Femi Adebayo’s “Seven Doors” and Lateef Adedimeji’s “Lisabi: The Uprising” emerged as the biggest winners at last night’s 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) with three awards each.

“Seven Doors” took home two major awards, Best Lead Actor for Adebayo and Best Lead Actress for Chioma Chukwuka, alongside the award for Best Score/Music for Tolu Obanro.

Lisabi: The Uprising took home multiple accolades, including Best Indigenous Language (West Africa), Best Art Direction awarded to Solihull Badu Noutical and Ayanmo Yakub, and Best Make-Up, which went to Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect).

The event not only highlighted emerging talents but also honoured industry legends, with Sani Mu’azu and Nkem Owoh receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards in recognition of their significant impact on Nollywood. 

Director Kayode Kasum received the Trailblazer Award in recognition of his bold and inventive contributions to contemporary filmmaking.

Below are some other winners:

Lisabi: The Uprising – Adedimeji Lateef and Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji (Winner)

Skeleton Coast – Mondjila Studios

Suspicion – Tosin Igho

Inkabi – Princess Mhlongo

House of Ga’a – Bolanle Austen-Peters and Joseph Umoibom

Other Key Winners Across Categories:

Best Movie (Overall)

Freedom Way — Blessing Uzzi (Winner)

Christmas in Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu

Farmer’s Bride — Kene Okwuosa, Moses Babatope, Craig Shurn, Colette Otusheso

Best Indigenous Language (West Africa)

Lisabi: The Uprising — Adedimeji Lateef and Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji (Winner)

Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo

Kaka — Prince Daniel

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Kunle Afolayan

Mai Martaba — Prince Daniel

Best Supporting Actor

Gabriel Afolayan — Clarence Peters’ 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 Folarin — House of Ga’a

Efa Iwara — Princess on A Hill

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 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 Lead Actress

Chioma Chukwuka — Seven Doors (Winner)

Gbubemi Ejeye — Farmer’s Bride

Uzoamaka Onuoha — Agemo

Uche Montana — Thinline

Uzoamaka Aniunoh — Phoenix Fury

Hilda Dokubo — The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3

Bimbo Ademoye — Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre