[FULL LIST] 2025 AMVCA Winners

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The 11th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held on Saturday 10th of May, 2025 at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos and the biggest and brightest Africans in entertainment were celebrated for their performance. 

This year, many categories presented strong competition, with legends of the industry and rookie actors nominated for the same awards.

The star-studded night, hosted by IK Osakioduwa, celebrated excellence in African film and television, honouring achievements across 28 categories, including the newly introduced Best Music Score. Therefore, making it 29 in total.

In the Best Actress category, Chioma Akpotha won for her performance in Seven Doors. Femi Adebayo also won the Best Actor category for Seven Doors. Best Director went to Awam Amkpa, for his Wole Soyinka biopic The Man Died. Freedom Way won Best Movie.


Here Is The Complete List Of Winners Below:


1). Best Costume Design 

Adedamola Adeyemi – Christmas In Lagos — WINNER

Toyin Ogundeji – Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Bolanle Austen- Peters, Yolanda Okereke, Juliana Dede, Gloria Oyu – House Of Ga’a
Oluwatoyin Balogun, Oyeade Adeimpe Adedimeji – Lisabi: The Uprising
Opeyemi Sogeke – Phoenix Fury
Adedamola Adeyemi – Christmas In Lagos

2). Best Makeup

Lisabi: The Uprising — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect) — WINNER

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)
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

3). Best Art Direction 

Lisabi: The Uprising — WINNER

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Christmas In Lagos
Farmer’s Bride
Seven Doors
The Man Died

4). Best Sound/Sound Design

Suspicion — WINNER

Inkabi
Seven Doors
Freedom Way
Lisabi: The Uprising
Ajakaju: Beast Of Two Worlds

5). 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

6). 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

7). Best Writing in a Movie

Freedom Way — Blessing Uzzi — WINNER

The Weekend — Egbemawei Dimiyei Sammy, and Vanessa Kanu, and Frederick O. Anyaebunam Jnr
Skeleton Coast — Omolola Lamikanra
Phoenix Fury — Ifeoma N. Chukwuogo
A Ghetto Love Story — Victoria Eze
House of Ga’a — Tunde Babalola
Christmas In Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu

8). Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)

Mwizukanji — WINNER

Walvis Tale
The Vow
Man of Gold
Lukas

9). Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa)

Makosa Di Tangu — WINNER

The Caller
Sabotage
Wa Milele? (Forever)

10). Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)

Lisabi: The Uprising — WINNER

Seven Doors
Kaka
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Mai Martaba

11). Best Cinematography

The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos — Leo Purman — WINNER

Yen Ara Asaase Ni (This Is Our Land) — Onasis Gaisie, Michael Sefa, and Apagnawen Annankra
Inkabi — Chuanne Blofield
Skeleton Coast — Wesley Johnston
Soft Love — Ebrahim Hajee
Lisabi: The Uprising — Barnabas Emordi and Nora Awolowo
Agemo — Papama Tangela

12). Best Digital Content Creator

Iyo Prosper — WINNER

Jide ‘Pounds’ Ibitoye (Jide Pounds)
Dorcas Ariyiike Owolagba (Ariyi ike Dimples)
Elozonam
Maryam Apaokagi (Taaooma)

13). Best Indigenous M-Net Original

Onye Agbata Obim — WINNER

Mai Shayi
The Caller
Show Me The Way
Ebighi Ebi
Subterranea
Amoanimaa’s Era

14). Best Scripted M-Net Original

My Fairytale Wedding — WINNER

Uriri
All Mine
Italo
The Caller
Kam U Stay

15). Best Short Film

Brukaci — WINNER

Sukari
What Are You Really Afraid Of?
In Bloom: ‘Afefe’
The Incredible Sensational Fiancee of Seyi Ajayi

16). Best Unscripted M-Net Original

Nigerian Idol — WINNER

Pastor Wants A Wife (Zambia)
Overall Best
Husband Material
The Queens of Kopala

17). Best Score/Music

Seven Doors — Tolu Obanro — WINNER

Inkabi — Seoli Bongani Mashaba
Freedom Way — Ahuurra Andrew, Kehinde “Louddaaa” Alabi, and Cobhams Asuquo
Soft Love — Kolade Morankinyo (MPSE) and Efa Iwara (Love and Hate)
Skeleton Coast — Chris Letcher

18). Best Documentary

Dundun — Ifeoluwa Fatogun and Ebi Atawodi – WINNER

Walvis Tale — David Benade and Tim Huebschle
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

19). Best Supporting Actress

Mercy Aigbe – Farmer’s Bride — WINNER

Meg Otanwa – Inside Life
Tina Mba – Suspicion
Ireti Doyle – All’s Fair in Love
Ini Dima-Okojie – Skeleton Coast
Omoni Oboli – The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3
Darasimi Nnadi – Aburo

20). 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 Afolarin – House of Ga’a
Efa Iwara – Princess on a Hill

21). Trailblazer Award

Kayode Kasum

22). Industry Merit Award

Sani Mu’azu
Nkem Owoh

23). Best Lead Actress 

Chioma Akpotha – Seven Doors — WINNER

GbugbemI Ejeye – Farmer’s Bride
Uzoamaka Onuoha – Agemo
Uche Montana – Thinline
Uzoamaka Aniunoh – Phoenix Fury
Hilda Dokudo – The Uprising: Wives On Strike 3
Bimbo Ademoye – Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre

24). Best Lead Actor 

Femi Adebayo – Seven Doors — WINNER

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
Adedimeji Lateef – Lisabi: The Uprising

25). Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie

Everything Light Touches (West Africa) — WINNER

Gone (West Africa)
The Immersive Alarm (East Africa)
Deadbeat (East Africa)
Mwananga (Southern Africa)
Rivals in Time (Southern Africa)

26). Best Unscripted Series

Wa Milele? (Forever) — WINNER

Style Magnate
Skillers (The Builders Show)
Ebuka Turns Up Africa
Uzoamaka Tries Palmwine

27). Best Scripted Series 

Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — WINNER

Seven Doors
Princess On A Hill
Cheta’M
Roses & Ivy

28). Best Director

Awam Amkpa – The Man Died — WINNER

Robert O Peters – Skeleton Coast
Norman Maake – Inkabi
Bolanle Austen-Peters – House of Ga’a
Daniel Emeka Oriahi – The Weekend
Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo – Seven Doors

29). Best Movie

Freedom Way — WINNER

Lisabi: The Uprising
Skeleton Coast
Suspicion
Inkabi
House of Ga’a
Christmas in Lagos
Farmer’s Bride

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