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AMVCA 2026: Full List Of Nominees, Winners, Categories As Nollywood Stars Storm Lagos
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AMVCA 2026 nominees and winners – The 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) lit up Lagos on Saturday night as top Nollywood actors, filmmakers, influencers and entertainers gathered for one of Africa’s biggest entertainment events.
The glamorous ceremony, held at Eko Hotels and Suites, attracted celebrities from Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and other African countries.
This year, the organisers introduced fresh excitement with comedian Bovi Ugboma and South African actress Nomzamo Mbatha taking over hosting duties after IK Osakioduwa’s 11-year run.
Meanwhile, veteran actress Joke Silva chaired the judging panel for the 2026 edition.
“AMVCA continues to celebrate African creativity, storytelling and excellence in entertainment,” one organiser said during the opening session.
Movies With Highest Nominations
Several blockbuster productions dominated this year’s nominations.
Gingerrr — 9 nominations
The Herd — 9 nominations
To Kill A Monkey — 8 nominations
My Father’s Shadow — 7 nominations
As expected, social media platforms exploded with reactions even before the main award presentations began.
🏆 BEST MOVIE
Gingerrr
The Herd
To Kill A Monkey
My Father’s Shadow
Red Circle
Winner: Fumbi Ogunbanwo and Rachel Dargavel [My Father’s Shadow]
🎬 BEST DIRECTOR
Tope Adebayo – Lisabi 2
Femi Adebayo – King of Thieves 2
Jade Osiberu – Gangs of Lagos: Return
Kunle Afolayan – Aníkúlápó: Rise
Akinola Davies Jr – My Father’s Shadow
Winner: Akinola Davies Jr – My Father’s Shadow
🎭 BEST MALE LEAD ACTOR
Lateef Adedimeji – Lisabi 2
William Benson – To Kill A Monkey
Femi Branch – Red Circle
Kanayo O. Kanayo – Grandpa Must Obey
Uzor Arukwe – Colours of Fire
Winner: Uzor Arukwe – Colours of Fire
🎭 BEST FEMALE LEAD ACTRESS
Sola Sobowale – Her Excellency
Bimbo Akintola – To Kill A Monkey
Linda Ejiofor – The Serpent’s Gift
Ifeoma Fafunwa – The Lost Days
Winner: Linda Ejiofor – The Serpent’s Gift
🎭 BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Femi Adebayo – King of Thieves 2
Bucci Franklin – To Kill A Monkey
Gabriel Afolayan – Colours of Fire
Stan Nze – Red Circle
Winner: Bucci Franklin – To Kill A Monkey
🎭 BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Bisola Aiyeola – Gingerrr
Linda Ejiofor – The Herd
Sola Sobowale – The Covenant
Olamide Kidbaby – Oversabi Aunty
Winner: Linda Ejiofor – The Herd
🎥 BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (WEST AFRICA)
Lisabi 2
Aljana
King of Thieves 2
The Serpent’s Gift
Winner: Lisabi
📱 BEST DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR
Taaooma – Luxury Koko
Steve Chuks – August Meeting Election
Akwaman – Did I Just Hear Muah
Elozonam Ogbolu & Genoveva Umeh – Dr Judgina
Real Sophy and Kanaga Jnr — “Leave To Live”
Winner: Real Sophy and Kanaga Jnr — “Leave To Live”
🎬 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Gingerrr
The Herd
To Kill A Monkey
My Father’s Shadow
Winner: To Kill A Monkey
✍️ BEST SCREENPLAY
Gingerrr
The Herd
To Kill A Monkey
Red Circle
Winner: ⏳ Pending
🎞️ BEST SHORT FILM
Broken Mirrors
Silent Echoes
Between Two Worlds
Last Light
Hussaini
Winner: Hussaini
🌍 BEST MULTICHOICE TALENT SHOW
Project Fame Returns
Next Naija Star
AM Showcase
Winner: ⏳ Pending
🏅 SPECIAL HONOURS
Lifetime Achievement Award — Shola Sobowale
Industry Merit Award — Kanayo O Kanayo
Trailblazer Award — Uche Montana
📺 LIVE WINNERS UPDATE (REAL-TIME)
As of now, the AMVCA 2026 ceremony is still ongoing in Lagos. No official category winners have been fully concluded in this report yet.
