AMVCA 2022: WILL AMINA LEAD HER NOMINATIONS TO THE PROMISE LAND?
Joseph Omoniyi
Africa Magic Introduces three new categories in AMVCA2022
Izu Ojukwu may repeat the history of his winning spree in the 2007 at the third edition of Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, south south, Nigeria where he cleared five out of his nine nominations for the film- Sitanda. The nine nominations were; best picture, best actress in supporting role, best upcoming actor, best Nigerian film, best cinematography, best original screenplay, best original sound track, best sound and best director. The ‘African Spielberg’ as fondly called by his admirers went away with best picture, best actress in supporting role, best Nigerian film, best original screenplay and best director.
Fifteen years and ten days after, precisely 10th March, 2007, Izu’s Amina has again attracted thirteen nominations at the 8th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award – AMVCA 2022 when the nomination list was announced on Sunday, 20th March, 2022. Will Izu Ojukwu repeat the same feat of AMAA 2007 with Amina when the final results for AMVCA 2022 are finally announced?
Amina, named in 13 different categories led the nomination chart. Funke Akindele’s Omo Ghetto (The Saga) and Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story followed closely with 10 nominations each. Ramsey Noah’s Nneka The Pretty Serpent bagged 7 nominations, while Damilola Orimogunje’s For Maria Ebun Pataki made it to 6 categories.
Competing in the most coveted category, OVERALL BEST MOVIE, are, Amina, Voiceless, Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story, Collision Course, Omo Ghetto (The Saga), Nneka The Pretty Serpent, La Femme Anjola, and Just In Time.
For this edition, Africa Magic announced a new category for Best Online Social Content Creator and the return of the Best Africa Magic Original Drama Series and Best Africa Magic Original Comedy Series, bringing the total number of categories to 33. According to Africa Magic, 12 categories will be open to viewers’ vote and 21 will be decided by the AMVCA panel of judges headed by veteran filmmaker and president of the Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Victor Okhai. Some of the other categories include Best Movie in Southern, East and West Africa, Best Director, and Best Cinematographer.
The comprehensive list is as follow:
BEST ONLINE SOCIAL CONTENT CREATOR
Multi-personality Disorder – Mr Macaroni
Nollywood Epic Love Story 1&2(parody) – Tee Kuro
Kayamata – Bukunmi Adeaga Ilori
Mr Funny – Oga Sabinus
Road Rage – Taaooma
Of Line and Layers – Jacqueline Suowari
First Date: Mummy’s Boy – Edem Victor
Affiah-De ja vu – Elozonam Ogbolu
BEST SHORT FILM/ONLINE VIDEO
Something About Zee – Mary Nsikanabasi Uyoh
Fractured – Abimbola Craig
Ounje Ale – Ozor Uche
Koro – Nicholas “Big Shun” Nartey
Kiitan – Korede Olayinka
Dices – Sandra Tetteh
I am the Prostitute Mama Described – Taiwo Ogunnimo
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Bucci Franklin
Gold Coast Lounge – Adjetey Anang
Jankariwo – Odunlade Adekola
The Soldier’s Story – Eric Roberts
Amina – Magaji Mijinyawa
The New Normal – Yemi Blaq
Country Hard – Tope Tadela
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Sugar Rush – Busola Ayeola
The New Normal – Mercy Johnson
Amina – Clarion Chukwura
La Femme Anjola – Mumbi Maina
The New Normal – Enado Odigie
Country Hard – Omowunmi Dada
Omo Ghetto(The Saga) – Chima Chukwuka Akpotha
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Muhammed Atta Ahmed
Collision Course – James Amuta
Amina – Peter Kreil, Wale Adebayo, Samuel Jonathan & Moruf Fadairo
