AMVCA 2016: Full nomination list

Here is the full list of nominees for the AMVCAs 2016:


BEST OVERALL MOVIE (AFRICA)
Dry – Stephanie Linus

Freetown – Adam Abel and Garrett Batty

AYANDA – Sara Blecher

Tell Me Something Sweet – Akin Omotoso

Road To Yesterday – Chinny Onwugbenu, Genevieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko

Silverain – Juliet Asante

House Arrest – Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala



BEST TELEVISION SERIES


Jane and Abel – Dorothy Ghettuba

How to Find a Husband – Erica Sugo Anyadike

Santalal – Gbenga Kayode

Officer Titus – Olabisi Jinadu

Daddy’s Girls – Ariyike Oladipo


BEST WRITER OF A MOVIE/TV SERIES


FREETOWN – Melissa Leilani Larson

ANNIVERSARY – AFE OLUMOWE

ROAD TO YESTERDAY – Emil B. Garuba/Ishaya Bako

IQUO’S JOURNAL – BLESSING EGBE

AYANDA – Trish Malone


BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)        


Dry – Uche Nancy

Silverain – Patrick Asante

Being Mrs Elliot – Obijie Oru

The First Lady – Tomi Adeoye

Oracle Online – Ejiro Amos Tafiri/Vanessa Otarva

Cougars – Angel Nwakibie/Yolanda Okereke


BEST MAKEUP ARTIST (MOVIE/TV SERIES)


Dry – Gabriel Okorie

Ayanda – LOUIZA CALORE

Jaja the Great – Innocent Abba

Ojuju – Funke Olowu

Being Mrs Elliot – Adenike Adepoju


BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)        

Common Man            – Stanlee Ohikhuare

Kpians-the feast of souls – Stanlee Ohikhuare

House Arrest – Francis Lubanjuma

Gbomo Gbomo Express – David Wyte and Paul Gambit

Being Mrs Elliot – Oluwole Olawoyin


BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)      


Officer Titus – Kelechi Udegbe

Stop – IK Ogbonna

Caught in the Act – Bishop Imeh Umoh

Head Gone – Bowoto Jephthah

Jenifa’s Diary – Folarin Falana


BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)        


BREATHLESS – MIKE EZURUONYE

BEING MRS ELLIOT – MAJID MICHEAL

A LONG NIGHT – VAN VICKER

A SOLDIER’S STORY – DANIEL K. DANIEL

JAJA THE GREAT – SEGUN ARINZE

FALLING – BLOSSOM CHUKWUJEKWU


BEST DIRECTOR    


Road to Yesterday – Ishaya Bako

Dry – Stephanie Linus

Tell me Sweet Something – Akin Omotoso

Ayanda – Sara Blecher

Gbomo Gbomo Express – Walter ‘Waltbanger’ Taylaur

Rebecca – Shirley Frimpong-Manso


BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)


JENIFA’S DIARY – FUNKE AKINDELE

BEING MRS ELLIOT – LEPACIOUS BOSE

SKINNY GIRL IN TRANSIT – ABIMBOLA CRAIG

AN AFRICAN CITY – NANA MENSAH

DESPERATE HOUSE GIRLS – INI EDO


BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Road to yesterday – Genevieve Nnaji

