
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