The 2017 awards

Categories and winners

• Best Actor in a Comedy

  Imeh Umoh Bishop

  The Boss is Mine

• Best Actor in a Drama

  Sambasa Nzeribe

  Slow Country

• Best Actor in an M-Net Original Comedy Series

  Samuel Ajibola

  The Johnsons

• Best Actor in an M-Net Original Drama Series

  David Jones David

  Hotel Majestic

• Best Actress in a Drama

  Rita Dominic

  76

• Best Actress in an M-Net Original Comedy Series

  Deborah Anugwa

  Hustle

• Best Actress in an M-Net Original Drama Series

  Meg Otanwa

  Hush

• Best Art Direction

  Pat Nebo

  76

• Best Cinematography

  Lance Gewer

  Happiness is a Four-Letter Word

• Best Costume Design

  Pat Egwurube

  76

• Best Director

  Izu Ojukwu

  76

• Best Documentary

  Alison

• Best Indigenous Language (Hausa)

  Yaki Da Zuciya

• Best Indigenous Language (Igbo)

  Amoye-Bu-Onye

• Best Indigenous Language (Swahili)

  Zilizala

• Best Indigenous Language (Yoruba)

  Abiodun Jimoh and Jumoke Odetola

  Somewhere in The Dark

• Best Lighting Designer

  Elliot Sewape

  93 Days

• Best Makeup

  Hakeem Onilogbo Ajibola and Perekeme Odon

  Oloibiri

• Best Movie (East Africa)

  Kati Kati

• Best Movie (Southern Africa)

  All About Love

• Best Movie (West Africa)

  Oloibiri

• Best Original Comedy Series

  The Johnsons

• Best Original Drama Series

  Tinsel

• Best Overall Movie

  76

• Best Picture Editor

  Nnodim Chigozie and Paula Peterson

  Oloibiri

• Best Short Film

  Cat Face

• Best Sound Editor

  Vaya

• Best Soundtrack

  Michael "The Truth" Ogunlade

  The Encounter

• Best Supporting Actor

  Rotimi Salami

  Just Not Married

• Best Supporting Actress

  Ebele Okaro

  Four One Love

• Best Television Series

  Jenifa's Diary

• Best Writer

  Vaya

• Industry Merit Award

  Chika Okpala

  Presented as Life Achievement Award that year.

• Trailblazer Award

  Somkele Idhalama

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