Ghana & Kenya won the night at the 2014 AMVC Awards

Ghana’s award-winning movie, ‘The Contract’ and Kenya’s ‘Nairobi Half Life’ were the big winners at the 2014 AfricaMagic Viewers’ Choice Awards held in Lagos on Saturday night.

The Contract won 4 awards including Best Movie Director, Best Movie, Best writing (Drama) and Best Video Editing while, Nairobi Half Life won Best Lighting, Best Art direction, Best Makeup and Best Cinematography.

Desmond Elliot and Nse Ikpe-Etim picked up the nod for Best Actor and Best Actress (Drama) respectively while Osita Iheme and Funke Akindele picked up the nod for Best Actor and Best Actress (Comedy).

Full list of winners below:

BEST MAKE-UP ARTIST: Elayne Okaya – Nairobi Half Life

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER: Chiemela Nwagboso – The Kingdom

BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER: Mohamed Zain – Nairobi Half Life

BEST VIDEO EDITOR: Shirley Frimpong-Manso – Contract

BEST SOUND EDITOR: Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja

BEST ART DIRECTOR: Barbara Minishi – Nairobi Half Life

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER: Christian Almesberger – Nairobi Half Life

BEST WRITER (COMEDY): Jigi Bello – Flower Girl

BEST WRITER (DRAMA): Shirley Frimpong-Manso & Hertey Owusu – Contract

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (HAUSA): Abba Muko Yakassai – Habib

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (YORUBA): Mercy Aigbe – Komfo

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (SWAHILI): Njoki Muhoho – Mama Duka

BEST DOCUMENTARY: Dr Gilbert Chigbo – The Deadwood

BEST SHORT FILM: Walter ‘Waltbanger’ Taylaur – The Wages

BEST TELEVISION SERIES COMEDY / DRAMA: Catherine Phiri – Love Games Episode 6

BEST MOVIE DIRECTOR: Shirley Frimpong-Manso – Contract

BEST MOVIE 2013: Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Yvonne Okoro & Ken Attoh – Contract:

BEST NEW MEDIA – ONLINE VIDEO: Amarachukwu Onoh – Mother Tongue

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA: Tope Tedela – A Mile from Home

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA: Nse Ikpe-Etim – Journey To Self

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA: Bikiya Graham-Douglas – Flower Girl

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA: Desmond Elliot – Finding Mercy

BEST MOVIE (DRAMA): Frank Rajah Arase – The Price

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY: Osita Iheme – The Hero

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY: Funke Akindele – The Return of Sheri Koko

BEST MOVIE (COMEDY): Elvis Chucks – A Wish

TRAILBLAZER Award: Michelle Bello

NEW ERA AWARD: Rita Dominic – The Meeting

INDUSTRY MERIT AWARD: Pete Edochie