Winners at AMVCA 2025: Seven Doors, Lisabi dominate as Nollywood stars take spotlight

• The 11th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) took place in Lagos on Saturday, May 29, at Eko Hotels and Suites
• Chioma Akpotha and Femi Adebayo clinched Best Actress and Actor Awards for their stellar roles in Seven Doors 
• TheRadar compiled the full list of the AMVCA winners 

The 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held in Lagos on Saturday, May 29, at Eko Hotels and Suites, celebrating the biggest and brightest names in African entertainment for their outstanding performances. 

This year, many categories presented strong competition, with industry legends and emerging actors vying for recognition.

In the Best Actress category, Chioma Akpotha won for her performance in Seven Doors. Femi Adebayo also won the Best Actor category for Seven Doors. 

Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Farmer's Bride, while Lateef Adedimeji and his wife, Mo Bimpe, bagged the award for Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa) for Lisabi: The Uprising. 

Here is the complete list of winners:

Best Costume Design 

• Adedamola Adeyemi – Christmas In Lagos — WINNER
• Toyin Ogundeji – Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
• Bolanle Austen- Peters, Yolanda Okereke, Juliana Dede, Gloria Oyu – House Of Ga’a
• Oluwatoyin Balogun, Oyeade Adeimpe Adedimeji – Lisabi: The Uprising
• Opeyemi Sogeke – Phoenix Fury

Best Makeup

• Lisabi: The Uprising — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect) — WINNER
• Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)
• Seven Doors — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)
• Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — Kpoudosu Winifred
• Suspicion — Tracy Izogie and Adeleke Toluwulashe Maigari
• Farmer’s Bride — Abejide Oluwatosin Mercy

Best Art Direction 

• Lisabi: The Uprising — WINNER
• Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
• Christmas In Lagos
• Farmer’s Bride
• Seven Doors
• The Man Died

Best Sound/Sound Design

• Suspicion — WINNER
• Inkabi
• Seven Doors
• Freedom Way
• Lisabi: The Uprising
• Ajakaju: Beast Of Two Worlds

Editing

• Inkabi — Tongai Furusa — WINNER
• Christmas in Lagos — Martini Akande
• Skeleton Coast — Jordan Koen
• Soft Love — Holmes Awa and Paballo Modingoane
• Lisabi: The Uprising — Anthill Studios
• Princess on A Hill — Laughter Ephraim and Peter Ugbede

Best Writing TV Series 

• Untying Kantai — Abel Mutua Musyoka — WINNER
• Tuki? — Louise Kamwangi
• Roses and Ivy — Biodun Stephen and Abimbola Akinrinbola
• Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Shola Dada
• Princess on A Hill — Bibi Ukpo, Niyi Adeniji, and Sonia Nwosu
• Cheta M — Ifeanyi Chidi Barbara
• Seven Doors — Adebayo Tijani, Yinka Laoye, and Soyombo-Oluyombo Oluwagbemiga

Best Writing in a Movie

• Freedom Way — Blessing Uzzi — WINNER
• The Weekend — Egbemawei Dimiyei Sammy, and Vanessa Kanu, and Frederick O. Anyaebunam Jnr
• Skeleton Coast — Omolola Lamikanra
• Phoenix Fury — Ifeoma N. Chukwuogo
• A Ghetto Love Story — Victoria Eze
• House of Ga’a — Tunde Babalola
• Christmas In Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu

Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)

• Mwizukanji — WINNER
• Walvis Tale
• The Vow
• Man of Gold
• Lukas

Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa)

• Makosa Di Tangu — WINNER
• The Caller
• Sabotage
• Wa Milele? (Forever)

Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)

• Lisabi: The Uprising — WINNER
• Seven Doors
• Kaka
• Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
• Mai Martaba

Best Cinematography

• The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos — Leo Purman — WINNER
• Yen Ara Asaase Ni (This Is Our Land) — Onasis Gaisie, Michael Sefa, and Apagnawen Annankra
• Inkabi — Chuanne Blofield
• Skeleton Coast — Wesley Johnston
• Soft Love — Ebrahim Hajee
• Lisabi: The Uprising — Barnabas Emordi and Nora Awolowo
• Agemo — Papama Tangela

Best Digital Content Creator

• Iyo Prosper — WINNER
• Jide ‘Pounds’ Ibitoye (Jide Pounds)
• Dorcas Ariyiike Owolagba (Ariyi ike Dimples)
• Elozonam
• Maryam Apaokagi (Taaooma)

Best Indigenous M-Net Original

• Onye Agbata Obim — WINNER
• Mai Shayi
• The Caller
• Show Me The Way
• Ebighi Ebi
• Subterranea
• Amoanimaa’s Era

