# 2017 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards

The 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held on March 5, 2017, at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Nominees were revealed on December 14, 2016. In the event, Several top stars and top movies were nominated part of which was the movie '76 got a record-breaking 14 nominations.

## Awards

| Best Movie (South Africa) | Best Movie (East Africa) |
| All About Love (Elvis Chuks) Mrs Right Guy (Dumisani Gumbi) Happiness Is a Four-letter Word (Bongiwe Selane, Junaid Ahmed, Helena Spring) Vaya (Rethabile Molatela Mothobi) The Jakes Are Missing (Bianca Isaac) | Kati Kati (Sarika Hemi Lakhani) Aisha (Amil Shivji) Naomba Niseme (Staford Kihore) Epidemic (Mageye Hassan) Homecoming (Seko Shamte) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Best Supporting Actor Movie/TV series |
| Ebele Okaro (Four One Love) Ivie Okujaye (Something Wicked) Somkele Iyamah(93 Days) Adunni Ade (It's her day) Kehinde Bankole (8 bars and clef) Hanyi Mbau (Happiness Is a Four-letter Word) Nomonde Mbusi (Vaya) | Rotimi Salami (Just Not Married) Gideon Okeke (93 Days) Warren Vasemole (Vaya) Kofi Adjorlolo (Ghana Must Go) Mpho Sebeng (The Jakes Are Missen) Nkem Owoh (Ghana Must Go) |
| Best Art Director | Best Sound Track |
| '76 (Pat Nebo) 93 Days (Bola Bello) Oloibiri (film) (Chima Adighije) Happiness Is a Four-letter Word (Gary Smith) Ghana Must Go (film) (Godwin Ashong) | The Encounter (Michael ‘The Truth’ Ogunlade) Oloibiri (film) (Rex Ricketts) 93 Days (George Kallis, Tunde Jegede and Banky W) No Good Turn (Brymo) '76 (Hyacinth Ogbu, Daps Agwom, Ukachi Nnachi) |
| Best Actress in a Drama | Best Actor in a Drama |
| Rita Dominic ('76) Bimbo Akintola (93 Days) Ivie Okujaye (Slow Country) Adesua Etomi (The Arbitration) Zimkhitha Nyoka (Vaya) Meg Otanwa (Derailed) Hannah Ojo (Love is A Prank) Taiwo Ajai Lycett Mampo Brescia Gloria Young Ireti Doyle Ade Laoye Nomzamo Mbatha Funmi Holder Michelle Dede Thembi Nyandeni Oge Okoye | Sambasa Nzeribe (Slow Country) RMD (Oloibiri) Ramsey Nouah ('76) Gregory Ojefua (The Encounter) Olu Jacobs (Oloibiri) Femi Jacobs (Femi Jacobs) Tumisho Masha Sdumo Mtshali Bheki Mkhwane Gideon Okeke Iyke Okechukwu Ayo Lijadu Akin Lewis David Jones David Kelechi Udegbe Kingsley Nwachukwu |
| Best Cinematography | Best Actress in a Comedy |
| Lance Gewer (Happiness Is a Four-letter Word) Adze Ugah (Mrs Right Guy) Yinka Edward (93 Days) Curtis Graham (Oloibiri (film)) Yinka Edward ('76) | Funke Akindele (Jenifa's Diary) Tina Mba (Meet The Inlaws) Uche Jombo (Wives on Strike) Dineo Moeketsi (Mrs Right Guy) Chioma Akpotha (Wives on Strike) Funke Akindele (A Trip to Jamaica) Omoni Oboli (Wives on Strike) Susan Pwajok (Tinsel) Seun Osigbesan, Ada Ameh - The Johnsons Sola Sobowale, Deborah Anugwa, Stephanie Coker - (Hustle) Kate Henshaw, Monica Friday, Uzor Osimkpa - Do Good |
| Best Writer | Best Actor in a Comedy |
| Vaya '76 (Emmanuel Okomanyi) The CEO (Tunde Babalola) A Trip to Jamaica (Ayo Makun) Oloibiri (film) (Samantha Iwowo) Ghana Must Go (film) (Tunde Babalola) | Imeh Umoh Bishop (The Boss is Mine) Ayo Makun (A Trip to Jamaica) Bovi Ugboma (It's Her Day) Blossom Chukwujekwu (Ghana Must Go) Mike Ezuruonye Okey Uzoeshi (The Life of a Nigerian Couple) Ameachi Munagor (Meet the In-Laws) |
