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Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards 2023 Nominees: Full List Here
Nominees for the various categories in the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards 2023 have been announced.
The list for the ninth edition was unveiled during a ceremony hosted by Bisola Aiyeola and Adjetey Anang.
Below is the full list of nominees.
VOTING CATEGORIES
BEST UNSCRIPTED ORIGINAL |
Come Play Naija |
Off Air with Gbemi & Tools |
Judging Matters |
Rock That Aisle Again |
Sankofa |
Kan-See-Me |
King Bugar |
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES |
MoniePoint |
Unmarried |
Ricordi |
The Rishantes |
To Have and To Hold |
Accra Medic |
Dirty Laundry |
Njila |
Pete |
Junior Drama Club |
A Infiltrada |
Pazia |
BEST ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES |
Flatmates |
The Johnsons |
My Siblings and I |
Co-Habits |
RSM |
Uncle Limbani |
Mussulando |
Njoro Wa Uba |
Popi |
The Return Of Original Comedy |
BEST ORIGINAL TELENOVELA Moniepoint |
Itura |
Covenant |
Huba |
Dede |
Prestige |
Salem |
Mahinga |
Mpali |
Maida |
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES Pepsi |
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Anikulapo |
Bimbo Ademoye |
Flawsome |
Ini Dima-Okojie |
Ile Owo |
Immaculata Oko Kasum |
Man of God |
Osas Ighodaro |
Flawsome |
Enado Odigie |
The Planters Plantation |
Nimo Loveline |
Strained |
Queen Nwokoye |
Shanty Town |
Nse Ikpe-Etim |
Shanty Town |
Ini Edo |
Wura |
Scarlet Gomez |
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY/TV SERIES Onga – Promasidor |
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Battle On Buka Street |
Mercy Johnson |
Battle On Buka Street |
Funke Akindele |
Red Carpet |
Rosely Ngissah |
Passport |
Mercy Johnson Okojie |
Selina |
Bimbo Ademoye |
Visa On Arrival |
Albert Oluwatoyin |
Married To Work |
Grace Wacuka |
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES Twisco – Promosidor |
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The Razz Guy |
Nosa Afolabi |
Inside Life |
Samuel Perry ‘Broda Shaggi’ |
Unintentional |
Kunle Idowu |
Inside Life |
Adokiye Horsfall ‘Romeo_WJ’ |
Battle On Buka Street |
Nkem Owoh |
Survivors |
Samuel A. Perry (Broda Shaggi) |
Just Friends |
Charles Etubiebi |
City Hustler |
Charles Inojie |
Aki & PawPaw |
Chinedu Ikedieze |
Inside Life |
Nedu Ani (Nedu Wazobia) |
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES Indomie |
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Shanty Town |
Chidi Mokeme |
The Trade |
Blossom Chukwujekwu |
All The Colours Of The World Are Between Black and White |
Tope Tedela |
King of Thieves (Agesinkole) |
Femi Adebayo |
Black Mail |
O.C. Ukeje |
Tembele |
Nkakalukanyi Patriq |
Kofa |
Daniel Etim-Effiong |
Choke |
Chimezie Imo |
Brotherhood |
Tobi Bakre |
Four Four Forty Four |
Ruchard Mofe Damijo |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES) Supa Komando |
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County 49 |
James Webbo |
Anikulapo |
Yinka Quadri |
The Razz Guy |
Bucci Franklin |
Anikulapo |
Taiwo Hassan |
Brotherhood |
OC Ukeje |
Gacal |
Abdisattar Ahmed |
Bedroom Chains |
Jeffroberts Walusimbi |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES Indomie |
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On Your Own |
Ivie Okujaye |
Brotherhood |
Toni Tones |
Anikulapo |
Sola Sobowale |
Love In A Pandemic |
Teniola Aladese |
Four Four Forty Four |
Efe Irele |
Kofa |
Gina Castel |
BEST ONLINE SOCIAL CONTENT CREATOR Zagg |
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Nollywood Epic Love Story Parody (The Finale) |
Tee Kuro |
Husband’s Side Chick |
Steve Chuks |
My Sweet Mother Inlaw |
Isbae U |
VIP Bathroom |
Abiola |
Back From the Future |
Elozonam & Kiekie |
Quick Pronunciations |
Kenzy Udosen |
Soldiers at War (Compilation) |
Oluwadolarz & Abayomi Alvin |
The Activist |
Edem Victor |
Fake Alert with Mercy Johnson |
Adeaga Bukunmi |
Iya Barakat Teropi Secxxion |
Bimbo Ademoye |
BEST SHORT FILM OR ONLINE VIDEO MTN |
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Teniola Zara King |
Teju’s Tale |
Nkem Nwaturuocha |
The Song Maiden |
Usama Mukwaya, Loukman Ali |
Sixteen Rounds |
Victor Onwudiwe & Goodnews Erico Isika |
Away |
