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  • AMVCA 2026: The Complete List of Winners

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    The (AMVCA 2026) has come and gone, and what a night it was! My Father’s Shadow was the biggest winner of the evening, taking home five awards including Best Movie, Best Director, Best Writing in a Movie, Best Score/Music, and Best Sound/Sound Design. To Kill a Monkey and Colours of Fire came joint second with three wins each 鈥 To Kill a Monkey picking up Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Supporting Actor, while Colours of Fire took Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, and Best Lead Actor. Lisabi (A Legend Is Born) and Inimba rounded out the top tier with two wins apiece.

    Scroll down to see the complete list of AMVCA 2026 winners.

    AMVCA 2026 winners
    My Father’s Shadow and The Herd, both nominated for ‘Best Movie’ at AMVCA 2026

    Here is the complete list of AMVCA 2026 winners (in bold) and nominees.

    Best Costume Design 

    鈥淐olours of Fire鈥 鈥 Valerie Okeke (WINNER)

    鈥淭he Serpent鈥檚 gift鈥 鈥 Mary Chukuma

    鈥淭he Real Housewives of Lagos (S3)鈥 鈥 Deola Art Alade, Darey Art Alade

    Something About The Briggs鈥 鈥 Yolanda Okereke

    鈥淭o Kill a Monkey鈥 鈥 Ikechukwu Urum, John Joseph Angel

    Best Makeup

    鈥淟isabi (A Legend Is Born)鈥 鈥 Adeola Thelma Bamgboye (WINNER)

    鈥淏ehind The Scenes鈥 鈥 Mojisola Imam

    鈥淕ingerr鈥 鈥 Diablaq Artistry

    鈥淎banisete鈥 鈥 Adeola Thelma Bamgboye

    鈥淲arlord鈥 鈥 Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)

    鈥淪uky鈥 鈥 Ruth Harcourt

    鈥淟abake Olododo鈥 鈥 Adeola Thelma Bamgboye

    Best Art Direction 

    鈥淐olours of Fire鈥 鈥 Ajamolaya Bunmi (WINNER)

    鈥淭he Serpent鈥檚 Gift鈥 鈥 Zainab Oladupupo

    鈥淭he Herd鈥 鈥 Omolade Abisola

    鈥淎ljana鈥- Olatunji Afolayan, Gideon Stephen

    鈥淪uky鈥 鈥 Victor Akpan

    鈥淚nimba鈥 鈥 Thabiso Senne

    Best Sound/Sound Design

    鈥淢y Father鈥檚 Shadow鈥 鈥 Pius Fatoke, CJ Mirra (WINNER)

    鈥淕ingerrr鈥 鈥 Tolu Obanro

    鈥淏en Made It鈥 鈥 Vaughan Phillips

    鈥淭he Party鈥 鈥 Tolu Obanro

    鈥淪ebata (The Beast)鈥 鈥 Vaughan Phillips

    鈥淭he Herd鈥 鈥 Fisayo Adefolaju

    Best Cinematography

    鈥淭o Kill A Monkey鈥 鈥 Kabelo Thathe (WINNER)

    鈥淢y Father鈥檚 Shadow鈥 鈥 Jermaine Edwards

    鈥淭he Herd鈥 鈥 Emmanuel Igbekele

    鈥淔inding Nina鈥 鈥 Daanong Gyang

    鈥淭he Serpent鈥檚 Gift鈥 鈥 Emmanuel Igbekele

    鈥淪titches鈥 鈥 KC Obiajulu

    鈥淕ingerr鈥 鈥 Emmanuel Igbekele

    Best Writing TV Series 

    鈥淢TV Shuga Masahariki鈥 鈥 Annette Shadeya, Natasha Likimani, Mkamzee Mwatela, Arnold Mwanjila, Makgano Mamabolo (WINNER)

    鈥淭he Wives鈥 鈥 Donald Tombia, Timendu Aghahowa, Chiemeka Osuagwu

    鈥淥ur Husband鈥 鈥 Xavier Ighorodje

    鈥淎ddis Fikir鈥 鈥 Besufekade Mulu

    鈥淏aba OH鈥 鈥 Temilola Balogun

    鈥淭he Party鈥 鈥 Stephen Okonkwo

    鈥淕izat鈥 鈥 Yednekachew Ayne

    Best Writing in a Movie

    鈥淢y Father鈥檚 Shadow鈥 鈥 Wale Davies (WINNER)

