FULL LIST: AMVCA 2026 Nominations Unveiled

March 24, 2026 • 9:52 pm Posted By

Multichoice Nigeria has officially released the much-anticipated list of nominees for the 10th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), which will be held on May 11, 2026, at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos State.

The AMVCA, an annual event by MultiChoice, celebrates remarkable achievements in television and film across the African continent.

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Here’s a glimpse of the nominees in various categories:

Best Digital Content

• National Treasure – Adebola Adeyela ()
• Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement – Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola ()
• Hello Neighbour – Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina Idoko, and
• The Boyfriend – Maryam Apaokagi-Greene ()

Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)

• Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)
• Jagun Jagun ()
• Ijogbon ()
• Orisa ()
• Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah)

Best Indigenous Language (East Africa)

• Where The River Divides
• Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
• Wandongwa
• Nakupenda
• Itifaki

Best Indigenous Language (South Africa)

• Service To Heart
• Uncle Limbani
• Motshameko O Kotsi

Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie

• Grown
• Her Dark Past
• Somewhere in Kole
• Full Time Husband
• The 11th Commandment
• Mfumukazi

Best Scripted M-Net Original

• Slum King
• Half Open Window
• Itura
• The Passenger
• Magic Room

Best Unscripted M-Net Original

• What Will People Say
• The Irabors’ Forever After
• Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives)
• Date My Family Zambia
• Royal Qlique (Season 2)

Best Indigenous M-Net Original

• The Passenger
• Nana Akoto
• Apo
• Irora Iya
• Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)

Best Short Film

• T’egbon T’aburo
• Broken Mask
• Eighteenth Year
• Man and Masquerades
• A Place Called Forward

Best Supporting Actor

• (Afamefuna)
• Ademola Adedoyin (Breath of Life)
• (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)
• Gregory Ojefua (This is Life)
• (A Tribe Called Judah)
• Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)
• Ropo Ewenla (Over the Bridge)

Best Supporting Actress

• Joke Silva (Over the Bridge)
• (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
• (The Black Book)
• (Breath of Life)
• Eliane Umuhire (Omen)
• Tana Adelana (Ijogbon – Chaos)
• Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

Best Lead Actor

• (Breath of Life)
• (Afamefuna)
• Marc Zinga (Omen)
• Gideon Okeke (Egun)
• David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)
• (The Black Book)
• (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
• (This is Lagos)

Best Lead Actress

• Segilola Ogidan (Over The Bridge)
• Lucie Debay (Omen)
• (Asiri Ade)
• Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)
• Adaobi Dibor (Blood Vessel)
• Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)
• Kehinde Bankole (Adire)
• (A Tribe Called Judah)

Best Writing TV Series

1. Skinny Girls in Transit (Season 7)
   • Bunmi Ajakaiye
   • Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi
   • Abdul Tijani- Ahmed
2. Wura (Season 2)
   • Jeffery David Musa
   • Olumide Kuti
   • Esther Oyiza Kokori
3. Visa On Arrival
4. MTV Shuga Naija
   • The MTV
   • Staying Alive Foundation
5. Volume
   • Mona Ombogo
6. Masquerades of Aniedo
   • Timendo Aghahowa
   • Motunde Akiode
7. Slum King
   • Donald Tombia
   • Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi
   • Fatimah Binta Gimsay
   • Xavier Ighordje

Best Writing Movie

1. Breathe Of Life – BB Sasore
2. Over The Bridge – Tosin Otudeko
3. Fumilayo Ransome Kuti – Tunde Babalola
4. Jagun Jagun – Adebayo Tijani
5. Afamefuna – Anyanwu Sandra Adaora
6. ATCJ – Funke Akindele, Collins Okoh & Akinlabi Ishola
7. Mami Wata – CJ Obasi

Best Documentary

1. Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
2. Lobola – A Bride’s True Price?
3. Empalikino (Forgiveness)
4. The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water For Gold)
5. Sowing Hope

Best Series (Scripted)

1. Volume
2. Wura (Season 2)
3. Slum King
4. Itura
5. Chronicles

Best Series (Unscripted)

1. Lol Naija (Season 1)
2. Nightlife in Lasgidi
3. The Real Housewives of Lagos
4. Gh Queens (Season 2)
5. Mutale Mwanza Unscripted (Season 1)

Best Costume Design

• Over The Bridge – Ademola Adeyemi
• Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Bolanle Austen-Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker, Clement Effanga)
• Jagun Jagun (Lola Awe)
• Mami Wata (Bunmi Ademilola Fashina)
• Breathe of Life (Daniel Obasi)

Best Makeup

• Over The Bridge (Otaigbe Francisca)
• Mami Wata (Campbell Precious Arebamen)
• Mojisola (Hadizat Gambo)
• Jagun Jagun (Hakeem Onilogbo)
• A Tribe Called Judah (Feyisayo)

Best Director

1. Moses Inwang – Blood Vessel
2. & Tope Adebayo – Jagun Jagun
3. BB Sasore – Breath of Life
4. Johnscott Enah – Half Heaven
5. C. J. Fiery Obasi – Mami Wata
6. Kayode Kasum – Afamefuna
7. Tolu Ajayi – Over The Bridge

Best Movie

1. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
2. Breath of Life
3. Over The Bridge
4. Blood Vessel
5. A Tribe Called Judah
6. The Black Book
7. Mami Wata

Stay tuned for more updates as we attend the prestigious AMVCA 2026 awards ceremony.

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Kaptain Kush is the founder and editor of TheCityCeleb, where he covers entertainment, celebrity culture, and the business of fame with a focus on African and global pop culture.

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