Once again, Africa Magic has gathered the entire African film industry for the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. We’ve already told you who we think will win, but here’s how it actually went down.
Best Makeup
Campbell Precious (Mami Wata) – Winner
Francesca Otaigbe (Over the Bridge)
Hadizat Gambo (Mojisola)
Hakeem Onilogbo (Jagun Jagun — The Warrior)
Feyisayo Oyebisi (A Tribe Called Judah)
Best Art Direction
Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade) – Winner
Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)
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)
Best Costume Design
Lola Awe (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior) – Winner
Demola Adeyemi (Over The Bridge)
Bolanle Austin Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker, and Clement Effanga (Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti)
Bunmi Demilola Fashina (Mami Wata)
Daniel Obasi (Breath of Life)
Best Writing in a TV Series
Volume (Mona Ombogo) – Winner
Skinny Girl in Transit Season 7 (Bunmi Ajakaiye, Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi, and Abdul Tijani-Ahmed)
Wura Season 2 (Jeffery David Musa, Olumide Kuti & Esther Oyiza Kokori)
Visa on Arrival (Bovi Ugboma)
MTV Shuga Naija (The MTV Staying Alive Foundation)
Masquerades of Aniedo (Timendu Aghahowa & Motunde Akiode)
Slum King (Donald Tombia, Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi, Fatimah Binta Gimsay & Xavier Ighorodje)
Best Writing in a Movie
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola) – Winner
Breath of Life (BB Sasore)
Over The Bridge (Tosin Otudeko)
Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Adebayo Tijani)
Afamefuna (Anyanwu Sandra Adaora)
A Tribe Called Judah (Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola)
Mami Wata (C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi)
Best Sound Design
Grey Jones Ossai ( Blood Vessel) – Winner
Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)
Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)
Grey Jones Ossai (Breath of Life)
Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)
Best Editing
Antonio Ribeiro (The Black Book) – Winner
Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo (Over The Bridge)
Holmes Awa (Breath of Life)
Alex Kamau And Victor Obok (Volume)
Dayo Nathaniel (Ogeere — Earth)
Nathan Delannoy (Mami Wata)
Best Cinematography
Over The Bridge (KC Obiajulu) – Winner
Mami Wata (Lílis Soares)
Blood Vessel (Gideon Chukwu)
Breath of Life (Ola Cardoso)
Jagun Jagun — The Warrior (Adeoluwa Owu)
Ijogbon — Chaos (Adekunle Nodash Adejuyigbe)
Omen (Joachim Philippe)
Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)
Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo) – Winner
Mami Wata (C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi)
Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan)
Orisa (Odunlade Adekola)
Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah)
Best Indigenous Language (East Africa)
Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One) – Winner
Where The River Divides
Wandongwa
Nakupenda
Itifaki
Best Indigenous Language (South Africa)
Motshameko O Kotsi – Winner
Service To Heart
Uncle Limbani
Best Documentary
Lobola, A Bride’s True Price? – Winner
Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
Empalikino (Forgiveness)
The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)
Sowing Hope
Best Digital Content
Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement — Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi) – Winner
National Treasure — Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)
Hello Neighbour — Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina Idoko, and Jemima Osunde
The Boyfriend — Maryam Apaokagi-Greene
Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie
Her Dark Past – Winner
Grown
Somewhere in Kole
Full-Time Husband
The 11th Commandment
Mfumukazi
Best Scripted M-Net Original
Slum King – Winner
Itura
Half Open Window
The Passenger
Magic Room
Best Unscripted M-Net Original
Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives) – Winner
What Will People Say
The Irabors’ Forever After
Date My Family Zambia
Royal Qlique (Season 2)
Best Indigenous M-Net Original
Irora Iya – Winner
The Passenger
Nana Akoto
Apo
Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)
Best Short Film
Broken Mask – Winner
T’egbon T’aburo
Eighteenth Year
Man and Masquerades
A Place Called Forward
Best Supporting Actor
Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life) – Winner
Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)
Itele d Icon (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)
Gregory Ojefua (This is Lagos)
Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah)
Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)
Ropo Ewenla (Over the Bridge)
Best Supporting Actress
Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life) – Winner
Joke Silva (Over the Bridge)
Fathia Williams (Jagun Jagun — The Warrior)
Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)
Eliane Umuhire (Omen)
Tana Adelana (Ijogbon — Chaos)
Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)
Best Lead Actor
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)
Gabriel Afolayan (This is Lagos)
Best Lead Actress
Kehinde Bankole (Adire) – Winner
Segilola Ogidan (Over the Bridge)
Lucie Debay (Omen)
Omowunmi Dada (Asiri Ade)
Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)
Adaobi L. Dibor (Blood Vessel)
Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)
Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)
Best Scripted Series
Itura – Winner
Volume
Wura (Season 2)
Slum King
Chronicles
Best Unscripted Series
Gh Queens (Season 2) – Winner
Lol Naija (Season 1)
Nightlife In Lasgidi
The Real Housewives Of Lagos (Season 2)
Mutale Mwanza Unscripted (Season 1)
Best Director
BB Sasore (Breath of Life) – Winner
Moses Inwang (Blood Vessel)
Adebayo Tijani And Tope Adebayo (Jagun Jagun — The Warrior)
Johnscott Enah (Half Heaven)
C.J. Fiery Obasi (Mami Wata)
Kayode Kasum (Afamefuna)
Tolu Ajayi (Over The Bridge)
Best Movie
Breath of Life – Winner
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Over The Bridge
Blood Vessel
A Tribe Called Judah
The Black Book
Mami Wata
Trailblazer of the Year
Chimezie Imo
Industry Merit Award Recipients
Richard Mofe-Damijo
Esther Idowu Philips “Iya Rainbow”
