'Breath of Life' leads 2024 AMVCA with 5 awards — see the full list of winners

The African Magic Viewers Choice Awards was held on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at the Eko Hotel, Lagos, bringing the best cinema creators in Africa under a single roof.

Though after the nominations were announced, Over the Bridge emerged as the strongest contender with 12 nominations, followed by Mami Wata, which snagged 11 nominations, the Prime Video original Breath of Life, with five wins, won the most awards this year, all of which were in major categories including, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Lead Actor, Best Director and Best Movie.

Though Chimezie Imo, who played lead alongside Wale Ojo in Breath of Life was not nominated, he still left the event victorious winning the Trailblazer Award, another major trophy.

Other winners included Over the Bridge and Jagun Jagun which both won two awards. The critically-acclaimed black-and-white fantasy thriller by CJ Obasi, Mami Wata won only one award for Best Makeup. Funke Akindele's record-breaking hit, A Tribe Called Judah, and Kayode Kasum's Afamefuna didn't win any of the categories they were nominated.

Wale Ojo (Breath of Life)

Kehinde Bankole (Adire)

Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life)

Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life)

Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade)

Lola Awe (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)

Over The Bridge (KC Obiajulu)

Antonio Ribeiro (The Black Book)

Campbell Precious (Mami Wata)

Grey Jones Ossai (Blood Vessel)

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola)

Volume

Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement - Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi)

Lobola, A Bride’s True Price?

Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo)

Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)

Motshameko O Kotsi

Irora Iya

Her Dark Past

Broken Mask

Slum King

Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives)

Itura

Gh Queens (Season 2)

Chimezie Imo

Idowu Philips (Iya Rainbow) and Richard Mofe-Damijo

BB Sasore (Breath of Life)

Breath of Life