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The African Magic Viewers Choice Awards is underway and the winners are already climbing up the stage at Eko Hotel to snag their trophies.Best MakeupBest Art DirectionBest Costume DesignBest Writing TV SeriesBest Writing in a MovieBest Sound DesignBest EditingBest Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa)Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)Best DocumentaryBest Cinematography
This year the strong contenders include Over the Bridge, Mami Wata, Breath of Life and Jagun Jagun – The Warrior.
The African Magic Viewers Choice Awards is underway and the winners are already climbing up the stage at Eko Hotel to snag their trophies.
This year the strong contenders include Over the Bridge which has 12 nominations including Best Movie, Best Director, and Best Lead Actress, and the black-and-white fantasy thriller film, Mami Wata, which snagged 11 nominations. Other contenders are Breath of Life and Jagun Jagun – The Warrior which snagged 10 nominations each.
See the AMVCA 2024 winners as they are announced below:
Best Makeup
- Francesca Otaigbe (Over the Bridge)
- Campbell Precious (Mami Wata) – Winner
- Hadizat Gambo (Mojisola)
- Hakeem Onilogbo (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
- Feyisayo Oyebisi (A Tribe Called Judah)
Best Art Direction
- Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)
- Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade) – Winner
- Breath of Life (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)
- The Black Book (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)
- Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Tunji Afolayan)
- Mami Wata (C.J Fiery Obasi)
- Omen (Eve Martin)
Best Costume Design
- Demola Adeyemi (Over The Bridge)
- Bolanle Austin Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker and Clement Effanga (Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti)
- Lola Awe (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior) – Winner
- Bunmi Demilola Fashina (Mami Wata)
- Daniel Obasi (Breath of Life)
Best Writing TV Series
- Skinny Girl in Transit (Season 7)
- Wura (Season 2)
- Visa on Arrival
- MTV Shuga Naija
- Volume – Winner
- Masquerades of Aniedo
- Slum King
Best Writing in a Movie
- Breath of Life (BB Sasore)
- Over The Bridge (Tosin Otudeko)
- Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola) – Winner
- Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Adebayo Tijani)
- Afamefuna (Anyanwu Sandra Adaora)
- A Tribe Called Judah (Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola)
- Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)
Best Sound Design
- Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)
- Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)
- Grey Jones Ossai (Blood Vessel) – Winner
- Grey Jones Ossai (Breath of Life)
- Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)
Best Editing
- Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo (Over The Bridge)
- Holmes Awa (Breath of Life)
- Alex Kamau And Victor Obok (Volume)
- Dayo Nathaniel (Ogeere – Earth)
- Antonio Ribeiro (The Black Book) – Winner
- Nathan Delannoy (Mami Wata)
Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)
- Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)
- Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo) – Winner
- Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan)
- Orisa (Odunlade Adekola)
- Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah)
Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa)
- Where The River Divides
- Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One) – Winner
- Wandongwa
- Nakupenda
- Itifaki
Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)
- Service To Heart
- Uncle Limbani
- Motshameko O Kotsi – Winner
Best Documentary
- Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
- Lobola, A Bride’s True Price? – Winner
- Empalikino (Forgiveness)
- The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)
- Sowing Hope
Best Cinematography
- Mami Wata (Lílis Soares)
- Blood Vessel (Gideon Chukwu)
- Over The Bridge (KC Obiajulu) – Winner
- Breath of Life (Ola Cardoso)
- Jagun Jagun – The Warrior (Adeoluwa Owu)
- Ijogbon – Chaos (Adekunle Nodash Adejuyigbe)
- Omen (Joachim Philippe)
