Nominees for the eighth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) have been revealed.
Announcing the nominees were Nollywood actors, Adesua Etomi-Wellington and Daniel Etim-Effiong during a special live broadcast, which aired on all Africa Magic channels on DStv and GOtv on Saturday, 19 March.
See the full list of nominees below:
| CATEGORY | NOMINEE | |
| 1 | BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| OMO GHETTO (THE SAGA) | FUNKE AKINDELE | |
| BREADED LIFE | BIMBO ADEMOYE | |
| QUAMS MONEY | NSE NKPE ETIM | |
| DWINDLE | BISOLA AIYEOLA | |
| KAMBILI – THE WHOLE 30 YARDS | NANCY ISIME | |
| JUST IN TIME | SARAH HASSAN | |
| 2 | BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES) | |
| VOICELESS | ASABE MADAKI | |
| RATTLESNAKE – THE AHANNA STORY | OSAS IGHODARO | |
| FOR MARIA EBUN PATAKI | MEG OTANWA | |
| THIS LADY CALLED LIFE | BISOLA AIYEOLA | |
| SUPERSTAR | NANCY ISIME | |
| A TUNE AWAY | GENOVEVA UMEH | |
| DEAR AFFY | KEHINDE BANKOLE | |
| 3 | BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – HAUSA | |
| VOICELESS | ROGERS OFIME | |
| SARKI GOMA ZAMANI GOMA | ABUBAKAR BASHIR MAISHADDA | |
| BANA BAKWAI | ABUBAKAR BASHIR MAISHADDA | |
| TSANGAYAR ASALI | ABDULKADIR NUHU AMINU | |
| BAYI | DIANE RUSSET AND AYO NEWO | |
| 4 | BEST DIRECTOR MOVIE | |
| LA FEMME ANJOLA | MILDRED OKWO | |
| AMINA | IZU OJUKWU | |
| RATTLESNAKE – THE AHANNA STORY | RAMSEY NOUAH | |
| COLLISION COURSE | BOLANLE AUSTEN-PETERS | |
| VOICELESS | ROBERT O. PETERS | |
| LIGHT IN THE DARK | EKENE SOM MEKWUNYE | |
| NAMASTE WAHALA | TIENCEPAY LAWAL & HAMISHA DARYANI AHUJA | |
| 5 | BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – IGBO | |
| NNEKA | UCHE NNANNA MADUKA | |
| UHURUCHI (SUNSET) | VICTOR IYKE | |
| ECHEZONA | VICTOR ONWUDIWE AND UGOMMA ONWE | |
| UDENE | OMA NNADI | |
| 6 | BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – SWAHILI | |
| OBAMBO | FREDDY FERUZI | |
| JARAMANDIA | DENNIS HUMPHREY AND BERNARD KAHINDI | |
| RISHAI | OMAR HAMZA HASSAN | |
| 7 | BEST TELEVISION SERIES DRAMA OR COMEDY | |
| THE MYSTIC RIVER | ROGERS OFIME | |
| THE SMART MONEY WOMAN | ARESE UGWU/ISOKEN OGIEMWONYI/LALA AKINDOJU/ AKINTUNDE MARINE MARINHO | |
| RUMOUR HAS IT SEASON 3 | VINCENT NWACHUKWU | |
| LITTLE BLACK BOOK | OLAWALE ADETULA | |
| MY NAME A-ZED | OLAWALE ADETULA | |
| BUTUKU | MWAKA NAKWETI | |
| JENIFA’S DIARY | OLUFUNKE AKINDELE | |
| 8 | BEST SOUND TRACK MOVIE OR TV SERIES | |
| RATTLESNAKE – THE AHANNA STORY | LARRY GAAGA | |
| COLLISION COURSE | COLLISSION COURSE | |
| JUST IN TIME | BOUMEESTER LINDSAY & KAGWE MUNGAI | |
| AMINA | DABS AGWOM | |
| GOLD COAST LOUNGE | PASCAL AKA & RAQUEL | |
| LIGHT IN THE DARK | AWELE MEKWUNYE & BIZZOUCH | |
| THE WHITE LINE | MICHAEL PULSE & PONTI DIKUUA | |
| 9 | BEST MAKE UP CATEGORY | |
| VOICELESS | GIFT AMEH | |
| AMINA | DAGOGO DIMINAS & GABRIEL OKORIE GABAZZINI | |
| OMO GHETTO(THE SAGA) | BALOGUN ABIODUN | |
| NNEKA THE PRETTY SERPENT | UGOCHINYERE IHENDI | |
| RATTLESNAKE-THE AHANNA STORY | CARINA OJOKO | |
| PEREGUN | ADEWUNMI FATAI & AYOBAMI ABOLARIN | |
| LA FEMME ANJOLA | ABIOLA POPOOLA | |
| 10 | BEST SOUND EDITOR MOVIE OR TV SERIES | |
| AMINA | JIM LIVELY & JAMES NELSON | |
| PROPHETESS | BAYO ADEPETUN & BIOLA ‘LALA’ OLAYINKA | |
| OMO GHETTO(THE SAGA) | PUFFY TEE | |
| FOR MARIA EBUN PATAKI | TOM KOROLUK | |
| NNEKA THE PRETTY SERPENT | HABIB ADEBAYO OLAORE | |
| TINKA’S STORY | HASSAN MAGEYE | |
| 11 | BEST DOCUMENTARY | |
| ROAD2BLOW | TAIWO ADEYEMI | |
| UNMASKED: LEADERSHIP, TRUST AND THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA | FEMI ODUGBEMI | |
| THIS LOVE | EUGENE MBUGUA | |
| SUNSET IN MAKOKO | ALLEN ONYIGE | |
| IF OBJECTS COULD SPEAK | SAITABAO KAIYARE, MUMO LIKU, ELENA SCHILLING, DANIELLA FRITZ, ANN KATRINA BOBERG | |
| STREETS OF LAGOS: DEAR LITTLE PEOPLE | LAWRENCE ADEJUMO | |
| 12 | BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER IN A MOVIE OR TV SERIES | |
| AMINA | STANLEY IBEGBU OKECHUKWU | |
| THE MYSTIC RIVER | YEMI AWOPONLE | |
| RATTLESNAKE- THE AHANNA STORY | MATHEW YUSUF | |
| THE WHITE LINE | JACO STRAUSS | |
| LIGHT IN THE DARK | GODWIN LAWANI | |
| NNEKA THE PRETTY SERPENT | MATHEW YUSUF | |
| DEAR AFFY | FEI MUSTAPHA | |
| 13 | BEST MOVIE SOUTHERN AFRICA | |
| HAIRAREB | DANTAGOS JIMMY-MELANI | |
| BLACK DOLLAR | DAVID KAZADI | |
| MARIA KRISTU | PAUL.S.WILO | |
| VEZA – THE UNFOLDING | DUMIE MANYATHELA | |
| 14 | BEST ART DIRECTOR MOVIE OR TV SERIES | |
| THE SMART MONEY WOMAN | EDIRI OKWA | |
| RATTLESNAKE – THE AHANNA STORY | PAT NEBO | |
| THE MYSTIC RIVER | MAYOWA LABIRAN | |
| AMINA | TUNJI AFOLAYAN | |
| ONE LAGOS NIGHT | CHIMA ADIGHIJE | |
| DAY OF DESTINY | CHRIS UDOMI | |
| INTRODUCING THE KUJU’S | ADEOYE ADETUNJI |
