2013 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards
| 1st Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | |
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 2023 AMVCA trophy | |
| Date | 9 March 2013 |
| Site | Exhibition Center, Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Hosted by | IK Osakioduwa Vimbai Mutinhiri |
| Organized by | MultiChoice Africa Magic |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Otelo Burning |
| Most awards | Man on Ground/Otelo Burning (4) |
| Most nominations | Otelo Burning (14) |
The 1st Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards ceremony, presented by MultiChoice and Africa Magic, took place on 9 March 2013, at the Exhibition Center, Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria. During the gala, the organisers presented the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) in 26 categories honouring films released in Africa. The ceremony was televised by DStv and GOtv. Vimbai Mutinhiri and IK Osakioduwa Kimmel hosted the show.
Otelo Burning had 14 nominations, closely followed by The Mirror Boy with 11, and Man on Ground with 10. Otelo Burning won four awards including the Best Picture. Other notable winners included OC Ukeje, who won the Best Actor in a Drama for his role in Two Brides and a Baby, and Jackie Appiah, who won Best Actress in a Drama for her performance in Perfect Picture. Afeez Oyetoro and Mercy Johnson were awarded the Best Actor and Actress in a Comedy for House Apart and Dumebi the Dirty Girl, respectively. The award also honoured Ivie Okujaye with the Trailblazer Award and Olu Jacobs with the Industry Merit Award.
Background
[edit]On 20 September 2012, Africa Magic and MultiChoice announced their creation of the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards during the special episode of the Africa Magic magazine show Jara. The award recognised African films, actors and actresses, and comprised 28 honours in 26 categories for different roles in acting, directing, scriptwriting, cinematography, editing, makeup, sound, lighting and costuming, and also two honours: the Industry Merit Award and the Trailblazer Award.[1]
Among the 26 categories, six depended on votes of the viewers while others were selected by the panel of judges led by Femi Odugbemi. Other members of the judging panel included Allison Triegaardt, Armand-Guy de Beer, Bongiwe Selane, Deborah Odutayo, Ebou Waggeh, Eileen Sandrock, Njoki Muhoho, Phad Mutumba and Richard West.[2]
Ceremony
[edit]The award ceremony was held on 9 March 2013, at the Exhibition Center of Eko Hotel and Suites located in Lagos.[3] The ceremony was broadcast on television by DStv and GOtv, and was hosted by Zimbabwean media personality Vimbai Mutinhiri and Big Brother Africa's presenter IK Osakioduwa.[4][5][3]
Overview
[edit]Films were submitted by producers without fee. The submission ended on 31 October 2012 at 9pm CAT. The nominees for the award were announced in early December 2012 during a special edition of M-Net's lifestyle TV program, 53 Extra.[2][1] The highest nominated works included: Otelo Burning (14), The Mirror Boy (11), and Man on Ground (10). Other multiple nominated titles included Perfect Picture (8), Two Brides and a Baby (7), Maami (5), and Skeem (5). According to Nigerian newspaper Premium Times, the 110 award nominees were chosen from 43 different film producers from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, South Africa, and Uganda.[2]
Sara Blecher's Otelo Burning won four awards including the Best Picture, Best Art Director, Best Make-up Artist and Best Lighting Designer. Akin Omotoso's Man On Ground also won four awards including Best Movie Director, Best Cinematographer (for Paul Michelson), Best Picture Editor (for Aryan Kaganof) and Best Sound Editor (for Michael Botha and Joel Assaizky); Obi Emelonye's The Mirror Boy won three awards including the Best Movie Drama, Best Writer Drama and Best Costume Designer (for Ngozi Obazi); South African director Tim Greene's Skeem won two awards: Best Movie Comedy and Best Writer Comedy.[6] The award didn't name nominees for the Best Documentary and Best Online Video. According to the organisers, the selection team preferred to award it as certificates of encouragement to all entrants. The award was presented by MultiChoice and sponsored by Amstel Malta.[2][4]
Winners and nominees
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Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.[7][8]
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| Best Actor in a Drama | Best Supporting actor in a drama | |||||
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| Best Actor in a Comedy | Best Supporting actress in a drama | |||||
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| Best Costume Designer | Best Short film | |||||
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| Best Writer (comedy) | Best Sound Editor | |||||
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| Best Movie Director | Best Lighting Designer | |||||
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| Best Art Director | Best Movie (Overall) | |||||
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| Best Picture Director | Best Movie (comedy) | |||||
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| Best Movie (drama) | Best Local Language Movie (Yoruba) | |||||
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| Best Local Language Movie (Hausa) | Best Local Language Movie (Swahili) | |||||
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| Best Writer (Drama) | Best Television Series | |||||
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| Best Cinematographer | Best Make-up Artist | |||||
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| Industry Merit Award: Olu Jacobs | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nollywood Stand Up! MultiChoice Africa Launches the First-Ever AfricaMagic Viewers' Choice Awards". BellaNaija. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d Abiodun, Christabel. "South Africa's Otelo Burning, Nigeria's Mirror Boy, Top 2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Nominee List". Premium Times. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Vimbai to Co-Host AfricaMagic Viewers' Choice Awards". The Herald. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ a b "IK, Vimbai to Host AfricaMagic Viewers' Choice Awards". Vanguard. 28 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "IK & Vimbai to Host AMVCA". The New Times. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Omotoso, Jacobs, Blecher's Otelo Win Big at AMVCA". P.M. News. Lagos, Nigeria. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "AfricaMagic Awards Nominees Announced". News24. Cape Town, South Africa. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ ""Otelo Burning" Wins the Best Movie Award! View ALL the Winners From the AMVCA – 2013 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards". BellaNaija. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2025.