The Mystic River – Samuel Jonathan & Moruf Fadairo
Nneka The Pretty Serpent – John Njaga Demps
Just In Time – Victoria Ombogo
Superstar – Bernabas Emordi
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER IN A MOVIE/TV SERIES
Amina – Stanley Ibegbu Okechukwu
The Mystic River – Yemi Awoponle
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Matthew Yusuf
The White Line – Jacob Strauss
Light In The Dark – Godwin Lawani
Nneka The Pretty Serpent – Matthew Yusuf
Dear Affy – Fei Mustapha
BEST MAKEUP IN A MOVIE/TV SERIES
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
BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN A MOVIE/TV SERIES
Voiceless – Titi Aina Raji
Amina – Millicent T. Jack
The Smart Money Woman – Isoken Ogiemwonyi
Omo Ghetto (The Saga) Funke Akindele Bello
The Mystic River – Obijie Oru
La Femme Anjola – Yolanda Okereke
Nneka The Pretty Serpent – Yoanna ‘Pepper’ Chikezie
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY(MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Soole – Shawn Faqua
Omo Ghetto(The Saga) – Deyemi Okanlawon
Loving Rona – Gideon Okeke
Dwindle – Broda Shaggy(Samuel Perry)
Progressive Taylor – Femi Adebayo
Dear Affy – William Uchemba
Ponzi – Timni Egbuson
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Omo Ghetto (The Saga) – Funke Akindele
Breaded Life – Bimbo Ademoye
Quams Money – Nse Ikpe Etim
Dwindle – Bisola Ayeola
Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards – Nancy Isime
Just In Time – Sarah Hassan
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story Stan Nze
Voiceles – Uzee Usman
For Maria: Ebun Pataki – Gabriel Afolayan
This Lady Called Life – Efe Iwara
Introducing The Kujus – Femi Jacobs
Dear Affy – Eyinna Nwigwe
Introducing The Kujus – Timni Egbuson
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Voiceless – Asabe Madake
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Osas Ighodaro
For Maria: Ebun Pataki – Meg Otanwa
This Lady Called Life – Bisola Ayeola
Superstar – Nancy Isime
A Tune Away – Genoveva Umeh
Dear Affy – Kehinde Bankole
BEST WRITER IN A MOVIE/TV SERIES
La Femme Anjola – Tunde Babalola
This Lady Called Life – Toluwani Obayan & Kayode Kasum
For Maria: Ebun Pataki – Tunray Femi & Damilola Orimogunje
One Lagos Night – Chigozirim Nwanegbo
Introducing The Kujus – Manie Oiseomaye, Donald Tombia & Biodun Stephen
Amina – Frank Chinedu Uba
Little Black Book – Abosi Ogba, Sally Kenneth Dadzi, Lydia Idakula Sobogun, Olawale Adetula & Belinda Yanga Agedah
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 – Saitabo Kaiyare, Mumo Elena Schilling, Daniella Frintz & Ann Katrina Boberg
Streets Of Lagos: Bear Little People – Lawrence Adejumo
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES(SWAHILI)
Obambo – Freddy Feruzi
Jaramandia – Dennis Humphrey & Bernard Kahindi
Rishai – Omar Hamza Hassan
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES(YORUBA)
Jankariwo – Bukunmi Oluwasina
Alaise – David Akande, Demola Yusuf & Edgard Leroy
Abeke – Samuel Oniyitan
Balokung – Olamide Akinmolayan
Ijolewa – Olapeju Wahab
Arodan – Wunmi Ajiboye
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES(HAUSA)
Voiceless – Rogers Ofime
Sarki Goma Zamani Goma – Abubakar Bashir Maishada
Bana Bakwai – Abubakar Bashir Maishada
Tsansayar asal – Abdulkadir Nuhu Aminu
Bayi – Diane Russet & Ayo Newo
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES(IGBO)
Nne-Ka – Uche nnanna Maduka
Unuruchi (Sunset) – Victor Iyke
Echezona – Victor Onwudiwe & ugomma Onwe
Udene – Oma Nnadi
BEST MOVIE – SOUTHERN AFRICA
Nairared – Dantagos Jimmy-Melani
Black Dollar – David Kazadi
Maria Kristu – Paul S. Wilo
Veza: The Unfolding – Dumie Manyathela
BEST MOVIE – EAST AFRICA
