I am still mad at Multi-Choice, Mnet, Africa Magic, Amstel Malta and the web designer for the terrible Africamagic website which disenfranchised me. For days and nights, I fought and pushed but I couldn’t register to vote for my favourite nominees. But this is not the day I fight the oligarchy that forced these winners on me. Tonight is about the winners at the AMVCA7. The biggest winner of the night was “Living In Bondage: Breaking Free” with 3,455 awards.
Here are the winners. The list has all the nominees with the winners marked (WINNER). Funke Akindele went home with her fourth AMVCA and Swanky JKA had cause to come on stage and shout “somebody say Hallelujah”. Mercy Eke won the Instagram-voted Best Dressed Female while Mike took home the Best-Dressed Male. It was a night for former Big Brother Housemates. It was an enjoyable night with brilliant hosting from IK Osakioduwa and Amina Abdi Rabar, banter from Cobhams Asuquo, and electricity from 2baba himself. So much more. Summary cannot work. Words can never repeat the night. You just have to turn back the hands of time.
AMVCA7 Full Winners
Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or TV Series Nominees:
Richard Mofe Damijo (Rmd) – Seven
Nkem Owoh – God Calling
Remilekun ‘Reminisce’ Safaru – King Of Boys
Pascal Tokodi – Disconnect (WINNER)
Ramsey Nouah – Living In Bondage: Breaking Free
Best Writer in a Movie or TV Series Nominees:
BB Sasore – God Calling
Tosin Igho – Seven
Vanessa Kanu – Sylvia
Biodun Stephen – Joba
Nicole Asinugo and CJ Obasi – Living In Bondage: Breaking Free (WINNER)
Akay Mason and Yusuf Carew – Elevator Baby
Best Actress in a Drama (Movie/TV Series) Nominees:
Shola Shobowale – King Of Boys
Zainab Balogun – Sylvia
Zainab Balogun – God Calling
Toyin Abraham – Elevator Baby (WINNER)
Kate Henshaw – The Ghost And The House Of Truth
Best Television Series Drama Or Comedy Nominees:
Jenifa’s Diary – Funke Akindele
Truth – Anis Halloway (WINNER)
Life As It Is – Uche Odoh
Women – Uchenna Mbunabo
Best Actress in a Comedy (Movie/TV Series) Nominees:
Toyin Abraham – Bling Lagosians
Bimbo Ademoye – Looking For Baami
Funke Akindele – Moms At War (WINNER)
Toyin Abraham – Kasanova
Ebele Okaro – Smash
Best Make-Up Category Nominees:
God Calling – Lilian Omozele Paul (WINNER)
The Foreigner’s God – Jude Odoh
King Of Boys – Hakeem Effects
Coming From Insanity – Bio Arimoro
Best Lighting Designer in a Movie or TV Series Nominees:
God Calling – Cardoso (WINNER)
Ratnik – Abiola Ladipo
Elevator Baby – Eleaxu Texas
Plan B – Odhiambo Walter
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or TV Series Nominees:
Toni Tones – King Of Boys
Eucharia Anunobi – The Foreigner’s God
Tina Mba – The Set Up
Mary Lazarus – Size 12
Gloria Sarfo – The Perfect Picture: 10 Years Later (WINNER)
Best Short Film or Online Video Nominees:
Oga John – Bolanle Akintomide
Thorn – Bola ‘Enigma’ Akanbi (WINNER)
Prueba – Stanlee Ohikuhare
Tokunbo – Bio Arimoro
Best Indigenous Language Movie/TV Series Igbo Nominees:
Isianyaocha – Brown Ene
Nekwa – Paul Igwe
Nne – Victor Iyke (WINNER)
Obiakpor – Evan Okechukwu
Best Indigenous Language Movie/TV Series Hausa Nominees
Tuntube – Muhammad T. Finisher (WINNER)
Mariya – Abubakar Bashir Abarawa
