This year’s awards ceremony will be held in Lagos, Nigeria on May 20. The highly-anticipated Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) nominations list has been released ahead of the ninth edition of the prestigious event.
MultiChoice, the organizers of the awards, rolled out the list of nominations of various categories on Sunday, April 16, 2023.
Kunle Afolayan’s Netflix Original, Anikulapo, emerged as the star of the night with 16 nominations, including Best Overall Movie, Best Yoruba Movie, Best Actress for Bimbo Ademoye, Best Supporting Actress for Sola Sobowale, and Best Supporting Actor for Taiwo Hassan and Yinka Quadri.
Afolayan also scored a Best Director nomination, but Kunle Remi missed out despite his star turn as the film’s titular character.
Shanty Town, a Netflix series produced by Ini Edo and Chi Chi Nworah, and Jade Osiberu’s action thriller, Brotherhood, also scored 11 nominations each.
Some AMVCA categories are open for the public to vote for their preferred nominees, but others will be decided by the organizer’s panel of judges.
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This year’s ceremony will be held in Lagos, Nigeria on May 20.
Below is the full list of nominees:
Best Actor in a Comedy – (Movie/TV Series) – Public Voting
Adokiye Horsfall (Romeo WJ) – Inside Life
Charles Etubiebi – Just Friends
Charles Inojie – City Hustler
Chinedu Ikedieze – Aki and PawPaw
Kunle Idowu – Unintentional
Nedu Ani (Nedu Wazobia) – Inside Life
Nkem Owoh – Battle On Buka Street
Nosa Afolabi – The Razz Guy
Samuel Perry (Broda Shaggi) – Inside Life
Samuel Perry (Broda Shaggi) – Survivors
