Full List: Adedimeji Lateef, Uzor Arukwe, Chioma Chukwuka & Others Nominated for AMVCA 2025!

The 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) nominees are finally here, and trust me, the lineup is fire!  This year’s nominations celebrate the best of African cinema and TV, spotlighting actors, filmmakers, and content creators who have been killing it in the industry.

Top Acting Nominations – Nollywood Stars Shine!

Some of Nollywood’s finest are leading the pack this year! Adedimeji Lateef is up for Best Lead Actor for his role in Lisabi: The Uprising, while Uzor Arukwe bagged a Best Supporting Actor nod for Suspicion. Meanwhile, Chioma Chukwuka is in the Best Lead Actress race for her performance in Seven Doors. Talk about a star-studded showdown!

Here’s the Full Nomination List for AMVCA 2025

 Best Digital Content Creator

The digital space is buzzing with some of Africa’s top content creators. Nominees include:

• Iyo Prosper Adokiye

• Taaooma

• Elozonam Ogbolu, Hoviare Freedom, Chiamaka Uzokwe

• Jide Pounds Ibitoye

• Ariyiikedimples & Brainjotter

 Best MultiChoice Talent Factory (Emerging Filmmakers)

• Gone

• Everything Light Touches

• The Immersive Alarm

• Deadbeat

• Nwananga

• Rivals in Time

 Best Scripted M-Net Original

Some of the most gripping scripted series made the cut, including:

• Uriri

• All Mine

• My Fairytale Wedding

• Italo

• The Caller

• Kam U Stay

 Indigenous Films Take the Spotlight!

AMVCA keeps pushing African storytelling in local languages. Here are the top picks:

Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)

• Seven Doors

• Lisabi: The Uprising

• Kaka

• Anikulapo: The Rise of the Spectre

• Mai Martaba

Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa)

• The Caller

• Empty Grave

• Makosa ni Yangu

• Sabotage

• Wa Milele (Forever?)

Best Indigenous Language Film (Southern Africa)

• Walvis Tale

• The Vow

• Mwizukanji

• Man of Gold

• Lukas

 Key Acting Categories – Heavyweights Battle It Out!

Best Supporting Actress

• Meg Otanwa (Inside Life)

• Tina Mba (Suspicion)

• Ireti Doyle (All’s Fair in Love)

• Ini Dima-Okojie (Skeleton Coast)

• Mercy Aigbe (Farmer’s Bride)

• Omoni Oboli (Wives on Strike 3)

• Darasimi Nadi (Aburo)

Best Supporting Actor

• Gabriel Afolayan (Inside Life)

• Adedayo Adebowale (Lisabi)

• Aliu Gafar (Seven Doors)

• Femi Jacobs (Freedom Way)

• RMD (Christmas in Lagos)

• Uzor Arukwe (Suspicion)

• Mike Afolarin (House of Gaa)

• Efa Iwara (Princess on a Hill)

Best Lead Actress

• Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors)

• Gbubemi Ejeye (Farmer’s Bride)

• Uzoamaka Onuoha (Agemo)

• Uche Montana (Thin Line)

• Uzoamaka Aniunoh (Phoenix Fury)

• Hilda Dokubo (Wives on Strike 3)

• Bimbo Ademoye (Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre)

Best Lead Actor

• Gideon Okeke (Tokunbo)

• Bucci Franklin (The Weekend)

• Femi Branch (House of Gaa)

• Thapelo Makoena (Skeleton Coast)

• Bimbo Manuel (Princess on a Hill)

• Stan Nze (Suspicion)

• Femi Adebayo (Seven Doors)

• Adedimeji Lateef (Lisabi: The Uprising)

 Best Movie – The Ultimate Prize!

• Lisabi: The Uprising

• Skeleton Coast

• Suspicion

• Inkabi

• House of Gaa

• Freedom Way

• Christmas in Lagos

• Farmer’s Bride

 Best Director – Visionaries Behind the Magic

• Robert O. Peters (Skeleton Coast)

• Norman Maake (Inkabi)

• Bolanle Austen-Peters (House of Gaa)

• Awam Amkpa (The Man Died)

• Daniel Emeka Oriahi (The Weekend)

• Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo (Seven Doors)

Best Writing in a Movie

• The Weekend

• Skeleton Coast

• Freedom Way

• Phoenix Fury

• A Ghetto Love Story

• House of Gaa

• Christmas in Lagos

 Best Documentary

• Walvis Tale

• Dundun

• O.Y.O (On Your Own)

• Women of Salt: The Resilience of Ebonyi’s Women

• I Will Remember You

 Best Film Editing – The Unsung Heroes!

• Princess on a Hill (Laughter Ephraim, Peter Ugbede)

• Inkabi (Tongai Furusa)

• Christmas in Lagos (Martini Akande)

• Skeleton Coast (Jordan Koen)

• Soft Love (Holmes Awa, Paballo Modingoane)

• Lisabi: The Uprising (Anthill Studios)

Final Thoughts – Who Will Take Home the Gold? 

With such a stacked list of nominees, the competition is tight! Will Adedimeji Lateef and Chioma Chukwuka snag their wins? Can Lisabi: The Uprising sweep the night? We’ll find out soon when the AMVCA 2025 winners are announced. Stay tuned for all the juicy updates!