Nollywood stars and other celebrities graced the red carpet of the nominee announcement ceremony of the Africa Movies Viewers Choice Award (AMVCA).
They include Ini Edo, Juliet Ibrahim, Adesua Etomi, Kemi Lala Akindoju and many others.
Stephanie Okereke’s Dry and Genevieve Nnaji’s Road to Yesterday was the most nominated movies.
Here is the Full Nomination List
Best Overall Movie (Africa)
Dry – Stephanie Linus Freetown Adam Abel And Garrett Batty Ayanda – Sara Blecher Tell Me Something Sweet – Akin Omotosho Road To Yesterday – Ishaya Bako Silverain – Juliet Asante House Arrest – Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala
Best Television Series
Jane And Abel – Dorothy Ghettuba How To Find A Husband – Erica Sugo Anyadike Santalal – Gerald Langiri… Officer Titus – Olabisi Jinadu Daddy’s Girls – Ariyike Oladipo
Best Writer Of A Movie/Tv Series
Freetown – Melissa Leilani Larson Anniversary – Afe Olumoye Road To Yesterday – Emil B. Garuba… Iquo’s Journal – Blessing Egbe Ayanda – Trish Malone
Best Costume Designer (Movie/Tv Series)
Dry – Uche Nancy Silverain – Patrick Asante Being Mrs Elliot – Byge Oru The First Lady – Tomi Adeoye Oracle Online – Ejiro Amos Tafiri/Vanessa Otarva Cougars – Angel Nwakibie…
Best Makeup Artist (Movie/Tv Series)
Dry – Gabriel Okorie Ayanda – Louiza Calore Jaja The Great – Innocent Abba Ojuju – Funke Olowu Being Mrs Elliot – Moses Ogunlana
Best Lighting Designer (Movie/Tv Series)
Common Man – Stanlee Ohikhuare Kpians-The Feast Of Souls – Stanlee Ohikhuare House Arrest – Francis Lubanjuma Gbomo Gbomo Express – David Wyte And Paul Gambit Being Mrs Elliot – Oluwole Olawoyin
Best Actor In A Comedy (Movie/Tv Series)
Officer Titus – Kelechi Udegbe Stop – Ik Ogbonna Caught In The Act – Bishop Imeh Umoh Head Gone – Bowoto Jephthah Jenifa’s Diary – Folarin Falana
Best Actor In A Drama (Movie/Tv Series)
Breathless – Mike Ezuruonye Being Mrs Elliot – Majid Micheal A Long Night – Van Vicker A Soldier’s Story – Daniel K. Daniel Jaja The Great – Segun Arinze Falling – Blossom Chukwujekwu
Best Director
Road To Yesterday – Ishaya Bako Dry – Stephanie Linus Tell Me Sweet Something – Akin Omotosho Ayanda – Sara Blecher Gbomo Gbomo Express – Walter ‘Waltbanger’ Taylaur Rebecca – Shirley Frimpong-Manso
Best Actress In A Comedy (Movie/Tv Series)
Jenifa’s Diary – Funke Akindele Being Mrs Elliot – Lepacious Bose Skinny Girl In Transit – Abimbola Craig An African City – Nana Mensah Desperate House Girls – Ini Edo
Best Actress In A Drama (Movie/Tv Series)
Road To Yesterday – Genevieve Nnaji Don’t Cry For Me – Mary Lazarus Stop – Belinda Effah Ayanda – Fulu Mugovhani Falling – Adesua Etomi The Visit – Nse Ikpe-Etim Best Picture Editor Tell Me Sweet Something – Vuyani Sondlo Road To Yesterday – Chuka Ejorh A Soldier’s Story – Frankie Ogar Rebecca – Shirley Frimpong-Manso Special Crimes Unit: Lasgidi Cops – Adeyemi Olowoshagba
Best Documentary
The New Africa – Kagho Crowther Idhebor Faaji Agba – Remi Vaughan-Richards Goge Africa Encounters Wild Gorilla – Nneka Isaac-Moses Demystifying Autism – Dotun Akande Dawn To Dusk – Nanmet Anthony
Best Movie – Southern Africa
Ayanda – Sara Blecher Tell Me Sweet Something – Akin Omotosho Lilongwe – Joyce Mhango Chavula Best Supporting Actor A Soldier’s Story – Sambassa Nzeribe Stolen Water – Blossom Chukwujekwu Stigma – Soibifaa Dokubo A Soldier’s Story – Olumide Oworu The Department – O.C. Ukeje
Best Supporting Actress (Movie/Tv Series)
Before 30 – Beverly Naya Tell Me Sweet Something – Thishiwe Ziqubu Before 30 – Tunbosun Aiyedihin Dry – Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge The Green Necklace – Lepacious Bose
Best Art Director (Movie/Tv Series)
Stigma – Dagogo Diminas Dry – Gabriel Okorie Common Man – Stanlee Ohikhuare The Refugees – Frank Raja Arase Elephant In The Room – Patrick ‘Koinage’ Nnamani
Best Cinematographer (Movie/Tv Series)
Ayanda – Jonathan Kovel Couple Of Days – Tolu Lordtanner The Refugees – Okey Oku And Robert Peters Dry – Angel Barroeta Common Man – Stanlee Ohikhuare Tell Me Something Sweet – Paul Michaelson Best Shortfilm Or Online Video Panic Button – Bongiwe Selane Yawa – Kassim Braimah A Day With Death – Oluseyi Amuwa Blood Taxi – Folasakin Iwajomo A Cup Of Sugar – Bongiwe Selane
Best Indigenous Language Movie/Tv Series
Yoruba Taxi Driver (Oko Ashewo) – Don Omope Victims – Mercy Aigbe Ayomi – Bukunmi Oluwasina Shadow – Kazim Adeoti Binta Ofege – Abiodun Jimoh And Jumoke Odetola
Best Movie – West Africa (Drama/Comedy) Dry
Stephanie Linus Stigma – Dagogo Diminas The Visit – Biodun Stephens (Koga Studios) The Refugees – Frank Rajah Arase Silverain – Juliet Asante Common Man – Stanlee Ohikhuare Road To Yesterday – Chinny Onwugbenu, Genvieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko
Best Sound Editor (Movie/Tv Series)
Ayanda – Guy Steer Road To Yesterday – Kulanen Ikyo Dry – Marquex Jose Guillermo Candle In The Wind – Bernie Anti Bambitious – Maurice Kings Tell Me Sweet Something – Gavin Mccullough
Best Indigenous Language Movie/Tv Series- Ibo
Chetanna – Chigozie Atuanya The Missing God – Ubaka Joseph Ugochukwu Udo Gba Koi Koi – Onyekachukwu Okeke Nduka – Charles Novia Usekwu Igbo -Paul Igwe
Best Indigenous Language Movie/Tv Series
Hausa Sarki Jatau – Bashir Abdullahi Inji Yan’ Ca Ca – Najjashi Sb Jakara Sakaina – Abubakar Mai Shadda And Hafizu Bello Baya Da Kura – Nuhu Abdullahi Dadin Kowa – Salisu Balarabe
Best Indigenous Language Movie/Tv Series
Swahili Myumba 10 – Damaris Irungu-Ochieng Samaki Mchangani – Amil Shivji Fihi – Caroline Mbaturia Sumu – Neema Ndanu Kilon Kitendawali – Josephat Lukaza
Best Movie –East Africa House
Arrest – Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala Mapenzi – Elizabeth Michael Call 112 – Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala Kitendawall – Josephat Lukaza Mpango Mbaya – Staford Kihore Daddy’s Wedding – Honeymoon Aljabri