2022 AMVCAs: Funke Akindele get 10 nominations, full nomination list

Filmmaker and actress, Funke Akindele-Bello is over the moon as three of her productions, Omo Ghetto (the Saga), Jenifa’s Diary, and My Siblings & I, have gotten a total of ten nominations at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.

Akindele-Bello got nominations that include Best Actress in a comedy and Best overall movie categories amongst others.

The nominations for the AMVCAs were announced by Adesua Etomi-Wellington and Daniel Etim-Effiong during a special live broadcast.

From movies and television, to social media, the continent’s creatives both behind the scenes and in front of the camera have been nominated for a plaque.

Here’s a full list of the nominees for the eighth edition of the AMVCA

PUBLIC VOTING CATEGORIES
Best Actor in a Comedy (Movie/TV Series)
Shawn Faqua – Soole
Deyemi Okanlawon – Omo Ghetto (The Saga)
Gideon Okeke – Loving Rona
Broda Shaggi/Samuel Perry – Dwindle
Femi Adebayo – Progressive Tailors Club
Williams Uchemba – Dear Affy
Timini Egbuson – Ponzi

Best Actor in a Drama (Movie/TV Series)
Stan Nze – Rattlesnake
Uzee Usman – Voiceless
Gabriel Afolayan – For Maria Ebun Pataki
Efa Iwara – This Lady Called Life
Femi Jacobs – Introducing The Kujus
Eyinna Nwigwe – Dear Affy
Timini Egbuson – Introducing The Kujus

Best Actress in a Comedy (Movie/TV Series)
Funke Akindele – Omo Ghetto (The Saga)
Bimbo Ademoye ­– Breaded Life
Nse Nkpe Etim – Quams Money
Bisola Aiyeola – Dwindle
Nancy Isime – Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards
Sarah Hassan – Just In Time

Best Actress in a Drama (Movie/TV Series)
Asabe Madaki – Voiceless
Osas Ighodaro – Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story
Meg Otanwa – For Maria Ebun Pataki
Bisola Aiyeola – This Lady Called Life 2
Nancy Isime – Superstar
Genoveva Umeh – A Tune Away
Kehinde Bankole – Dear Affy

Best Supporting Actor (Movie/TV Series)
Bucci Franklin – Rattlesnake
Adjete Anang – Gold Coast Lounge
Odunlade Adekola – Jankariwo
Eric Roberts – A Soldier’s Story
Magaji Mijinyawa – Amina ­
Yemi Blaq – The New Normal
Country Hard – Tope Tedela

Best Supporting Actress (Movie/TV Series)
Bisola Aiyeola – Sugar Rush
Mercy Johnson – The New Normal
Clarion Chukwurah – Amina
Mumbi Maina – La Femme Anjola
Enado Odigie – The New Normal
Omowunmi Dada – Country Hard
Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha – Omo Ghetto (The Saga)

Best Short Film Or Online Video
Something About Zee – Mary Nsikanabasi Uyoh
Fractured – Abimbola Craig
Ounje Ale – Ozor Uche
Koro – Nicholas ‘Big Ghun’ Nartey
Kiitan – Korede Olayinka
Dices – Sandra Tetteh
I Am The Prostitute Mama Described – Taiwo Ogunnimo

NON-PUBLIC VOTING
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

Best Soundtrack (Movie/TV Series)
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Larry Gaaga
Collision Course – Collision 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

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 Indigenous Language Movie or TV Series (Igbo)
Nne-Ka – Uche Nnanna Maduka
Uhuruchi (Sunset) – Victor Iyke
Echezona – Victor Onwudiwe and Ugomma Onwe
Udene – Oma Nnadi

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

Best Indigenous Language Movie or TV Series (Yoruba)
Jankariwo – Bukunmi Oluwasina
Alasie – David Akande, Demola Yusuf, Edgard Leroy
Abeke – Samuel Oniyitan
Balokun – Olamide Akinmolayan
Ijolewa – Olapeju Wahab
Arodan – Wunmi Ajiboye

Best Indigenous Language Movie or TV Series (Swahili)
Obambo – Freddy Feruzi
Jaramandia – Dennis Humphrey and Bernard Kahindi
Rishai – Omar Hamza Hassan

Best Television Series (Drama/ 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 Is A-Zed – Olawale Adetula
Butuku – Mwaka Nakweti
Jenifa’s Diary – Olufunke Akindele

Best Africa Magic Original Drama Series
Movement-Japa – Femi Odugbemi
Riona – James Omokwe
Unmarried – Uche Ikejimba
Dilemma – Uche Ikejimba
Venge – Tosin Igho & Rogba Arimoro
Eve – Winifred Nwokedi
Enakhe – Victor Sanchez Aghahowa
Rishantes – Dimbo Atiya

Best Africa Magic Original Comedy Series
The Johnsons – Rogers Ofime
My Flatmates – Bright Okpocha & Solomon Adekunle
My Siblings & I – Funke Akindele Bello & JJC Skillz

Best Makeup
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 Sound Editor (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 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

Best Lighting Designer (Movie/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

Best Art Director (Movie/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 Kujus – Adeoye Adetunji

Best Costume Designer (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 Cinematographer
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story – Muhammed Atta Ahmed
Collision Course – James Amuta
Amina – Peter Kreil, Wale Adebayo, Samuel Jonathan & Moruf Fadaro
The Mystic River – Samuel Jonathan & Moruf Fadaro
Nneka The Pretty Serpent – John Njaga Demps
Just In Time – Victoria Ombogo
Superstar – Barnabas Emordi

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 and Moses Inwang
Bad Comments – Moses Inwang
For Maria Ebun Pataki – Tunde Apalowo
Collision Course – Tega Salubi

Best Writer (Movie/TV Series)
La Femme Anjola – Tunde Babalola
This Lady Called Life – Toluwani Obayan & Kayode Kasum
For Maria Ebun Pataki – Tunray Femi & Damilola E. 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 Dadzie, Lydia Idakula Sobogun, Olawale Adetula & Belinda Yanga Agedah

Best Movie (Southern Africa)
Hairareb – 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 Ngubuini
My Husband’s Wife – Ndagire Mariam
Just In Time – Sarah Hassan and Dolapo Adeleke
Ugonwa Wa Kifo – Raphael Emmanuel
Beautiful Ashes – Ayeny T. Steve

Best Movie (West Africa)
Tainted 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 Bello and JJC Skillz
Breaded Life – Biodun Stephen & Tara Ajibulu
Nneka The Pretty Serpent – Chris Odeh

Best Overall Movie
Amina – Izu Ojukwu & Okey Ogunjiofor
Voiceless – Robert O. Peters & Rogers Ofime
Rattlesnake – Ramsey Nouah & 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 & Sarah Hassan

Multichoice Talent Factory
Bride Untangled – Abisola Aboaba
Engaito – Daisy Masembe
Nyau – Masuzyo Mwale, Cosmas Ngandwe, Abel Ngoma and Edward Sakala
Rebirth – Brian Ontiri
Oko K3 Akueteh – Christine Boateng and Eric Okyerefo

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