Nollywood’s most glamorous evening is in full swing tonight. The 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCA 2026, is currently underway, with the red carpet kicking off at 4:00 p.m. WAT and the main awards ceremony starting at 7:00 p.m. WAT. The night is airing live across all Africa Magic channels on DStv and GOtv, and also streaming on DStv Stream and GOtv Stream.
Below is the updated list of winners and nominees:
1. BEST COSTUME DESIGN: COLOURS OF FIRE – VALERIE OKEKE (WINNER)
Other nominees: “The Serpent’s Gift” – Mary Chukwuma; “The Real Housewives of Lagos (S3)” – Deola Art Alade, Darey Art Alade; “Something About The Briggs” – Yolanda Okereke; “To Kill a Monkey” – Ikechukwu Urum, John Joseph Angel
BEST MAKE UP: “WARLORD” – HAKEEM ONILOGBO (HAKEEM EFFECT) (WINNER)
Other nominees: “Behind The Scenes” – Mojisola Imam; “Lisabi: A Legend Is Born” – Adeola Bamgboye; “Gingerrr” – Dablaq Artistry; “Abanisete” – Adeola Bamgboye; “Suky” – Ruth Harcourt; “Labake Olododo” – Adeola Bamgboye
BEST ART DIRECTION: COLOURS OF FIRE – AJAMOLAYA BUNMI (WINNER)
Other nominees: “The Serpent’s Gift” – Zainab Oladipupo; “The Herd” – Omolade Abisola; “Aljana” – Olatunji Afolayan, Gideon Stephen; “Suky” – Victor Akpan; “Inimba” – Thabiso Senne
BEST SOUND DESIGN: MY FATHER’S SHADOW – PIUS FATOKE, CJ MIRRA (WINNER)
Other nominees: “Gingerrr” – Tolu Obanro; “Ben Made It” – Vaughan Phillips; “The Party” – Tolu Obanro; “Sebata: The Beast” – Vaughan Phillips; “The Herd” – Fisayo Adefolaju
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: TO KILL A MONKEY – KABELO THATHE (WINNER)
Other nominees: “My Father’s Shadow” – Jermaine Edwards; “The Herd” – Emmanuel Igbekele; “Finding Nina” – Daanong Gyang; “The Serpent’s Gift” – Emmanuel Igbekele; “Stitches” – KC Obiajulu; “Gingerrr” – Emmanuel Igbekele
BEST WRITING TV SERIES: MTV SHUGA MASHARIKI – TV SERIES “MTV SHUGA MASHARIKI” – ANNETTE SHADEYA, NATASHA LIKIMANI, MKAMZEE MWATELA, ARNOLD MWANJILA, MAKGANO MAMABOLO (WINNER)
Other nominees: “The Wives” – Donald Tombia, Timendu Aghahowa, Chiemeka Osuagwu; “Our Husband” – Xavier Ighorodje; “Addis Fikir” – Besufekade Mulu; “Baba Oh” – Temilola Balogun; “The Party” – Stephen Okonkwo; “Gizat” – Yednekachew Ayne
BEST WRITING MOVIE: MY FATHER’S SHADOW – WALE DAVIES (WINNER)
Other nominees: “The Herd” – Lani Aisida; “Blackout” – Ikenna Okpara; “Cards On The Table” – Shirleen Wangari; “Gingerrr” – Xavier Ighorodje; “Suky” – Isaac Ayodeji; “3 Cold Dishes” – Tomi Adesina
BEST DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR: LEAVE TO LIVE – EMMANUEL KANAGA, SOPHIA CHISOM (WINNER)
Other nominees: Elozonam Ogbolu, Genoveva Umeh; Akwaman; Destiny Ogie Osarewinda; Benedict Ehimare Oriaifo; Taaooma; Steve Chuks
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (CENTRAL AFRICA): MABANDA – KANG QUINTUS (WINNER)
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (NORTH AFRICA): ARTAL ALHANIN – OUR MEMORIES – MOHAMED AWAD AND MOHAMED ABDULRAHAM ELDOUMA (WINNER)
Other nominees: “The Omnipresent”; “The Delivery”; “The Hidden Voice”; “This Is Portsaid”; “Artal Alhanin: Our Memories”
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (EAST AFRICA): ADDIS FIKR – LEUL SHOAFERAW (WINNER)
Other nominees: “Inside Job”; “Sayari”; “Addis Fikir”; “My Son”; “Kimote”
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (SOUTHERN AFRICA): TLHAHO YA MOSADI – NALEDI GALANE, PROMISE RAMOROKA, ERNEST RAMOROKA, AND MODIPADI MOKGOHIOA (WINNER)
Other nominees: “Bet I Love You”; “Sebata: The Beast”; “Ben Made It”; “Terra Of Queens And Kuma 2”; “Tlhaho Ya Mosadi”
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (WEST AFRICA): LISABI – A LEGEND IS BORN (WINNER)
Other nominees: “The Serpent’s Gift”; “Labake Olododo”; “Olorisha”; “Aljana”
BEST EDITING: TO KILL A MONKEY – DANIEL ANYIAM (WINNER)
Other nominees: “Cordelia” – Kazeem Agboola; “My Father’s Shadow” – Omar Guzman Castro; “Landline” – Wanguma Peter Chidebere, Dele Doherty; “3 Cold Dishes” – Asurf Amuwa Oluseyi; “Osamede” – Winston Aig-Ohioma
BEST DOCUMENTARY: BEYOND OLYMPIC GLORY (WINNER)
Other nominees: “The Good, The Bad of Afrobeat”; “The People Shall”; “Not Addressing This Anymore”; “BOU”
BEST SHORT FILM: HISSAINI (WINNER)
Other nominees: “Fleas”; “Rise”; “Telephone”; “My Body, God’s Temple”
BEST SCORE/MUSIC: MY FATHER’S SHADOW – DUVAL TIMOTHY, CJ MIRRA (WINNER)
Other nominees: “3 Cold Dishes” – Nissi Ogulu; “Osamede” – Chubb Okobah; “Gingerrr” – Tolu Obanro; “The Party” – Tolu Obanro; “MTV Shuga Mashariki” – Sofresh; “To Kill A Monkey” – Oscar Heman-Ackah
The full winners list will continue to be updated as the ceremony progresses. What is already clear, however, is that the 12th AMVCA is shaping up to be a deeply competitive night, with multiple films holding genuine claims to the evening’s top prizes.