The 2023 awards

Categories and winners

• Best Actor in a Comedy

  Samuel Perry (Broda Shaggi)

  Inside Life

• Best Actor in a Drama

  Tobi Bakre

  Brotherhood

• Best Actress in a Comedy

  Bimbo Ademoye

  Selina

• Best Actress in a Drama

  Osas Ighodaro

  Man of God

• Best Art Direction

  Loukman Ali

  Brotherhood

• Best Cinematography

  Loukman Ali

  Brotherhood

• Best Costume Design

  Adeola Art Alade

  The Real Housewives Of Lagos

• Best Digital Content Creator

  Elozonam and Kie Kie

  Back From The Future

• Best Director

  Loukman Ali

  Brotherhood

• Best Documentary

  Nora Awolowo

  The Debut

• Best Indigenous Language (Hausa)

  Abubakar Bashir Maishadda

  Aisha

• Best Indigenous Language (Igbo)

  Victor Iyke

  Uhuruchi

• Best Indigenous Language (Swahili)

  Philip Karanja Njenga

  Click Click Bang

• Best Indigenous Language (Yoruba)

  Kunle Afolayan

  Anikulapo

• Best Lighting Designer

  Mathew Yusuf

  Brotherhood

• Best Makeup

  Maryam Ndukwe

  Shanty Town

• Best Movie (East Africa)

  Philip Karanja Njenga

• Best Movie (Southern Africa)

  Elvis Chucks

  Jewel

• Best Movie (West Africa)

  Jade Osiberu

  Brotherhood

• Best Original Comedy Series

  Njoro Wa Uba

• Best Original Drama Series

  Ricordi

• Best Original Telenovela

  Mpali

• Best Overall Movie

  Kunle Afolayan

  Anikulapo

• Best Picture Editor

  Holmes Awa and Daniel

• Best Short Film

  Adeoye Adetunji

  Pa Aromire

• Best Sound Editor

  Anu Afolayan

  Anikulapo

• Best Soundtrack

  Kent Edunjobi

  Anikulapo

• Best Supporting Actor

  Abdisattar Ahmed

  Gacal

• Best Supporting Actress

  Efe Irele

  Four Four Forty Four

• Best Television Series

  Crime and Justice

• Best Unscripted Original

  King Bugar

• Best Writer

  Shola Dada

• Industry Merit Award

  Patience Ozokwor

• Trailblazer Award

  Angel Unigwe

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