AMVCA 2026 voting ends ahead May 9 award ceremony
Organisers of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) have closed voting for the 12th edition, with winners set to be announced May 9. Africa Magic announced the close of
Organisers of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) have closed voting for the 12th edition, with winners set to be announced May 9.
Africa Magic announced the close of voting on Sunday in a post thanking viewers for participating across audience categories.
"Voting has officially closed. The #AMVCA12 votes are in! Huge thank you to everyone who took the time to support their favourites – you made your voices count.
"Now the real wait begins... May 9th can't come fast enough! Who's taking home the wins?", the organisers said.
The ceremony will be broadcast live across Africa Magic channels with the red carpet scheduled for 4:00 p.m. WAT, and the main awards show at 7:00 p.m. WAT.
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The 2026 edition features 32 categories, including 18 jury-decided awards, 11 audience-voted categories, and three special honors including Lifetime Achievement and Trailblazer awards.
Succeeding Femi Odugbemi, veteran actress Joke Silva is serving as Head Judge for this year’s AMVCA.
Organisers also introduced two new categories this year: Best Indigenous Language Film (North Africa) and Best Indigenous Language Film (Central Africa), expanding the awards’ continental reach.
The nominees include Lateef Adedimeji, Scarlet Gomez, Funke Akindele, Bimbo Akintola, and Uzor Arukwe.