The girl in the Yellow jumper – Morocco Omari
A grand Little Lie – Denise Kibisu ngubuni
My Husband’s wife – Ndagire Mariam
Just In Time – Sarah Hassan & Dolapo Adeleke
Ugonwa Wa Kifo – Raphael Emmanuel
Beautiful Ashes – Ayeni T. Steve
BEST MOVIE – WEST AFRICA
Taintd Canvas – Orwi Manny Ameh
Collision Course – Bolanle Austen Peters & Joseph Umoibom
Amina – Okey Ogunjiofor
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Chris Odeh
Omo Ghetto(The Saga) – Funke Akindele & JJC Skillz
Breaded Life – Biodun Stephen & Tara Ajibulu
Nneka The Pretty Serpent – Chris Odeh
BEST PICTURE EDITOR
Voiceless – Rogers ofime
Just In Time – Dolapo Adeleke
Omo Ghetto (The Saga) – JJC Skillz, Adeyemi Somade & Valentine Chukwuma
Lockdown – Tester Bassey, Abiodun Okunola & Moses Inwang
Bad Comments – Moses Inwang
For Maria: Ebun Pataki – Tunde Apalowo
Collision Course – Tega Salubi
BEST TELEVISON SERIES (DRAMA/COMEDY)
The Mystic River – Rogers Ofime
The Smart Money Woman – Arese Ugwu, Isoken Ogiemwonyi, Lala Akindoju & Akintude Marine Marinho
Rumours Has It(Season3) -Vincent Nwachukwu
Little black Book – Olawale Adetula
My Name is A-Zed – Olawale Adetula
Butukwu – Nwaka Nakweti
Jenifa’s diary – Olufunke Akindele
BEST AFRICA MAGIC ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES
The Johnsons – Rogers Ofime
My Flatmates – Bright Okpocha & Solomon Adekunle
My Siblings and I – Funke Akindele & JJC Skillz
BEST AFRICA MAGIC ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES
Movement Japa – Femi Odugbemi
Riona – James Omokwe
Unmarried – Uche Ikjimba
Dilemma – Uche Ikejimba
Venge – Tosin Igho & Rogba arimoro
Eve – Winifred Nwokedi
Enakhe – Victor Sanchez Aghahowa
Rishante – Dimbo Atiya
BEST PICTURE EDITOR
Voiceless – Rogers Ofime
Just In Time – Dolapo Adeleke
Omo Ghetto (The Saga) – JJC Skillz, Adeyemi Shomade & Valentine Chukwuma
Lockdown – Tester Bassey, Abiodun Okunola & Moses Iwang
Bad Comments – Moses Iwang
For Maria: Ebun Pataki – Tunde Apalowo
Collision Course – Tega Salubi
BEST ART DIRECTOR IN A MOVIE/TV SERIES
The Smart Money Woman – Ediri Okwa
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Pat Nebo
The Mystic River – Mayowa Labirin
Amina – Tunji Afolayan
One Lagos Night – Chima Adighije
Day Of Destiny – Chris Udomi
Introducing The Kujus – Adeoye Adetunji
BEST SOUND EDITOR IN A MOVIE/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
BEST SOUNDTRACK IN A MOVIE/TV SERIES
Larry Gaaga – Rattlesnake
Collision Course
Boumeester Lindsay & Kagwe Mungai – Just In Time
Dabs Agwom – Amina
Pascal Aka Raquel – Gold Coast Lounge
Awele Mekwunye Bizzouch – Light In The Dark
Michael Pulse, Ponti Dikuua – The White Line
BEST MULTICHOICE TALENT FACTORY
Bride Untangled – Abisola Aboaba
Engaito – Daisy Masembe
Nyau – Masuzyo Mwale, Cosmas Ngandwe, Abel Ngoma & Edward Sakala
Rebirth – Brian Onitiri
Oko K3 Akueteh – Christine Boateng & Eric Okyerefo
BEST DIRECTOR IN A MOVIE
La Femme Anjola – Mildred Okonkwo
Amina – Izu Ojukwu
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Ramsey Noah
Collision Course – Bolanle Austen Peters
Voicelss – Roberts O. Peters
Light In The Dark – Ekene Som Mekwunye
Namaste Wahala – Tiencepay Lawal & Hamisha Daryani Ahuja
BEST OVERALL MOVIE
Amina – Izu Ojukwu & Okey Ogunjiofor
Voiceless – Roberts O. Peters & Rogers Ofime
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Ramsey Noah & Chris Odeh
Collision Course – Bolanle Austen Peters
Omo Ghetto (The Saga) – JJC Skillz & Funke Akindele Bello
Nneka The Pretty Serpent – Tosin Igho & Chris Odeh
La Femme Anjola – Mildred Okwo & Rita Dominic
Just In Time – Dolapo Adeleke & Srah Hassan
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