Ghana & Kenya won the night at the 2014 AMVC Awards

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Sun, 9 Mar 2014 Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Ghana’s award-winning movie, ‘The Contract’ and Kenya’s ‘Nairobi Half Life’ were the big winners at the 2014 AfricaMagic Viewers’ Choice Awards held in Lagos on Saturday night.

The Contract won 4 awards including Best Movie Director, Best Movie, Best writing (Drama) and Best Video Editing while, Nairobi Half Life won Best Lighting, Best Art direction, Best Makeup and Best Cinematography.


Desmond Elliot and Nse Ikpe-Etim picked up the nod for Best Actor and Best Actress (Drama) respectively while Osita Iheme and Funke Akindele picked up the nod for Best Actor and Best Actress (Comedy).


Full list of winners below:


BEST MAKE-UP ARTIST: Elayne Okaya – Nairobi Half Life


BEST COSTUME DESIGNER: Chiemela Nwagboso – The Kingdom


BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER: Mohamed Zain – Nairobi Half Life


BEST VIDEO EDITOR: Shirley Frimpong-Manso – Contract

BEST SOUND EDITOR: Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja


BEST ART DIRECTOR: Barbara Minishi – Nairobi Half Life


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER: Christian Almesberger – Nairobi Half Life


BEST WRITER (COMEDY): Jigi Bello – Flower Girl


BEST WRITER (DRAMA): Shirley Frimpong-Manso & Hertey Owusu – Contract


BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (HAUSA): Abba Muko Yakassai – Habib


BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (YORUBA): Mercy Aigbe – Komfo

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (SWAHILI): Njoki Muhoho – Mama Duka


BEST DOCUMENTARY: Dr Gilbert Chigbo – The Deadwood


BEST SHORT FILM: Walter ‘Waltbanger’ Taylaur – The Wages


BEST TELEVISION SERIES COMEDY / DRAMA: Catherine Phiri – Love Games Episode 6


BEST MOVIE DIRECTOR: Shirley Frimpong-Manso – Contract


BEST MOVIE 2013: Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Yvonne Okoro & Ken Attoh – Contract:


BEST NEW MEDIA – ONLINE VIDEO: Amarachukwu Onoh – Mother Tongue

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA: Tope Tedela – A Mile from Home


BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA: Nse Ikpe-Etim – Journey To Self


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA: Bikiya Graham-Douglas – Flower Girl


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA: Desmond Elliot – Finding Mercy


BEST MOVIE (DRAMA): Frank Rajah Arase – The Price


BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY: Osita Iheme – The Hero


BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY: Funke Akindele – The Return of Sheri Koko

BEST MOVIE (COMEDY): Elvis Chucks – A Wish


TRAILBLAZER Award: Michelle Bello


NEW ERA AWARD: Rita Dominic – The Meeting


INDUSTRY MERIT AWARD: Pete Edochie

Source: www.ghanaweb.com