The long-awaited African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2024 have come to an end after their commencement on May 9 and ended on May 11, crowning several champions as winners for their outstanding performances.
The annual award ceremony was held at the Eko Hotel located in Lagos State, Nigeria, on May 11.
There award consist of several categories: Best Makeup, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Writing TV Series, Best Writing in a Movie, Best Sound Design, Best Editing, Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa), Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa), and Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa).
Other categories include Documentary, Best Cinematography, Best Indigenous M-Net Original, Best Short Film, Best Unscripted M-Net Original, Best Scripted M-Net Original, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Trailblazer Award, Best Lead Actress, Best Lead Actor, Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie, Best Scripted Series, Best Unscripted Series, Best Director, and Best Movie.
Below are the full list of the 2024 winners of AMVCA
Best Makeup
Francesca Otaigbe (“Over the Bridge”)
Campbell Precious (“Mami Wata”) – Winner
Hadizat Gambo (“Mojisola”)
Hakeem Onilogbo (“Jagun Jagun – The Warrior”)
Feyisayo Oyebisi (“A Tribe Called Judah”)
Best Art Direction
“Blood Vessel” (Victor Akpan)
“Over The Bridge” (Abisola Omolade) – Winner
“Breath of Life” (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)
“The Black Book” (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)
“Jagun Jagun: The Warrior” (Tunji Afolayan)
“Mami Wata” (C.J Fiery Obasi)
“Omen” (Eve Martin)
Best Costume Design
Demola Adeyemi (“Over The Bridge”)
Bolanle Austin Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker, and Clement Effanga (“Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti”)
Lola Awe (“Jagun Jagun: The Warrior”) – Winner
Bunmi Demilola Fashina (“Mami Wata”)
Daniel Obasi (“Breath of Life”)
Best Writing TV Series
“Skinny Girl in Transit” (Season 7)
“Wura” (Season 2)
“Visa on Arrival”
“MTV Shuga Naija”
“Volume” – Winner
“Masquerades of Aniedo”
“Slum King”
Best Writing in a Movie
“Breath of Life” (BB Sasore)
“Over The Bridge” (Tosin Otudeko)
“Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti” (Tunde Babalola) – Winner
“Jagun Jagun: The Warrior” (Adebayo Tijani)
“Afamefuna” (Anyanwu Sandra Adaora)
“A Tribe Called Judah” (Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh, and Akinlabi Ishola)
“Mami Wata” (CJ Fiery Obasi)
Best Sound Design
- Ava Momoh (“Over the Bridge”)
- Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (“Kipkemboi”)
- Grey Jones Ossai (“Blood Vessel”) – Winner
- Grey Jones Ossai (“Breath of Life”)
- Samy Bardet (“Mami Wata”)
Best Editing
- Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo (“Over The Bridge”)
- Holmes Awa (“Breath of Life”)
- Alex Kamau And Victor Obok (“Volume”)
- Dayo Nathaniel (“Ogeere – Earth”)
- Antonio Ribeiro (“The Black Book”) – Winner
- Nathan Delannoy (“Mami Wata”)
Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)
- “Mami Wata” (CJ Fiery Obasi)
- “Jagun Jagun” (Femi Adebayo) – Winner
- “Ijogbon” (Kunle Afolayan)
- “Orisa” (Odunlade Adekola)
- “Nana Akoto” (Kwabena Gyansah)
Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa)
- Where The River Divides
- Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One) – Winner
- Wandongwa
- Nakupenda
- Itifaki
Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)
- Service To Heart
- Uncle Limbani
- Motshameko O Kotsi – Winner
Best Documentary
- Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
- Lobola, A Bride’s True Price? – Winner
- Empalikino (Forgiveness)
- The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)
- Sowing Hope
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Best Cinematography
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Mami Wata (Lílis Soares)
Blood Vessel (Gideon Chukwu)
Over The Bridge (KC Obiajulu) – Winner
Breath of Life (Ola Cardoso)
Jagun Jagun – The Warrior (Adeoluwa Owu)
Ijogbon – Chaos (Adekunle Nodash Adejuyigbe)
Omen (Joachim Philippe)
Best Indigenous M-Net Original
The Passenger
Nana Akoto
Apo
Irora Iya – Winner
Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)
Best Digital Content
National Treasure – Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)
Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement – Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi) – Winner
Hello Neighbour – Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko, and Jemima Osunde
The Boyfriend – Maryam Apaokagi-Greene
Best Short Film
T’egbon T’aburo
Broken Mask – Winner
Eighteenth Year
Man and Masquerades
A Place Called Forward
Best Unscripted M-Net Original
What Will People Say
The Irabors’ Forever After
Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives) – Winner
Date My Family Zambia
Royal Qlique (Season 2)
Best Scripted M-Net Original
Slum King – Winner
Half Open Window
Itura
The Passenger
Magic Room
Best Supporting Actress
- Joke Silva (Over the Bridge)
- Fathia Williams (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
- Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)
- Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life) – Winner
- Eliane Umuhire (Omen)
- Tana Adelana (Ijogbon – Chaos)
- Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)
Best Supporting Actor
Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)
Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life) – Winner
Itele d Icon (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)
Gregory Ojefua (This is Life)
Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah)
Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)
Ropo Ewenla (Over the Bridge)
Trailblazer Award
Chimezie Imo – Winner
Industry Merit Award
Idowu Philips (Iya Rainbow) – Winner
Richard Mofe-Damijo – Winner
Best Lead Actress
Segilola Ogidan (Over the Bridge)
Lucie Debay (Omen)
Omowunmi Dada (Asiri Ade)
Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi
Adaobi Dibor (Blood Vessel)
Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)
Kehinde Bankole (Adire) – Winner
Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)
Best Lead Actor
- Wale Ojo (Breath of Life) – Winner
- Stan Nze (Afamefuna)
- Marc Zinga (Omen)
- Gideon Okeke (Egun)
- David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)
- Richard Mofe Damijo (The Black Book)
- Adedimeji Lateef (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
- Gabriel Afolayan (This is Lagos)
Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie
- Grown
- Her Dark Past – Winner
- Somewhere in Kole
- Full Time Husband
- The 11th Commandment
- Mfumukazi
Best Scripted Series
- Volume
- Wura (Season 2)
- Slum King
- Itura – Winner
- Chronicles
Best Unscripted Series
- Lol Naija (Season 1)
- Nightlife In Lasgidi
- The Real Housewives Of Lagos (Season 2)
- Gh Queens (Season 2) – Winner
- Mutale Mwanza Unscripted (Season 1)
Best Director
- Moses Inwang (Blood Vessel)
- Adebayo Tijani And Tope Adebayo
- (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
- BB Sasore (Breath of Life) – Winner
- Johnscott Enah (Half Heaven)
- C.J. Fiery Obasi (Mami Wata)
- Kayode Kasum (Afamefuna)
- Tolu Ajayi (Over The Bridge)
Best Movie
- Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
- Breath of Life – Winner
- Over The Bridge
- Blood Vessel
- A Tribe Called Judah
- The Black Book
- Mami Wata