Adeoye Adetunji |
Pa Aromire |
Gbenga Salu |
Convictus |
Uzoamaka Aniunoh |
Love Language |
NON-VOTING CATEGORIES
BEST WRITER IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES |
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The Trade |
Jade Osiberu |
Kanaani |
Tunde Apalowo & Jeffery Musa David |
Diiche Episode 5 |
Sodi Kurubo, Stephanie Dadet & Victor Aghahowa |
Battle On Buka Street |
Funke Akindele, Jack’enneth Opukeme, Stephen Oluboyo & Jemine Edukugho |
King of Thieves (Agesinkole) |
Yinka Laoye |
Choke |
Uche Ateli |
Anikulapo |
Sola Dada |
BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE OR TV SERIES) |
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Brotherhood |
Olugbenga Ogunshina and Joy Kadiri |
Crime & Justice |
Pat Nebo & Temple Chima Adighije |
King Of Thieves (Agesinkole) |
Wale Adeleke |
Battle On Buka Street |
Olatunji Afolayan |
Shanty Town |
Olalekan Isiaka |
Almajiri |
Toka Mcbaror |
Diiche |
Uche Nwaohiri & Tunde Lawal |
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES |
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Crime & Justice |
Francis Wanyahdeh |
Brotherhood |
Mathew Yusuf |
Anikulapo |
Lanre Omofaiye |
Shanty Town |
Walter Odhiambo |
Ile Owo |
Ismail Adewunmi |
Four Four Forty Four |
Muri Salami |
Diiche |
Francis Wanyahdeh & Ebuka Enejere |
Real Housewives Of Lagos |
Renaldo Van Den Berg, Emmanuel Patrick, David Otuokere |
Tarella |
Godwin Lawal |
Flawsome |
Segun Adeleke |
BEST DOCUMENTARY 2Sure |
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Awaiting Trial |
Chude Jideowo |
100 Of Us |
Best Okoduwa |
Truck Blind Spot |
Nathaniel George |
Green: The Amazons |
Charles F. Solomon, Oluchi Nsofor, Aaron Olayemi & Famous Odion |
Nigeria: The Debut |
Nora Awolowo |
Way to the Top |
Charles F. Solomon |
Baby Blues |
Nora Awolowo |
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: SWAHILI |
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Safari |
Phoebe Ruguru & Njue Kevin |
Barakatatu |
Malcom Hamisi |
Click Click Bang |
Philip Karanja Njenga |
Frida |
Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi |
Mpiganaji |
Daniel Manege |
Dau |
Freddy Feruzi |
Mvanmizi (The Intruder) |
Wilson Nkya |
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: YORUBA |
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Anikulapo |
Kunle Afolayan |
Ogeere |
Ololade Tijani-Ebong |
Abebi Seranko Seniyan |
Funmi Bank Anthony & Abdullahi Abdulrasaq |
Mr Raji |
Okusanya Bayonle Samson |
Morenikeji |
Karamot Adeboye |
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: HAUSA |
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Aisha |
Abubakar Bashir Maishadda |
Kwana Casa’In |
Evans Ejiogu |
Lulu Da A |
Ty Shaban |
Guzama |
Nancy Yiljep |
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: IGBO Amstel Malta |
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Ifediche |
Brown Ene, Victor Onwudiwe & Ben Cassie |
The Bride Price (Imego) |
Trinity Ugonabo |
Uhuruchi |
Victor Iyke |
Ijeoma |
Shileola A. Ibironke |
Ego Mbute |
Shileola A. Ibironke |
BEST SOUNDTRACK IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES Amstel Malta |
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Anikulapo |
Kent Edunjobi |
King of Thieves (Agesinkole) |
Adam Songbird & Tolu Obanro |
Shanty Town |
Jaysynths & Hotkid |
Black Mail |
Joel Christian Goffin |
Battle On Buka Street |
Gbas Gbos by Tolu Obanro & Adam Songbird |
Obara’ M |
Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike & Kayode Kasum |
L.I.F.E. |
Abiola Olayinka & Habeeb Adebayo |
BEST PICTURE EDITOR IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES |
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Brotherhood |
Martini Akande |
Crime & Justice |
Holmes Awa & Daniel Tom |
Anikulapo |
Temitope Folarin |
Ile Owo |
Adio Solanke |
King Of Thieves (Agesinkole) |
Sanjo Adegoke |
Tembele |
Kimera Paul |
Diiche |
Banjo Onyekachi, Winston Aig-Ohioma, Oluwaseun Adeosun |
Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper |
Steve Sodiya |
Battle On Buka Street |
Valentine Chukwuma |
BEST SOUND EDITOR IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES |
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Shanty Town |
Kolade Kayode Morakinyo |
Ile Owo |
Dare Olaitan & Adio Solanke |
