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Night of glitz, glamour as AMVCA 2025 holds today
The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) returns tonight for its highly anticipated 11th edition, bringing together the continent’s most celebrated names in film and television.
Now firmly established as Africa’s premier celebration of cinematic excellence, the AMVCAs continue to honour the most outstanding achievements in storytelling, acting and production across the continent. This year’s festivities are set to unfold at the iconic Eko Convention Centre in Lagos, where a star-studded audience will gather for a night of showbiz brilliance.
Now firmly established as Africa’s premier celebration of cinematic excellence, the AMVCAs continue to honour the most outstanding achievements in storytelling, acting and production across the continent. This year’s festivities are set to unfold at the iconic Eko Convention Centre in Lagos, where a star-studded audience will gather for a night of showbiz brilliance.
This year’s Best Movie contenders include:
- Christmas in Lagos (Amazon Prime)
- Farmer’s Bride
- Freedom Way
- House of Ga’a (Netflix)
- Inkabi (Netflix)
- Lisabi (Netflix)
- Skeleton Coast
- Suspicion (Amazon Prime)
Leading the nomination count is Netflix’s Seven Doors with 11 nods, followed by Lisabi with 10. House of Ga’a and Inkabi each received six nominations, while Christmas in Lagosearned five.
In the top acting categories, Gideon Okeke (Tokunbo), Stan Nze (Suspicion), Femi Adebayo (Seven Doors), and Adedimeji Lateef (Lisabi: The Uprising) are up for Best Lead Actor. Competing for Best Lead Actress are Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors), Bimbo Ademoye (Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre), and Uche Montana (Thinline).
A new addition to the 2025 lineup is the Best Music Score category, created to acknowledge the integral role of sound and music in enhancing cinematic narratives.
The AMVCA’s four-day celebration of African storytelling culminated on Friday night with a colourful Cultural Day event. Tonight’s finale promises to be a grand showcase of talent, glamour and creativity as Africa’s film and television elite converge to discover who will walk away with the coveted golden statuettes.
Bodex F. Hungbo, SPMIIM is a multiple award-winning Nigerian Digital Media Practitioner, Digital Strategist, PR consultant, Brand and Event Expert, Tv Presenter, Tier-A Blogger/Influencer, and a top cobbler in Nigeria.
She has widespread experiences across different professions and skills, which includes experiences in; Marketing, Media, Broadcasting, Brand and Event Management, Administration and Management with prior stints at MTN, NAPIMS-NNPC, GLOBAL FLEET OIL AND GAS, LTV, Silverbird and a host of others
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