Femi Adebayo’s “Seven Doors” and Lateef Adedimeji’s “Lisabi: The Uprising” emerged as the biggest winners at last night’s 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) with three awards each.
“Seven Doors” took home two major awards, Best Lead Actor for Adebayo and Best Lead Actress for Chioma Chukwuka, alongside the award for Best Score/Music for Tolu Obanro.
“Lisabi: The Uprising,” on the other hand, went home with the awards for Best Indigenous Language (West Africa), Best Art Direction for Solihull Badu Noutical and Ayanmo Yakub, and Best Make-Up for Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect).
The awards didn’t just celebrate the rising stars on the night; they also recognised icons who’ve shaped Nollywood over the years. Sani Mu’azu and Nkem Owoh were awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards in acknowledgement of their immense contributions to the industry.
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Director Kayode Kasum also took home the Trailblazer Award, applauded for his innovative and genre-defying approach to filmmaking.
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Below is a full list of winners:
Best Movie
Lisabi: The Uprising — Adedimeji Lateef and Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji
Skeleton Coast — Mondjila Studios
Suspicion — Tosin Igho
Inkabi — Princess Mhlongo
House of Ga’a — Bolanle Austen-Peters and Joseph Umoibom
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Freedom Way — Blessing Uzzi — Winner
Christmas in Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu
Farmer’s Bride — Kene Okwuosa, Moses Babatope, Craig Shurn, and Colette Otusheso
Best Indigenous Language (West Africa)
Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo
Lisabi: The Uprising — Adedimeji Latest and Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji – Winner
Kaka — Prince Daniel
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Kunle Afolayan
Mai Martaba — Prince Daniel
Best Supporting Actor
Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — Gabriel Afolayan – Winner
Lisabi: The Uprising — Adedayo Adebowale Macaroni
Seven Doors — Aliu Gafar
Freedom Way — Femi Jacobs
Christmas in Lagos — Richard Mofe-Damijo
Suspicion — Uzor Arukwe
House of Ga’a — Mike Folarin
Princess On A Hill — Efa Iwara
Best Supporting Actress
Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — Meg Otanwa
Suspicion — Tina Mba
All’s Fair in Love — Ireti Doyle
Skeleton Coast — Ini Dima-Okojie
Farmer’s Bride — Mercy Aigbe – Winner
The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3 — Omoni Oboli
Aburo — Darasimi Nnadi
Best Lead Actor
Tokunbo — Gideon Okeke
The Weekend — Bucci Franklin
House of Ga’a — Femi Branch
Skeleton Coast — Thapelo Makoena
Princess on A Hill — Bimbo Manuel
Suspicion — Stan Nze
Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo – Winner
Lisabi: The Uprising — Adedimeji Lateef
Best Lead Actress
Seven Doors — Chioma Chukwuka – Winner
Farmer’s Bride — Gbubemi Ejeye
Agemo — Uzoamaka Onuoha
Thinline — Uche Montana
Phoenix Fury — Uzoamaka Aniunoh
The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3 — Hilda Dokubo
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Bimbo Ademoye
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 — Winner
Skeleton Coast — Wesley Johnston
Soft Love — Ebrahim Hajee
Lisabi: The Uprising — Barnabas Emordi and Nora Awolowo
Agemo — Papama Tangela
Best Sound/Sound Design
Inkabi — Vaughn Philips
Seven Doors — Tolu Obanro, Pius Fatoke, and Adam Songbird
Freedom Way — Ahuurra Andrew and Olusola Wilson
Lisabi: The Uprising — Tolu Obanro and Bode Odeyemi
Ajakaju: Beast of Two Worlds — Adams Songbird and Pius Fatoke
Suspicion — Michael Botha and Olaosebikan Okonrende – Winner
Best Editing
Inkabi — Tongai Furusa – Winner
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 Score/Music
Inkabi — Seoli Bongani Mashaba
Freedom Way — Ahuurra Andrew, Kehinde ‘Louddaaa’ Alabi, and Cobhams Asuquo
Seven Doors — Tolu Obanro – Winner
Soft Love — Kolade Morankinyo (MPSE) and Efa Iwara (Love and Hate)
Skeleton Coast — Chris Letcher
Best Art Direction
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Kunle Afolayan and Solihull Quadri Afolabi
Christmas in Lagos — Joy Kadiri
Farmer’s Bride — Daniel Okoi
Seven Doors — Tunji Afolayan
The Man Died— Theo Lawson
Lisabi: The Uprising — Solihull Badu Noutical and Ayanmo Yakub – Winner
Best Make-Up
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)
Lisabi: The Uprising — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect) – Winner
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 Writer (movie)
The Weekend — Egbemawei Dimiyei Sammy, and Vanessa Kanu, and Frederick O. Anyaebunam Jnr
Skeleton Coast — Omolola Lamikanra
Freedom Way — Blessing Uzzi – Winner
Phoenix Fury — Ifeoma N. Chukwuogo
A Ghetto Love Story — Victoria Eze
Christmas in Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu
House of Ga’a — Tunde Babalola
Best Costume Design
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Toyin Ogundeji
House of Ga’a — Bolanle Austen-Peters, Yolanda Okereke, Juliana Dede, and Gloria Ovu
Lisabi – The Uprising — Oluwatoyin Balogun and Oyebade Adebimpe Adedimeji
Phoenix Fury — Opeyemi Sogeke
Christmas in Lagos — Adedamola Adeyemi – Winner
Best Writing (TV Series)
Untying Kantai — Abel Mutua Musyoka – Winner
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 Documentary
Walvis Tale — David Benade and Tim Huebschle
Dundun — Ifeoluwa Fatogun and Ebi Atawodi – Winner
O.Y.O (On Your Own) — Daniel Omokhagbo Itegboje
Women of Salt: The Resilience of Ebonyi’s Women — Jessica Eneh, Eric Chidom, Kelechi Agbara, and Vera Okoh
I Will Remember You — Mohamed Rida Gueznai
Best Series (Scripted)
Princess on A Hill — Chuka Ejorh, Shayo Oke Sobo, Tolu Ajayi, and Abiola Soyo
Cheta’M — James Omokwe
Roses and Ivy — Biodun Stephen
Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — Clarence Peters – Winner
Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo
Best Director
Skeleton Coast — Robert O. Peters
Inkabi — Norman Make
House of Ga’a — Bolanle Austen-Peters
The Man Died — Awam Amkpa — Winner
The Weekend — Daniel Emeke Oriahi
Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, and Tope Adebayo
Trailblazer Award
Kayode Kasum
Industry Merit Award
Sani Mu’azu and Nkem Owoh