Battle On Buka Street |
Kolade Morakinyo & Pius Fatoke |
Black Mail |
Shiloh Godson |
Anikulapo |
Anu Afolayan |
Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper |
Kazeem Agboola |
Obara’ M |
Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike & Kayode Kasum |
Bedroom Chains |
Ismail Kyobe Ssebowa |
The Set Up 2 |
Grey Jones |
Click Click Bang |
Fredrick Karumba |
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER TECNO |
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Crime & Justice |
Yinka Edward |
Tembele |
Ekuka Ishaq |
Shanty Town |
Jonathan Kovel |
Brotherhood |
Loukman Ali |
Diiche |
Charles Oleghe |
Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper |
Idowu Adedapo |
Real Housewives Of Lagos |
Mex Ossai, Philip Okpokoro, Esmond Igho, KC Obiajulu & Goke Oyerinde |
Anikulapo |
Jonathan Kovel |
Flawsome |
Idowu Adedapo (Mr Views) |
Jolly Roger |
Paul Gambit |
BEST DIRECTOR Close Up |
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Black Mail |
Obi Emelonye |
Anikulapo |
Kunle Afolayan |
All The Colours Of The World Are Between Black and White |
Babatunde Apalowo |
Brotherhood |
Loukman Ali |
Shanty Town |
Dimeji Ajibola |
Tembele |
Mugisha Herbert Morris |
King Of Thieves (Agesinkole) |
Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo |
The Trade |
Jade Osiberu |
Man Of God |
Bolanle Austen-Peters |
Diiche |
Tolu Ajayi, Fiyin Gambo, Ifeoma Chukwuogo & James Omokwe |
BEST MAKEUP ARTIST MOVIE OR TV SERIES |
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Anikulapo |
Hakeem Effects Onilogbo |
Shanty Town |
Maryam Ndukwe & Hakeem Effects Onilogbo |
King of Thieves (Agesinkole) |
Francisca Otaigbe |
The Trade |
Carina SFX |
Tarella |
Sandra Oyiana-Ogbeni |
Ile Owo |
Feyzo Artistry |
Battle On Buka Street |
Hakeem Effects Onilogbo & Jemila Sedik |
BEST MOVIE EAST AFRICA |
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Click Click Bang |
Philip Karanja Njenga |
Karamoja |
Eleanor Nwabiso |
Bedroom Chains |
Hassan Mageye |
Baba Twins |
Lucy Mwangi |
Married To Work |
Nadira Shakur |
Dial M For Maya |
Gashumba Emmanuel |
Tembele |
Mugisha Herbert Morris |
Gacal |
Omar Hamza |
Mvamizi (The Intruder) |
Wilson Nkya & Philipo Ngonyani |
Frida |
Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi |
BEST MOVIE SOUTHERN AFRICA |
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Silver Lining |
Emmanuel Mwape |
Jewel |
Elvis Chucks |
Ke Bona Spoko |
Leburugraphy |
MULTICHOICE TALENT FACTORY Amstel Malta |
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Leaked |
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Revisit |
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Stinger |
|
Cheza |
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A Quiet Intruder |
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Strings |
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BEST MOVIE WEST AFRICA Quickteller |
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Four Four Forty Four |
Winifred Mena Ajakpovi |
Anikulapo |
Kunle Afolayan |
Kanaani |
Rent-A-Studio & Native Media TV |
Obara’ M |
Kayode Kasum |
Choke |
Chris Odeh |
Brotherhood |
Jade Osiberu |
Red Carpet |
Samira Yakubu |
BEST TELEVISION SERIES
Verve
Crime & Justice |
Yinka Edward |
Diiche |
James Omokwe |
The Plan |
Dimbo Atiya, Rahama Sadau, Safina Mellisa |
When are we getting married |
Ife Olujuyigbe, Kayode Kasum |
Visa On Arrival Season 1 |
Bovi Ugboma, Ann Obaseki |
Real Housewives of Lagos |
Adeola Art-Alade & Dare Art Alade |
Single Kiasi |
Grace Kahaki & Philippe Bresson |
Flawsome |
Tola Odunsi & Akin Akinkugbe |
County 49 |
Millicent Ogutu |
Game On Season 2 |
Vincent Nwachukwu |
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER MOVIE/TV SERIES
Zagg
Four Four Forty Four |
Millicent Jack |
Brotherhood |
Ezugworie Franca |
Man of God |
Bolanle Austen-Peters, Clement Effanga, Juliana Dede |
Anikulapo |
Toyin Ogundeji |
The Real Housewives of Lagos Reunion Episode |
Adeola Art-Alade |
Shanty Town |
Bunmi Fashina, Tiannah Empire & Secrets of April |
Nnewi The Land of Gold |
Kingsley Okoye Rex |
BEST OVERALL MOVIE
Amstel Malta
Anikulapo Kunle Afolayan
Battle On Buka Street Funke Akindele
Brotherhood Jade Osiberu
King Of Thieves (Agesinkole) Femi Adebayo
Four Four Forty Four Winfred Mena-Ajakpovi
