Lagos, Nigeria — Di 11th edition of di African Magic Video Choice Awards (AMVCA) don dey happen today, as na di awards wey plenty pipo dey call di Oscars of Africa. Dis ceremony dey showcase di best talents wey dey shine for di African movie and television industry.
Di AMVCA 2025 get 27 award categories, no be small. E get 18 categories wey dem no go vote for, while for nine categories, di audience fit vote. Di voting categories include Best Digital Content Creator, Best Indigenous Language (South, West, and East Africa), and others. Voting close for di 4th of May, 2025.
For di non-voting categories, wey include all di acting awards, a panel of judges wey dey led by renowned filmmaker Femi Odugbemi go select di winners. Di panel go consider all di performances wey don dey happen di past year.
One Netflix series wey dem dey call Seven Doors don receive di highest nomination dis year, with 11 nominations. Two of di stars for di series, Femi Adebayo and Chioma Chukwuka, don get nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. Dis is a major highlight for di night.
Di film Lisabi (The Uprising) dey follow closely with 10 nominations, competing in various acting categories. As di ceremony dey go on, many people dey expect to see wetin celebrities go wear for di red carpet, since fashion na one of di key aspects of di AMVCA.
Dis year, di AMVCA don establish tradition wey dem dey call di Best Dressed award, and many pipo dey eager to see who go win am after di Met Gala wey pass, wey many online critics no really enjoy wetin Nigerian stars wear.
For di last AMVCA edition, Ghanaian actress Nana Akua Addo wey don win di Best Dressed award before call di AMVCA her own Met Gala. E don show say she dey take fashion serious, as one of di first celebs wey rock di Indian luxury brand Guarav Gupta.
Di show dey expected to kick off sharply by 7 PM, with di red carpet event starting by 4 PM. Di host for di night na Ik Osakioduwa, and performances from notable artists like Johnny Drille, Fido, and Kunmie dey on di way. Dis night dey promise to be one of di biggest and most exciting shows for di African entertainment scene.
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