Ghana Gets 7 Nominations At Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards

The nominees for the fourth edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) were revealed on Friday, December 11.

Juliet Asante’s Silverain is nominated for Best Movie, Best Writer and Best Movie West Africa.

Actors, Majid Michel and Van Vicker are both nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy.

Shirley Frimpong Manso for Best Director and Best Editor and Nana Mensah for Best Actress Comedy in An African City.

Full list of nominees below:
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