AMVCA 2017: Rita Dominic, “’76”- the movie emerge big winners

The 2017 edition of the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards staged yesterday at the Eko Hotels and Suits in Lagos turned out to be a big night for Nollywood actress Rita Dominic and the movie ’76.

Rita Dominic won “Best Actress in a Drama (Movie/TV Series)” for the movie “’76”, and moments after receiving the award, the actress dedicated the award to “the unsung heroines”, who she identified as the wives of military men.

“It is very important that we teach our children the events that helped shaped this country (Nigeria)”, Rita said at the venue of the event.

With nominations in 14 categories, the movie, “’76” also won “Best Overall Movie” at the awards ceremony voted on by the general public.

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Hosted by Nigeria’s IK Osakioduwa and Minenhle ‘Minnie’ Dlamini from South Africa, the movie awards which turned out to be the fifth edition witnessed the highlights of outstanding achievement in television and film during the year 2016.

Full list of winners

BEST SHORTFILM – OGO OKPUE – CAT FACE

BEST SOUND TRACK/ORIGINAL SCORE MOVIE/TV SERIES – MICHAEL ‘THE TRUTH’ OGUNLADE – THE ENCOUNTER

BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES) – GUY STEER – VAYA

BEST PICTURE EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES) – NNODIM CHIGOZIE & PAULA PETERSON – OLOIBIRI

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER PAT EGWURUBE – 76

BEST MAKE UP ARTIST (MOVIE/TV SERIES) – HAKEEM ONILOGBO AJIBOLA/PEREKEME ODON – OLOIBIRI

BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES) – PAT NEBO – 76

BEST WRITER MOVIE/TV SERIES – CRAIG FREIMOND/ TSHABALIRA LEBAKENG/ ANTHONY MAFELA / DAVID MAJOKA / MADODA NTULI / HARRIET PERLMAN / ROBBIE THORPE – VAYA

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (MOVIE/TV SERIES) – LANCE GEWER – HAPPINESS IS A FOUR LETTER WORD

BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES) – ELLIOT SEWAPE – 93 DAYS

BEST DOCUMENTARY – UGA CARLINI – ALISON

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA – DAVID JONES DAVID

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA – MEG OTANWA

BEST DRAMA – TINSEL

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY – DEBORAH ANUNGWA

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY – SAMUEL AJIBOLA

BEST COMEDY – THE JOHNSONS

BEST MOVIE (SOUTH AFRICA) – ELVIS CHUKS – ALL ABOUT LOVE

BEST MOVIE (EAST AFRICA) – SARIKA HEMI LAKHANI – KATI KATI

BEST MOVIE (WEST AFRICA) – ROGERS OFIME – OLOIBIRI

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – FUNKE AKINDELE – JENIFAS DIARY

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – SWAHILI – DAUDI OTIENO ANGUKA – ZILIZALA

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – IGBO – CREY AHANONU – AMONYE-BU-ONYE

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – HAUSA – TIJJANI SHEHU YAHAYA – YAKI DA ZUCIYA

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – YORUBA – ABIODUN JIMOH, JUMOKE ODETOLA – SOMEWHERE IN THE DARK

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY MOVIE/TV SERIES – IMEH BISHOP UMOH – THE BOSS IS MINE

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY MOVIE/TV SERIES FUNKE AKINDELE – JENIFAS DIARY

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA MOVIE/TV SERIES – SAMBASA NZERIBE – SLOW COUNTRY

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA MOVIE/TV SERIES – RITA DOMINIC – 76

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DAMA MOVIE/TV SERIES – ROTIMI SALAMI – JUST NOT MARRIED

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DAMA MOVIE/TV SERIES – EBELE OKARO ONYUIKE – FOUR ONE LOVE

BEST DIRECTOR (MOVIE) – IZU OJUKWU – 76

BEST OVERALL MOVIE – ADONIJAH OWIRIWA / IZU OJUKWU – 76

 

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