2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards

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4th Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
Date5 March 2016
SiteEko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Organized byMultichoice Africa
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  • Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA)
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The 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held on March 5, 2016 at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. It was hosted by Ikponmwosa Osakioduwa and Minnie Dlamini. [1]

Nominees were revealed on December 11, 2015 by Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo and Nigerian comedian Chigurl. [2]

Awards

Best Actor in a DramaBest Actress in a Drama
Best Supporting Actress in a DramaBest Supporting Actor in a Drama
Best Movie (West Africa)Best Actor in a Comedy
Best Actress in a ComedyBest Make-up Artist
Best Lighting DesignerBest Costume Designer
  • Uche Nancy ( Dry )
  • Patrick Asante ( Silver Rain (film) )
  • Byge Oru (Being Mrs Elliot)
  • Tomi Adeoye (The First Lady)
  • Angel Nwakibie (Cougars)
  • Ejiro Amos Tafiri/Vanessa Otarva (Oracles Online)
Best Movie DirectorBest Picture Editor
Best Sound EditorBest Art Director
  • Frank Rajah Arase (The Refugees)
  • Dagogo Diminas (Stigma)
  • Gabriel Okorie ( Dry )
  • Stanlee Ohikhuare (Common Man)
  • Patrick 'koinage' Nnamani (Elephant in the Room)
Best CinematographerBest Writer
Best Short Film/Online videoBest Indigenous Language (Hausa)
  • Oluseyi Amuwa (A Day with Death)
  • Bongiwe Selane (Panic Button)
  • Kassim Braimah (Yawa)
  • Folasakin Iwajomo (Blood Taxi)
  • Bongiwe Selane (A Cup of Sugar)
  • Salisu Balarabe (Dadin Kowa)
  • Bashir Abdullahi (Sarki Jatau)
  • Najjashi SB Jakara (Inji Yan' Ca Ca)
  • Abubakar mai Shadda and Hafizu Bello (Sakaina)
  • Nuhu Abdullahi (Baya Da Kura)
  • Salisu Balarabe (Dadin Kowa)
Best Indigenous Language (Yoruba)Best Indigenous Language (Igbo)
Best Indigenous Language (Swahili)Best Documentary
  • Single Mtambalike (Kitendawili)
  • Neema Ndanu Kilon (Semu)
  • Caroline Mbaturia (Fihi)
  • Amil Shivji (Samaki Mchangani)
  • Damaris Irungu-Ochieng (Myumba 10)
  • Remi Vaughan-Richards (Faaji Agba)
  • Kagho Crowther Idhebor (The New Africa)
  • Nneka Isaac-Moses (Goge Africa encounters Wild Gorilla)
  • Dotun Akande (Demystifying Autism)
  • Nanmet Anthony (Dawn to Dusk)
Best Television Series Comedy/DramaBest Overall Movie
  • Ariyike Oladipo (Daddy's Girls)
  • Dorothy Ghettuba (Jane and Abel)
  • Erica Sugo Anyadike (How to Find a Husband)
  • Gerald Langiri (Santalal)
  • Olabisi Jinadu (Officer Titus)
Best Movie (Eastern Africa)Best Movie (Southern Africa)
  • Elizabeth Michael ( Mapenzi Ya Mungu )
  • Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggla (House Arrest)
  • Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala (Call 112)
  • Single Mtambalike(Kitendawili)
  • Stanford Kihore (Mpango Mbaya)
  • Honeymoon Aljabri (Daddy's Wedding)
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