Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2016 nomination list,celebrities photos

The time to reward hardword, talent and creativity in the nigeria movie sector and by extention the africa movie scene is set, the annual africa magic viewers choice awards (amvca) 2016 edition has unveiled its nomination list for awards in several categories accross the movie industry in Africa.

The unveiling of the list was done at the oriental hotel in Victoria axis of Lagos.
 See full list of the various awards category you can vote in, simply view the list below and click the link at the end to start voting  now!



BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/ TV SERIES)

Movie: ayanda                              actress: fulu mugovhani
Movie: dont cry for me                actress: mary lazarus
Movie: falling                              actress: adesua etomi
Movie: road to yesterday              actress: genevieve nnaji
Movie: stop                                  actress: belinda effah
Movie the visit                             actress: nse ikpe-etim

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)        
Breathless – mike ezuruonye
Jaja the great – segun arinze
Falling – blossom chukwujekwu
Being mrs elliot – majid micheal
A long night – van vicker
A soldier’s story – daniel k. Daniel

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)      

Officer titus – kelechi udegbe
Stop – ik ogbonna
Caught in the act – bishop imeh umoh
Head gone – bowoto jephthah
Jenifa’s diary – folarin falana
Best actress in a comedy (movie/tv series)
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 OVERALL MOVIE (AFRICA)
Ayanda – sara blecher
Tell me something sweet – akin omotosho
Road to yesterday – ishaya bako
Dry – stephanie linus
Freetown – adam abel and garrett batty
Silverain – juliet asante
House arrest – joseph kenneth ssebaggala


BEST TELEVISION SERIES
Santalal – gerald langiri
Officer titus – olabisi jinadu
Daddy’s girls – ariyike oladipo
Jane and abel – dorothy ghettuba
How to find a husband – erica sugo anyadike

BEST MAKEUP ARTIST (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Ojuju – funke olowu
Being mrs elliot – moses ogunlana
Dry – gabriel okorie
Ayanda – louiza calore
Jaja the great – innocent abba

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)      

Dry – uche nancy
Silverain – patrick asante
Oracle online – ejiro amos tafiri/vanessa otarva
Cougars – angel nwakibie
Being mrs elliot – byge oru
The first lady – tomi adeoye

BEST WRITER OF A MOVIE/TV SERIES
Road to yesterday – emil b. Garuba
Iquo’s journal – blessing egbe

Ayanda – trish malone
Freetown – melissa leilani larson
Anniversary – afe olumowe

BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)      
Gbomo gbomo express – david wyte and paul gambit
Being mrs elliot – oluwole olawoyin
Common man            – stanlee ohikhuare
Kpians-the feast of souls – stanlee ohikhuare
House arrest – francis lubanjuma

BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

The refugees – frank raja arase
Elephant in the room – patrick ‘koinage’ nnamani
Stigma            – dagogo diminas
Dry – gabriel okorie
Common man – stanlee ohikhuare

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)      
The refugees – okey oku and robert peters
Dry – angel barroeta
Tell me something sweet – paul michaelson

BEST DIRECTOR
Ayanda – jonathan kovel
Couple of days – tolu lordtanner
Gbomo gbomo express – walter ‘waltbanger’ taylaur
Rebecca – shirley frimpong-manso
Road to yesterday – ishaya bako
Dry – stephanie linus
Tell me sweet something – akin omotosho
Ayanda – sara blecher

Best tv documentary    
Demystifying autism – dotun akande
Dawn to dusk – nanmet Anthony
The new africa – kagho crowther idhebor
Faaji agba – remi vaughan-richards
Goge africa encounters wild gorilla – nneka isaac-moses

BEST PICTURE EDITOR  
A soldier’s story – frankie ogar
Rebecca – shirley frimpong-manso
Special crimes unit: lasgidi cops – adeyemi olowoshagba
Tell me sweet something – vuyani sondlo
Road to yesterday – chuka ejorh

BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Candle in the wind – bernie anti
Bambitious – maurice kings
Ayanda – guy steer
Road to yesterday – kulanen ikyo
Dry – marquex jose guillermo
Tell me sweet something – gavin mccullough

BEST MOVIE – SOUTHERN AFRICA      

Tell me sweet something – akin omotosho
Ayanda – sara blecher

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR      
Stolen water – blossom chukwujekwu
Stigma            – soibifaa dokubo
A soldier’s story – sambassa nzeribe
A soldier’s story – olumide oworu
The department – o.c. Ukeje

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Tell me sweet something – thishiwe ziqubu
Before 30 – tunbosun aiyedihin
Dry – zubaidat ibrahim fagge
Before 30 – beverly naya
The green necklace – lepacious bose
Lilongwe – joyce mhango chavula

BEST SHORTFILM OR ONLINE VIDEO  

Panic button – bongiwe selane
Yawa – kassim braimah
A day with death – oluseyi amuwa
Blood taxi – folasakin iwajomo
A cup of sugar – bongiwe selane

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – YORUBA

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)
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 – chinny onwugbenu, genvieve nnaji, chichi nwoko

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES- IBO
   
Udo gba koi koi – onyekachukwu okeke
Nduka – charles novia
Usekwu igbo -paul igwe
Chetanna – chigozie atuanya
The missing god – ubaka joseph ugochukwu

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – HAUSA
Sakaina – abubakar mai shadda and hafizu bello
Baya da kura – nuhu abdullahi

Dadin kowa – salisu balarabe
Sarki jatau – bashir abdullahi
Inji yan’ ca ca – najjashi sb jakara

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – SWAHILI      
Fihi – caroline mbaturia
Sumu – neema ndanu kilon
Kitendawali – josephat lukaza
Myumba 10 – damaris irungu-ochieng
Samaki mchangani – amil shivji


BEST MOVIE – EAST AFRICA
Kitendawall – josephat lukaza
Mpango mbaya – staford kihore
Daddy’s wedding – honeymoon aljabri
House arrest – joseph kenneth ssebaggala
Mapenzi – elizabeth michael
Call 112 – joseph kenneth ssebaggala

Actreses and actors present at the announcement are:  Omoni Oboli, OC Ukeje, Michelle Dede, Rukky Sanda, Beverly Naya, Adesua Etomi, Juliet Ibrahim,Ini Edo and a host of others, the event was anchored by chigurl of Nigeria and Larry Madowo popular Kenyan OAP.
See below photos from the AMVCA 2016 event.

Nigerian actress, Ini Edo

Actress, Juliet Ibrahim

Nigerian actress, Omoni Oboli