| Best Movie West Africa | Best Short Film or Online Video |
| Oloibiri 93 Days '76 A Trip to Jamaica The CEO | Cat Face (Ogu Okpue) Ireti (Tope Oshin) Loot (Greg Rum)) Meet the Parents (Lonzo) Light Diaries: Spin Around ((Melissa) |
| Best Documentary | Best Picture Director |
| Alison Roots Gambia Makoko: Futures A float Amaka's Kin: The Women of Nollywood Petra's Nebatean Heritage | '76 (Izu Ojukwu) Oloibiri (film) Vaya Happiness Is a Four-letter Word 93 Days |
| Best Costume Design | Best Make Up |
| '76 (Pat Egwurube) Oloibiri (film) Ghana Must Go (film) Casino King Invincible | Hakeem Onilogbo Ajibola – Oloibiri (film) Ronwyn Jarrett – Umililo Thelma Ozzy Smith / Lola Maja-Okojevoh / Adetunmi Imoteda – 93 Days Diana Allen – Happiness Is a Four-letter Word Chinwe Elovah – '76 |
| Best Sound Editing | Best Picture Editing |
| Richard Mohlari / Dave Hawkins – Vaya (film) Mike Barnitt – Oloibiri (film) Pius Fatoke / Mzukisi Mtshiselo – 93 Days Solomon Emmanuel – '76 Jean Niemandt – Mrs Right Guy | Nnodim Chigozie / Paula Peterson – Oloibiri (film) Vuyani Sondlo – Vaya (film) Emeka Ojukwu – '76 Antonio Ribeiro – 93 Days Movie Nicholas Costaras / Melanie Jankes Golden – Happiness Is a Four-letter Word |
| Best Lighting Designer | Best TV series |
| Elliot Sewape – 93 Days Movie Amisu Alade / Edwin Lau – Oloibiri (film) Yinka Edwards – '76 Lance Gewer Sasc – Happiness Is a Four-letter Word Fabian Hooks – A Trip to Jamaica | Jenifa's Diary – Funke Akindele Sokhulu and Partners Season 3 – Roberta Durrant Duplicity – Delmwa Deshi Kura Beneath The Lies – Cedric Ndilima & Nana Kagga Beyond your Sight – The Police Story – Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen |
| Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Hausa) | Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Igbo) |
| Yaki Da Zuciya – Tijjani Shehu Yahaya Salim – Abdullahi Abas Mafarin Tafiya – Nuhu Abdullahi Maula – Muktar Bello Ismail | Amonye Bu Onye – Crey Ahanonu Obi-Eze – Kingsley Okereke Obi Nwanyi – Douye Aaron Garvey Mmakwara Series – Tiana Oboyi Ikpe Omuwa – Emeka Ossai |
| Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Yoruba) | Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Swahili) |
| Somewhere in the Dark – Abiodun Jimoh / Jumoke Odetola Ode Iku – Samsideen Adesiyah Ajoke Aiye – Olaide Olabanji Tobajewo – Omirefa Titus Iman – Oluwatoyin Bankole | Zilizala – Daudi Otieno Anguka Urembo – Dorothy Ghettuba Siri Ya Mtungi (Season 2) Mganga Bomba – Gbenga Kayode Fihi – Victor Gatonye |
| AMVCA recognition award for MNET original series | Best Overall Film |
| Best Actress in a comedy – Deborah Anugwa (Hustle) Best Actor in a comedy – Samuel Ajibola (The Johnsons) Best Actress in a drama – Meg Otanwa (Hush) Best Actor in a drama – David Jones David (Hotel Majestic) Best comedy series – The Johnsons Best drama series – Tinsel (TV series) | '76 Mrs Right Guy Happiness Is a Four-letter Word Aisha 93 Days Naomba Niseme |
| Legend Award | Trailblazer Award |
| Chika Okpala | Somkele Iyamah |