Kehinde Bankole wins Best Actress Award At AMVCA 2024, Beats Funke Akindele And Other

Kehinde Bankole has been announced as the Best Lead Actress at the ongoing 2024 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA). Bankole’s win is attributed to her lead role in the movie ‘ADIRE’, competing against Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata) and Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah).

Other contestants in the category include: Segilola Ogidan (Over the Bridge), Lucie Debay (Omen)

Omowunmi Dada (Asiri Ade), Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi), Adaobi L. Dibor (Blood Vessel)

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The 10th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) has begun with some winners already announced.

The ceremony kicked off on Friday with a vibrant Cultural Day celebration. It continues today with the actual award event that would see the biggest names in African film and television converge on Lagos.

The nominations and winners are being announced live and Vanguard will update the winners as they receive their awards.

Best Makeup

Francesca Otaigbe (Over the Bridge)

Campbell Precious (Mami Wata) – winner

Hadizat Gambo (Mojisola)

Hakeem Onilogbo (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

Feyisayo Oyebisi (A Tribe Called Judah)

Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)

Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)

Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo) – Winner

Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan)

Orisa (Odunlade Adekola)

Best Indigenous Language (East Africa)

Where The River Divides

Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)

Wandongwa – Winner

Nakupenda

Itifaki

Best Indigenous Language (South Africa)

Service To Heart

Uncle Limbani

Motshameko O Kotsi – Winner

Best Art Direction

Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)

Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade) – Winner

Breath of Life (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)

The Black Book (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)

Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Tunji Afolayan)

Mami Wata (C.J Fiery Obasi)

Omen (Eve Martin)

Demola Adeyemi (Over The Bridge)

Bolanle Austin Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker and Clement Effanga (Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti)

Lola Awe (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior) – Winner

Bunmi Demilola Fashina (Mami Wata)

Daniel Obasi (Breath of Life)

Skinny Girl in Transit (Season 7)

Wura (Season 2)

Visa on Arrival

MTV Shuga Naija

Volume – Winner

Masquerades of Aniedo

Slum King

Breath of Life (BB Sasore)

Over The Bridge (Tosin Otudeko)

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola) – Winner

Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Adebayo Tijani)

Afamefuna (Anyanwu Sandra Adaora)

A Tribe Called Judah (Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola)

Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)

Best Sound Design

Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)

Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)

Grey Jones Ossai (Blood Vessel) – Winner

Grey Jones Ossai (Breath of Life)

Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)

Best Editing

Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo (Over The Bridge)

Holmes Awa (Breath of Life)https://d-35972160751891820866.ampproject.net/2404230718000/nameframe.html

Alex Kamau And Victor Obok (Volume)

Dayo Nathaniel (Ogeere – Earth)

Antonio Ribeiro (The Black Book) – Winner

Nathan Delannoy (Mami Wata)

Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)

Lobola, A Bride’s True Price? – Winner

Empalikino (Forgiveness)https://d-35972160751891820866.ampproject.net/2404230718000/nameframe.html

The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)

Sowing Hope

Mami Wata (Lílis Soares)

Blood Vessel (Gideon Chukwu)

Over The Bridge (KC Obiajulu) – Winner

Breath of Life (Ola Cardoso)https://d-35972160751891820866.ampproject.net/2404230718000/nameframe.html

Jagun Jagun – The Warrior (Adeoluwa Owu)

Ijogbon – Chaos (Adekunle Nodash Adejuyigbe)

Omen (Joachim Philippe

The Passenger

Nana Akoto

Apo

Irora Iya – Winner

Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)

National Treasure – Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)

Hello Neighbour – Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko and Jemima Osunde

The Boyfriend – Maryam Apaokagi-Greene

T’egbon T’aburo

Broken Mask – Winner

Eighteenth Year

Man and Masquerades

A Place Called Forward

What Will People Say

The Irabors’ Forever After

Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives) – Winner

Date My Family Zambia

Royal Qlique (Season 2)

Slum King – Winner

Half Open Window

Itura

The Passenger

Magic Room

Joke Silva (Over the Bridge)

Fathia Williams (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)

Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life) – Winner

Eliane Umuhire (Omen)

Tana Adelana (Ijogbon – Chaos)

Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)

Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life) – Winner

Itele d Icon (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)

Gregory Ojefua (This is Life)

Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah)

Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)

Ropo Ewenla (Over the Bridge)

Chimezie Imo – Winner

Idowu Philips (Iya Rainbow) – Winner

Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD) – Winner

Segilola Ogidan (Over the Bridge)

Lucie Debay (Omen)

Omowunmi Dada (Asiri Ade)

Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

Adaobi Dibor (Blood Vessel)

Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)

Kehinde Bankole (Adire) – Winner

Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)

Wale Ojo (Breath of Life) – Winner

Stan Nze (Afamefuna)

Marc Zinga (Omen)

Gideon Okeke (Egun)

David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)

Richard Mofe Damijo (The Black Book)

Adedimeji Lateef (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)