    鈥淭he Herd鈥 鈥 Lani Aisida

    鈥淏lackout鈥 鈥 Ikenna Okpara

    鈥淐ards on the Table鈥 鈥 Shirleen Wangari

    鈥淕ingerrr鈥 鈥 Xavier Ighorodje

    鈥淪uky鈥 鈥 Isaac Ayodeji鈥

    鈥3 Cold Dishes鈥 鈥 Tomi Adesina

    Best Digital Content Creator

    鈥淟eave To Live鈥 鈥 Emmanuel Kanaga and Sophia Chisom (WINNER)

    鈥淒r Judgina 鈥 Situationally Transmitted Delusion鈥 鈥 Elozonam Ogbolu and Genoveva Umeh

    鈥淭he Marriage List鈥 鈥 Destiny Ogie Osarewinda

    鈥淭he Rate Race鈥 鈥 Benedict Ehimare Oriaifo

    鈥淟uxury Koko鈥 鈥 Maryam Apaokagi-Greene (Taaoma)

    鈥淎ugust Meeting Election鈥 鈥 Steve Chuks

    鈥淒id I Just Hear Muah鈥 鈥 Akwaman

    Best Indigenous Language Film (Central Africa)

    鈥淢abanda鈥 鈥 Kang Quintus (WINNER)

    鈥淪afou (A Gift From Nature)鈥 鈥 Nyasha Makamba

    鈥淕olden Spoon鈥 鈥 Egbe Francis Ettabrown

    Best Indigenous Language Film (North Africa)

    鈥淎rtal Alhanin: Our Memories鈥 鈥 Mohamed Awad and Mohamed Abdulraham Eldouma (WINNER)

    鈥淭he Omnipresent鈥 鈥 Youssef Ben Khalifa

    鈥淭he Delivery鈥 鈥 Abdalla Ezyan

    鈥淭he Hidden Voice鈥 鈥 Houssem Eddine Abdelwahed

    鈥淭his is Portsaid鈥 鈥 Abdalla Ezyan

    Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa)

    鈥淎ddis Fikir鈥 鈥 Leul Shoaferaw (WINNER)

    鈥淚nside Job鈥 鈥 Kamau Wandug鈥檜, Joe Mahinda, Barbara Njeri Maina

    鈥淪ayari鈥 鈥 Omar Hamza, June Wairegi

    鈥淢y Son鈥 鈥 Isarito Mwakalindile

    鈥淜imote鈥 鈥 Hassan Mageye

    Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)

    鈥淭lhaho Ya Mosadi鈥 鈥 Naledi Galane, Promise Ramoroka, Ernest Ramoroka, Modipadi Mokgohioa (WINNER)

    鈥淏et I Love You鈥 鈥 Joseph Duke, Keamogetse Modise

    鈥淪ebata (The Beast) 鈥 African Entertainers

    鈥淏en Made It鈥 鈥 Thabang Mathuumetse, Thapelo Dikhutso

    鈥淭erra of Queens and Kuma 2鈥 鈥 Neo Leonardo Mokoena

    Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)

    鈥淟isabi (A Legend is Born)鈥 鈥 Lateef Adedimeji (WINNERS)

    “The Serpent鈥檚 Gift鈥 鈥 Winifred Mena-Ajakpovi

    鈥淟abake Olododo鈥 鈥 Alice Iyabo Ojo, Olukanmi Abayomi, Aalaba Onaolapo, Kene Okwuosa, Ladun Awobokun

    鈥淎ljana鈥 鈥 Grace Yachat Yakubu

    鈥淥lorisha鈥 鈥 Abiola Adeshina

    Best Editing

    鈥淭o Kill a Monkey鈥 鈥 Daniel Anyiam (WINNER)

