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AMVCA 2025 Full List of Nominees: Seven Doors leads with nine nominations

‘Lisabi: The Uprising’ follows with seven nominations, and ‘Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre’ has five nominations.

• March 24, 2025
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The African Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards has revealed the nominees list for the 11th edition. The award ceremony, organised by African Magic in partnership with MultiChoice, will be held on May 10.

The AMVCA recognises accomplishments in production, acting, directing, writing and editing.

Online content creators are not left out because content that resonates with audiences across the continent are also recognised.

Nigerian drama, ‘Seven Doors’ leads with nine nominations. ‘Lisabi: The Uprising’ follows with seven nominations, and ‘Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre’ has five nominations.

See the full list of the nominees below.

Best Digital Content Creator

Iyo Prosper 
Jide ‘Pounds’ Ibitoye
Mariam Akpaokagi-Greene (Taaooma)
Ariyike Dimples
Elozonam

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 – The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3
Darasimi Nnadi – Aburo

Best Supporting Actor

Gabriel Afolayan – Inside Life
Adedayo Adebowale Macaroni – Lisabi: The Uprising
Aliu Gafar – Seven Doors
Femi Jacobs – Freedom Way
Richard Mofe-Damijo – Christmas In Lagos
Uzor Arukwe – Suspicion
Mike Afolarin – House of Ga’a
Efa Iwara – Princess on a Hill

Best Lead Actress 

Chioma Chukwuka – Seven Doors
Bimbo Ademoye – Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Uche Montana – Thinline
GbugbemI Ejeye – Farmer’s Bride
Uzoamaka Onuoha – Agemo
Uzoamaka Aniunoh – Phoenix Fury
Hilda Dokudo – The Uprising: Wives On Strike 3

Best Lead Actor 

Gideon Okeke – Tokunbo
Bucci Franklin – The Weekend
Femi Branch – House of Ga’a
Thapelo Makoena – Skeleton Coast
Bimbo Manuel – Princess On A Hill
Stan Nze – Suspicion
Femi Adebayo – Seven Doors
Adedimeji Lateef – Lisabi: The Uprising

Best Director

Robert O. Peters.
Norman Maake
Bolanle Austen Peters
Awam Amkpa.
Daniel Oriahi
Femi Adebayo, Tope Adebayo, and Adebayo Tilani

Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie 

Gone (West Africa)
Everything Light Touches (West Africa)
The Immersive Alarm (East Africa)
Deadbeat (East Africa)
Mwananga (Southern Africa)
Rivals in Time (Southern Africa)

Best Unscripted M-Net Original 

Nigerian Idol 
Pastor Wants A Wife (Zambia)
Overall Best
Husband Material
The Queens of Kopala

Best Scripted M-Net Original 

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

Best Indigenous Language (West Africa)

Anikulapo
Seven Doors
Kaka
Lisabi
Mai Martaba

Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa)
The Caller
Makosa Di Tangu
Sabotage
Wa Milele? (Forever)

Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)

Walvis Tale
The Vow
Mwizukanji
Man of Gold
Lukas

Best Indigenous M-Net Original

Mai Shayi
The Caller
Show Me The Way
Ebighi Ebi
Subterranea
Onye Agbata Obim
Amoanimaa’s Era

Best Short Film
Sukari
Brukaci
What Are You Really Afraid Of?
In Bloom: ‘Afefe’
The Incredible Sensational Fiancee of Seyi Ajayi

Best Editing
Inkabi — Tongai Furusa
Christmas in Lagos — Martini Akande
Skeleton Coast — Jordan Koen
Soft Love — Holmes Awa and Paballo Modingoane
Lisabi: The Uprising — Anthill Studios
Princess on A Hill — Laughter Ephraim and Peter Ugbede

Best Cinematography 

Yen Ara Asaase Ni (This Is Our Land) — Onasis Gaisie, Michael Sefa, and Apagnawen Annankra
Inkabi — Chuanne Blofield
The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos — Leo Purman
Skeleton Coast — Wesley Johnston
Soft Love — Ebrahim Hajee
Lisabi: The Uprising — Barnabas Emordi and Nora Awolowo
Agemo — Papama Tangela

Best Sound/Design 
Inkabi
Seven Doors
Freedom Way
Lisabi: The Uprising
Ajakaju: Beast Of Two Worlds
Suspicion

Best Score/Music 

Inkabi — Seoli Bongani Mashaba 
Freedom Way — Ahuurra Andrew, Kehinde “Louddaaa” Alabi, and Cobhams Asuquo 
Seven Doors — Tolu Obanro 
Soft Love — Kolade Morankinyo (MPSE) and Efa Iwara (Love and Hate) 
Skeleton Coast — Chris Letcher

Best Art Direction 
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Christmas In Lagos
Farmer’s Bride
Seven Doors
The Man Died
Lisabi: The Uprising

Best Costume Design 

Toyin Ogundeji – Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Bolanle Austen- Peters, Yolanda Okereke, Juliana Dede, Gloria Oyu – House Of Ga’a
Oluwatoyin Balogun, Oyeade Adeimpe Adedimeji – Lisabi: The Uprising
Opeyemi Sogeke – Phoenix Fury
Adedamola Adeyemi – Christmas In Lagos

Best Makeup 

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect) 
Lisabi: The Uprising — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect) 
Seven Doors — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect) 
Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — Kpoudosu Winifred 
Suspicion — Tracy Izogie and Adeleke Toluwulashe Maigari 
Farmer’s Bride — Abejide Oluwatosin Mercy

Best Writing TV series

Untying Kantai — Abel Mutua Musyoka
Tuki? — Louise Kamwangi
Roses and Ivy — Biodun Stephen and Abimbola Akinrinbola
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Shola Dada
Princess on A Hill — Bibi Ukpo, Niyi Adeniji, and Sonia Nwosu
Cheta’M — Ifeanyi Chidi Barbara
Seven Doors — Adebayo Tijani, Yinka Laoye, and Soyombo-Oluyombo Oluwagbemiga

Best Writing in a Movie

The Weekend — Egbemawei Dimiyei Sammy, and Vanessa Kanu, and Frederick O. Anyaebunam Jnr
Skeleton Coast — Omolola Lamikanra
Freedom Way — Blessing Uzzi
Phoenix Fury — Ifeoma N. Chukwuogo
A Ghetto Love Story — Victoria Eze
House of Ga’a — Tunde Babalola
Christmas In Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu

Best Documentary 

Walvis Tale — David Benade and Tim Huebschle 
Dundun — Ifeoluwa Fatogun and Ebi Atawodi 
O.Y.O (On Your Own) — Daniel Omokhagbo Itegboje
Women of Salt: The Resilience of Ebonyi’s Woman — Jessica Eneh, Eric Chidom, Kelechi Agbara, and Vera Okoh 
I Will Remember You — Mohamed Rida Gueznai

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