Best Scripted M-Net Original

• My Fairytale Wedding — WINNER
• Uriri
• All Mine
• Italo
• The Caller
• Kam U Stay

Best Short Film

• Brukaci — WINNER
• Sukari
• What Are You Really Afraid Of?
• In Bloom: ‘Afefe’
• The Incredible Sensational Fiancee of Seyi Ajayi

Best Unscripted M-Net Original

• Nigerian Idol — WINNER
• Pastor Wants A Wife (Zambia)
• Overall Best
• Husband Material
• The Queens of Kopala

Best Score/Music

• Seven Doors — Tolu Obanro — WINNER
• Inkabi — Seoli Bongani Mashaba
• Freedom Way — Ahuurra Andrew, Kehinde “Louddaaa” Alabi, and Cobhams Asuquo
• Soft Love — Kolade Morankinyo (MPSE) and Efa Iwara (Love and Hate)
• Skeleton Coast — Chris Letcher

Best Documentary

• Dundun — Ifeoluwa Fatogun and Ebi Atawodi – WINNER
• Walvis Tale — David Benade and Tim Huebschle
• O.Y.O (On Your Own) — Daniel Omokhagbo Itegboje
• Women of Salt: The Resilience of Ebonyi’s Woman — Jessica Eneh, Eric Chidom, Kelechi Agbara, and Vera Okoh
• I Will Remember You — Mohamed Rida Gueznai

Best Supporting Actress

• Mercy Aigbe – Farmer’s Bride — WINNER
• Meg Otanwa – Inside Life
• Tina Mba – Suspicion
• Ireti Doyle – All’s Fair in Love
• Ini Dima-Okojie – Skeleton Coast
• Omoni Oboli – The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3
• Darasimi Nnadi – Aburo

Best Supporting Actor 

• Gabriel Afolayan – Inside Life — WINNER
• Adedayo Adebowale Macaroni – Lisabi: The Uprising
• Aliu Gafar – Seven Doors
• Femi Jacobs – Freedom Way
• Richard Mofe-Damijo – Christmas In Lagos
• Uzor Arukwe – Suspicion
• Mike Afolarin – House of Ga’a
• Efa Iwara – Princess on a Hill

Trailblazer Award

• Kayode Kasum

Industry Merit Award

• Sani Mu’azu
• Nkem Owoh

Best Lead Actress 

• Chioma Akpotha – Seven Doors — WINNER
• GbugbemI Ejeye – Farmer’s Bride
• Uzoamaka Onuoha – Agemo
• Uche Montana – Thinline
• Uzoamaka Aniunoh – Phoenix Fury
• Hilda Dokudo – The Uprising: Wives On Strike 3
• Bimbo Ademoye – Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre

Best Lead Actor 

• Femi Adebayo – Seven Doors — WINNER
• Gideon Okeke – Tokunbo
• Bucci Franklin – The Weekend
• Femi Branch – House of Ga’a
• Thapelo Makoena – Skeleton Coast
• Bimbo Manuel – Princess On A Hill
• Stan Nze – Suspicion
• Adedimeji Lateef – Lisabi: The Uprising

Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie

• Everything Light Touches (West Africa) — WINNER
• Gone (West Africa)
• The Immersive Alarm (East Africa)
• Deadbeat (East Africa)
• Mwananga (Southern Africa)
• Rivals in Time (Southern Africa)

Best Unscripted Series

• Wa Milele? (Forever) — WINNER
• Style Magnate
• Skillers (The Builders Show)
• Ebuka Turns Up Africa
• Uzoamaka Tries Palmwine

Best Scripted Series 

• Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — WINNER
• Seven Doors
• Princess On A Hill
• Cheta’M
• Roses & Ivy

Best Director

• Awam Amkpa – The Man Died — WINNER
• Robert O Peters – Skeleton Coast
• Norman Maake – Inkabi
• Bolanle Austen-Peters – House of Ga’a
• Daniel Emeka Oriahi – The Weekend
• Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo – Seven Doors

Best Movie

• Freedom Way — WINNER
• Lisabi: The Uprising
• Skeleton Coast
• Suspicion
• Inkabi
• House of Ga’a
• Christmas in Lagos
• Farmer’s Bride

AMVCA 2025: Seven Doors, Lisabi, Thinline, dominate nominations [Full List]

Meanwhile, TheRadar earlier reported that Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2025 returned with its nominees list and features 27 categories. 

Two special awards, the Lifetime Achievement and Trailblazer Awards, will be presented at the ceremony, recognising outstanding contributions to the African entertainment industry

TheRadar has compiled the list of nominees for the AMVCA 2025.