    鈥淐ordelia鈥 鈥 Kazeem Agboola

    鈥淢y Father鈥檚 Shadow鈥 鈥 Omar Guzman Castro

    鈥淟andline鈥 鈥 Nwanguma Peter Chidebere, Dele Doherty

    鈥3 Cold Dishes鈥 鈥 Asurf Amuwa Oluseyi鈥淥samede鈥 鈥 Winston AIG-Ohioma

    Best Documentary

    鈥淏eyond Olympic Glory鈥 鈥 Shedrack Salami (WINNER)

    鈥淭he Good x The Bad of Afrobeat鈥 鈥 Louis Ejiofor

    鈥淭he People Shall鈥 鈥 Mark Maina, Nick Wambugu

    鈥淣ot Adressing This Anymore鈥 鈥 Huzzain Bello

    鈥淏OU鈥 鈥 Mwaka Gerald Remmy

    Best Short Film

    鈥淗ussainin鈥 鈥 Orire Nwani, Josh Olaoluwa (WINNER)

    鈥淩ise鈥 鈥 Jessie J. Rowlands

    鈥淔leas鈥 鈥 Jordy Sank

    鈥淭elephone鈥 鈥 Fimisinuola Adejonwo

    鈥淢y Body, God鈥檚 Temple鈥 鈥 Uzoamaka Power

    Best Score/Music

    鈥淢y Father鈥檚 Shadow鈥 鈥 Duval Timothy, CJ Mirra (WINNER)

    鈥3 Cold Dishes鈥 鈥 Nissi Ogulu

    鈥淥samede鈥 鈥 Chubb Okobah

    鈥淕ingerrr鈥 鈥 Tolu Obanro

    鈥淭he Party鈥 鈥 Tolu Obanro

    鈥淢TV Shuga Mashariki鈥 鈥 Sofresh

    鈥淭o Kill a Monkey鈥 鈥 Oscar Heman-Ackah

    Best Indigenous M-Net Original

    鈥淚nimba鈥 鈥 Siphosethu Tshapu , Thandi Ramathesele and Yolanda Ndhlovu (WINNER)

    鈥淜ukoyi鈥 鈥 David Akande

    鈥淯ndugu鈥 鈥 Hatibu Madudu

    鈥淥ut N鈥 About (Harar)鈥 鈥 Bruk Yibrah

    鈥淜amapala Creme鈥 鈥 Joel Ndugwa

    鈥淭he Chocolate Empire鈥 鈥 Grace Kahaki and Phillippe Bresson

    鈥淢gbuka鈥 鈥 Eze Izu

    Best Unscripted M-Net Original

    鈥淣igerian Idol (S10)鈥 鈥 Sulaiman Kassim, Anneke De Ridder (WINNER)

    鈥淭he Real Housewives of Lagos (S3)鈥 鈥 Deola Art Alade, Darey Art Alade

    鈥淯ltimate Girls Trip: Africa鈥 鈥 Graeme Swanepoel

    鈥淥ff Air鈥 鈥 Gbemi and Toolz

    鈥淥ut N鈥 About鈥 鈥 Bruk Yibrah

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    Best Scripted M-Net Original

    鈥淭he Low Priest鈥 鈥 Femi D. Ogunsanwo (WINNER)

    鈥淎dam to Eve鈥 鈥 Lizz Njagah and Alexandros Konstantaras

    鈥淢other of the Brides鈥 鈥 Rogba Arimoro and Bio Arimoro

    鈥淭he Yard鈥 鈥 James Kalu Omokwe

    鈥淏obo鈥 鈥 Maurice Muendo

    Best Supporting Actress

    “The Herd鈥 鈥 Linda Ejiofor (WINNER)

    鈥淥versabi Aunty鈥 鈥 Olamide Kidbaby

    鈥淕ingerrr鈥 鈥 Bisola Aiyeola

    鈥淭he Covenant Series鈥 鈥 Sola Sobowale

    鈥淎ljana鈥 鈥 Nadia Dutch

    鈥淭he Herd鈥 鈥 Amal Umar

    鈥淢TV Shuga Mashariki鈥 鈥 Juliebrenda Nyambura

    鈥淏ehind the Scenes鈥 鈥 Funke Ayotunde Akindele

    Best Supporting Actor 

    鈥淭o Kill a Monkey鈥 鈥 Bucci Franklin (WINNER)

