AMVCA 2020 FULL LIST OF WINNERS

It was an emotionally charged night full of entertainment, glamour and red carpet extravaganza as Africa’s biggest film and television stars gathered at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos for the seventh edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs). Hosted by the duo of IK Osakioduwa and AMVCA newbie Amina Abdi Rabar, the event held on Saturday, March 14, and is organized by Africa Magic in association with MultiChoice. The 7th edition of the AMVCAs was also sponsored by Amstel Malta The biggest winner of the night was Nigerian thriller ‘Living in Bondage’, which walked home with seven awards including Best Overall Movie and Best Director which went to Nollywood legend, Ramsey Nouah. Timini Egbuson won Best Actor in a Drama whilst Toyin Abraham won in the Best Actress in a Drama, both wins for their performances in the movie ‘Elevator Baby’. Meanwhile, The MultiChoice Academy award went to East Africa for the movie ‘Promises’. One of the highlights of the night was a family affair as a cinematic father-son duo took home awards. The Industry Merit award was presented to veteran broadcaster, Peter Igho who is best known for his achievements with the Nigerian Television Authority where many of his produced works laid the foundation for the Nigerian film and television industry. Breakout Living in Bondage star, Swanky JKA won the 2020 Trailblazer award. Another highlight was the performance by award-winning African music icon Innocent ‘2baba’ Idibia who performed a medley of his popular songs, whilst talented vocalists Mercy Aghedo, Adeniyi Timilehin Adeola, Ighwiyisi Jacobs also gave special renditions of songs nominated for the Best Soundtrack award. See the full list of winners below: Best Short Film or Online Video Oga John – Bolanle Akintomide Thorn – Bola ‘Enigma’ Akanbi – Winner Prueba – Stanlee Ohikuhare Tokunbo – Bio Arimoro Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or TV Series Damijo (Rmd) – Seven Richard Mofe Ramsey Nouah – Living In Bondage Nkem Owoh – God Calling Remilekun ‘Reminisce’ Safaru – King Of Boys Pascal Tokodi – Disconnect – Winner Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or TV Series 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 Cinematographer God Calling – Cardoso Living In Bondage – John Demps Ratnik – Niyi White, Gbenga Fifolabi and Abiola Ladipo The Set Up – Mohammed Attah Best Lighting Designer in a Movie or TV Series God Calling – Cardoso – Winner Ratnik – Abiola Ladipo Elevator Baby – Eleaxu Texas Plan B – Odhiambo Walter Best Costume Designer Movie or TV Series Living In Bondage Olohigbe Nwagwu The Foreigner’s God Ifan Michael Ratnik Dimeji Ajibola – Winner King Of Boys Yolanda Okereke Best Make-Up Category God Calling – Lilian Omozele Paul- Winner The Foreigner’s God – Jude Odoh King Of Boys – Hakeem Effects Coming From Insanity – Bio Arimoro Best Actor in a Comedy (Movie or TV Series) Uzor Arukwe – Smash Chibunna “Funny Bone” Stanley – Smash – Winner Uzor Arukwe – Size 12 Ramsey Nouah – Merry Men 1 Etim Effiong – Plan B Daniel Best Actress in a Comedy (Movie/TV Series) Toyin Abraham – Bling Lagosians Bimbo Ademoye – Looking For Baami Funke Akindele – Moms At War – Winner Toyin Abraham – Kasanova Ebele Okaro – Smash Best Actor in a Drama (Movie/TV Series) Swankey J.K.A – Living In Bondage Timini Egbuson – Elevator Baby – Winner Efa Iwara – Seven Gabriel Afolayan – Coming From Insanity Ramsey Nouah – Levi Best Actress in a Drama (Movie/TV Series) 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 1 BEST ART DIRECTOR DIMEJI AJIBOLA & IWAOTAN OLUSOLA ROBERTS 2 BEST MAKE-UP GOD CALLING LILIAN OMOZELE PAUL 3 BEST COSTUME DESIGNER MOVIE OR TV SERIES DIMEJI AJIBOLA 4 BEST PICTURE EDITOR SEVEN TOSIN IGHO & BRYAN DIKE 5 BEST SOUND EDITOR MOVIE OR TV SERIES LIVING IN BONDAGE CRISTINA ARAGON 6 BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER IN A MOVIE OR TV SERIES GOD CALLING CARDOSO 7 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER LIVING IN BONDAGE JOHN DEMPS 8 BEST DOCUMENTARY SKIN BEVERLY NAYA 9 BEST SOUNDTRACK MOVIE OR TV SERIES LIVING IN BONDAGE LARRY GAGA & FLAVOUR - TENE 10 BEST WRITER LIVING IN BONDAGE ASINUGO NICOLE & CJ OBASI 11 BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (SWAHILI) SUBIRA RAVNEET SIPPY CHADH 12 BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (HAUSA) TUNTUBE MUHAMMAD T. FINISHER 13 BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (YORUBA) ALUBARIKA YEWANDE FAMAKIN 14 BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (IGBO) NNE VICTOR IYKE 15 SHORT VIDEO ONLINE THORN BOLA AKANBI 16 BEST TV SERIES TRUTH ANIS HALLOWAY 17 MULTICHOICE TALENT FACTORY FILM PROMISES EAST AFRICA 18 BEST MOVIE SOUTHERN AFRICA DALITSO ABRAHAM KABWE 19 BEST MOVIE EAST AFRICA PLAN B SARAH HASSAN 20 BEST MOVIE WEST AFRICA LIVING IN BONDAGE STEVE GUKAS 21 BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE/TV SERIES GLORIA SARFO PERFECT PICTURE: 10 YEARS LATER 22 BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE/TV SERIES PASCAL TOKODI DISCONNECT 23 BEST ACTRESS COMEDY IN A MOVIE/TV SERIES FUNKE AKINDELE MOMS AT WAR 24 BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY CHIBUNOR “FUNNY BONE” STANLEY SMASH 25 BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) TOYIN ABRAHAM ELEVATOR BABY 26 BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) TIMINI EGBUSON ELEVATOR BABY 27 BEST DIRECTOR RAMSEY NOUAH LIVING IN BONDAGE 28 BEST OVERALL MOVIE LIVING IN BONDAGE