The 2017 African Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards was held with much pomp and pageantry during the weekend and lots of our favorite Nollywood celebrities and movies copped one award or the other. The AMVCA honors the exceptional people who worked hard to give us brilliant movies and series in Africa in the past year. The body also recognizes outstanding people in the African movie industry.
The movie “76” won the most awards and our beloved Jenifa’s diary carted home a couple of awards as well.
Check the full list of winners below:
Best Makeup Artist – Hakeem Ajibola for Perekem Odom for Oloibiri
Best Costume Designer – Pat Egwurube for 76
Best Sound Editor – Guy Steer for Vaya
Best Picture Editor – Nnodim Chigozie and Paula Peterson for Oloibiri
Best Lighting Designer – Elliot Sewape for 93 Days
Best Cinematographer – Lance Gewer for Happiness is a Four Letter Word
Best Short Film or Online Video – Ogo Okpue for Cat Face
Best Documentary – Uga Carlini for Alison
Best Indigenous Language (Swahili) – Dauda Otieno Anguka for Zilizala
Best Indigenous Language (Hausa) – Tijani Shehu Yahaya for Yaki da Zuciya
Best Indigenous Language (Yoruba) – Abiodun Jimoh and Jumoke Odetola for Somewhere In the Dark
Best Indigenous Language (Igbo) – Crey Ahanonu for Amonye-be-Onye
Best Soundtrack/Original score – Michael Ogunlade for The Encounter
Best TV Show – Funke Akindele-Bello for Jenifa’s Diary
Best Writer – Craig Freimond, Tshabalira Lebakeng, Anthony Mafela, David Majoka, Madoda Ntuli, Robbie Thorpe and Harriet Perlman for Vaya
Best Supporting Actress – Ebele Okaro Onyuike for Four One Love
Best Supporting Actor – Rotimi Salami for Just Not Married
Best Actress in a Comedy – Funke Akindele-Bello for Jenifa’s Diary
Best Actor in a Comedy – Imeh Bishop Umeh for The Boss Is Mine
Best Actress in a Drama – Rita Dominic
Best Actor in a Drama – Sambasa Nzeribe
Trailblazer Award – Somkele Idhalama
Best Movie (East Africa) – Kati Kati
Best Movie (West Africa) – Oloibiri
Best Movie (Southern Africa) – All About Love
Best Director – Izu Ojukwu for 76
Best Movie – 76 by Adonija Owiriwa and Izu Ojukwu
AMVCA Industry Merit Award – Chika Okpala
Special Recognition Award for Mnet Original Productions
- Best Actress In a Comedy – Deborah Anungwa for Hustle
- Best Actor in a Comedy – Samual ‘Spiff’ Ajibola for The Johnsons
- Best Actress in a Drama – Meg Otanwa for Hush
- Best Actor in a Drama – David Jones David for Hotel Majestic
- Best Comedy Series – The Johnsons
- Best Drama Series – Tinsel
Did your faves win? Tell us all about it in the comments section!
Leave a Reply