Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2016 – Full Winners List

The 4th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2016 was held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday night. The hosts for the awards tonight were IK Osakioduwa and Minenhle ‘Minnie’ Dlamini. As usual the Nollywood industry dominated the awards ceremony with the biggest award of the night, The best overall movie going to Dry by Stephanie Linus, Popular rapper,  Folarin Falana (Falz) also won the award for the Best Actor in a comedy (movie/series) for Jenifa’s Diary, Funke Akindele also won the award for the Best Actress in a comedy (movie/series) for the same film. Daniel K Daniel also picked up the award for The Best Actor in a drama (movie/series) for A Soldiers's Story. 

Full list of awards below...

BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

The refugees – Frank Raja Arase

BEST TELEVISION SERIES

Daddy’s Girls – Ariyike Oladipo

BEST MAKEUP ARTIST (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Ayanda – Louiza Calore

BEST SHORT FILM OR ONLINE VIDEO    

A Day with Death – Oluseyi Amuwa

BEST WRITER OF A MOVIE/TV SERIES 

AYANDA – Trish Malone

BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)         

Common Man  – Stanlee Ohikhuare

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)        

TELL ME SOMETHING SWEET – Paul Michaelson

BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Dry – Marquex Jose Guillermo

BEST PICTURE EDITOR     

Rebecca – Shirley Frimpong-Manso

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)        

Dry – Uche Nancy

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – HAUSA

Dadin Kowa – Salisu Balarabe

BEST DOCUMENTARY       

FAAJI AGBA – Remi Vaughan-Richards

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR         

A Soldier’s Story – Sambassa Nzeribe

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – YORUBA

Binta Ofege – Abiodun Jimoh and Jumoke Odetola

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

BEFORE 30 – TUNBOSUN AIYEDIHIN

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)        

Jenifa’s Diary – Folarin Falana (Falz)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

JENIFA’S DIARY – FUNKE AKINDELE

TRAILBLAZER

Lala Akindoju

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)          

A SOLDIER’S STORY – DANIEL K. DANIEL

SPECIAL INDUSTRY MERIT AWARD

Bukky Ajayi and Sadiq Daba

BEST MOVIE – SOUTHERN AFRICA         

Lilongwe – Joyce mhango chavula

BEST MOVIE – EAST AFRICA

MAPENZI – Elizabeth Michael

BEST MOVIE – WEST AFRICA (DRAMA/COMEDY)

ROAD TO YESTERDAY – Chinny Onwugbenu, Genvieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Falling – Adesua Etomi

BEST DIRECTOR     

Tell me Sweet Something – Akin Omotosho

BEST OVERALL MOVIE (AFRICA) 

Dry – Stephanie Linus

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES- IBO        

Usekwu Igbo -PAUL IGWE

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – SWAHILI        

KITENDAWALI – Josephat Lukaza