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MultiChoice Africa, organisers of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) on Sunday, March 24, 2024, unveiled nominees for the 10th edition which is set to be held on Friday, May 10 to Saturday, May 11, 2024.

‘Over The Bridge’ by Tolu Ajayi raked 12 nominations, the most by one movie at this year’s event ahead ‘Breath of Life’ and CJ Obasi’s ‘Mami Wata’ which got 11 nominations each.

‘Jagun Jagun’ (10) by Femi Adebayo, ‘Blood Vessel’ (8), Editi Effiong’s ‘The Black Book’ (5), and Funke Akindele’s ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ (5) where among films with multiple nominations for this year’s award ceremony

Femi Odugbemi, the head judge of the awards, in his opening remarks for the nominee announcement, disclosed that “in the performance category, the best actor, the best actress, and their supporting categories will be decided by our world-class panel of judges.”

In the non-voting category, the jury will vote among Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Breath of Life, Over The Bridge, Blood Vessel, A Tribe Called Judah, The Black Book, and MAMI WATA for Best Overall Movie.

Here is the full list of AMVCA10 nominees. 

<h3>Best Unscripted M-Net Original</h3>

What Will People Say

The Irabors’ Forever After

Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives)

Date My Family Zambia

Royal Qlique (Season 2)

<h3>Best Scripted M-Net Original</h3>

Slum King

Half Open Window

Itura

The Passenger

Magic Room

<h3>Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie </h3>

Grown

Her Dark Past

Somewhere in Kole

Full Time Husband

The 11th Commandment

Mfumukazi

<h3>Best Digital Content </h3>

National Treasure – Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)

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

Hello Neighbour – Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko and Jemima Osunde

The Boyfriend – Maryam Apaokagi-Greene

<h3>Best Indigenous M-Net Original</h3>

The Passenger

Nana Akoto

Apo

Irora Iya

Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)

<h3>Best Indigenous Language (East Africa) </h3>

Where The River Divides

Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)

Wandongwa

Nakupenda

Itifaki

<h3>Best Indigenous Language (South Africa)</h3>

Service To Heart

Uncle Limbani

Motshameko O Kotsi

<h3>Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)</h3>

Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)

Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo)

Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan)

Orisa (Odunlade Adekola)

Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah)

<h3>Best Short Film</h3>

T’egbon T’aburo

Broken Mask

Eighteenth Year

Man and Masquerades

A Place Called Forward

<h3>Best Supporting Actor</h3>

Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)

Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life)

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)

<h3>Best Supporting Actress</h3>

Joke Silva (Over the Bridge)

Fathia Williams (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)

Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life)

Eliane Umuhire (Omen)

Tana Adelana (Ijogbon – Chaos)

Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

<h3>Best Lead Actor</h3>

Wale Ojo (Breath of Life)

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)

<h3>Best Lead Actress</h3>

Segi Lolaogidan (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)

Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)

<h3>Best Cinematography</h3>

MAMI WATA

Blood Vessel

Over The Bridge

Breath of Life

Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)

Ijogbon (Chaos)

Omen

<h3>Best Editing</h3>

Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo

Holmes Awa

Alex Kamau And Victor Obok

Dayo Nathaniel

Antonio Ribeiro

Nathan Delannoy

<h3>Best Sound Design</h3>

Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)

Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)

Grey Jones Ossai x2 (Breathe of Life and Blood Vessel)

Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)

<h3>Best Art Direction</h3>

Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)

Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade)

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)

<h3>Best Costume Design</h3>

Demola Adeyemi

Bolanle Austin Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker and Clement Effanga

Lola Awe

Bunmi Demilola Fashina

Daniel Obasi

<h3>Best Makeup</h3>

Francesca Otaigbe (Over the Bridge)

Campbell Precious (Mami Wata)

Hadizat Gambo (Mojisola)

Hakeem Onilogbo (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

Feyisayo Oyebisi (A Tribe Called Judah)

<h3>Best Writing TV Series</h3>

Skinny Girl in Transit (Season 7)

Wura (Season 2)

Visa on Arrival

MTV Shuga Naija

Volume

Masquerades of Aniedo

Slum King

<h3>Best Writing In A Movie</h3>

Breath of Life (BB Sasore)

Over The Bridge (Tosin Otudeko)

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola)

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)

<h3>Best Documentary</h3>

Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)

Lobola, A Bride’s True Price?

Empalikino (Forgiveness)

The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)

Sowing Hope

<h3>Best Scripted Series</h3>

Volume

Wura (Season 2)

Slum King

Itura

Chronicles

<h3>Best Unscripted Series</h3>

Lol Naija (SEASON 1)

Nightlife In Lasgidi

The Real Housewives Of Lagos (SEASON 2)

GH QUEENS (SEASON 2)

MUTALE MWANZA UNSCRIPTED (SEASON 1)

<h3>Best Director</h3>

Moses Inwang (Blood Vessel)

Adebayo Tijani And Tope Adebayo (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)

Bb Sasore (Breath Of Life)

Johnscott Enah (Half Heaven)

C.J Fiery Obasi (Mami Wata)

Kayode Kasum (Afamefula)

Tolu Ajayi (Over The Bridge)

<h3>Best Movie </h3>

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

Breath of Life

Over The Bridge

Blood Vessel

A Tribe Called Judah

The Black Book

MAMI WATA

Following the theme of the 10th AMVCA, Busola Tejumola, during her speech, disclosed that the award show will be a ‘celebration of a decade of excellence’ and that the platform is still committed to creating opportunities for unique African stories and storytellers.

Over The Bridge, Breath Of Life, Mami Wata dominates AMVCA10 nominations.


Source: https://businessday.ng/life-arts/article/over-the-bridge-breath-of-life-mami-wata-dominates-amvca10-nominations-2/

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