The 2026 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) held a star-studded ceremony celebrating outstanding achievements in African film, television, and digital storytelling. Uzor Arukwe won Best Lead Actor for "Colours of Fire," while Linda Ejiofor took home Best Lead Actress for "The Serpent's Gift." Bucci Franklin won Best Supporting Actor for "To Kill a Monkey," and Lateef Adedimeji earned Best Indigenous Movie (West Africa) for "Lisabi." The night's top prize, Best Movie, went to "My Father's Shadow." Sola Sobowale and Kanayo O. Kanayo received Industry Merit Awards, while Uche Montana won the Trailblazer Award.
Full List of Winners
- Best Costume Design: "Colours of Fire" – Valerie Okeke
- Best Makeup: "Warlord" – Hakeem Onilogbo (Hakeem Effect)
- Best Art Direction: "Colours of Fire" – Ajamolaya Bunmi
- Best Sound / Sound Design: "My Father's Shadow" – Pius Fatoke, CJ Mirra
- Best Editing: "To Kill a Monkey" – Daniel Anyiam
- Best Writing (TV Series): "MTV Shuga Mashariki" – Annette Shadeya & others
- Best Writing (Movie): "My Father's Shadow" – Wale Davies
- Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa): "Lisabi (A Legend is Born)" – Lateef Adedimeji
- Best Cinematography: "To Kill A Monkey" – Kabelo Thathe
- Best Digital Content Creator: "Leave To Live" – Emmanuel Kanaga & Sophia Chisom
- Best Supporting Actress: "The Herd" – Linda Ejiofor
- Best Supporting Actor: "To Kill a Monkey" – Bucci Franklin
- Best Lead Actress: "The Serpent's Gift" – Linda Ejiofor
- Best Lead Actor: "Colours of Fire" – Uzor Arukwe
- Best Movie: "My Father's Shadow" – Funmbi Ogunbanwo & Rachel Dargavel
- Best Documentary: "Beyond Olympic Glory" – Shedrack Salami
- Best Short Film: "Hussainin" – Orire Nwani, Josh Olaoluwa
- Best Score/Music: "To Kill a Monkey" – Oscar Heman-Ackah
- Best Indigenous M-Net Original: "Inimba" – Siphosethu Tshapu, Thandi Ramathesele, Yolanda Ndhlovu
- Best Unscripted M-Net Original: "Nigerian Idol (S10)" – Sulaiman Kassim, Anneke De Ridder
- Best Scripted M-Net Original: "The Low Priest" – Femi D. Ogunsanwo
- Best Director: "My Father's Shadow" – Akinola Davies JR
- Trailblazer Award: Uche Montana
- Industry Merit Award: Sola Sobowale & Kanayo O. Kanayo
