2024 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards

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10th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards
Date11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)
Highlights
Most nominationsOver the Bridge

The 2024 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards was held on 11 May 2024, at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos State. [1]

The nominees were revealed on 24 March 2024, [1] and the most nominations went to Over the Bridge with 12 nominations including, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, Best Lead Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Art Direction, Best Make Up, Best Costume Design, Best Writing in a Movie, Best Director and Best Movie. [2] This was followed by Mami Wata with 11 nominations and Breath of Life and Jagun Jagun with 10 nominations each. [2]

Awards

Winners are listed highlighted in boldface [1]

Best Lead ActressBest Lead Actor
Best Supporting ActressBest Supporting Actor
Best Indigenous Language – West AfricaBest Indigenous Language – East Africa
  • Where The River Divides
  • Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
  • Wandongwa
  • Nakupenda
  • Itifaki
Best Indigenous Language – South AfricaBest Art Director
  • Service To Heart
  • Uncle Limbani
  • Motshameko O Kotsi
  • Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)
  • Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade)
  • Breath of Life (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)
  • The Black Book (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)
  • Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Tunji Afolayan)
  • Mami Wata (C.J Fiery Obasi)
  • Omen (Eve Martin)
Best Costume DesignBest Picture Editor
  • Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo
  • Holmes Awa
  • Alex Kamau And Victor Obok
  • Dayo Nathaniel
  • Antonio Ribeiro
  • Nathan Delannoy
Best Sound DesignBest Make Up
  • Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)
  • Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)
  • Grey Jones Ossai (Breathe of Life)
  • Grey Jones Ossai – Blood Vessel
  • Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)
  • Over The Bridge (Francesca Otaigbe)
  • Mami Wata(Campbell Precious Arebamen)
  • Mojisola (Hadizat Gambo)
  • Jagun Jagun (Hakeem Onilogbo)
  • A Tribe Called Judah (Feyisayo Oyebisi)
Best Writing – TV SeriesBest Writing – Movie
  • Skinny Girls in Transit (s7) - Bunmi Ajakaiye, Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi and Abdul Tijani- Ahmed
  • Wura (s2) - Jeffery David Musa, Olumide Kuti and Esther Oyiza Kokori
  • Visa On Arrival - Bovi Ugboma
  • MTV Shuga Naija - The MTV Staying Alive Foundation
  • Volume - Mona Ombogo
  • Masquerades of Aniedo - Timendo Aghahowa and Motunde Akiode
  • Slum King - Donald Tombia, Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi, Fatimah Binta Gimsay and Xavier Ighordje
  • Breathe Of Life – BB Sasore'
  • Over The Bridge – Tosin Otudeko
  • Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti – Tunde Babalola
  • Jagun Jagun – Adebayo Tijani
  • Afamefuna – Anyanwu Sandra Adaora
  • ATCJ – Funke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh & Akinlabi Ishola
  • Mami Wata – CJ Obasi
Best Short FilmBest Cinematography
  • T’egbon T’aburo
  • Broken Mask
  • Eighteenth Year
  • Man and Masquerades
  • A Place Called Forward
  • Mami Wata
  • Blood Vessel
  • Over The Bridge
  • Breath of Life
  • Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)
  • Ijogbon (Chaos)
  • Omen
Best MovieBest Multichoice Talent Factory Movie
  • Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
  • Breath of Life
  • Over The Bridge
  • Blood Vessel
  • A Tribe Called Judah
  • The Black Book
  • Mami Wata
  • Grown
  • Her Dark Past
  • Somewhere in Kole
  • Full Time Husband
  • The 11th Commandment
  • Mfumukazi
Best DirectorBest Documentary
  • Moses Inwang (Blood Vessel)
  • Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo (Jagun Jagun)
  • BB Sasore(Breath of Life)
  • Johnscott Enah (Half Heaven)
  • C. J. Fiery Obasi (Mami Wata)
  • Kayode Kasum (Afamefuna)
  • Tolu Ajayi (Over The Bridge)
  • Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
  • Lobola – A Bride’s True Price?
  • Empalikino (Forgiveness)
  • The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water For Gold)
  • Sowing Hope
Best Digital ContentBest Scripted M-Net Original
  • National Treasure – Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)
  • Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement – Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi)
  • Hello Neighbour – Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko and Jemima Osunde
  • The Boyfriend – Maryam Apaokagi-Greene
Best Indigenous M-Net OriginalBest Unscripted M-Net Original
  • What Will People Say
  • The Irabors’ Forever After
  • Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives)
  • Date My Family Zambia
  • Royal Qlique (Season 2)
Best Series (Unscripted)Best Series (Scripted)
Trailblazer AwardIndustry Merit Award

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