Nominees for the 2016 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCAs) were unveiled yesterday.
| BEST OVERALL MOVIE (AFRICA) |
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| Dry |
Stephanie Linus |
| Freetown |
Adam Abel and Garrett Batty |
| Ayanda |
Sara Blecher |
| Tell Me Sweet Something |
Akin Omotosho |
| Road To Yesterday |
Chinny Onwugbenu, Genevieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko |
| Silverain |
Juliet Asante |
| House Arrest |
Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala
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| BEST TELEVISION SERIES |
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| Jane and Abel |
Dorothy Ghettuba |
| How to find a Husband |
Erica Sugo Anyadike |
| Santalal |
Gerald Langiri |
| Officer Titus |
Olabisi Jinadu |
| Daddy’s Girls |
Ariyike Oladipo |
BEST WRITER OF A MOVIE/TV SERIES |
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| Freetown |
Melissa Leilani Larson |
| Anniversary |
Afe Olumowe |
| Road To Yesterday |
Emil B. Garuba |
| Iquo’s Journal |
Blessing Egbe |
| Ayanda |
Trish Malone
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| BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES) |
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| Dry |
Uche Nancy |
| Silverain |
Patrick Asante |
| Being Mrs Elliot |
Byge Oru |
| The First Lady |
Tomi Adeoye |
| Oracle Online |
Ejiro Amos Tafiri/Vanessa Otarva |
| Cougars |
Angel Nwakibie
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| BEST MAKEUP ARTIST (MOVIE/TV SERIES) |
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| Dry |
Gabriel Okorie |
| Ayanda |
Louiza Calore |
| Jaja the Great |
Innocent Abba |
| Ojuju |
Funke Olowu |
| Being Mrs Elliot |
Moses Ogunlana
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| BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES) |
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| Common Man |
Stanlee Ohikhuare |
| Kpians-the feast of souls |
Stanlee Ohikhuare |
| House Arrest |
Francis Lubanjuma |
| Gbomo Gbomo Express |
David Wyte and Paul Gambit |
| Being Mrs Elliot |
Oluwole Olawoyin |
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES) |
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| Officer Titus |
Kelechi Udegbe |
| Stop |
IK Ogbonna |
| Caught in the Act |
Bishop Imeh Umoh |
| Head gone |
Bowoto Jephthah |
| Jenifa’s diary
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Folarin Falana
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| BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) |
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| Breathless |
Mike Ezuruonye |
| Being Mrs Elliot |
Majid Michel |
| A Long Night |
Van Vicker |
| A Soldier’ Story |
Daniel K. Daniel |
| Jaja The Great |
Segun Arinze |
Falling
| BEST DIRECTOR |
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| Road to Yesterday |
Ishaya Bako |
| Dry |
Stephanie Linus |
| Tell me Sweet Something |
Akin Omotosho |
| Ayanda |
Sara Blecher |
| Gbomo gbomo express |
Walter ‘Waltbanger’ Taylaur |
| Rebecca |
Shirley Frimpong-Manso |
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES) |
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| JENIFA’S DIARY |
Funke Akindele |
| BEING MRS ELLIOT |
Lepacious Bose |
| SKINNY GIRL IN TRANSIT |
Abimbola Craig |
| AN AFRICAN CITY |
Nana Mensah |
| DESPERATE HOUSE GIRLS |
Ini Edo |
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) |
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| Road to yesterday |
Genevieve Nnaji |
| Don’t cry for me |
Mary Lazarus |
| Stop |
Belinda Effah |
| Ayanda |
Fulu Mugovhani |
| Falling |
Adesua Etomi |
| The visit |
Nse Ikpe-Etim |
BEST PICTURE EDITOR |
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| Tell me Sweet Something |
Vuyani Sondlo |
| Road To Yesterday |
Chuka Ejorh |
| A soldier’s story |
Frankie Ogar |
| Rebecca |
Shirley Frimpong-Manso |
| Special Crimes Unit: Lasgidi Cops |
Adeyemi Olowoshagba |
BEST DOCUMENTARY |
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| THE NEW AFRICA |
Kagho Crowther Idhebor |
| FAAJI AGBA |
Remi Vaughan-Richards |
| GOGE AFRICA ENCOUNTERS WILD GORILLA |
Nneka Isaac-Moses |
| DEMYSTIFYING AUTISM |
Dotun Akande |
| DAWN TO DUSK |