    鈥淭he Yard鈥 鈥 Simileoluwa Hassan

    鈥淕ingerrr鈥 鈥 Lateef Adedemeji

    鈥淐olours of Fire鈥 鈥 Gabriel Afolayan

    鈥淎gesinkole (King Of Thieves) 2鈥 鈥 Femi Adebayo

    鈥淩ed Circle鈥 鈥 Lateef Adedimeji

    鈥淥wabbe Thieves鈥 鈥 Femi Branch

    鈥淏ehind the Scenes鈥 鈥 Uzor Arukwe

    Best Lead Actress 

    鈥淭he Serpent鈥檚 Gift鈥 鈥 Linda Ejiofor (WINNER)

    鈥淭o Kill a Monkey鈥 鈥 Bimbo Akintola

    鈥淭he Lost Days鈥 鈥 Ifeoma Fafunwa

    鈥淪omething About The Briggs鈥 鈥 Ariyike Owolagba

    鈥淗er Excellency鈥 鈥 Sola Sobowale

    鈥淏ehind the Scenes鈥 鈥 Scarlet Gomez

    鈥淭he Herd鈥 鈥 Genoveva Umeh

    鈥淢other of the Brides鈥 鈥 Gloria Anozie-Young

    Best Lead Actor 

    鈥淐olours of Fire鈥 鈥 Uzor Arukwe (WINNER)

    鈥淥versabi Aunty鈥 鈥 Mike Ezuruonye

    鈥淟isabi (A Legend is Born)鈥 鈥 Lateef Adedimeji

    鈥淭o Kill a Monkey鈥 鈥 William Benson

    鈥淕randpa Must Obey鈥 鈥 Kanaya O. Kanayo

    鈥淏et I Love You鈥 鈥 Khumbuza Meyiwa

    鈥3 Cold Dishes鈥 鈥 Wale Ojo

    鈥淩ed Circle鈥 鈥 Femi Branch

    Trailblazer Award

    Uche Montana (WINNER)

    Industry Merit Award

    Sola Sobowale (WINNER)

    Kanayo O. Kanayo (WINNER)

    Best Scripted Series 

    鈥淚nimba鈥 鈥 Siphosethu Tshapu, Thandi Ramathesele, Yolanda Ndhlovu (WINNER)

    鈥淭o Kill a Monkey鈥 鈥 Kemi Adetiba

    鈥淭he Yard鈥 鈥 James Kalu Omokwe

    鈥淭he Chocolate Empire鈥 鈥 Grace Kahaki, Philippe Bresson

    鈥淜ash Money鈥 鈥 Grace Khaki, Phillipe Benson

    Best Director

    鈥淢y Father鈥檚 Shadow鈥 鈥 Akinola Davies JR (WINNER)

    鈥淐ordelia鈥 鈥 Tunde Kelani

    鈥淥samede鈥 鈥 James Kaluu Omokwe

    鈥淭he Herd鈥 鈥 Daniel Etim Effiong

    鈥淕ingerrr鈥 鈥 Yemi Filmboy Morafa

    鈥3 Cold Dishes鈥 鈥 Asurf Amuwa Oluseyi

    Best Movie

    鈥淢y Father鈥檚 Shadow鈥 鈥 Funmbi Ogunbanwo, Rachel Dargavel (WINNER)

    鈥淕ingerrr鈥 鈥 Ope Ajayi, Bisola Aiyeola, Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, Wumi Toriola, Bolaji Ogunmola, Onyeka Nnama

    鈥淭he Herd鈥 鈥 Daniel Etim Effiong, Efe Ejukoriem, Ulogo Chukwudi, Kene Okwuosa, Craig Shurn, Ladun Awobokun

    鈥3 Cold Dishes鈥 鈥 Martial Dansou, Asurf Amuwa Oluseyi, Ly Oumar

    鈥淭he Serpent鈥檚 Gift鈥 鈥 Winifred Mena-Ajakpovi

    鈥淏ehind the Scenes鈥 鈥 Funke Ayotunde Akindele, Wendy Uwadie Imaseun

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