Femi Adebayo and Latif Adedimeji Jostle for Spotlight at 2025 AMCVA

The just concluded 2025 AMCVA star-studded event held on the 10th of May to celebrate excellence in African film and television, bringing together the continent’s brightest stars and industry professionals witnessed a healthy competition between Femi Adebayo and Latif Adedimeji. Although Femi Adebayo for three consecutive years has won the Coveted Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards with his creativity and continual improvement, Latif Adedimeji's "Lisabi: The Uprising" gave his "Seven Doors" a run for its money as both movies went home with three awards each in various categories. Below is the full list of winners.

Best Movie

– Christmas in Lagos
– Farmer’s Bride
-- Freedom Way – Winner
– House of Gaa
– Inkabi
– Lisabi
– Skeleton Coast
– Suspicion

Best Director

– House of Gaa
– Inkabi
– Seven Doors
– Skeleton Coast
– The Man Died -Winner
– The Weekend

Best Lead Actress

– Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors) — Winner
– 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) — Winner
– Adedimeji Lateef (Lisabi: The Uprising

Basketmouth & Miz Vick

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) — Winner
– Omoni Oboli (Wives on Strike 3)
– Darasimi Nadi (Aburo).

Best Supporting Actor

– Gabriel Afolayan (Inside Life) — Winner
– Adedayo Adebowale (Lisabi)
– Aliu Gafar (Seven Doors)
– Femi Jacobs (Freedom Way)
– RMD (Christmas in Lagos)
– Uzor Arukwe (Suspicion)
– Mike Afolarin (House of Gaa)

Best Cinematography

– Agemo
– Inkabi
– Lisabi (The Uprising)
– Skeleton Coast
– Soft Love
– The Legend of The Vagabond Queen Of Lagos — Winner
Yen Ara Asaase Ni

Best Digital Content Creator

– We Listen We don’t Judge (Bible Edition) — Winner

Best Editing

– Inkabi (Tongai Furusa) — Winner
– Christmas in Lagos (Martini Akande)
– Skeleton Coast (Jordan Koen)
– Soft Love (Holmes Awa, Paballo Modingoane)
– Lisabi: The Uprising (Anthill Studios)
– Princess on a Hill (Laughter Ephraim, Peter Ugbede)

Best Costume Design

– Aníkúlápó (The Rise of the Scepter)
– Christmas in Lagos — Winner
– House of Gaa
– Lisabi

Best Makeup

– Aníkúlápó (The Rise of the Scepter)
– Inside Life
– Farmer’s Bride
– Lisabi (The Uprising) — Winner
– Seven Doors
– Suspicion

Best Documentary

– Mai DùnDún — Winner
– I Will Remember You
– On Your Own
– Walvis Tale

Best Series Scripted

– Cheta M
– Inside Life – Winner
– Princess on a Hill
– Roses & Ivy
– Seven Doors

Best Series Unscripted

– Ebuka Turns Up Africa
– Skillers: The Building Reality Show
– Style Magnate
– Take Me Home
– Wa Milele – Winner

Best Writing Movie

– A Ghetto Love Story
– Christmas in Lagos
– Freedom Way — Winner
– House of Gaa
– Skeleton Coast
– The Weekend

Best Writing TV Series

– Aníkúlápó (Rise of the Spectre)
– Cheta M
– Princess on a Hill
– Roses & Ivy
– Seven Doors
– Untying Kanti — Winner

Best Art Direction

– Aníkúlápó (Rise of the Spectre)
– House of Gaa
– Inkabi
– Seven Doors
– Skeleton Coast
– The Man Died -Winner
– The Weekend

Best Lead Actress

Best Lead Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Cinematography

– Agemo
– Inkabi
– Lisabi (The Uprising)
– Skeleton Coast
– Soft Love
– The Legend of The Vagabond Queen Of Lagos — Winner
-- Yen Ara Asaase Ni

Best Digital Content Creator

– We Listen We don’t Judge (Bible Edition) — Winner

Best Editing

Best Writing TV Series

– Aníkúlápó (Rise of the Spectre)
– Cheta M
– Princess on a Hill
– Roses & Ivy
– Seven Doors
– Untying Kanti — Winner

Best Art Direction

– Aníkúlápó (Rise of the Spectre)
– Lisabi (The Uprising) — Winner
– Seven Doors
– The Man Died
Best Sound Design
– Beast of Two Worlds
– Freedom Way
– Inkabi
– Lisabi (The Uprising)
– Seven Doors
– Suspicion — Winner

Best Music/Score

– Freedom Way
– Inkabi
– Seven Doors — Winner
– Skeleton Coast
– Soft Love
Trailblazer Award
Kayode Kasum — Winner

Best Short Film

– Brukaci — Winner
– Sukari
– The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Seyi Ajayi
– What Are You Truly Afraid Of?

Best Unscripted M-Net Original

– Husband Material
– Nigerian Idol (Season 9) — Winner
– Overall Best
– Pastor Wants a Wife

Best Indigenous Language (East Africa)

– The Caller
– Empty Grave
– Makosa ni Yangu — Winner
– Sabotage
– Wa Milele (Forever?)

Best Indigenous Language (South Africa)

– Walvis Tale
– The Vow
– Mwizukanji — Winner
– Man of Gold
– Lukas

Best Indigenous M-Net Original

– Zi M Uzo — Winner