Nollywood actors, Adesua Etomi- Wellington and Daniel
Etim-Effiong, will announce the nominees in all 33 categories for this edition.
Speaking about the well anticipated event, the Executive
Head, Content and West Africa Channels, MultiChoice Nigeria, Dr. Busola
Tejumola said; “We received a good number of quality entries from across the
continent for this edition of the AMVCA and we are pleased to reveal the final
shortlist of nominees, which we are confident will embody the excellence the awards
is renowned for”.
For this edition, Africa Magic announced a new category for
Best Online Social Content Creator; the return of the Best Africa Magic
Original Drama Series and Best Africa Magic Original Comedy Series bringing the
total number of 33 categories. 12 categories will be open to viewers’ vote and
21 decided by the AMVCA panel of judges headed by veteran filmmaker, Victor
Okhai.
Some of the other categories include Best Movie in Southern,
East and West Africa, Best Director and Best Cinematographer