Rai – Muhammad Adam and Tundun Murtala
Sadauki – Hassan Giggs
Best Indigenous Language Movie/TV Series Yoruba Nominees:
Ronke Odusanya – Ajoji Godogbo
Yewande Famakin – Alubarika (WINNER)
Oyebade Adebimpe – Adebimpe Omo Oba
Wumi Olabimtan – Intent
Best Indigenous Language Movie/TV Series Swahili
Raveet Sippy Chadh – Subira Timoth (WINNER)
Conrad Kachumka – Sema
Victor Gatonye –Dream Child
Joan Kabugu – Toy Car
Best Picture Editor Nominees:
God Calling – Holmes Awa
Ratnik – Dimeji Ajibola
Living In Bondage – Antonio Rebeiro
Seven – Tosin Igho and Bryan Dike (WINNER)
Elevator Baby – Emiola Fagbenle
Best Movie East Africa Nominees:
Disconnect – Iman Mueke
Lost In Time – Edijoe Mwaniki
Plan B – Sarah Hassan (WINNER)
94 Terror – Mulinwa Richard
Best Movie Southern Africa Nominees:
Kukuri – Philippe Talavera
Dalitso – Abraham Kabwe (WINNER)
Kwacha – Cassie Kabwikta
The Beautiful Hen Behind Yao Mountain – Imran Kaisi
Best Actor in a Drama (Movie/TV Series) Nominees:
Swanky JKA – Living In Bondage: Breaking Free
Timini Egbuson – Elevator Baby (WINNER)
Efa Iwara – Seven
Gabriel Afolayan – Coming From Insanity
Ramsey Nouah – Levi
Best Documentary
Hidden Euphoria – Aderogba Adedeji
Skin – Beverly Naya (WINNER)
Against All Odds: A Tale Of Resilience – Aderemi Davies
Ibadan: Yoruba Heritage – Tunde Oladimeji
Best Actor in a Comedy (Movie or TV Series) Nominees:
Uzor Arukwe – Smash
Chibunna “Funny Bone” Stanley – Smash (WINNER)
Uzor Arukwe – Size 12
Ramsey Nouah – Merry Men 1
Etim Effiong – Plan B Daniel
Best Costume Designer Movie or TV Series Nominees:
Living In Bondage – Olohigbe Nwagwu
The Foreigner’s God – Ifan Michael
Ratnik – Dimeji Ajibola (WINNER)
King Of Boys – Yolanda Okereke
Best Cinematographer Nominees:
God Calling – Cardoso
Living In Bondage – John Demps (WINNER)
Ratnik – Niyi White, Gbenga Fifolabi and Abiola Ladipo
The Set Up – Mohammed Attah
Best Movie West Africa Nominees:
God Calling – Momo Spaine
Seven – Tosin Igho
Elevator Baby – Victoria Akujobi
Living In Bondage – Steve Gukas Ratnik – Dimeji Ajibola (WINNER)
Best Director Nominees:
Living In Bondage – Steve Gukas and Ramsey Nouah (WINNER)
God Calling – Bb Sasore
The Set Up – Niyi Akinmolayan
King Of Boys – Kemi Adetiba
Ratnik – Dimeji Ajibola
The Ghost And The House Of Truth – Akin Omotosho
Seven – Tosin Igho
Multichoice Talent Factory Award Nominees:
Life of Bim – West Africa
Dreamchaser – West Africa
Ensulo – East Africa
Promises – East Africa (WINNER)
Savana Skies – Southern Africa
The Painting – Southern Africa
Best Sound Track Movie/TV Series Nominees:
King Of Boys – Sess, Reminisce & Adekunle Gold “Original Gangster”
Living In Bondage – Larry Gaga and Flavour “Tene” (WINNER)
God Calling – Ighwiyisi Jacobs “Stay With Me”
The Gift – Mercy Aghedo “The Gift”
Run -Timzil “Run”
Best Art Director Movie/TV Series Nominees:
Living In Bondage – Victor Afrigold, Ayanda Carter, Jim Franklin, Zimasa Ndamase
Ratnik – Dimeji Ajibola, Iwaotan Olusola Roberts (WINNER)
God Calling – Omotola Alade
The Bling Lagosians – Bolanle Austen Peters
TrailBlazer Award
Swanky JKA (WINNER)
Industry Merit Award
Peter Igho (WINNER)
Best Overall Movie Award
Living In Bondage – Steve Gukas and Ramsey Nouah (WINNER)
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