AMVCA 2025: Uzor ‘Odogwu’, Omoni Oboli, other top actors nominated (Full List)

The list of nominees for this year’s edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) has been released, with Uzor Arukwe, Omoni Oboli, and others making the cut.

The organisers of the awards, which recognise excellence in filmmaking, acting, and content creation, released the shortlist on Sunday night.

Uzor Arukwe received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Suspicion, while Omoni Oboli was shortlisted for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Wives on Strike 3.

The 2025 edition of the AMVCA will feature 28 voting and non-voting categories.

AMVCA 2025 Nominees

Best Supporting Actress

Meg Otanwa – Inside Life
Tina Mba – Suspicion
Ireti Doyle – All’s Fair in Love
Ini Dima-Okojie – Skeleton Coast
Mercy Aigbe – Farmer’s Bride
Omoni Oboli – The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3
Darasimi Nnadi – Aburo

Best Supporting Actor

Efa Iwara – Princess on a Hill
Adedayo Adebowale Macaroni (Mr Macaroni) – Lisabi: The Uprising
Uzor Arukwe – Suspicion
Mike Afolarin – House of Ga’a
Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) – Christmas in Lagos
Gabriel Afolayan – Inside Life
Aliu Gafar – Seven Doors
Femi Jacobs – Freedom Way

Best Lead Actress

Chioma Akpotha – Seven Doors
Gbubemi Ejeye – Farmer’s Bride
Uzoamaka Onuoha – Agemo
Uche Montana – Thinline
Uzoamaka Aniunoh – Phoenix Fury
Hilda Dokubo – The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3
Bimbo Ademoye – Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre

Best Lead Actor

Gideon Okeke – Tokunbo
Bucci Franklin – The Weekend
Femi Branch – House of Ga’a
Thapelo Makoena – Skeleton Coast
Bimbo Manuel – Princess on a Hill
Stan Nze – Suspicion
Femi Adebayo – Seven Doors
Adedimeji Lateef – Lisabi: The Uprising

Best Indigenous Language (West Africa)

Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo
Lisabi: The Uprising — Adedimeji Lateef and Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji
Kaka — Prince Daniel
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Kunle Afolayan
Mai Martaba — Prince Daniel

Best Movie

Lisabi: The Uprising
Skeleton Coast
Suspicion
Inkabi
House of Ga’a
Freedom Way
Christmas in Lagos
Farmer’s Bride

Best Scripted (M-Net Original)

Uriri — Xavier Ighorodje
All Mine — Hadizat Ibrahim
My Fairytale Wedding — Chinenye Nworah and Taiwo Adebayo
Italo — Rogers Ofime
The Caller — Brian Munene
Kam U Stay — Damaris Irungu Ochieng

Best Writing (Movie)

Phoenix Fury
A Ghetto Love Story
Christmas in Lagos
Freedom Way
The Weekend
House of Ga’a

Best Short Film

Brukaci
In Bloom: ‘Afefe’
Sukari
The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí
What Are You Truly Afraid Of?

Best Director

House of Ga’a – Bolanle Austen-Peters
Inkabi – Norman Maake
Seven Doors – Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo
Skeleton Coast – Robert O. Peters
The Man Died – Awam Amkpa
The Weekend – Daniel Emeke Oriahi

Best Cinematography

Yen Ara Asaase Ni (This Is Our Land) — Onasis Gaisie, Michael Sefa, and Apagnawen Annankra
Inkabi — Chuanne Blofield
The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos — Leo Purman
Skeleton Coast — Wesley Johnston
Soft Love — Ebrahim Hajee
Lisabi: The Uprising — Barnabas Emordi and Nora Awolowo
Agemo — Papama Tangela

Best Costume Design

Christmas in Lagos — Adedamola Adeyemi
Lisabi: The Uprising — Oluwatoyin Balogun and Oyebade Adebimpe Adedimeji
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Toyin Ogundeji
House of Ga’a — Bolanle Austen-Peters, Yolanda Okereke, Juliana Dede, and Gloria Ovu
Phoenix Fury — Opeyemi Sogeke