‘Dry’ and ‘Tell Me Sweet Something’ top #AMVCA2016, Shirley Frimpong Manso grabs one nod

Check out the full list of  winners from AfricaMagic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) held in Lagos on Saturday night. The big winners were the movies ‘Dry’ which won Overall Movie and Best Sound Editing; and ‘Tell Me Sweet Something’ which won Best Cinematography as well as Best Directing. Ghana’s Shirley Frimpong-Manso won Best Picture Editing for ‘Rebecca’

• Best Art Director – Frank Raja Arase for “The Refugees”
• Best TV Series – Ariyike Oladipo for “Daddy’s Girls”
• Best Makeup Artist– Louiza Calore for “Ayanda”
• Best Short Film – Oluseyi Amuwa for “A Day With Death”
• Best Writer – Trish Malone for “Ayanda”
• Best Lighting – Stanley Ohikuare for “Common Man”
• Best Cinematography – Paul Michaelson for “Tell Me Sweet Something”
• Best Sound Editor – Marquez Jose Guillermo for “Dry”
• Best Picture Editor – Shirley Frimpong-Manso for “Rebecca”
• Best Costume Design – Uche Nancy for “Dry”
• Best Local Language (Swahili) – Single Mtambalike for “Kitendawali”
• Best Local Language (Hausa) – Salisu Balarabe for “Dadin Kowa”
• Best Local Language (Yoruba) – Abiodun Jomoh & Jumoke Odetola for “Binta Ofege”
• Best Local Language (Igbo) – Paul Igwe for “Usekwu Igbo”
• Best Documentary – Remi Vaughan Richards for “Faaji Agba”
• Best Supporting Actor – Sambassa Nseribe for “A Soldier’s Story”
• Best Supporting Actress – Tunbosun Aiyedehin “Before 30”
• Best Actor (Comedy) – Folarin Falz Falana for “Jenifa’s Diary”
• Best Actress (Comedy) – Funke Akindele for “Jenifa’s Diary”
• 2016 AMVCA Trailblazer – Kemi Lala Akindoju
• 2016 AMVCA Industry Merit Awards – Bukky Ajayi & Sadiq Daba
• Best Movie (Southern Africa) – “Lilongwe” by Joyce Mhango Chavula
• Best Movie (Eastern Africa) – “Mapenzi” by Elizabeth Michael
• Best Movie (Western Africa) – “Road To Yesterday” by Chinny Onwugbenu, Genevieve Nnaji & Chichi Nwoko
• Best Actress (Drama) – Adesua Etomi for “Falling”
• Best Actor (Drama) – Daniel K. Daniel for “A Soldier’s Story”
• Best Director – Akin Omotosho for “Tell Me Sweet Something”
• Best Overall Movie – “Dry” by Stephanie Linus