The 5th edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) held today, Saturday, March 4, 2017, at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island Lagos.
The ceremony, which was broadcast live across the continent was hosted by IK Osakioduwa and Minenhle ‘Minnie’ Dlamini.
Here is the complete winners list for the AMVCA 2017!
- Best Make Up Artiste (Movies/TV series) Oloibiri – Hakeem Onilogbo Ajibola, Perekeme Odon
- Best Art Director
76 – Pat Nebo
- Best Sound Editor (Movies/TV series)
Vaya
- Best Picture Editor (Movie/TV series)
Oloibiri – Nnodim Chigozie, Paula Peterson
- Best Lighthing Designer (Movies/TV series)
93 Days – Elliot Sewape
- Best Cinematographer
Happiness is a Four Letter Word – Lance Gewer
- Best Documentary
Alison
- Best Short Film or Online Video
Cat Face
- Best Actress in an M-Net original comedy series
Deborah Anugwa – Hustle
- Best Actor in an M-Net comedy series
Samuel Ajibola – “The Johnsons”
- Best Actress in an M-Net original drama series
Meg Otanwa – “Hush”
- Best Actor in an M-Net original drama series
David Jones David – “Hotel Majestic”
- Best M-Net original comedy series
The Johnsons
- Best M-Net original drama series
Tinsel
- Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Swahili)
Zilizala
- Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Hausa)
Yaki Da Zuciya
- Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Yoruba)
Somwhere in The Dark – Abiodun Jimoh, Jumoke Odetola
- Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Igbo)
Amoye-Bu-Onye
- Best Soundtrack/ Original Score
The Encounter – Michael ‘The Truth’ Ogunlade
- Best TV series
Jenifa’s Diary
- Best Writer
Vaya
- Best Supporting Actress
Ebele Okaro – Four One Love
- Best Supporting Actor In A Drama (Movie/TV series)
Rotimi Salami – Just Not Married
- #AMVCA2017 Industry Merit award went to Mr Chika Okpala
- Trailblazer award went to Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama
- Best Actor in a comedy:
Imeh Bishop Umoh – The Boss is Mine
- Best Actress in a comedy – Funke Akindele
- Winner for the Best Movie – East Africa – Sarika Hemi Lakhani
- Best Movie West Africa – Oloibiri
- Best Movie South Africa – All about love
- Best Overall Movie – 76 – Izu Ojukwu
- Best Director - Izu Ojukwu – 76
- Best Actress in a Drama (Movies/TV Series) Rita Dominic – 76
- Best Actor in a Drama - Sambasa Nzeribe – Slow Country