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
