Complete AMVCA 2025 Winners List As Femi Adebayo, Chioma Chukwuka Win Big

Below is the AMVCA 2025 Winners List…

Best Costume Design 

Adedamola Adeyemi – Christmas In Lagos — WINNER

Toyin Ogundeji – Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Bolanle Austen- Peters, Yolanda Okereke, Juliana Dede, Gloria Oyu – House Of Ga’a
Oluwatoyin Balogun, Oyeade Adeimpe Adedimeji – Lisabi: The Uprising
Opeyemi Sogeke – Phoenix Fury
Adedamola Adeyemi – Christmas In Lagos

Best Makeup

Lisabi: The Uprising — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect) — WINNER

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)
Seven Doors — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)
Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — Kpoudosu Winifred
Suspicion — Tracy Izogie and Adeleke Toluwulashe Maigari
Farmer’s Bride — Abejide Oluwatosin Mercy

Best Art Direction 

Lisabi: The Uprising — WINNER

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Christmas In Lagos
Farmer’s Bride
Seven Doors
The Man Died

Best Sound/Sound Design

Suspicion — WINNER

Inkabi
Seven Doors
Freedom Way
Lisabi: The Uprising
Ajakaju: Beast Of Two Worlds

Best Editing

Inkabi — Tongai Furusa — WINNER

Christmas in Lagos — Martini Akande
Skeleton Coast — Jordan Koen
Soft Love — Holmes Awa and Paballo Modingoane
Lisabi: The Uprising — Anthill Studios
Princess on A Hill — Laughter Ephraim and Peter Ugbede

Best Writing TV Series 

Untying Kantai — Abel Mutua Musyoka — WINNER

Tuki? — Louise Kamwangi
Roses and Ivy — Biodun Stephen and Abimbola Akinrinbola
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Shola Dada
Princess on A Hill — Bibi Ukpo, Niyi Adeniji, and Sonia Nwosu
Cheta’M — Ifeanyi Chidi Barbara
Seven Doors — Adebayo Tijani, Yinka Laoye, and Soyombo-Oluyombo Oluwagbemiga

Best Writing in a Movie

Freedom Way — Blessing Uzzi — WINNER

The Weekend — Egbemawei Dimiyei Sammy, and Vanessa Kanu, and Frederick O. Anyaebunam Jnr
Skeleton Coast — Omolola Lamikanra
Phoenix Fury — Ifeoma N. Chukwuogo
A Ghetto Love Story — Victoria Eze
House of Ga’a — Tunde Babalola
Christmas In Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu

Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)

Mwizukanji — WINNER

Walvis Tale
The Vow
Man of Gold
Lukas

Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa)

Makosa Di Tangu — WINNER

The Caller
Sabotage
Wa Milele? (Forever)

Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)

Lisabi: The Uprising — WINNER

Seven Doors
Kaka
Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre
Mai Martaba

Best Cinematography

The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos — Leo Purman — WINNER

Yen Ara Asaase Ni (This Is Our Land) — Onasis Gaisie, Michael Sefa, and Apagnawen Annankra
Inkabi — Chuanne Blofield
Skeleton Coast — Wesley Johnston
Soft Love — Ebrahim Hajee
Lisabi: The Uprising — Barnabas Emordi and Nora Awolowo
Agemo — Papama Tangela

Best Digital Content Creator

Iyo Prosper — WINNER

Jide ‘Pounds’ Ibitoye (Jide Pounds)
Dorcas Ariyiike Owolagba (Ariyi ike Dimples)
Elozonam
Maryam Apaokagi (Taaooma)

Best Indigenous M-Net Original

Onye Agbata Obim — WINNER

Mai Shayi
The Caller
Show Me The Way
Ebighi Ebi
Subterranea
Amoanimaa’s Era

Best Scripted M-Net Original

My Fairytale Wedding — WINNER

Uriri
All Mine
Italo
The Caller
Kam U Stay

Best Short Film

Brukaci — WINNER

Sukari
What Are You Really Afraid Of?
In Bloom: ‘Afefe’
The Incredible Sensational Fiancee of Seyi Ajayi

