The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), one of the most anticipated nights in the Nollywood industry, unfolded last night in extravagant fashion for its highly anticipated 11th edition. This glamorous event brought together the brightest stars, industry influencers, and a dazzling array of talent, celebrating the very best of African cinema.
The AMVCA 2025 ceremony continued its tradition of honoring outstanding achievements in filmmaking, recognizing diverse talents across various categories. Each award signifies recognition and celebration of the hard work and creativity that contribute to the thriving Nollywood movie industry.
Here is a comprehensive rundown of all the Nominees and winners from the AMVCA 2025, showcasing the exceptional contributions and artistry highlighted during this memorable evening. From Best Actor to Best Director, join us as we celebrate the remarkable individuals who have made a significant impact in Nollywood.
Best Multichoice Talent Factory
Gone – (West Africa)
Everything Light Touches (West Africa) – WINNER
The Immersive Alarm — (East Africa)
Deadbeat — (East Africa)
Mwananga — (Southern Africa)
Rivals in Time — (Southern Africa)
Best Scripted (M-Net Original)
Uriri — Xavier Ighorodje
All Mine — Hadizat Ibrahim
My Fairytale Wedding — Chinenye Nworah and Taiwo Adebayo – WINNER
Italo — Rogers Ofime
The Caller — Brain Munene
Kam U Stay — Damaris Irungu Ochieng
Best Unscripted M-Net Original
Nigerian Idol – WINNER
Best Short Film
Sukari — Omar Hamza
Brukaci — Jide Jblaze Oyegbile – WINNER
What Are You Truly Afraid Of? — Nora Awolowo
In Bloom: Afefe — MTV STAYING ALIVE FOUNDATION
The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Seyi Ajayi — Abbesi Akhami
Best Indigenous Language (West Africa)
Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo
Lisabi: The Uprising — Adedimeji Latest and Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji – WINNER
Kaka — Prince Daniel
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Kunle Afolayan
Mai Martaba — Prince Daniel
Best Indigenous (M-Net Original)
Mai Shayi — Ben Pever
The Caller — Brian Munene
Show Me The Way — Nnodim Chigozie – WINNER
Ebighi Ebi — Florence Okechukwu and Iyke Okechukwu
Subterranea — Brain Munene and Likarion Wainaina
Onye Agata Obim — Alozie Newman
Amoanimaa’s Era — Kwabena Gyansah
Best Supporting Actor
Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — Gabriel Afolayan – WINNER
Lisabi: The Uprising — Adedayo Adebowale Macaroni
Seven Doors — Aliu Gafar
Freedom Way — Femi Jacobs
Christmas in Lagos — Richard Mofe-Damijo
Suspicion — Uzor Arukwe
House of Ga’a — Mike Folarin
Princess On A Hill — Efa Iwara
Best Indigenous Language (West Africa)
Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo
Lisabi: The Uprising — Adedimeji Latest and Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji – WINNER
Kaka — Prince Daniel
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Kunle Afolayan
Mai Martaba — Prince Daniel
Best Indigenous (M-Net Original)
Mai Shayi — Ben Pever
The Caller — Brian Munene
ZI M UZO — Nnodim Chigozie – WINNER
Ebighi Ebi — Florence Okechukwu and Iyke Okechukwu
Subterranea — Brain Munene and Likarion Wainaina
Onye Agata Obim — Alozie Newman
Amoanimaa’s Era — Kwabena Gyansah
Best Supporting Actress
Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — Meg Otanwa
Suspicion — Tina Mba
All’s Fair in Love — Ireti Doyle
Skeleton Coast — Ini Dima-Ojokie
Farmer’s Bride — Mercy Aigbe – WINNER
The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3 — Omoni Oboli
Aburo — Darasimi Nnadi
Best Lead Actor
Tokunbo — Gideon Okeke
The Weekend — Bucci Franklin
House of Ga’a — Femi Branch
Skeleton Coast — Thapelo Makoena
Princess on A Hill — Bimbo Manuel
Suspicion — Stan Nze
Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo – WINNER
Lisabi: The Uprising — Adedimeji Lateef
Best Score/Music
Inkabi — Seoli Bongani Mashaba
Freedom Way — Ahuurra Andrew, Kehinde ‘Louddaaa’ Alabi, and Cobhams Asuquo
Seven Doors — Tolu Obanro – WINNER
Soft Love — Kolade Morankinyo (MPSE) and Efa Iwara (Love and Hate)
Skeleton Coast — Chris Letcher
Best Art Direction
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Kunle Afolayan and Solihull Quadri Afolabi
Christmas in Lagos — Joy Kadiri
Farmer’s Bride — Daniel Okoi
Seven Doors — Tunji Afolayan
The Man Died— Theo Lawson
Lisabi: The Uprising — Solihull Badu Noutical and Ayanmo Yakub – WINNER
Best Costume Design
