The organisers of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) have unveiled nominees of the 2025 edition of the awards. The AMVCA is one of the most prestigious film and television awards in Africa, recognizing outstanding achievements in the industry. Organized by MultiChoice and hosted by Africa Magic, the AMVCA was first held in 2013 and has since become a significant event in African entertainment.

The awards celebrate excellence in acting, directing, scriptwriting, cinematography, and various technical categories. One of the unique aspects of the AMVCA is that it includes viewer-voted categories, allowing fans to support their favorite actors, movies, and TV shows.

Over the years, the AMVCA has served as a platform to spotlight African talent, launching careers and bringing more global recognition to Nollywood and other African film industries. The event, usually held in Lagos, Nigeria, is also known for its glamorous red carpet moments, where celebrities showcase stunning fashion.

Past winners include industry icons such as Richard Mofe-Damijo, Genevieve Nnaji, Osas Ighodaro, Funke Akindele, Ramsey Nouah, and Kunle Afolayan, among others. The awards have evolved to introduce new categories, including social impact and digital content creation.

The AMVCA remains a crucial event for African cinema, driving growth, innovation, and international visibility for African filmmakers.

Nominees include

Best Digital Content Creator

The category for Best Digital Content Creator highlights some of Africa’s most influential digital storytellers, including:

• Iyo Prosper Adokiye
• Taaooma
• Elozonam Ogbolu, Hoviare Freedom, Chiamaka Uzokwe
• Jide Pounds Ibitoye
• Ariyiikedimples, Brainjotter

Best MultiChoice Talent Factory

This category celebrates emerging filmmakers from the MultiChoice Talent Factory program, with nominations including:

• Gone
• Everything Light Touches
• The Immersive Alarm
• Deadbeat
• Nwananga
• Rivals in Time

Best Scripted M-Net Original

Recognizing outstanding scripted series, nominees in this category include:

• Uriri
• All Mine
• My Fairytale Wedding
• Italo
• The Caller
• Kam U Stay

Best Indigenous Language (West Africa)

• Seven Doors
• Lisabi: The Uprising
• Kaka
• Anikulapo: The Rise of the Spectre
• Mai Martaba

Best Indigenous Language (East Africa)

• The Caller
• Empty Grave
• Makosa ni Yangu
• Sabotage
• Wa Milele (Forever?)

Best Indigenous Language (South Africa)

• Walvis Tale
• The Vow
• Mwizukanji
• Man of Gold
• Lukas

 

Best Supporting Actress

• Meg Otanwa (Inside Life)
• Tina Mba (Suspicion)
• Ireti Doyle (All’s Fair in Love)
• Ini Dima-Okojie (Skeleton Coast)
• Mercy Aigbe (Farmer’s Bride)
• Omoni Oboli (Wives on Strike 3)
• Darasimi Nadi (Aburo)

Best Supporting Actor

• Gabriel Afolayan (Inside Life)
• Adedayo Adebowale (Lisabi)
• Aliu Gafar (Seven Doors)
• Femi Jacobs (Freedom Way)
• RMD (Christmas in Lagos)
• Uzor Arukwe (Suspicion)
• Mike Afolarin (House of Gaa)
• Efa Iwara (Princess on a Hill)

Best Lead Actress

• Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors)
• Gbubemi Ejeye (Farmer’s Bride)
• Uzoamaka Onuoha (Agemo)
• Uche Montana (Thin Line)
• Uzoamaka Aniunoh (Phoenix Fury)
• Hilda Dokubo (Wives on Strike 3)
• Bimbo Ademoye (Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre)

Best Lead Actor

• Gideon Okeke (Tokunbo)
• Bucci Franklin (The Weekend)
• Femi Branch (House of Gaa)
• Thapelo Makoena (Skeleton Coast)
• Bimbo Manuel (Princess on a Hill)
• Stan Nze (Suspicion)
• Femi Adebayo (Seven Doors)
• Adedimeji Lateef (Lisabi: The Uprising)

Best Movie

• Lisabi: The Uprising
• Skeleton Coast
• Suspicion
• Inkabi
• House of Ga’a
• Freedom Way
• Christmas in Lagos
• Farmer’s Bride

Best Director

• Robert O. Peters (Skeleton Coast)
• Norman Maake (Inkabi)
• Bolanle Austen-Peters (House of Ga’a)
• Awam Amkpa (The Man Died)
• Daniel Emeka Oriahi (The Weekend)
• Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo (Seven Doors)

Best Writing in a Movie

• The Weekend
• Skeleton Coast
• Freedom Way
• Phoenix Fury
• A Ghetto Love Story
• House of Ga’a
• Christmas in Lagos

Best Documentary

• Walvis Tale
• Dundun
• O.Y.O (On Your Own)
• Women of Salt: The Resilience of Ebonyi’s Women
• I Will Remember You

Best Editing

Princess on a Hill (Laughter Ephraim, Peter Ugbede)

Inkabi (Tongai Furusa)

Christmas in Lagos (Martini Akande)

Soft Love (Holmes Awa, Paballo Modingoane)

Lisabi: The Uprising (Anthill Studios)