The nominees for the 2025 AMVCAs are in! AMVCA is an award show presented by MultiChoice recognizing outstanding performances in television, film, entertainment, and now in digital content creation throughout Nollywood and the entire African content.

Here’s the full nominees list of 2025 AMVCA:

Best Director

Robert O Peters – Skeleton Coast

Norman Maake – Inkabi

Bolanle Austen-Peters – House of Ga’a

Awam Amkpa – The Man Died

Daniel Emeka Oriahi – The Weekend

Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo – Seven Doors

Best Movie

Skeleton Coast

Suspicion

Lisabi: The Uprising

Inkabi

House of Ga’a

Freedom Way

Christmas in Lagos

Farmer’s Bride

Best Writing (Movie):

The Weekend (Egbemawei Dimiyesi Sammy, Vanessa Kanu, Frederick O. Anyaebunam JNR)

Skeleton Coast (Omolola Lamikanra)

Freedom Way (Blessing Uzzi)

Phoenix Fury (Ifeoma N Chukwuogo)

A Ghetto Love Story (Victoria Eze)

Christmas In Lagos (Jadesola Osiberu)

House Of Ga’a (Tunde Babalola)

Best Documentary:

Dundun

OYO (On Your Own)

Women of Salt: The Resilience of Ebonyi’s Women

Walvis Tale

I Will Remember You

Best Digital Content:

Elozonam Ogbolu, Hoviare Freedom, Chiamaka Uzokwe

Taaooma

Ariyiikedimples, Brainjotter

Iyo Prosper Adokiye

Jide Pounds Ibitoye

Best MultiChoice Talent Factory:

Everything Light Touches

The Immersive Alarm

Deadbeat

Nwananga

Rivals in Time

Gone

Best Scripted M-Net Original:

All Mine

My Fairytale Wedding

Italo

The Caller

Uriri

Kam U Stay

Best Scripted M-Net Original:

Style Magnate

Skillers (The Builders Show)

Ebuka Turns Up Africa

Wa Mikele? (Forever?)

Uzoamaka Tries Palmwine

Best Unscripted M-Net Original:

Inside Life

Seven Doors

Princess On A Hill

Cheta’M

Roses & Ivy

Best Unscripted M-Net Original:

Pastor Wants a Wife Zambia

Overall Best

Husband Material

The Queens of Kopala

Nigerian Idol

Best Indigenous Language (West Africa):

Lisabi: The Uprising

Kaka

Anikulapo: The Rise of the Spectre

Mai Martaba

Seven Doors

Best Indigenous Language (East Africa):

The Caller

Empty Grave

Makosa ni Yangu

Sabotage

Wa Milele (Forever?)

Best Indigenous Language (Southern Africa):

The Vow

Mwizukanji

Walvis Tale

Man of Gold

Lukas

Best Indigenous M-Net Original:

The Caller

Show Me The Way

Ebighi Ebi

Subterranea

Mai Shayi

Onye Agbata Obim

Amoanimaa’s Era

Best Short Film:

Brukaci

What are You Truly Afraid Of

In Bloom: Afefe

The Incredible Sensational Fiancee of Seyi Ajayi

Sukari

Best Supporting Actress:

Tina Mba (Suspicion)

Ireti Doyle ( All’s Fair in Love)

Teniola Aladese (A Night in 2005)

Ini Dima Okojie (Skeleton Coast)

Mercy Aigbe (Farmer’s Bride)

Omoni Oboli (Wives on Strike 3)

Darasimi Nadi (Aburo)

Meg Otanwa (Inside Life)

Best Lead Actor:

Adedimeji Lateef (Lisabi: The Uprising)

Femi Adebayo (Seven Doors)

Stan Nze (Suspicion)

Bimbo Manuel (Princess on a Hill)

Thapelo Makoena (Skeleton Coast)

Femi Branch (House of Gaa)

Bucci Franklin (The Weekend)

Gideon Okeke (Tokunbo)

Best Lead Actress:

Bimbo Ademoye (Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre)

Hilda Dokubo (Wives on Strike 3)