“Tonight we celebrate African creativity, excellence, and storytelling at its finest,” organisers said during the opening remarks.
🔥 SOCIAL MEDIA REACTIONS
Fans continue to react across X, Instagram, and TikTok with strong engagement around red carpet fashion, nominations, and predictions.
More live updates will follow as winners are officially announced on stage.
Keyphrase: AMVCA 2026 nominees and winners
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Judy Austin Breaks Silence, Threatens Legal Action Against Ex-Husband Over Podcast Allegations
Nollywood actress Judy Austin has responded to allegations made by her ex-husband, Mr. Obasi, during a recent podcast interview, describing his claims as false and defamatory.
In a strongly worded statement, Judy revealed that she first met her current husband, Yul Edochie, on a movie set in 2015 after her marriage to Obasi had already ended. She maintained that she had no interest in acting at the time and dismissed suggestions that her relationship with Yul began while she was still married.
The actress expressed shock that Obasi continues to make accusations against her despite, according to her, having done nothing wrong to him.
“It is shocking that a man I have done nothing wrong against continues to tell lies about me,” she said.
Judy also challenged claims made by Obasi regarding their children, accusing him of contradicting himself. According to her, while he claimed during the podcast that he does not know the whereabouts of the children, he simultaneously called on Yul Edochie to release them.
She further alleged that Obasi had been influenced by individuals seeking to tarnish her reputation, saying, “I know you have been bought over to come and destroy my name.”
The actress insisted that she has never prevented her ex-husband from seeing their children and claimed that his visits were largely intended to showcase his new wife to her family.
Warning that she would seek legal redress, Judy stated that all allegations made against her would have to be defended in court.
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A popular actor and media personality, Aderenle Oluwafemi Edun has explained reasons why he took the decision to practice sologamy and reasons why he chose to do this on his 45th birthday.
The actor , who did self-marriage on June 13, explained in an Instagram story on Tuesday that the sologamy was a celebration of his journey through years of highs and lows.
‘Till death didn’t do us part. So, I married myself. After 45 years of chaos, glitter, survival, reinvention, controversy, resilience, heartbreak and triumph, I remain the greatest love story I’ve ever known.
I am the bride and the groom. And I am marrying every version of myself that fought to get here. Today, I marry the only person who never left my side: ME!’ he submitted while also describing himself as ‘The Bride. The Groom. The Happily Ever After’-
Sologamy, a wedding ceremony where people marry themselves is said to have been a growing trend in the West over the past few years.
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DAILY POST reports that Nathaniel Bassey had during Alex’s service of songs last week narrated how he was called by a pastor friend to go and minister to Alex at the hospital.
While revealing that Alex unfortunately died a day before his appointment with him, Nathaniel Bassey noted that he still proceeded to go and pray with the deceased family on the appointed date, which was a day after his death.
Reacting to Nathaniel Bassey’s speech at the event, Daddy Freeze in an Instagram live video over the weekend, said the pastor could have used the opportunity of the visit to bring Alex back to life.
“So we’re sitting down minding our business, and Nathaniel Bassey climbed the pulpit, then he blows the trumpet. Ok, you can signify the trumpet in revelation, linking with the end of the world, it was the end of Alex world, may his soul rest in peace.
“But then he now starts talking and said he has never met Alex before, but then his pastor friend said they should go and pray for Alex and sing for Alex. But they want to go on Tuesday but Alex died on Monday. And then they still went on the Tuesday and still sang and prayed.
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