By Tosin Ajirire
It was a night of glamour, panache and razzmatazz as African stars converged and shone brightly at the 8th edition of Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) held on Saturday, May 14 at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
It was indeed a rousing end to a week-long event that saw big wins and upsets among movie stars who came to celebrate African film and TV talents.
Rattlesnake – The Ahanna Story and Amina came tops with four AMVCA honours each, with Best Director going to Ramsey Nouah for Rattlesnake and Best Overall Movie award going to Amina.
In the public voting categories, Stan Nze clinched the award for Best Actor in Drama while Osas Ighodaro won Best Actress in Drama. First time AMVCA nominees, Samuel Perry popularly known as ‘Broda Shaggi’ and Omowunmi Dada won Best Actor in a Comedy and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama respectively.
Producer, Rogers Ofime also had multiple wins in the categories: Best Television Series for The Mystic River,
Best Indigenous Language Movie (Hausa) for Voiceless and Best Africa Magic Original Comedy for The Johnsons.
Best Indigenous Language Movie (Hausa) for Voiceless and Best Africa Magic Original Comedy for The Johnsons.
The regional awards saw Collision Course winning Best Movie West Africa, while The Girl in the Yellow Jumper and Hairareb won in the Best Movie East Africa and Best Movie Southern Africa respectively.
In the special recognition categories, the AMVCA Industry Merit award went to veteran actress and TV presenter, Taiwo Ajai-Lycett while Trailblazer award, an award given for an outstanding achievement by an up and coming act, went to Teni Aladese.