Uzoamaka Aniunoh (Phoenix Fury)

Uche Montana (Thin Line)

Uzoamaka Onuoha (Agemo)

Gbubemi Ejeye (Farmer’s Bride)

Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors)

Best Supporting Actor:

Mike Afolarin (House of Gaa)

Uzor Arukwe (Suspicion)

Femi Jacobs (Freedom Way)

Aliu Gafar (Seven Doors)

Richard Mofe-Damijo (Christmas in Lagos)

Adedayo Adebowale (Lisabi)

Gabriel Afolayan (Inside Life)

Efa Iwara (Princess on a Hill)

Best Cinematography:

Agemo (Papama Tangela)

Lisabi (Barnye Emordi, Nora Awolowo)

Soft Love (Ebrahim Hajee)

Skeleton Coast (Wesley Johnston)

Vagabond Queen (Leo Purman)

Inkabi (Chuanne Blofield)

This is Our Land (Onasis Gaisie, Michael Sefa, Apagnawen Annankra)

Best Editing:

Christmas in Lagos (Martini Akande)

Skeleton Coast (Jordan Koen)

Soft Love (Holmes Awa, Paballo Modingoane)

Lisabi: The Uprising (Anthill Studios)

Inkabi (Tongai Furusa) ·

Princess on a Hill (Laughter Ephraim, Peter Ugbede)

Best Sound Design:

Freedom Way ( Ahuura Andrew, Olushola Wilson)

Seven Doors (Tolu Obanro, Pius Fatoke, Adam Songbird

Lisabi (Tolu Obanro, Bode Odeyemi)

Inkabi (Vaugn Philips)

Ajakaju (Adam Songbird, Pius Fatoke)

Suspicion (Michael Botha, Olaosebikan Okonrende)

Best Score/Music

Inkabi (Seoli Bongani Mashaba)

Freedom Way (Ahuura Andrew, Kehinde Alabi, Cobhams Asuquo)

Seven Doors (Tolu Obanro)

Soft Love (Kolade Morakinyo, Efa Iwara)

Skeleton Coast (Chris Letcher)

Best Art Direction:

Christmas in Lagos (Joy Kadiri)

Farmer’s Bride (Daniel Okoi)

Seven Doors (Tunji Afolayan)

Lisabi: The Uprising (Soliu Badu, Ayanmo Yakub)

The Man Died (Theo Lawson)

Anikulapo Rise of The Spectre (Kunle Afolayan, Soliu Afolabi)

Best Makeup:

Anikulapo Rise of The Spectre (Hakeem Onilogbo)

Lisabi (Hakeem Onilogbo)

Seven Doors (Hakeem Onilogbo)

Inside Life (Kpoudosu Winifred)

Suspicion (Tracy Izogie, Adeleke Toluwalase Maigari)

Farmer’s Bride (Abejide Oluwatosin Mercy)

Best Costume Design:

Anikulapo Rise of The Spectre (Toyin Ogundeji)

House of Gaa (BAP, Yolanda Okereke, Juliana Dede, Gloria Ovu)

Lisabi (Toyin Balogun, Oyebade Adedimeji)

Phoenix Fury (Opeyemi Sogeke)

Christmas in Lagos (Adedamola Adeyemi)

Best Writing in a TV Series:

Tuki? (Louise Kamwangi)

Untying Kantai (Abel Mutua Muysoka)

Roses and Ivy (Biodun Stephen, Abimbola Akinrinbola)

Anikulapo Rise of The Spectre (Sola Dada)

Princess on a Hill (Bibi Ukpo, Niyi Adeniji, Sonia Nwosu)

Cheta’M (Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi)

Seven Doors (Adebayo Tijani, Yinka Laoye, Soyombo-Oluyombo Oluwagbemiga)

Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards is an award show presented by MultiChoice recognising outstanding performances in television, film, entertainment and now in digital content creation throughout Nollywood and the entire African content. The annual AMVCA ceremony for 2025 will be held in Lagos, Nigeria in May and will be broadcast live on all Africa Magic channels.

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