AMVCA 2025 Full Nominees List Revealed — Seven Doors Leads With 9 Nominations Ahead of May 10 Ceremony

If there is one clear headline from this year's AMVCA nominations announcement it is the dominance of Femi Adebayo's Netflix original production Seven Doors. The film leads all productions with an impressive nine nominations including Best Movie, Best Director, and Best Indigenous Language West Africa — making it the undisputed frontrunner heading into the May ceremony.

Both Femi Adebayo and Chioma Chukwuka secured nominations for Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress respectively for their performances in the same film — a rare and remarkable achievement that underlines just how powerful the production is across multiple departments. Adedimeji Lateef, Uzor Arukwe, and Chioma Chukwuka all feature prominently across the major acting categories while films including Lisabi The Uprising, Skeleton Coast, Freedom Way, and House of Ga'a round out a competitive and deeply impressive field.

Tokunbo — Gideon Okeke
The Weekend — Bucci Franklin
House of Ga'a — Femi Branch
Skeleton Coast — Thapelo Makoena
Princess on a Hill — Bimbo Manuel
Suspicion — Stan Nze
Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo
Lisabi The Uprising — Adedimeji Lateef

Seven Doors — Chioma Chukwuka
Farmer's Bride — Gbubemi Ejeye
Agemo — Uzoamaka Onuoha
Thinline — Uche Montana
Phoenix Fury — Uzoamaka Aniunoh
The Uprising Wives on Strike 3 — Hilda Dokubo
Anikulapo Rise of the Spectre — Bimbo Ademoye

Lisabi The Uprising — Adedimeji Lateef and Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji
Skeleton Coast — Mondjila Studios
Suspicion — Tosin Igho
Inkabi — Princess Mhlongo
House of Ga'a — Bolanle Austen-Peters and Joseph Umoibom
Freedom Way — Blessing Uzzi
Christmas in Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu
Farmer's Bride — Kene Okwuosa, Moses Babatope, Craig Shurn and Colette Otusheso

Skeleton Coast — Robert O. Peters
Inkabi — Norman Make
House of Ga'a — Bolanle Austen-Peters
The Man Died — Awam Amkpa
The Weekend — Daniel Emeke Oriahi
Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani and Tope Adebayo

Clarence Peters Inside Life — Gabriel Afolayan
Lisabi The Uprising — Adedayo Adebowale Macaroni
Seven Doors — Aliu Gafar
Freedom Way — Femi Jacobs
Christmas in Lagos — Richard Mofe-Damijo
Suspicion — Uzor Arukwe
House of Ga'a — Mike Folarin
Princess on a Hill — Efa Iwara

Clarence Peters Inside Life — Meg Otanwa
Suspicion — Tina Mba
All's Fair in Love — Ireti Doyle
Skeleton Coast — Ini Dima-Okojie
Farmer's Bride — Mercy Aigbe
The Uprising Wives on Strike 3 — Omoni Oboli
Aburo — Darasimi Nnadi

Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo
Lisabi The Uprising — Adedimeji Lateef and Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji
Kaka — Prince Daniel
Anikulapo Rise of the Spectre — Kunle Afolayan
Mai Martaba — Prince Daniel

Clarence Peters Inside Life — Clarence Peters
Seven Doors — Femi Adebayo
Princess on a Hill — Chuka Ejorh, Shayo Oke Sobo, Tolu Ajayi and Abiola Soyo
Cheta'M — James Omokwe
Roses and Ivy — Biodun Stephen

Style Magnate — Abisola Omolade
Skillers The Builders Show — Bright Jaja, Uche Ikejimba and Cross Okonkwo
Ebuka Turns Up Africa — Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and team
Wa Milele Forever — Kefa Igilo and Jerryson Onasaa
Uzoamaka Tries Palmwine — Chinekwu Osakwe and Kennedy Ezumah

The Weekend — Egbemawei Dimiyei Sammy, Vanessa Kanu and Frederick O. Anyaebunam Jnr
Skeleton Coast — Omolola Lamikanra
Freedom Way — Blessing Uzzi
Phoenix Fury — Ifeoma N. Chukwuogo
A Ghetto Love Story — Victoria Eze
Christmas in Lagos — Jadesola Osiberu
House of Ga'a — Tunde Babalola

Anikulapo Rise of the Spectre — Toyin Ogundeji
House of Ga'a — Bolanle Austen-Peters, Yolanda Okereke, Juliana Dede and Gloria Ovu
Lisabi The Uprising — Oluwatoyin Balogun and Oyebade Adebimpe Adedimeji
Phoenix Fury — Opeyemi Sogeke
Christmas in Lagos — Adedamola Adeyemi

Anikulapo Rise of the Spectre — Hakeem Onilogbo
Lisabi The Uprising — Hakeem Onilogbo
Seven Doors — Hakeem Onilogbo
Clarence Peters Inside Life — Kpoudosu Winifred
Suspicion — Tracy Izogie and Adeleke Toluwulashe Maigari
Farmer's Bride — Abejide Oluwatosin Mercy

Inkabi — Tongai Furusa
Christmas in Lagos — Martini Akande
Skeleton Coast — Jordan Koen
Soft Love — Holmes Awa and Paballo Modingoane
Lisabi The Uprising — Anthill Studios
Princess on a Hill — Laughter Ephraim and Peter Ugbede

Yen Ara Asaase Ni This Is Our Land — Onasis Gaisie, Michael Sefa and Apagnawen Annankra
Inkabi — Chuanne Blofield
The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos — Leo Purman
Skeleton Coast — Wesley Johnston
Soft Love — Ebrahim Hajee
Lisabi The Uprising — Barnabas Emordi and Nora Awolowo
Agemo — Papama Tangela