Don’t cry for me – Mary Lazarus

Stop – Belinda Effah

Ayanda – Fulu Mugovhani

Falling – Adesua Etomi

The Visit – Nse Ikpe-Etim


BEST PICTURE EDITOR    


Tell me Sweet Something – Vuyani Sondlo

Road To Yesterday – Chuka Ejorh

A Soldier’s Story – Frankie Ogar

Rebecca – Shirley Frimpong-Manso

Special Crimes Unit: Lasgidi Cops – Adeyemi Olowoshagba


BEST DOCUMENTARY      


THE NEW AFRICA – Ada Afoluwake Ogunkeye

FAAJI AGBA – Remi Vaughan-Richards

GOGE AFRICA ENCOUNTERS WILD GORILLA – Nneka Isaac-Moses

DEMYSTIFYING AUTISM – Dotun Akande/Grace Edwin-Okon

DAWN TO DUSK – Nanmet Anthony


BEST MOVIE – SOUTHERN AFRICA        


Ayanda – Sara Blecher

Tell Me Sweet Something – Akin Omotoso

Lilongwe – Joyce mhango chavula


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR        


A Soldier’s Story – Sambassa Nzeribe

Stolen Water – Blossom Chukwujekwu

Stigma            – Soibifaa Dokubo

A soldier’s story – Olumide Oworu

The Department – O.C. Ukeje


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES)


BEFORE 30 – BEVERLY NAYA

TELL ME SWEET SOMETHING – THISHIWE ZIQUBU

BEFORE 30 – TUNBOSUN AIYEDIHIN

DRY – ZUBAIDAT IBRAHIM FAGGE

THE GREEN NECKLACE – LEPACIOUS BOSE


BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)


Stigma            – Dagogo Diminas

Dry – Gabriel Okorie

Common Man – Stanlee Ohikhuare

The refugees – Frank Raja Arase

Elephant in the Room – Patrick ‘koinage’ Nnamani


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)      


AYANDA – Jonathan Kovel

COUPLE OF DAYS – Tolu LordTanner

THE REFUGEES – Okey Oku and Robert Peters

DRY – Angel Barroeta

COMMON MAN – Stanlee ohikhuare

TELL ME SOMETHING SWEET – Paul Michaelson


BEST SHORTFILM OR ONLINE VIDEO  


Panic Button – Bongiwe Selane

Yawa – Kassim Braimah

A Day with Death – Oluseyi Amuwa

Blood Taxi – Folasakin Iwajomo

A Cup of Sugar – Bongiwe Selane


BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – YORUBA


Taxi driver (Oko Ashewo) – Don Omope, Daniel Emekeoriah and Ayobami Macaulay

Victims – MERCY AIGBE GENTRY

Ayomi – Bukunmi Oluwasina

Shadow – Aishat Lawal

Binta Ofege – Abiodun Jimoh and Jumoke Odetola


Best Movie – West Africa (Drama/Comedy)


DRY – Stephanie Linus

STIGMA – Dagogo Diminas

THE VISIT – Biodun Stephens (Koga Studios)

THE REFUGEES – Frank Rajah Arase

SILVERAIN – Juliet Asante

COMMON MAN – Stanlee ohikhuare

ROAD TO YESTERDAY – Chinny Onwugbenu, Genvieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko


BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)


Ayanda – Guy Steer

Road to yesterday – Kulanen Ikyo

Dry – Marquex Jose Guillermo

Candle in the wind – Bernie Anti

Bambitious – Maurice Kings

Tell me Sweet Something – Gavin McCullough


BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES- IBO      


Chetanna – CHIGOZIE ATUANYA

The Missing God – Ubaka Joseph Ugochukwu

Udo Gba koi koi – ONYEKACHUKWU OKEKE

Nduka – Charles Novia

Usekwu Igbo -PAUL IGWE


BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – HAUSA


Sarki Jatau – Bashir Abdullahi

Inji Yan’ Ca Ca – NAJJASHI SB JAKARA

Sakaina – Abubakar mai shadda and Hafizu Bello

Baya Da Kura – NUHU ABDULLAHI

Dadin Kowa – Salisu Balarabe


BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – SWAHILI      


NYUMBA 10 – Damaris Irungu-Ochieng

SAMAKI MCHANGANI – Amil Shivji

FIHI – Caroline Mbaturia

SUMU – Anne Hamberger

KITENDAWILI – Josephat Lukaza


BEST MOVIE – EAST AFRICA


HOUSE ARREST – JOSEPH KENNETH SSEBAGGALA

MAPENZI – Elizabeth Michael

CALL 112 – Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala

KITENDAWILI – Single Mtambalike

MPANGO MBAYA – Staford Kihore

DADDY’S WEDDING – Honeymoon Aljabri