AMVCA 2025 Winners Full List: Lateef Adedimeji’s Lisabi Wins Big, Seven Doors, Others Shine

• The 2025 edition of the Nigerian Movie Awards ceremony, the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), went down on Saturday, May 10
• The event kicked off on Thursday, May 8, with a night of icons and a vibrant Cultural Day celebration on Friday, May 9
• Taking the lead in the 2025 AMVCA nominations were hit movies like Femi Adebayo’s ‘Seven Doors,’ Lateef Adedimeji’s ‘Lisabi: The Uprising,’ and Robert Peters’ ‘Skeleton Coast'

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The 2025 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) took place at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, on Saturday, May 10, with popular stars in the Nigerian movie and entertainment industry at large storming the event in style.

The AMVCA festivies, which recognised African actors, actresses, and commenced at 4 PM with red carpet coverage, where celebrities and nominees arrived in style.

The main awards ceremony began at 7 PM, honouring the best performances and productions in African cinema over the past year.

Nigerian music stars like Johnny Drille, Arike's star Kunmie, among others, performed at the AMVCA.

A video from Johnny Drille's performance is below:

Recall that the 2025 AMVCA included 28 award categories, with 18 decided by a panel of industry professionals and 10 determined through public voting.

There was also the introduction of the Best Music Score category, aimed at recognising composers and sound designers.

Legit.ng previously reported that Seven Doors by Femi Adebayo, Lateef Adedimeji’s Lisabi: The Uprising, and Robert Peters’ ‘Skeleton Coast' took the lead on the nomination list.

Adedimeji Lateef, Uzor Arukwe aka Odogwu Paranran, and Chioma Chukwuka were nominated in competitive categories.

Chioma Chukwuka and Femi Adebayo emerged as the Best Lead Actress and Best Lead Actor, respectively, for their outstanding performances in the acclaimed film Seven Doors.

The full list of AMVCA 2025 is below:

Best Costume Design

Winner: Christmas In Lagos — Adedamola Adeyemi

Nominees:

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Toyin Ogundeji

House Of Ga’a — Bolanle Austen-Peters, Yolanda Okereke, Juliana Dede, Gloria Oyu

Lisabi: The Uprising — Oluwatoyin Balogun, Oyeade Adeimpe Adedimeji

Phoenix Fury — Opeyemi Sogeke

Best Makeup

Winner: Lisabi: The Uprising — Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)

Nominees:

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Hakeem Onilogbo

Seven Doors — Hakeem Onilogbo

Inside Life — Kpoudosu Winifred

Suspicion — Tracy Izogie & Adeleke Toluwulashe Maigari

Farmer’s Bride — Abejide Oluwatosin Mercy

Best Art Direction

Winner: Lisabi: The Uprising

Nominees:

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre

Christmas In Lagos

Farmer’s Bride

Seven Doors

The Man Died

Best Sound/Sound Design

Winner: Suspicion

Nominees:

Inkabi

Seven Doors

Freedom Way

Lisabi: The Uprising

Ajakaju: Beast Of Two Worlds

Best Editing

Winner: Inkabi — Tongai Furusa

Nominees:

Christmas In Lagos — Martini Akande

Skeleton Coast — Jordan Koen

Soft Love — Holmes Awa & Paballo Modingoane

Lisabi: The Uprising — Anthill Studios

Princess on A Hill — Laughter Ephraim & Peter Ugbede

Best Writing TV Series

Untying Kantai — Abel Mutua Musyoka — WINNER

Tuki? — Louise Kamwangi

Roses and Ivy — Biodun Stephen and Abimbola Akinrinbola

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Shola Dada

Princess on A Hill — Bibi Ukpo, Niyi Adeniji, and Sonia Nwosu

Cheta’M — Ifeanyi Chidi Barbara

Seven Doors — Adebayo Tijani, Yinka Laoye, and Soyombo-Oluyombo Oluwagbemiga

Best Writing in a Movie

Freedom Way — Blessing Uzzi — WINNER

The Weekend — Egbemawei Dimiyei Sammy, and Vanessa Kanu, and Frederick O. Anyaebunam Jnr

Skeleton Coast — Omolola Lamikanra

Phoenix Fury — Ifeoma N. Chukwuogo

A Ghetto Love Story — Victoria Eze

House of Ga’a — Tunde Babalola

Christmas In Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu

Best Indigenous Language Film (South Africa)

Mwizukanji — WINNER

Walvis Tale

The Vow

Man of Gold

Lukas

Best Indigenous Language Film (East Africa)

Makosa Di Tangu — WINNER

The Caller

Sabotage

Wa Milele? (Forever)

Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)

Lisabi: The Uprising — WINNER

Seven Doors

Kaka

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre

Mai Martaba

Best Cinematography

The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos — Leo Purman — WINNER

Yen Ara Asaase Ni (This Is Our Land) — Onasis Gaisie, Michael Sefa, and Apagnawen Annankra

Inkabi — Chuanne Blofield

Skeleton Coast — Wesley Johnston

Soft Love — Ebrahim Hajee

Lisabi: The Uprising — Barnabas Emordi and Nora Awolowo

Agemo — Papama Tangela

Best Digital Content Creator

Iyo Prosper — WINNER

Jide ‘Pounds’ Ibitoye (Jide Pounds)

Dorcas Ariyiike Owolagba (Ariyiike Dimples)

Elozonam

Maryam Apaokagi (Taaooma)

Best Music/Score

Freedom Way

Inkabi

Seven Doors (Composer- Tolu Obanro) WINNER

Skeleton Coast

Soft Love

Best Indigenous M-Net Original

Onye Agbata Obim — WINNER

Mai Shayi

The Caller

Show Me The Way

Ebighi Ebi

Subterranea

Amoanimaa’s Era

Best Scripted M-Net Original

My Fairytale Wedding — WINNER

Uriri

All Mine

Italo

The Caller

Kam U Stay

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 Supporting Actor

Gabriel Afolayan – 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 Afolarin – House of Ga’a

Efa Iwara – Princess on a Hill

Trailblazer Award

Kayode Kasum

Industry Merit Award

Sani Mu’azu

Nkem Owoh

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

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

Lisabi: The Uprising – Adedimeji Lateef

Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie

Everything Light Touches (West Africa) — WINNER

Gone (West Africa)

The Immersive Alarm (East Africa)

Deadbeat (East Africa)

Mwananga (Southern Africa)

Rivals in Time (Southern Africa)

Best Unscripted Series

Wa Milele? (Forever) — WINNER

Style Magnate

Skillers (The Builders Show)

Ebuka Turns Up Africa

Uzoamaka Tries Palmwine

Best Scripted Series

Clarence Peters’ Inside Life — WINNER

Seven Doors

Princess On A Hill

Cheta’M

Roses & Ivy

Best Director

Awam Amkpa – The Man Died — WINNER

Robert O Peters – Skeleton Coast

Norman Maake – Inkabi

Bolanle Austen-Peters – House of Ga’a

Daniel Emeka Oriahi – The Weekend

Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo – Seven Doors

Best Movie

Freedom Way — WINNER

Lisabi: The Uprising

Skeleton Coast

Suspicion

Inkabi

House of Ga’a

Christmas in Lagos

Farmer’s Bride

Liquorose, Prince win AMVCA best dressed

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that BBNaija stars Liquorose and Prince emerged as the winners of the AMVCA 2025 best dressed.

While Liquorose spotted an outfit displaying the Yoruba culture, Prince rocked an attire paying respect to the Oba of Benin. The pair also returned home with sum of N1 million as gift.