The African Magic Viewers Choice Awards was held on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at the Eko Hotel, Lagos, bringing the best cinema creators in Africa under a single roof.
Though after the nominations were announced, Over the Bridge emerged as the strongest contender with 12 nominations, followed by Mami Wata, which snagged 11 nominations, the Prime Video original Breath of Life, with five wins, won the most awards this year, all of which were in major categories including, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Lead Actor, Best Director and Best Movie.
Though Chimezie Imo, who played lead alongside Wale Ojo in Breath of Life was not nominated, he still left the event victorious winning the Trailblazer Award, another major trophy.
Other winners included Over the Bridge and Jagun Jagun which both won two awards. The critically-acclaimed black-and-white fantasy thriller by CJ Obasi, Mami Wata won only one award for Best Makeup. Funke Akindele's record-breaking hit, A Tribe Called Judah, and Kayode Kasum's Afamefuna didn't win any of the categories they were nominated.
See all the AMVCA 2024 winners below:
Best Lead Actor
Wale Ojo (Breath of Life)
Best Lead Actress
Kehinde Bankole (Adire)
Best Supporting Actor
Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life)
Best Supporting Actress
Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life)
Best Art Direction
Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade)
Best Costume Design
Lola Awe (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)
Best Cinematography
Over The Bridge (KC Obiajulu)
Best Editing
Antonio Ribeiro (The Black Book)
Best Makeup
Campbell Precious (Mami Wata)
Best Sound Design
Grey Jones Ossai (Blood Vessel)
Best Writing in a Movie
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola)
Best Writing in a TV Series
Volume
Best Digital Content
Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement - Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi)
Best Documentary
Lobola, A Bride’s True Price?
Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)
Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo)
Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa)
Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)
Motshameko O Kotsi
Best Indigenous M-Net Original
Irora Iya
Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie
Her Dark Past
Best Short Film
Broken Mask
Best Scripted M-Net Original
Slum King
Best Unscripted M-Net Original
Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives)
Best Scripted Series
Itura
Best Unscripted Series
Gh Queens (Season 2)
Trailblazer Award
Chimezie Imo
Industry Merit Award
Idowu Philips (Iya Rainbow) and Richard Mofe-Damijo
Best Director
BB Sasore (Breath of Life)
Best Movie
Breath of Life