Voting opens for Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards
Public voting has opened for the nominations in the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCAs), which were revealed late last week.
| NOMINEES FOR 2016 AMVCAS | |
| CATEGORY | NOMINEE |
| BEST OVERALL MOVIE (AFRICA) | |
| Dry | Stephanie Linus |
| Freetown | Adam Abel and Garrett Batty |
| AYANDA | Sara Blecher |
| Tell Me Sweet Something | Akin Omotosho |
| Road To Yesterday | Chinny Onwugbenu, Genevieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko |
| Silverain | Juliet Asante |
| House Arrest | Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala |
| BEST TELEVISION SERIES | |
| Jane and Abel | Dorothy Ghettuba |
| How to find a Husband | Erica Sugo Anyadike |
| Santalal | Gerald Langiri |
| Officer Titus | Olabisi Jinadu |
| Daddy's Girls | Ariyike Oladipo |
| BEST WRITER OF A MOVIE/TV SERIES | |
| FREETOWN | Melissa Leilani Larson |
| ANNIVERSARY | AFE OLUMOWE |
| ROAD TO YESTERDAY | Emil B. Garuba |
| IQUO'S JOURNAL | BLESSING EGBE |
| AYANDA | Trish Malone |
| BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| Dry | Uche Nancy |
| Silverain | Patrick Asante |
| Being Mrs Elliot | Byge Oru |
| The First Lady | Tomi Adeoye |
| Oracle Online | Ejiro Amos Tafiri/Vanessa Otarva |
| Cougars | Angel Nwakibie |
| BEST MAKEUP ARTIST (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| Dry | Gabriel Okorie |
| Ayanda | LOUIZA CALORE |
| Jaja the Great | Innocent Abba |
| Ojuju | Funke Olowu |
| Being Mrs Elliot | Moses Ogunlana |
| BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| Common Man | Stanlee Ohikhuare |
| Kpians-the feast of souls | Stanlee Ohikhuare |
| House Arrest | Francis Lubanjuma |
| Gbomo Gbomo Express | David Wyte and Paul Gambit |
| Being Mrs Elliot | Oluwole Olawoyin |
| 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 ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| BREATHLESS | Mike Ezuruonye |
| BEING MRS ELLIOT | Majid Michel |
| A LONG NIGHT | Van Vicker |
| A SOLDIER'S STORY | Daniel K. Daniel |
| JAJA THE GREAT | SEGUN ARINZE |
| FALLING | BLOSSOM CHUKWUJEKWU |
| BEST DIRECTOR | |
| Road to Yesterday | Ishaya Bako |
| Dry | Stephanie Linus |
| Tell me Sweet Something | Akin Omotosho |
| Ayanda | Sara Blecher |
| Gbomo gbomo express | Walter 'Waltbanger' Taylaur |
| Rebecca | Shirley Frimpong-Manso |
| 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 ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| Road to yesterday | Genevieve Nnaji |
| Don't cry for me | Mary Lazarus |
| Stop | Belinda Effah |
| Ayanda | Fulu Mugovhani |
| Falling | Adesua Etomi |
| The visit | Nse Ikpe-Etim |
| BEST PICTURE EDITOR | |
| Tell me Sweet Something | Vuyani Sondlo |
| Road To Yesterday | Chuka Ejorh |
| A soldier's story | Frankie Ogar |
| Rebecca | Shirley Frimpong-Manso |
| Special Crimes Unit: Lasgidi Cops | Adeyemi Olowoshagba |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY | |
| THE NEW AFRICA | Kagho Crowther Idhebor |
| FAAJI AGBA | Remi Vaughan-Richards |
| GOGE AFRICA ENCOUNTERS WILD GORILLA | Nneka Isaac-Moses |
| DEMYSTIFYING AUTISM | Dotun Akande |
| DAWN TO DUSK | Nanmet Anthony |
| BEST MOVIE - SOUTHERN AFRICA | |
| Ayanda | Sara Blecher |
| Tell Me Sweet Something | Akin Omotosho |
| Lilongwe | Joyce mhango chavula |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR | |
| A soldier's story | Sambassa Nzeribe |
| Stolen Water | Blossom Chukwujekwu |
| Stigma | Soibifaa Dokubo |
| A soldier's story | Olumide Oworu |
| The Department | O.C. Ukeje |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| BEFORE 30 | Beverly Naya |
| TELL ME SWEET SOMETHING | Thishiwe Ziqubu |
| BEFORE 30 | Tunbosun Aiyedihin |
| DRY | Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge |
| THE GREEN NECKLACE | Lepacious Bose |
| BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| Stigma | Dagogo Diminas |
| Dry | Gabriel Okorie |
| Common man | Stanlee Ohikhuare |
| The refugees | Frank Raja Arase |
| Elephant in the room | Patrick 'koinage' Nnamani |
| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| AYANDA | Jonathan Kovel |
| COUPLE OF DAYS | Tolu LordTanner |
| THE REFUGEES | Okey Oku and Robert Peters |
| DRY | Angel Barroeta |
| COMMON MAN | Stanlee ohikhuare |
| TELL ME SOMETHING SWEET | Paul Michaelson |
| 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, Genevieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko |
| BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| Ayanda | Guy Steer |
| Road to yesterday | Kulanen Ikyo |
| Dry | Marquex Jose Guillermo |
| Candle in the wind | Bernie Anti |
| Bambitious | Maurice Kings |
| Tell me Sweet Something | Gavin McCullough |
| BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES- IGBO | |
| Chetanna | Chigozie Atuanya |
| The Missing God | Ubaka Joseph Ugochukwu |
| Udo Gba koi koi | Onyekachukwu Okeke |
| Nduka | Charles Novia |
| Usekwu Igbo | PAUL IGWE |
| BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES - HAUSA | |
| Sarki Jatau | Bashir Abdullahi |
| Inji Yan' Ca Ca | Najjashi Sb Jakara |
| Sakaina | Abubakar mai shadda and Hafizu Bello |
| Baya Da Kura | Nuhu Abdullahi |
| Dadin Kowa | Salisu Balarabe |
| BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES - SWAHILI | |
| MYUMBA 10 | Damaris Irungu-Ochieng |
| SAMAKI MCHANGANI | Amil Shivji |
| FIHI | Caroline Mbaturia |
| SUMU | Neema Ndanu Kilon |
| KITENDAWALI | Josephat Lukaza |
| BEST MOVIE - EAST AFRICA | |
| HOUSE ARREST | Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala |
| MAPENZI | Elizabeth Michael |
| CALL 112 | Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala |
| KITENDAWALL | Josephat Lukaza |
| MPANGO MBAYA | Staford Kihore |
| DADDY'S WEDDING | Honeymoon Aljabri |
To find out more about the nominees and cast a vote, log onto www.africamagic.tv.