Ile Owo Kayode Kasum
Tembele Mugisha Herbet Morris
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Ghanaian Reality Series, GH Queens, ‘Beats’ Real Housewives Of Lagos At AMVCA 2024
In a thrilling showdown at the 10th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) in 2024, the Ghanaian reality series GH Queens emerged victorious, triumphing over Real Housewives of Lagos (RHOL) for the best Unscripted Series on Africa Magic in 2024.
The win over RHOL, a popular reality franchise known for its drama and glamour, emphasizes the growing influence of Ghanaian entertainment on the African stage.
This award signifies not only the show’s success but also the growing power of Ghanaian storytelling.
“We poured our hearts into GH Queens”, Ayebea ‘BZ’ Darko, creator of the show, said. “To go up against these great shows and to win Best Unscripted Series is mind-blowing!”
GH Queens follows the lives of Ghanaian Influencers – Efia Odo, Mona 4 Real, Michy Diamond, and Cookie – and how they navigate the spotlight.
It seems the “Queens” stole the hearts of viewers across Africa! GH Queens is available to stream on Showmax.
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Qwami Agaji Billion Of Agaji Boys Set To Drop ‘Milly’
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The trio have promised to quench the thirst of their super amazing fans with a masterpiece dubbed ‘Milly’ since the long drought of no releases.
‘Milly’ happens to be a solo project by Qwami Agaji Billion.
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Honoring A Legend: DJ Lord OTB Marks Castro’s Birthday With Essential Mix
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Castro’s career came to a tragic end on July 6th, 2014, when he and a lady named Miss Janet Bandu reportedly drowned in a jet ski accident in the Ada Estuary while on holiday with the Gyan brothers. Despite extensive search efforts, Castro’s body was never found, leaving his family, friends, and fans devastated.
To commemorate Castro’s birthday and honor his musical legacy, DJ Lord OTB curated a special mix titled “This Is Castro.” The mix features some of Castro’s most popular hits that once lit up dance floors across the country. From “Seihor” to “African Girls,” DJ Lord OTB’s mix serves as a nostalgic reminder of Castro’s impact on the Ghanaian music industry.
The “This Is Castro” mix pays tribute to a talented artist whose music continues to be cherished by fans, even years after his untimely passing. Through his essential mix series, DJ Lord OTB ensures that Castro’s memory lives on, allowing new generations to appreciate his timeless music.
Streaming link: https://tr.ee/zA-nJQzaNy
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According to the “Fa No Fom” hitmaker, his mum has recently raised concerns too, and as part of that consideration he has been asked to give his panties and ladies underwears to Efia Odo and other female friends.
DJ Azonto who is currently promoting his latest single “You Go Explain Taya” was recently seen sharing panties in a viral video inside Wontumi Station.
Commenting on this viral video, DJ Azonto claims:
“I have a lot of ladies outfits which obviously I am not going to wear all so I’ve stated sharing some and looking forward to give Efia Odo’s share to her”.
He further expressed his feelings for Efia Odo, and assures her more goodies if she agrees to go on a date with him.
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He remains one of the hottest sensation this year, dominating the music chart with his trendy songs.
Being peaked by industry gurus and music lovers as the Best New Artiste for this year’s TGMA25, he has double up to earn four (4) nominations for the 5th edition of Ghana Music Awards – USA.
King Paluta has made significant strides in his career with endless performances both local and international.
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This is not the end of greatness for King Paluta as he is poised to win more awards and take on more international shows.
Check below for some of his electrifying performance in Germany and Italy.
Hamburgy, Germany
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Reggio Emelia, Italy
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