2025 AMVCA: Nominees Who Didn’t Win

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The 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) held on May 10, 2025, at Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos. The event celebrated excellence in African film and television. It was a star-studded night hosted by IK Osakioduwa. This year’s nominations included works released between January 1 and December 31, 2024.

The AMVCAs continue to showcase the best in African film, television, and digital storytelling. They celebrate the actors, creators, and productions that shaped the industry in the past year, honouring achievements in 28 categories, including the newly added Best Music Score with 18 decided by a panel of industry professionals and 10 determined through public voting.

AMVCA 2025: Full List of Winners

Best Movie
Freedom Way – Winner

Best Director
The Man Died – Winner

Best Series Scripted
Inside Life – Winner

Best Series Unscripted
Wa Milele – Winner

Best MultiChoice Talent Factory
Everything Light Touches (West Africa) – Winner

Best Lead Actor
Femi Adebayo (Seven Doors) – Winner

Best Lead Actress
Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors) – Winner

Best Scripted M-Net Original
My Fairytale Wedding – Winner

Best Supporting Actor
Gabriel Afolayan – Inside Life – Winner

Best Supporting Actress
Mercy Aigbe – Farmer’s Bride – Winner

Best Music/Score
Seven Doors – Winner

Best Short Film
Brukaci – Winner

Best Editing
Inkabi (Tongai Furusa) – Winner

Best Digital Content Creator
Iyo Prosper – Winner

Best Unscripted M-Net Original
Nigerian Idol (Season 9) – Winner

Best Indigenous M-Net Original
Zim Uzo – Winner

Best Documentary
Dundun — Ifeoluwa Fatogun and Ebi Atawodi – Winner

Best Cinematography
The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos — Leo Purman – Winner

Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)
Lisabi: The Uprising – Lateef Adedimeji – Winner

Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)
Mwizukanji – Winner

Best Writing in a Movie
Freedom Way — Blessing Uzzi – Winner

Best Writing TV Series
Untying Kantai – Winner

Best Sound/Sound Design
Suspicion – Winner

Best Makeup
Lisabi: The Uprising – Winner

Best Art Direction
Lisabi: The Uprising – Winner

Best Costume Design
Adedamola Adeyemi – Christmas In Lagos – Winner

Nominees Who Did Not Win 

Best Movie

Lisabi: The Uprising
Skeleton Coast
Suspicion
Inkabi
House Of Ga’a
Christmas In Lagos
Farmer’s Bride

Best Director

House of Ga’a
Inkabi
Seven Doors
Skeleton Coast
The Weekend

Best Series Scripted

Cheta M
Princess on a Hill
Roses & Ivy
Seven Doors

Best Series Unscripted

Ebuka Turns Up Africa
Skillers: The Building Reality Show
Style Magnate
Take Me Home

Best MultiChoice Talent Factory

Gone (West Africa)
The Immersive Alarm (East Africa)
Deadbeat (East Africa)
Mwananga (Southern Africa)
Rivals in Time (Southern Africa)

Best Lead Actor

Gideon Okeke (Tokunbo)
Bucci Franklin (The Weekend)
Femi Branch (House of Ga’a)
Thapelo Makoena (Skeleton Coast)
Bimbo Manuel (Princess On A Hill)
Stan Nze (Suspicion)
Adedimeji Lateef (Lisabi – The Uprising)

Best Lead Actress

Gbubemi Ejeye (Farmer’s Bride)
Uzoamaka Onuoha (Agemo)
Uche Montana (Thinline)
Uzoamaka Aniunoh (Phoenix Fury)
Hilda Dokubo (The Uprising: Wives On Strike 3)
Bimbo Ademoye (Anikulapo: Rise Of The Spectre)

Best Scripted M-Net Original

Uriri
All Mine
Italo
The Caller
Kam U Stay

Best Supporting Actor

Adedayo Adebowale Macaroni – Lisabi: The Uprising
Aliu Gafar – Seven Doors
Femi Jacobs – Freedom Way
Richard Mofe-Damijo – Christmas In Lagos
Uzor Arukwe – Suspicion
Mike Afolarin – House of Ga’a
Efa Iwara – Princess on a Hill

Best Supporting Actress

Meg Otanwa – Inside Life
Tina Mba – Suspicion
Ireti Doyle – All’s Fair in Love
Ini Dima-Okojie – Skeleton Coast
Omoni Oboli – The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3
Darasimi Nnadi – Aburo

Best Music/Score

Freedom Way
Inkabi
Skeleton Coast
Soft Love

Best Short Film

Sukari
The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Seyi Ajayi
What Are You Truly Afraid Of?

Best Editing

Christmas in Lagos (Martini Akande)
Skeleton Coast (Jordan Koen)
Soft Love (Holmes Awa, Paballo Modingoane)
Lisabi: The Uprising (Anthill Studios)
Princess on a Hill (Laughter Ephraim, Peter Ugbede)

Best Digital Content Creator

Jide ‘Pounds’ Ibitoye
Mariam Akpaokagi-Greene (Taaooma)
Ariyike Dimples
Elozonam

Best Unscripted M-Net Original

Husband Material
Overall Best
Pastor Wants a Wife

Best Indigenous M-Net Original

Mai Shayi
The Caller
Show Me The Way
Ebighi Ebi
Subterranea
Onye Agbata Obim
Amoanimaa’s Era

Best Documentary

Walvis Tale — David Benade and Tim Huebschle
O.Y.O (On Your Own) — Daniel Omokhagbo Itegboje
Women of Salt: The Resilience of Ebonyi’s Woman — Jessica Eneh, Eric Chidom, Kelechi Agbara, and Vera Okoh
I Will Remember You — Mohamed Rida Gueznai

Best Cinematography

Yen Ara Asaase Ni (This Is Our Land) — Onasis Gaisie, Michael Sefa, and Apagnawen Annankra
Inkabi — Chuanne Blofield
Skeleton Coast — Wesley Johnston
Soft Love — Ebrahim Hajee
Lisabi: The Uprising — Barnabas Emordi and Nora Awolowo
Agemo — Papama Tangela

Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)

Seven Doors
Kaka
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Mai Martaba

Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)

Walvis Tale
The Vow
Man of Gold
Lukas

Best Writing in a Movie

The Weekend — Egbemawei Dimiyei Sammy, Vanessa Kanu, Frederick O. Anyaebunam Jnr
Skeleton Coast — Omolola Lamikanra
Phoenix Fury — Ifeoma N. Chukwuogo
A Ghetto Love Story — Victoria Eze
House of Ga’a — Tunde Babalola
Christmas In Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu

Best Writing TV Series

Tuki?
Roses & Ivy
Cheta’M
Seven Doors
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Princess On A Hill

Best Sound/Sound Design

Inkabi
Seven Doors
Freedom Way
Lisabi: The Uprising
Ajakaju: Beast Of Two Worlds

Best Makeup

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Seven Doors
Farmer’s Bride
Clarence Peters’ Inside Life
Suspicion

Best Art Direction

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Christmas In Lagos
Farmer’s Bride
Seven Doors
The Man Died

Best Costume Design

Toyin Ogundeji – Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Bolanle Austen- Peters, Yolanda Okereke, Juliana Dede, Gloria Oyu – House Of Ga’a
Oluwatoyin Balogun, Oyeade Adeimpe Adedimeji – Lisabi: The Uprising
Opeyemi Sogeke – Phoenix Fury