The eleventh version of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Alternative Awards (AMVCA), held on Saturday, Might 10, celebrated the most effective in African movie and tv with Femi Adebayo’s Seven Doorways rising as one of many night time’s largest winners.
The movie took house three main awards: Finest Music Rating, Finest Lead Actor, and Finest Lead Actress, marking a triumphant night time for the Yoruba-language drama.
For Adebayo, a veteran actor, producer, and filmmaker, It’s his second consecutive displaying on the AMVCA, having gained in two classes on the 2024 version along with his epic movie Jagun Jagun. This 12 months, Seven Doorways continued the momentum, incomes accolades for each its technical and efficiency excellence.
The Finest Music/Rating class was awarded to composer Tolu Obanro for his work on Seven Doorways. Femi Adebayo himself clinched the Finest Lead Actor award for his highly effective portrayal within the movie, whereas Chioma Chukwuka earned the Finest Lead Actress honor for her commanding efficiency because the movie’s feminine lead.
Seven Doorways premiered as a Netflix Unique on December 13, 2024, and shortly ascended to the highest of the platform’s trending titles, changing into the most-watched movie in Nigeria inside 24 hours of launch. The movie remained in Netflix Nigeria’s Prime 10 for over three months and was nominated in 9 AMVCA classes when voting opened in March 2025.
Along with the awards ceremony, the 2025 AMVCA featured its annual Cultural Day, celebrating African heritage with conventional vogue shows. Actuality tv stars Liquorose and Prince Nelson Enwerem gained Finest Dressed Feminine and Male profitable N1 million every.
Different main occasions included: Trade veterans Nkem Owoh and Sani Mu’azu had been honored with the Trade Benefit Award for his or her decades-long contributions to African cinema.
Under is the entire checklist of 2025 AMVCA winners and nominees:
Kayode Kasum
