2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

5th Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
Date	5 March 2017
Site	Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Organized by	Multichoice Africa

The 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held on March 5, 2017 at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Nominees were revealed on December 14, 2016. In the event, Several top stars and top movies were nominated part of which was the movie ’76 got a record-breaking 14 nominations.

Awards

Best Movie (South Africa)	Best Movie (East Africa)
*All About Love (Elvis Chuks)* Mrs Right Guy (Dumisani Gumbi) Happiness Is A Four Letter Word(Bongiwe Selane, Junaid Ahmed, Helena Spring) Vaya (Rethabile Molatela Mothobi) The Jakes Are Missing (Bianca Isaac)	*Kati Kati (Sarika Hemi Lakhani)* Aisha (Amil Shivji) Naomba Niseme (Staford Kihore) Epidemic (Mageye Hassan) Homecoming (Seko Shamte)
Best Supporting Actress	Best Supporting Actor Movie/TV series
*Ebele Okaro (Four One Love)* Ivie Okujaye (Something Wicked) Somkele Iyamah(93 Days) Adunni Ade (Its her day) Kehinde Bankole (8 bars and clef) Hanyi Mbau (Happiness Is A Four Letter Word]) Namundi Mbusi (Vaya)	*Rotimi Salami (Just Not Married)* Gideon Okeke (93 Days) Warren Vasemole (Vaya) Kofi Adjorlolo (Ghana Must Go) Mpho Sebeng (The Jakes Are Missen) Nkem Owoh (Ghana Must Go)
Best Art Director	Best Sound Track
*'76 (Pat Nebo)* 93 Days(Bola Bello) Oloibiri (Chima Adighije) Happiness is a Four Letter Word (Gary Smith) Ghana Must Go ( Godwin Ashong)	*The Encounter ([Michael ‘The Truth’ Ogunlade* )** Oloibiri ( Rex Ricketts) 93 Days (George Kallis, Tunde Jegede and Banky W) No Good Turn ( Brymo) '76 (Hyacinth Ogbu, Daps Agwom, Ukachi Nnachi)
Best Actress in a Drama	Best Actor in a Drama
Rita Dominic ('76) Bimbo Akintola ( 93 Days) Ivie Okujaye ( Slow Country) Adesua Etomi ( The Arbitration) Zimkhita Nyoka (Vaya) Meg Otanwa ([Derailed Hannah Ojo (Love is A Prank)	*Sambasa Nzeribe ( Slow Country)* RMD ( Oloibiri) Ramsey Nouah ('76) Gregory Ojefua (The Encounter) Olu Jacobs ( Oloibiri) Femi Jacobs ( Femi Jacobs)

Best Cinematography	Best Actress in a Comedy
Happiness is a Four Letter Word (Lance Gewer) Mrs Right Guy (Adze Ugah) 93 Days (– Yinka Edward) Oloibiri (– Curtis Graham) '76 ( Yinka Edward)	*Tina Mba (Meet the In-Laws)* *Uche Jombo ( Wives on Strike)* *Dineo Moeketsi ( Mrs Right Guy)* *Chioma Akpotha ( Wives on Strike)*	*Funke Akindele ( Jenifa’s Diary – WINNER)* *Funke Akindele ( A Trip to Jamaica)* *Omoni Oboli ( Wives on Strike)*

Best Writer	Best Actor in a Comedy
*'76 ( Emmanuel Okomanyi)* *The CEO ( Tunde Babalola)* *A Trip to Jamaica ( AY Makun)* *Oloibiri ( Samantha Iwowo)* *Ghana Must Go ( Tunde Babalolo)* *Vaya ( WINNER)*	*Imeh Umoh Bishop ( The Boss is Mine – WINNER* ) Ayo Makun ( A Trip to Jamaica) Bovi Ugboma ( It’s Her Day) Blossom Chukwujekwu ( Ghana Must Go)** ' Mike Ezuruonye v Brother Jekwu) *Okey Uzoeshi ( The Life of a Nigerian Couple)* *Amechi Munagor (Meet the In-Laws)*

Best Movie West Africa	Best Short Film or Online Video
93 Days '76 Oloibiri (WINNER) A Trip to Jamaica The CEO	' Ireti ((Tope Oshin)") *Loot ((Greg Rum))* *Meet the Parents ((Lonzo))* *Cat Face ((Ogu Okpue) - Winner)* *Light Diaries: Spin Around ((Melissa))*

Best Documentary	Best Picture Director
Roots Gambia Makoko: Futures A float Alison - Winner Amaka’s Kin: The Women of Nollywood Petra’s Nebatean Heritage	*Oloibiri (Vaya)* '76 (Izu Ojukwu) (WINNER) ' Happiness is a Four Letter Word) 93 Days

Best Costume Design	Best Make Up
*'76 ((Pat Egwurube) – WINNER)* Oloibiri Ghana Must Go Casino King Invincible	*Oloibiri ((Hakeem Onilogbo Ajibola) – WINNER)*

Best Sound Editing	Best Picture Editing
*Vaya ((Guy Steer) – WINNER)*	' Oloibiri ((Nnodim Chigozie, Paula Petterson) – WINNER - Best Lighting Designer'')

Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Swahili)	Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Yoruba)	Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Hausa)	Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Igbo)
*93 Days ((Elliot Sewape) – WINNER)*	*Zilizala (– WINNER)*	*Somewhere in the dark ( WINNER)*	*Yaki Da Zuciya ( WINNER)*	*Amonye Buonye ( WINNER)*

Best TV series
*Jenifa’s Diary (WINNER)* Sokhulu and Partners season 3 Duplicity *(Beneath the Lies)* *Beyond Your Sight: ( The Police Story)*

Trailblazer Award	Legend Award	AMVCA recognition award for MNET original series	Somkele Idhalama	Zebrudaya	' Best Actress in a comedy – Deborah (Hustle)) ' Best Actor in a comedy – Samuel Ajibola (Johnsons)) ' Best Actress in a drama – Meg Otanwa (Hush)) ' Best Actor in a drama – David Jones David (Hotel Majestic)) ' Best comedy series – The Johnsons) ' Best drama series – Tinsel)

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