# 2024 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards

The 2024 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards was held on 11 May 2024, at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos State. The nominees were revealed on 24 March 2024, and the most nominations went to Over the Bridge with 12 nominations including Best Supporting Actor and Actress, Best Lead Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Art Direction, Best Make Up, Best Costume Design, Best Writing in a Movie, Best Director and Best Movie. This was followed by Mami Wata with 11 nominations and Breath of Life and Jagun Jagun with 10 nominations each.

## Awards

Winners are listed highlighted in boldface.
| Best Lead Actress | Best Lead Actor |
| Kehinde Bankole (Adire) Segilola Ogidan (Over The Bridge) Lucie Debay (Omen) Omowunmi Dada (Asiri Ade) Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi) Adaobi Dibor (Blood Vessel) Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata) Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah) | Wale Ojo (Breath of Life) Stan Nze (Afamefuna) Marc Zinga (Omen) Gideon Okeke (Egun) David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel) Richard Mofe Damijo (The Black Book) Adedimeji Lateef (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior) Gabriel Afolayan (This is Lagos) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Best Supporting Actor |
| Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life) Joke Silva (Over the Bridge) Fathia Williams (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior) Brown Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book Eliane Umuhire (Omen) Tana Adelana (Ijogbon – Chaos) Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi) | Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life) Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna) Ibrahim Yekini (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior) Gregory Ojefua (This is Life) Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah) Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel) Ropo Ewenla (Over the Bridge) |
| Best Indigenous Language – West Africa | Best Indigenous Language – East Africa |
| Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo) Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi) Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan) Orisa (Odunlade Adekola) Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah) | Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One) Where The River Divides Wandongwa Nakupenda Itifaki |
| Best Indigenous Language – South Africa | Best Art Director |
| Motshameko O Kotsi Service To Heart Uncle Limbani | Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade) Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan) Breath of Life (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu) The Black Book (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple) Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Tunji Afolayan) Mami Wata (C.J Fiery Obasi) Omen (Eve Martin) |
| Best Costume Design | Best Picture Editor |
| Jagun Jagun (Lola Awe) Over The Bridge – Demola Adeyemi Fumilayo Ransome – Kuti (Bolanle Austen- Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker, Clement Effanga) Mami Wata (Bunmi Demilola Fashina) Breathe of Life (Daniel Obasi) | Antonio Ribeiro (The Black Book) Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo Holmes Awa Alex Kamau And Victor Obok Dayo Nathaniel Nathan Delannoy |
| Best Sound Design | Best Make Up |
| Grey Jones Ossai and Fisayo Adefolaju – Blood Vessel Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge) Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi) Grey Jones Ossai, Kaline, Fisayo Adefolaju (Breath of Life) Samy Bardet (Mami Wata) | Mami Wata (Campbell Precious Arebamen) Over The Bridge (Francesca Otaigbe) Mojisola (Hadizat Gambo) Jagun Jagun (Hakeem Onilogbo) A Tribe Called Judah (Feyisayo Oyebisi) |
| Best Writing – TV Series | Best Writing – Movie |
| Volume - Mona Ombogo Skinny Girls in Transit (s7) - Bunmi Ajakaiye, Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi and Abdul Tijani- Ahmed Wura (s2) - Jeffery David Musa, Olumide Kuti and Esther Oyiza Kokori Visa On Arrival - Bovi Ugboma MTV Shuga Naija - The MTV Staying Alive Foundation Masquerades of Aniedo - Timendo Aghahowa and Motunde Akiode Slum King - Donald Tombia, Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi, Fatimah Binta Gimsay and Xavier Ighordje | Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti – Tunde Babalola Breath of Life – BB Sasore' Over The Bridge – Tosin Otudeko Jagun Jagun – Adebayo Tijani Afamefuna – Anyanwu Sandra Adaora ATCJ – Funke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh & Akinlabi Ishola Mami Wata – CJ Obasi |
| Best Short Film | Best Cinematography |
| Broken Mask T'egbon T'aburo Eighteenth Year Man and Masquerades A Place Called Forward | Over The Bridge Mami Wata Blood Vessel Breath of Life Jagun Jagun (The Warrior) Ijogbon (Chaos) Omen |
| Best Movie | Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie |
| Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Breath of Life Over The Bridge Blood Vessel A Tribe Called Judah The Black Book Mami Wata | Grown Her Dark Past Somewhere in Kole Full Time Husband The 11th Commandment Mfumukazi |
| Best Director | Best Documentary |
| Moses Inwang (Blood Vessel) Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo (Jagun Jagun) BB Sasore (Breath of Life) Johnscott Enah (Half Heaven) C. J. Fiery Obasi (Mami Wata) Kayode Kasum (Afamefuna) Tolu Ajayi (Over The Bridge) | Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One) Lobola – A Bride’s True Price? Empalikino (Forgiveness) The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water For Gold) Sowing Hope |
| Best Digital Content | Best Scripted M-Net Original |
| National Treasure – Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay) Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement – Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi) Hello Neighbour – Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko and Jemima Osunde The Boyfriend – Maryam Apaokagi-Greene | Slum King Half Open Window Itura The Passenger – Usama Mukwaya, Meddy Sserwadda, Hadijah Nakanjako Magic Room |
| Best Indigenous M-Net Original | Best Unscripted M-Net Original |
| The Passenger – Usama Mukwaya, Meddy Sserwadda, Hadijah Nakanjako Nana Akoto Apo Irora Iya Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu) | What Will People Say The Irabors’ Forever After 'Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives) Date My Family Zambia Royal Qlique (Season 2) |
| Best Series (Unscripted) | Best Series (Scripted) |
| LOL Naija (s1) Nightlife in Lasgidi The Real Housewives of Lagos Gh Queens (s2) Mutale Mwanza Unscripted (s1) | Volume Wura (s2) Slum King Itura Chronicles |
| Trailblazer Award | Industry Merit Award |
| Chimezie Imo | Idowu Philips (Iya Rainbow) Richard Mofe Damijo |