Popular Nollywood actor, Femi Adebayo, has taken home the Best Lead Actor award at the 11th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, earning the honour for his gripping performance in the film ‘Seven Doors.’
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Popular Nollywood actor, Femi Adebayo, has taken home the Best Lead Actor award at the 11th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, earning the honour… pic.twitter.com/UU6dtAmjVR
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The 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) was a night of triumph for Nollywood as Femi Adebayo’s film Seven Doors clinched two of the most coveted awards — Best Lead Actor (Femi Adebayo) and Best Lead Actress (Chioma Chukwuka), cementing its place as one of the standout productions of the year.
Seven Doors is a Nigerian historical drama series directed by Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani and Tope Adebayo. It follows King Adedunjoye, a reluctant monarch whose reign is haunted by a generational curse.
To break it, he must marry six more wives—opening “seven doors”—despite his deep love for his wife, Amaka.
The series, which explores tradition, sacrifice, and destiny.
This year’s awards ceremony, which held on Saturday night, also celebrated veterans Sani Mu’azu and Nkem Owoh with the Lifetime Achievement Awards, while director Kayode Kasum took home the Trailblazer Award for his fresh, genre-defying impact on the industry.
Here’s a compiled list of the winners at the 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (#AMVCA11), with their respective categories:
- Femi Adebayo – Best Lead Actor [Seven Doors]
- Chioma Chukwuka – Best Lead Actress [Seven Doors] (Award received on her behalf by Femi Adebayo)
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Sani Mu’azu and Nkem Owoh – Lifetime Achievement Awards
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Kayode Kasum – Trailblazer Award
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Kassim Sulaiman & Anneke De Ridder – Best Unscripted M-Net Original
(for Nigerian Idol) -
Gabriel Afolayan – Best Supporting Actor
(in Inside Life by Clarence Peters) -
Mercy Aigbe – Best Supporting Actress
(for Farmer’s Bride) -
Tolu Obanro – Best Score/Music
(for Seven Doors) -
Chinenye Nworah & Taiwo Adebayo – Best Scripted M-Net Original
(for My Fairytale Wedding) -
Jide Jblaze Oyegbile – Best Short Film
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Zi M Uzo’ – Best Indigenous M-Net Original
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Iyo Prosper Adokiye – Best Digital Content Creator
(for We Listen, We Don’t Judge – Bible Edition) -
Ifeoluwa Fatogun & Ebi Atawodi – Best Documentary
(for Dundun)