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| OC Ukeje, Linda Ejiofor & Wole Ojo...All AMVCAs 2015 Nominees |
After all the anticipation and buzz, tonight, Friday 6 March,
the race will begin for who among the best of Africa’s creative industry
figures will go home with the coveted statuettes of the 2015 AfricaMagic
Viewers Choice Awards, AMVCA.
With hundreds of movie stars and other celebrities from
various African countries streaming into Lagos, the Expo Hall of Eko Hotels
& Suites venue of the Africa’s premier television and film industry event
of the year, now wears a beutiful makeover for the epic moment.
The top contenders have worked on their fans, pleading
for votes via text messages and online till the nominations closed on the last
day of February. And the moment everyone is waiting for is here.
The Best Movie category is one of the most coveted awards
at the AMVCA. This year will not be an exception. Five outstanding movies with
captivating narratives are contesting for the prize. They are Invasion 1897 by
Lancelot Imasuen Oduwa; Yellow Cassava by Zeb Ejiro; A Place In The Stars by
Steve Gukas; Iyore by Frank Rajah Arase and October 1 by Kunle Afolayan.
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| Afolayan...favours to clinch multiple awards |
Contest for The Best Director category will also be
between the quartet of Kunle Afolayan, Lancelot Oduwa, Steve Gukas and Frank
Rajah Arase and Eneaji Chris Eneng (Secret Room), Stanlee Ohikhuare (Verdict)
and Niyi Akinmolayan (Make A Move).
Gideon Okeke, IK Ogbonna, Mike Ezuruonye, Adjetey Anang,
Wole Ojo and OC Ukeje are jostling for the Best Actor In A Drama category,
while Ivie Okujaye, Rita Dominic, Amaka Mgbor, Jocelyn Dumas, Kehinde Bankole
and Aisha Kamara will battle for the Best Actress In A Drama statuette.
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| Kehinde Bankole..,favourite for the Best Actress statuette |
Richard Mofe-Damijo is in the running with his role in
AY’s 30 Days in Atlanta, alongside Segun Arinze (A Place In The Stars), Yemi
Black (Iyore), Blossom Chukwujekwu (Knocking On Heaven’s Door) and OC Ukeje
(When Love Happens) for Africa’s Best Supporting Actor.
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| Blossom...in the race for Best Supporting Actor |
Agreeably, these five men, a mix of veterans and rookies
in the African movie industry- are on top and deserve to win this category.
However, only one person will be Africa’s best supporting actor.
The Best Supporting Actor category this year is being
sponsored by Verve International as part of its ongoing ‘Uniquely African and
Proudly Nigerian’ campaign celebrating Nigeria and the African continent.
Also in support of the industry, Amstel Malta, the lead
sponsor of the award, will be rewarding four award winners at the AMVCA with a
million naira cash prize each. They are Best Male in a drama, Best
Female in a drama, Best Movie-Drama and Overall Best Movie (Movie of
the year).
Industry watchers posit that in two years, the
reverberation of integrity and respect for the choices and decisions from the
stable of the awards has improved, kicked off, endorsed and amplified a lot of
careers.
Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, Regional Manager, M-Net (West)
amplifies that and described the award as an emerging reference point for the
celebration of the best talents out of Africa.
“It is the third year and we have a good pool of movies
and the talents are a mix of the new and the veteran actors. We couldn’t ask
for a better way to showcase what the best of Africa and the entertainment
industry is about,” said Mba-Uzoukwu.
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| John Ugbe, Wangi & Edem Vindah all of Multichoice Nigeria; M-Net & NB plc respectively |
Already, the specially-designed invitations to tomorrow,
Saturday, 7 March, glittering black-tie award ceremony are being delivered to
the very privileged guests.
Hosts of the event are I.K. Osakioduwa and Vimbai.
Guests are expected to be seated in the Expo Hall of Eko
Hotels & Suites venue of the ceremony by 6.15pm and doors would be closed
to facilitate the live transmission.
Written by Funsho Arogundade for P.M.NEWS
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