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AMVCA 2016: Stephanie Linus Emerge best film in Africa

 
It was a big night for Stephanie Linus at the AFrican Magic Movie Viewers Choice  Awards(AMVCA) held at the Eko Hotels on Saturday March 5, as Stephanie Linus's film 'Dry' took home the biggest prize of African film of the year.
The film also won two other awards on the night for best costume design, and sound editing. Other big winners were film by South African based Nigeria, Akin Omotosho who won best director and best cinematography, and A Soldiers Story that also got two awards for best actor and best supporting actor.

 A record was also broken as Malawi won their first ever AMVCA award with the film Lilongwe.
See full list of winners below:
BEST OVERALL MOVIE (AFRICA)
Dry – Stephanie Linus
 BEST TELEVISION SERIES
Daddy’s Girls – Ariyike Oladipo
BEST WRITER OF A MOVIE/TV SERIES
AYANDA – Trish Malone

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)        
Dry – Uche Nancy

BEST MAKEUP ARTIST (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Ayanda – Louiza Calore
 BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)        
Common Man  – Stanlee Ohikhuare
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)      
Jenifa’s Diary – Folarin Falana

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)         
A SOLDIER’S STORY – DANIEL K. DANIEL
BEST DIRECTOR
Tell me Sweet Something – Akin Omotosho
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
JENIFA’S DIARY – FUNKE AKINDELE
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Falling – Adesua Etomi
BEST PICTURE EDITOR    
Rebecca – Shirley Frimpong-Manso
BEST DOCUMENTARY      
FAAJI AGBA – Remi Vaughan-Richards
BEST MOVIE – SOUTHERN AFRICA  
 Lilongwe – Joyce mhango chavula-Winner
 BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
       
A Soldier’s Story – Sambassa Nzeribe
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
BEFORE 30 – TUNBOSUN AIYEDIHIN
BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
The refugees – Frank Raja Arase-Winner
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)  
 
TELL ME SOMETHING SWEET – Paul Michaelson-Winner

BEST SHORTFILM OR ONLINE VIDEO  
A Day with Death – Oluseyi Amuwa
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – YORUBA
Binta Ofege – Abiodun Jimoh and Jumoke Odetola

Best Movie – West Africa (Drama/Comedy)
ROAD TO YESTERDAY – Chinny Onwugbenu, Genvieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko
 BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Dry – Marquex Jose Guillermo
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES- IBO      
Usekwu Igbo -PAUL IGWE
 BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – HAUSA
Dadin Kowa – Salisu Balarabe
 BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – SWAHILI      
KITENDAWALI – Josephat Lukaza
 BEST MOVIE – EAST AFRICA
MAPENZI – Elizabeth Michael
TRAIL BLAZER AWARD
Lala Akindoju
INDUSTRY MERIT AWARD
Bukky Ajayi and Sadiq Daba
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