ORGANISERS of the African Magic Viewers’ Choice Award (AMVCA) have announced the nomination list for the 2023 edition of the event, with top trending movies battling for Best Overall Movie.
The nomination announcement, which aired via African Magic channels on Sunday, April 16, 2023, saw the biggest nominees of the night being Anikulapo with 16 nods, followed by Brotherhood featuring in 11 categories, and Shanty Town with 11 nominations.
The ninth edition of the prestigious award will be held in Lagos on May 20, 2023.
The following movies were nominated in the Best Overall Movie category; King of Thieves (Agesinkole), Battle on Buka Street, Brotherhood, Ile Owo, Anikulapo, Tembele, and Four Four Forty-Four.
A few other categories are;
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Blossom Chukwujekwu- The Trade
Chidi Mokeme- Shanty Town
Chimezie Imo- Choke
Daniel Etim-Effiong- Kofa
Femi Adebayo- King of Thieves (Agesinkole)
NKakalukanyi Patriq- Tembele
O.C. Ukeje- Black Mail
Richard Mofe Damijo- Four Four Forty-Four
Tobi Bakre- Brotherhood
Tope Tedela- All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Bimbo Ademoye- Anikulapo
Enado Odigie- Flawsome
Immaculata Oko Kasum- Ile Owo
Ini Dima-Okojie- Flawsome
Ini Edo- Shanty Town
Nimo Loveline- The Planters Plantation
Nse Ikpe-Etim- Shanty Town
Osas Ighodaro- Man of God
Queen Nwokoye- Strained
Scarlet Gomez- Wura
BEST DIRECTOR
Adebayo Tijani and Tope Adebayo- King of Thieves (Agesinkole)
Babatunde Apalowo- All the Colours of the World are between Black and White
Bolanle Austen-Peters- Man of God
Dimeji Ajibola- Shanty Town
Jade Osiberu- The Trade
Kunle Afolayan- Anikulapo
Loukman Ali- Brotherhood
Mugisha Herbert Morris- Tembele
Obi Emelonye- Black Mail
Tolu Ajayi, Fiyin Gambo, Ifeoma Chukwuogo, James Omokwe- Diiche