| BEST MOVIE – SOUTHERN AFRICA |
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| Ayanda |
Sara Blecher |
| Tell Me Sweet Something |
Akin Omotosho |
| Lilongwe |
Joyce mhango chavula |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR |
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| A Soldier’s Story |
Sambassa Nzeribe |
| Stolen Water |
Blossom Chukwujekwu |
| Stigma |
Soibifaa Dokubo |
| A soldier’s story |
Olumide Oworu |
| The Department |
O.C. Ukeje |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES) |
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| Before 30 |
Beverly Naya |
| Tell Me Sweet Something |
Thishiwe Ziqubu |
| Before 30
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Tunbosun Aiyedihin |
DRY Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge
| The Green Necklace |
Lepacious Bose |
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BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES) |
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| Stigma |
Dagogo Diminas |
| Dry |
Gabriel Okorie |
| Common man |
Stanlee Ohikhuare |
| The refugees |
Frank Raja Arase |
| Elephant in the room |
Patrick ‘koinage’ Nnamani |
| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (MOVIE/TV SERIES) |
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| Ayanda |
Jonathan Kovel |
| Couple Of Days |
Tolu LordTanner |
| The Refugees |
Okey Oku and Robert Peters |
| DRY |
Angel Barroeta |
| Common Man |
Stanlee ohikhuare |
| Tell Me Something Sweet |
Paul Michaelson
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| BEST SHORTFILM OR ONLINE VIDEO |
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| Panic Button |
Bongiwe Selane |
| Yawa |
Kassim Braimah |
| A Day with Death |
Oluseyi Amuwa |
| Blood Taxi |
Folasakin Iwajomo |
| A Cup of Sugar |
Bongiwe Selane
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| BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – YORUBA |
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| Taxi driver (Oko Ashewo) |
Don Omope |
| Victims |
Mercy Aigbe Gentry |
| Ayomi |
Bukunmi Oluwasina |
| Shadow |
Kazim Adeoti |
| Binta Ofege |
Abiodun Jimoh and Jumoke Odetola |
| Best Movie – West Africa (Drama/Comedy) |
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| DRY |
Stephanie Linus |
| Stigma |
Dagogo Diminas |
| The Visit |
Biodun Stephens (Koga Studios) |
| The Refugees |
Frank Rajah Arase |
| Silverain |
Juliet Asante |
| Common Man |
Stanlee ohikhuare |
Road To Yesterday
Best Sound Editor (Movie /TVSeries)
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| Ayanda |
Guy Steer |
| Road to yesterday |
Kulanen Ikyo |
| Dry |
Marquex Jose Guillermo |
| Candle in the wind |
Bernie Anti |
| Bambitious |
Maurice Kings |
| Tell me Sweet Something |
Gavin McCullough |
Best Indegenious Language
(Movie /TV Series-Igbo)
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| Chetanna |
Chigozie Atuanya |
| The Missing God |
Ubaka Joseph Ugochukwu |
| Udo Gba koi koi |
Onyekachukwu Okeke |
| Nduka |
Charles Novia |
| Usekwu Igbo |
PAUL IGWE
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| BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – HAUSA |
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| Sarki Jatau |
Bashir Abdullahi |
| Inji Yan’ Ca Ca |
Najjashi Sb Jakara |
| Sakaina |
Abubakar mai shadda and Hafizu Bello |
| Baya Da Kura |
Nuhu Abdullahi |
| Dadin Kowa |
Salisu Balarabe
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| BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – SWAHILI |
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| MYUMBA 10 |
Damaris Irungu-Ochieng |
| SAMAKI MCHANGANI |
Amil Shivji |
| FIHI |
Caroline Mbaturia |
| SUMU |
Neema Ndanu Kilon |
| KITENDAWALI |
Josephat Lukaza |
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BEST MOVIE – EAST AFRICA |
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| HOUSE ARREST |
Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala |
| MAPENZI |
Elizabeth Michael |
| CALL 112 |
Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala |
| KITENDAWALL |
Josephat Lukaza |
| MPANGO MBAYA |
Staford Kihore |
| DADDY’S WEDDING |
Honeymoon Aljabri |
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