The 11th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) has come and gone, but the spotlight still shines on the biggest winners of the night. Held in Lagos on May 11, 2025, this year’s edition celebrated excellence across film, television, and digital content in Africa, with standout moments, surprise wins, and well-deserved honours. Below is the full list of nominees in each category — with winners clearly marked;
🎬 Best Movie
Lisabi: The Uprising
Skeleton Coast
Suspicion
Inkabi
House Of Ga’a
Freedom Way — Winner
Christmas In Lagos
Farmer’s Bride
🎭 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)
Femi Adebayo (Seven Doors) — Winner
Adedimeji Lateef (Lisabi: The Uprising)
🎭 Best Lead Actress
Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors) — Winner
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 Director
House of Ga’a
Inkabi
Seven Doors
Skeleton Coast
The Man Died — Winner
The Weekend
Best Supporting Actor
Gabriel Afolayan (Inside Life) — Winner
Adedayo Adebowale Macaroni (Lisabi: The Uprising)
Aliu Gafar (Seven Doors)
Femi Jacobs (Freedom Way)
Richard Mofe-Damijo (Christmas in Lagos)
Uzor Arukwe (Suspicion)
Mike Folarin (House of Ga’a)
Efa Iwara (Princess On A Hill)
Best Supporting Actress
Mercy Aigbe (Farmer’s Bride) — Winner
Bimbo Ademoye (Anikulapo: Rise Of The Spectre)
Uzoamaka Aniunoh (Phoenix Fury)
Uche Montana (Thinline)
Uzoamaka Onuoha (Agemo)
Hilda Dokubo (The Uprising: Wives On Strike 3)
Gbubemi Ejeye (Farmer’s Bride)
📝 Best Writing (Movie)
Freedom Way — Winner
Lisabi: The Uprising
Seven Doors
Skeleton Coast Suspicion
📝 Best Writing (TV Series)
Untying Kantai — Winner
Cheta M
Princess on a Hill
Roses & Ivy
Seven Doors
🎞️ Best Editing
Inkabi — Winner
Skeleton Coast
Seven Doors
Freedom Way
Lisabi: The Uprising
Best Art Direction
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Christmas In Lagos
Farmer’s Bride
Seven Doors
The Man Died
Lisabi: The Uprising — Winner
Best Makeup
Lisabi: The Uprising — Winner
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Seven Doors
Best Costume Design
Christmas In Lagos — Winner
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
House Of Ga’a
Lisabi: The Uprising
Phoenix Fury
🎧 Best Sound/Sound Design
Suspicion — Winner
Inkabi
Seven Doors
Freedom Way
Lisabi: The Uprising
Ajakaju: Beast Of Two Worlds
Best Cinematography
Yen Ara Asaase Ni (This Is Our Land)
Inkabi
The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos — Winner
Skeleton Coast
Soft Love
Lisabi: The Uprising
Agemo
Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)
Seven Doors
Lisabi: The Uprising — Winner
Kaka
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Mai Martaba
Best Scripted Series
Cheta M
Inside Life — Winner
Princess on a Hill
Roses & Ivy
Seven Doors
Best Unscripted Series
Wa Milele — Winner
Nigerian Idol (Season 9)
Kam U Stay
The Caller
All Mine
Best Digital Content Creator
Iyo Prosper Adokiye — Winner
Maryam Apakagi-Greene
Elozonam Ogbolu, Hoviare Freedom, and Chiamaka Uzokwe
Jide Pounds Ibitoye
Ariyiikedimples and Brain Jotter
Best Short Film
Brukaci — Winner
I Will Remember You
On Your Own
Walvis Tale
Best Documentary
Mai DùnDún — Winner
I Will Remember You
On Your Own
Walvis Tale
Trailblazer Award
Kayode Kasum — Winner
🏆 Lifetime Achievement Awards
Sani Mu’azu — Winner
Nkem Owoh — Winner
Congratulations to all the winners!
