2024 AMVCA: Bankole And Ojo Beat The Big Players To Win Coveted Awards

Kehinde Bankole and Wale Ojo were delegated the Best Actress and Actor respectively at the 2024 AMVCA. They beat the enormous actors to win this year’s awards.

The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) is the biggest awards event for movies and actors in Africa.

The 10th edition of the AMVCA fell off on Saturday May, and brought together numerous superstars in the entertainment industry.

Meanwhile, ‘Breathe of Life’ won best movie for the year at the awards night.

Below is the full list of the 2024 Nominees and Winners:

Trailblazer Award:

Chimezie Imo WINNER
Industry Awards

Esther Idowu Phillips (Iya Rainbow)

Richard Mofe Damiji (RMD)

Best Digital Content:

National Treasure – Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)

Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement – Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi) WINNER

Hello Neighbour – Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko and Jemima Osunde

The Boyfriend – Maryam Apaokagi-Greene

Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa):

Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)

Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo) WINNER

Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan)

Orisa (Odunlade Adekola)

Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah)

Best Supporting Actor:

Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)

Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life) WINNER

Itele d Icon (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)

Gregory Ojefua (This is Life)

Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah)

Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)

Ropo Ewenla (Over the Bridge)

Best Supporting Actress:

Joke Silva (Over the Bridge)

Fathia Williams (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)

Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life) WINNER

Eliane Umuhire (Omen)

Tana Adelana (Ijogbon – Chaos)
Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

Best Lead Actor:

Wale Ojo (Breath of Life) WINNER

Stan Nze (Afamefuna)

Marc Zinga (Omen)

Gideon Okeke (Egun)

David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)

Richard Mofe Damijo (The Black Book)

Adedimeji Lateef (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

Gabriel Afolayan (This is Lagos)

Best Lead Actress:

Segilola Ogidan (Over the Bridge)

Lucie Debay (Omen)

Omowunmi Dada (Asiri Ade)

Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

Adaobi L. Dibor (Blood Vessel)

Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)

Kehinde Bankole (Adire) WINNER

Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)

Best Cinematography:

Mami Wata (Lílis Soares)

Blood Vessel (Gideon Chukwu)

Over The Bridge (KC Obiajulu) WINNER

Breath of Life (Ola Cardoso)

Jagun Jagun – The Warrior (Adeoluwa Owu)

Ijogbon – Chaos (Adekunle Nodash Adejuyigbe)

Omen (Joachim Philippe)

Best Editing:

Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi

Banjo (Over The Bridge)

Holmes Awa (Breath of Life)

Alex Kamau And Victor Obok (Volume)

Dayo Nathaniel (Ogeere – Earth)

Antonio Ribeiro (The Black Book) WINNER

Nathan Delannoy (Mami Wata)

Best Sound Design:

Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)

Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)

Grey Jones Ossai x2 (Breath of Life and Blood Vessel) WINNER

Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)

Best Art Direction:

Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)

Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade) WINNER

Breath of Life (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)

The Black Book (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)

Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Tunji Afolayan)

Mami Wata (C.J Fiery Obasi)

Omen (Eve Martin)

Best Costume Design:

Demola Adeyemi (Over The Bridge)

Bolanle Austin Peters, Ituen

Basi, Folake Coker and Clement Effanga (Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti)

Lola Awe (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior) WINNER

Bunmi Demilola Fashina (Mami Wata)

Daniel Obasi (Breath of Life)

Best Makeup:

Francesca Otaigbe (Over the Bridge)

Campbell Precious (Mami Wata) WINNER

Hadizat Gambo (Mojisola)

Hakeem Onilogbo (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

Feyisayo Oyebisi (A Tribe Called Judah)

Best Writing TV Series:

Skinny Girl in Transit (Season 7)

Wura (Season 2)

Visa on Arrival

MTV Shuga Naija

Volume- Mona Ombogo WINNER

Masquerades of Aniedo

Slum King

Best Writing in a Movie:

Breath of Life (BB Sasore)

Over The Bridge (Tosin Otudeko)

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

(Tunde Babalola) WINNER

Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Adebayo Tijani)

Afamefuna (Anyanwu Sandra Adaora)

A Tribe Called Judah (Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola)

Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)

Best Director:

Moses Inwang (Blood Vessel)

Adebayo Tijani And Tope

Adebayo (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

BB Sasore (Breath of Life) WINNER

Johnscott Enah (Half Heaven)

C.J. Fiery Obasi (Mami Wata)

Kayode Kasum (Afamefuna)

Tolu Ajayi (Over The Bridge)

Best Movie:

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

Breath of Life WINNER

Over The Bridge

Blood Vessel

A Tribe Called Judah

The Black Book

Mami Wata

Best Documentary:

Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)

Lobola, A Bride’s True Price? WINNER

Empalikino (Forgiveness)

The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)

Sowing Hope

Best Scripted Series:

Volume

Wura (Season 2)

Slum King

Itura WINNER

Chronicles

Best Unscripted Series:

Lol Naija (Season 1)

Nightlife In Lasgidi

The Real Housewives Of Lagos (Season 2)

Gh Queens (Season 2) WINNER

Mutale Mwanza Unscripted (Season 1)

Best Indigenous Language (East Africa):

Where The River Divides

Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One) WINNER

Wandongwa

Nakupenda

Itifaki

Best Indigenous Language (South Africa):

Service To Heart

Uncle Limbani

Motshameko O Kotsi WINNER

Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie:

Grown

Her Dark Past WINNER

Somewhere in Kole

Full Time Husband

The 11th Commandment

Mfumukazi

Best Scripted M-Net Original:

Slum King WINNER

Half Open Window

Itura

The Passenger

Magic Room

Best Unscripted M-Net Original:

What Will People Say

The Irabors’ Forever After

Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives) WINNER

Date My Family Zambia

Royal Qlique (Season 2)

Best Indigenous M-Net Original:

The Passenger

Nana Akoto

Apo

Irora Iya WINNER

Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)

Best Short Film:

T’egbon T’aburo

Broken Mask WINNER

Eighteenth Year

Man and Masquerades

A Place Called Forward