The 2020 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards were held on March 14, 2020 at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos.
The nominees were revealed on February 6, 2020. There were 28 categories and seven of those categories were open to public voting. 21 of the categories were decided by the AMVCA panel of judges. The MultiChoice Talent Factory Award was included as a new category.
Awards
Nominees are listed below. All winners are highlighted in boldface.
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or TV SeriesBest Actress in a Comedy (Movie/TV Series) Gloria Sarfo - The Perfect Picture: 10 Years Later Toni Tones - King Of Boys Eucharia Anunobi - The Foreigner's God Tina Mba - The Set Up Mary Lazarus - Size 12 'Funke Akindele - Moms At War' Toyin Abraham - Bling Lagosians Bimbo Ademoye - Looking For Baami Toyin Abraham - Kasanova Ebele Okaro - SmashBest Supporting Actor in a Movie or TV SeriesBest Actor in a Drama (Movie/TV Series) Pascal Tokodi - Disconnect Damilo (Rmd) seven Richard Mofe Ramsey Nouah - Living in Bondage: Breaking Free Nkem Owoh - God Calling Remilekun 'Reminisce' Safaru - King Of Boys | valign="top" | Timini Egbuson - Elevator Baby Swankey J.K.A - Living In Bondage Efa Iwara - Seven Gabriel Afolayan - Coming From Insanity Ramsey Nouah - Levi |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Short Film or Online Video ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Actress in a Drama (Movie/TV Series) |- | valign="top" | Thorn - Bola 'Enigma' Akanbi Oga John - Bolanle Akintomide Prueba - Stanlee Ohikuhare Tokunbo - Bio Arimoro | valign="top" | 'Toyin Abraham - Elevator Baby Shola Shobowale - King Of Boys Zainab Balogun - Sylvia Zainab Balogun - God Calling Kate Henshaw - The Ghost And The House Of Truth |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Actor in a Comedy (Movie or TV Series) ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Indigenous Language Movie/TV Series Hausa |- | valign="top" | Chibunna "Funny Bone" Stanley - Smash Uzor Arukwe - Smash Uzor Arukwe - Size 12 Ramsey Nouah - Merry Men 1 Daniel Etim Effiong - Plan B | valign="top" | Tuntube - Muhammad T. Finisher Mariya - Abubakar Bashir Abarawa Rai - Muhammad Adam and Tundun Murtala Sadauki - Hassan Giggs |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Director ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Indigenous Language Movie/TV Series Igbo |- | valign="top" | Living in Bondage: Breaking Free - Steve Gukas, Ramsey Nouah God Calling - Bb Sasore The Set Up - Niyi Akinmolayan King Of Boys - Kemi Adetiba Ratnik - Dimeji Ajibola The Ghost And The House Of Truth - Akin Omotosho Seven - Tosin Igho | valign="top" | Nne - Victor Iyke *Isianyaocha - Brown Ene Nekwa - Paul Igwe Obiakpor - Evan Okechukwu |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Indigenous Language Movie/TV Series Swahili ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Television Series Drama Or Comedy |- | valign="top" | Raveet Sippy Chadh - Subira Timoth Conrad Kachumka - Sema Victor Gatonye - Dream Child Joan Kabugu - Toy Car | valign="top" | Truth - Anis Halloway Jenifa's Diary - Funke Akindele Life As It Is - Uche Odoh Women - Uchenna Mbunabo |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Sound Track Movie/TV Series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Make-Up Category |- | valign="top" | Living in Bondage: Breaking Free - Larry Gaaga & Flavour - Tene King Of Boys - Sess, Reminisce & Adekunle Gold - Original Gangster God Calling - Ighwiyisi Jacobs - Stay With Me The Gift - Mercy Aghedo - The Gift Run -Timzil - Run | valign="top" | God Calling - Lilian Omozele Paul The Foreigner's God - Jude Odoh King Of Boys - Hakeem Effects Coming From Insanity - Bio Arimoro |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Sound Editor ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Documentary |- | valign="top" | Christina Aragon Living in Bondage: Breaking Free Bernie Anti In My Country Kolade Morakinyo Up North Michael 'Truth' Ogunlade Three thieves Tosin Igho Seven Willis Abuto & Kevin Abuto Poker | valign="top" | Skin - Beverly Naya Hidden Euphoria - Aderogba Adedeji Against All Odds: A Tale Of Resilience - Aderemi Davies Ibadan: Yoruba Heritage - Tunde Oladimeji |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Lighting Designer in a Movie or TV Series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Movie Southern Africa |- | valign="top" | God Calling - Cardoso Ratnik - Abiola Ladipo Elevator Baby - Eleaxu Texas Plan B - Odhiambo Walter | valign="top" | Dalitso - Abraham Kabwe Kukuri (film) - Philippe Talavera Kwacha - Cassie Kabwita The Beautiful Hen Behind Yao Mountain - Imran Kaisi |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Art Director Movie/TV Series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Costume Designer Movie or TV Series |- | valign="top" | Ratnik - Dimeji Ajibola, Iwaotan Olusola Roberts Living in Bondage: Breaking Free - Victor Afrigold, Ayanda Carter, Jim Franklin, Zimasa Ndamase God Calling - Omotola Alade The Bling Lagosians - Bolanle Austen Peters | valign="top" | Ratnik Dimeji Ajibola Living in Bondage: Breaking Free Olohigbe Nwagwu The Foreigner's God Ifan Michael King Of Boys Yolanda Okereke |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Indigenous Language Movie/TV Series Yoruba ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Cinematographer |- | valign="top" | Yewande Famakin - Alubarika Ronke Odusanya - Ajoji Godogbo Oyebade Adebimpe - Adebimpe Omo Oba Wumi Olabimtan - Intent | valign="top" | Living in Bondage: Breaking Free - John Demps God Calling - Cardoso Ratnik - Niyi White, Gbenga Fifolabi and Abiola Ladipo The Set Up - Mohammed Attah |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Picture Editor ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Writer in a Movie or TV Series |- | valign="top" | Seven - Tosin Igho and Bryan Dike God Calling - Holmes Awa Ratnik - Dimeji Ajibola Living in Bondage: Breaking Free - Antonio Rebeiro Elevator Baby - Emiola Fagbenle | valign="top" | Nicole Asinugo and CJ Obasi - Living in Bondage: Breaking Free BB Sasore - God Calling Tosin Igho - Seven Vanessa Kanu - Sylvia Biodun Stephen - Joba Akay Mason and Yusuf Carew - Elevator Baby |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Movie East Africa ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best Movie West Africa) |- | valign="top" | Plan B - Sarah Hassan Disconnect - Iman Mueke Lost In Time - Edijoe Mwaniki 94 Terror - Mulinwa Richard | valign="top" | Living in Bondage: Breaking Free - Steve Gukas God Calling - Momo Spaine Seven - Tosin Igho Elevator Baby - Victoria Akujobi Ratnik - Dimeji Ajibola |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | MultiChoice Academy award ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Trailblazer
| valign="top" | Promises – East Africa Life of Bim – West Africa Dreamchaser – West Africa Ensulo – East Africa Savana Skies – Southern Africa The Painting – Southern Africa | valign="top" | Swanky JKA (Living in Bondage: Breaking Free)'
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