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Categories shift a little from edition to edition. Each page lists that category's winners across the 2013–2026 ceremonies.

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  Best Actor in a Comedy

  Recognizes the best male comedic performance that year.

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  Best Actor in a Drama

  Recognizes the best male dramatic performance that year.

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  Best Actor in an M-Net Original Comedy Series

  Recognizes the best male comedic performance in an M-Net Original series that year.

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  Best Actor in an M-Net Original Drama Series

  Recognizes the best male dramatic performance in an M-Net Original series that year.

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  Best Actress in a Comedy

  Recognizes the best female comedic performance that year.

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  Best Actress in a Drama

  Recognizes the best female dramatic performance that year.

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  Best Actress in an M-Net Original Comedy Series

  Recognizes the best female comedic performance in an M-Net Original series that year.

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  Best Actress in an M-Net Original Drama Series

  Recognizes the best female dramatic performance in an M-Net Original series that year.

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  Best Art Direction

  Recognizes outstanding production/art direction that year.

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  Best Cinematography

  Recognizes outstanding camera work on a movie that year.

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  Best Costume Design

  Recognizes outstanding costume design on a movie that year.

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  Best Digital Content Creator

  Recognizes outstanding digital-first content creation.

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  Best Director

  Recognizes outstanding direction of a movie that year.

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  Best Documentary

  Recognizes the best documentary that year.

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  Best Editing

  Recognizes outstanding film editing that year.

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  Best Indigenous Language (Hausa)

  Recognizes the best Hausa-language film or series that year.

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  Best Indigenous Language (Igbo)

  Recognizes the best Igbo-language film or series that year.

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  Best Indigenous Language (Swahili)

  Recognizes the best Swahili-language film or series that year.

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  Best Indigenous Language (Yoruba)

  Recognizes the best Yoruba-language film or series that year.

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  Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)

  Recognizes the best film made in a West African indigenous language.

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  Best Indigenous M-Net Original

  Recognizes the best M-Net Original in an indigenous language.

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  Best Lead Actor

  Recognizes the best male lead performance in a movie that year.

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  Best Lead Actress

  Recognizes the best female lead performance in a movie that year.

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  Best Lighting Designer

  Recognizes outstanding lighting design that year.

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  Best Makeup

  Recognizes outstanding makeup artistry on a movie that year.

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  Best Movie

  The top overall film honor of the night.

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  Best Movie (Comedy)

  Recognizes the best comedy film that year, from the era before the Best Movie award was unified.

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  Best Movie (Drama)

  Recognizes the best drama film that year, from the era before the Best Movie award was unified.

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  Best Movie (East Africa)

  Recognizes the best film from East Africa that year.

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  Best Movie (Southern Africa)

  Recognizes the best film from Southern Africa that year.

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  Best Movie (West Africa)

  Recognizes the best film from West Africa that year.

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  Best New Media / Online Video

  Recognizes the best original online video or web series that year.

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  Best Original Comedy Series

  Recognizes the best original comedy series that year.

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  Best Original Drama Series

  Recognizes the best original drama series that year.

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  Best Original Telenovela

  Recognizes the best original telenovela that year.

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  Best Overall Movie

  The top overall film honor across the continent that year.

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  Best Picture Editor

  Recognizes outstanding picture editing that year.

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  Best Scripted M-Net Original

  Recognizes the best scripted M-Net Original production.

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  Best Scripted Series

  Recognizes the best scripted TV series that year.

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  Best Short Film

  Recognizes the best short film that year.

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  Best Sound Editor

  Recognizes outstanding sound editing that year.

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  Best Soundtrack

  Recognizes outstanding original soundtrack that year.

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  Best Supporting Actor

  Recognizes the best male supporting performance in a movie that year.

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  Best Supporting Actress

  Recognizes the best female supporting performance in a movie that year.

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  Best Television Series

  General best TV series honor that year.

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  Best Unscripted M-Net Original

  Recognizes the best unscripted M-Net Original production.

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  Best Unscripted Original

  Recognizes the best unscripted original production that year.

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  Best Writer

  Recognizes outstanding writing for a movie or TV series that year.

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  Best Writer (Comedy)

  Recognizes outstanding comedy writing for a movie or TV series that year.

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  Best Writer (Drama)

  Recognizes outstanding drama writing for a movie or TV series that year.

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  Best Writing (Movie)

  Recognizes outstanding screenwriting for a movie that year.

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  Industry Merit Award

  A special honor for long-standing contribution to the industry.

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  Trailblazer Award

  A special honor for a standout emerging talent.

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