Best Unscripted M-Net Original

Nigerian Idol — WINNER

Pastor Wants A Wife (Zambia)
Overall Best
Husband Material
The Queens of Kopala

Best Score/Music

Seven Doors — Tolu Obanro — WINNER

Inkabi — Seoli Bongani Mashaba
Freedom Way — Ahuurra Andrew, Kehinde “Louddaaa” Alabi, and Cobhams Asuquo
Soft Love — Kolade Morankinyo (MPSE) and Efa Iwara (Love and Hate)
Skeleton Coast — Chris Letcher

Best Documentary

Dundun — Ifeoluwa Fatogun and Ebi Atawodi – WINNER

Walvis Tale — David Benade and Tim Huebschle
O.Y.O (On Your Own) — Daniel Omokhagbo Itegboje
Women of Salt: The Resilience of Ebonyi’s Woman — Jessica Eneh, Eric Chidom, Kelechi Agbara, and Vera Okoh
I Will Remember You — Mohamed Rida Gueznai

Best Supporting Actress

Mercy Aigbe – Farmer’s Bride — WINNER

Meg Otanwa – Inside Life
Tina Mba – Suspicion
Ireti Doyle – All’s Fair in Love
Ini Dima-Okojie – Skeleton Coast
Omoni Oboli – The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3
Darasimi Nnadi – Aburo

Best Supporting Actor 

Gabriel Afolayan – Inside Life — WINNER

Adedayo Adebowale Macaroni – Lisabi: The Uprising
Aliu Gafar – Seven Doors
Femi Jacobs – Freedom Way
Richard Mofe-Damijo – Christmas In Lagos
Uzor Arukwe – Suspicion
Mike Afolarin – House of Ga’a
Efa Iwara – Princess on a Hill

Trailblazer Award

Kayode Kasum

Industry Merit Award

Sani Mu’azu
Nkem Owoh

Best Lead Actress 

Chioma Akpotha – Seven Doors — WINNER

GbugbemI Ejeye – Farmer’s Bride
Uzoamaka Onuoha – Agemo
Uche Montana – Thinline
Uzoamaka Aniunoh – Phoenix Fury
Hilda Dokudo – The Uprising: Wives On Strike 3
Bimbo Ademoye – Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre

Best Lead Actor 

Femi Adebayo – Seven Doors — WINNER

Gideon Okeke – Tokunbo
Bucci Franklin – The Weekend
Femi Branch – House of Ga’a
Thapelo Makoena – Skeleton Coast
Bimbo Manuel – Princess On A Hill
Stan Nze – Suspicion
Adedimeji Lateef – Lisabi: The Uprising

Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie

Everything Light Touches (West Africa) — WINNER

Gone (West Africa)
The Immersive Alarm (East Africa)
Deadbeat (East Africa)
Mwananga (Southern Africa)
Rivals in Time (Southern Africa)

Best Unscripted Series

Wa Milele? (Forever) — WINNER

Style Magnate
Skillers (The Builders Show)
Ebuka Turns Up Africa
Uzoamaka Tries Palmwine

Best Scripted Series 

Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — WINNER

Seven Doors
Princess On A Hill
Cheta’M
Roses & Ivy

Best Director

Awam Amkpa – The Man Died — WINNER

Robert O Peters – Skeleton Coast
Norman Maake – Inkabi
Bolanle Austen-Peters – House of Ga’a
Daniel Emeka Oriahi – The Weekend
Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo – Seven Doors

Best Movie

Freedom Way — WINNER

Lisabi: The Uprising
Skeleton Coast
Suspicion
Inkabi
House of Ga’a
Christmas in Lagos
Farmer’s Bride.