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Toyin Ogundeji
House of Ga’a — Bolanle Austen-Peters, Yolanda Okereke, Juliana Dede, and Gloria Ovu
Lisabi – The Uprising — Oluwatoyin Balogun and Oyebade Adebimpe Adedimeji
Phoenix Fury — Opeyemi Sogeke
Christmas in Lagos — Adedamola Adeyemi – WINNER
Best Make-Up
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)
Lisabi: The Uprising — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect) – WINNER
Seven Doors — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)
Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — Kpoudosu Winifred
Suspicion — Tracy Izogie and Adeleke Toluwulashe Maigari
Farmer’s Bride — Abejide Oluwatosin Mercy
Best Lead Actress
Seven Doors — Chioma Chukwuka – WINNER
Farmer’s Bride — Gbubemi Ejeye
Agemo — Uzoamaka Onuoha
Thinline — Uche Montana
Phoenix Fury — Uzoamaka Aniunoh
The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3 — Hilda Dokubo
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Bimbo Ademoye
Best Cinematography
Yen Ara Asaase Ni (This Is Our Land) — Onasis Gaisie, Michael Sefa, and Apagnawen Annankra
Inkabi — Chuanne Blofield
The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos — Leo Purman WINNER
Skeleton Coast — Wesley Johnston
Soft Love — Ebrahim Hajee
Lisabi: The Uprising — Barnabas Emordi and Nora Awolowo
Agemo — Papama Tangela
Best Editing
Inkabi — Tongai Furusa – WINNER
Christmas in Lagos — Martini Akande
Skeleton Coast — Jordan Koen
Soft Love — Holmes Awa and Paballo Modingoane
Lisabi: The Uprising — Anthill Studios
Princess on A Hill — Laughter Ephraim and Peter Ugbede
Best Sound/Sound Design
Inkabi — Vaughn Philips
Seven Doors — Tolu Obanro, Pius Fatoke, and Adam Songbird
Freedom Way — Ahuurra Andrew and Olusola Wilson
Lisabi: The Uprising — Tolu Obanro and Bode Odeyemi
Ajakaju: Beast of Two Worlds — Adams Songbird and Pius Fatoke
Suspicion — Michael Botha and Olaosebikan Okonrende – WINNER
Best Writing (TV Series)
Untying Kantai — Abel Mutua Musyoka – WINNER
Tuki? — Louise Kamwangi
Roses and Ivy — Biodun Stephen and Abimbola Akinrinbola
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Shola Dada
Princess on A Hill — Bibi Ukpo, Niyi Adeniji, and Sonia Nwosu
Cheta’M — Ifeanyi Chidi Barbara
Seven Doors — Adebayo Tijani, Yinka Laoye, and Soyombo-Oluyombo Oluwagbemiga
Best Writer (movie)
The Weekend — Egbemawei Dimiyei Sammy, and Vanessa Kanu, and Frederick O. Anyaebunam Jnr
Skeleton Coast — Omolola Lamikanra
Freedom Way — Blessing Uzzi – WINNER
Phoenix Fury — Ifeoma N. Chukwuogo
A Ghetto Love Story — Victoria Eze
Christmas in Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu
House of Ga’a — Tunde Babalola
Best Documentary
Walvis Tale — David Benade and Tim Huebschle
Dundun — Ifeoluwa Fatogun and Ebi Atawodi – WINNER
O.Y.O (On Your Own) — Daniel Omokhagbo Itegboje
Women of Salt: The Resilience of Ebonyi’s Woman — Jessica Eneh, Eric Chidom, Kelechi Agbara, and Vera Okoh
I Will Remember You — Mohamed Rida Gueznai
Best Series (Scripted)
Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — Clarence Peters – WINNER
Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo
Princess on A Hill — Chuka Ejorh, Shayo Oke Sobo, Tolu Ajayi, and Abiola Soyo
Cheta’M — James Omokwe
Roses and Ivy — Biodun Stephen
Best Series (Unscripted)
Style Magnate — Abisola Omolade
Skillers (The Builders Show) — Bright Jaja, Uche Ikejimba, and Cross Okonkwo
Ebuka Turns Up Africa — Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Erika Klopper, Ziyanda Ngcaba, and Olamide Ayodeji Adedeji
Wa Milele? (Forever?) — Kefa Igilo and Jerryson Onasaa – WINNER
Uzoamaka Tries Palmwine — Chinekwu Osakwe and Kennedy Ezumah
Best Director
Skeleton Coast — Robert O. Peters
Inkabi — Norman Make
House of Ga’a — Bolanle Austen-Peters
The Man Died — Awam Amkpa – WINNER
The Weekend — Daniel Emeke Oriahi
Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, and Tope Adebayo
Best Movie
Lisabi: The Uprising — Adedimeji Lateef and Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji
Skeleton Coast — Mondjila Studios
Suspicion — Tosin Igho
Inkabi — Princess Mhlongo
House of Ga’a — Bolanle Austen-Peters and Joseph Umoibom
Freedom Way — Blessing Uzzi – WINNER
Christmas in Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu
Farmer’s Bride — Kene Okwuosa, Moses Babatope, Craig Shurn, and Colette Otusheso
Trailblazer Award
Kayode Kasum – WINNER
Industry Merit Award
Sani Mu’azu – WINNER
Nkem Owoh – WINNER
Best Digital Content Creator
Iyo Prosper Adokiye – WINNER
