2015 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards
| 3rd Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | |
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 AMVCA 2015 logo | |
| Date | 7 March 2015 |
| Site | Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria |
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| Organized by | Multichoice Africa Magic |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | October 1 |
| Most awards | October 1 (9) |
| Most nominations | October 1 (13) |
The 3rd Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards ceremony was sponsored by Almstel Malta and the awards were presented by MultiChoice. It took place on 7 March 2015 at Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria. The awards honour excellence in television, film, and digital content creation in the African entertainment industry. The awards ceremony was televised by DStv, and hosted by IK Osakioduwa and Vimbai Mutinhiri.
October 1 had 13 nominations and won 9 categories. Other notable winners included OC Ukeje, who won Best Actor in a Drama for his role in Confusion Na Wa, and Kehinde Bankole, who won Best Actress in a Drama for her performance in October 1. The Meeting's Femi Jacobs and Rita Dominic were awarded Best Actor and Actress in a Comedy. The awards ceremony honoured C.J. Obasi with the Trailblazer Award, Ayo Makun with the New Era Award and Amaka Igwe with the Industry Merit Award. A new category, Best Indigenous Language Movie (Igbo) award, was introduced.
Background
[edit]The awards nominees were announced on 10 December 2014 [1] The nomination announcement ceremony was broadcast on all Africa Magic channels at 20:30 CAT of which viewer's voting commenced after and ended on 28 February 2015. It was hosted by Nick Mutuma and Sika Osei.[2]
Ceremony
[edit]The awards ceremony was held at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos on 7 March 2015. It was broadcast on all stations of Africa Magic by DStv, and was hosted by Vimbai Mutinhiri and IK Osakioduwa. The Marvin and Diamond Platnumz performed music while Basketmouth and Eddie Kadi performed thetrical comedy.[3] Osas Ighodaro presented a spoken speech entitled "What if I am an African?".[4]
Kunle Afolayan's October 1 had 13 nominations and 9 awards including Best Movie Overall. OC Ukeje won Best Actor while Kehinde Bankole won Best Actress, both in drama. Best Supporting Actor and Actress were awarded to Blossom Chukwujekwu and Linda Ejiofor respectively. Rita Dominic and Mildred Okwo's The Meeting (2012) won Best Movie (Comedy) and one of its actors Femi Jacobs won Best Actor in Comedy and Dominic, Best Actress in Comedy.[3]
Winners and nominees
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Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and are indicated by ‡.
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References
[edit]- ^ "AMVCA 2015: organisers promise spectacular show". The Nation Newspaper. 24 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "2015 AMVCA nominees to be announced". DStv. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Kunle Afolayan, 'October 1', Rita Dominic win big!". Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "BellaNaija presents Our Top 10 Most Unforgettable Moments at the 2015 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards – AMVCA!". BellaNaija. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.