The South African Music Awards 2025 (SAMA31) have officially unveiled their nominations, spotlighting the best in South African music across genres such as amapiano, afro pop, hip hop, jazz, gospel, rock, and traditional music. Scheduled for November 2025, the awards will recognize both established stars and rising voices, while also celebrating African artists through the Rest of Africa Award.
The Rest of Africa Award brings continental powerhouses into the mix, including Wizkid, Tems, Ayra Starr, and Fireboy DML.
These nominations emphasize the diversity and global influence of South African music, while also aligning the SAMAs as a continental benchmark for excellence.
Full List of SAMA 2025 Nominees
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Just 6 – uKhisimusi – An African Christmas
Melanie Scholtz – Seven
Tony Drake – Room For Everyone
Nue Sam – Nonyezi
The Morning After – Look At You Now
Best African Adult Contemporary Album
Zamajobe – UMI
Thandiswa Mazwai – Sankofa
Zoe Modiga – Nomthandazo
Ndu Shezi – Isibusiso Sami
Mthuthu – Indumiso YabeNguni
Best Afro Pop Album
Nomfundo Moh – Twenty Four
Malik – Malik
Sjava – Isibuko (Deluxe)
Sjava – Inkanyezi (Live)
Dalom Kids – Collaborations With Friends
Best Alternative Album
Yoav & Jabulile Majola – Unyazi
Zādok – Perspective: Black
Francis Soal – Hindsight 2020
Th&o – Emlotheni
Spoegwolf – Berge
Best Amapiano Album
Vigro Deep – Your Piano Is Not My Piano
Kelvin Momo – Sewe
Kelvin Momo – Ntsako
Mellow & Sleazy – Midnight in Sunnyside
Zee Nxumalo – Inja Ye Game
Best Classical/Instrumental Album
John Lundun – In the Morning
Chris Vale, Eugene Joubert, Franco Prinsloo, MarlizeHattingh – By Alle Skone Dinge
Derek Gripper – Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper
Vox Chamber Choir & Franco Prinsloo – A Season in Paradise
Orecchiette – Awake for 22 Hours
Best Collaboration
Kelvin Momo – Waze Wamuhle
Black Motion – Takala
Kususa – Ematshwaleni
Matt Davies – Stay With Me
Mas Musiq, Lawd Weezy & DJ Maphorisa ft TO Starquality, Chley & Kabza De Small – Amalanga
Best Dance Album
Black Motion – The Cradle Of Art
Dlala Thukzin – FINALLY FAMOUS TOO
MÖRDA – Cr4zy!!..
Shimza – Dreaming
Caiiro – Caiiro
Best Engineered Album
Black Motion – The Cradle Of Art
Thandiswa Mazwai – Sankofa
Sjava – Isibuko (Deluxe)
Keenan Meyer – Reawakening
Jeremy Loops – Feathers & Stone
Best Gqom Album
Mr Thela – Tronics Land 3
DJ Lag – The Rebellion
Goldmax – Play At Your Own Risk
DJ Sandiso – NANDE 3.0
Lelowhatsgood – Next Level
Best Hip Hop Album
Blxckie – See U Soon Delux
Tony Dayimane – Red October: Induction
Loatinover Pounds – Pray 4 Pitori
Sizwe Alakine – Audio 2D; Dear Darkie
25K – Loyal To The Plug: The Life & Times of Don Kilograms
Best Jazz Album
Nduduzo Makhathini – uNomkhubulwane
Nick Ford – Terra Solus
Nomfundo Xaluva – Ndilapha
Last – Hope Dies Last
Ncesh Nonxishi – Apho Kungenje
Best Maskandi Album
Umafikizolo – Ngathi Nguye
Phuzekhemisi – iPolotiki
Khuzani – Angidlali Nezingane
Ntencane – Alingeni
Imithente – Amathambo Kagogo
Best Produced Album
Zamajobe – UMI
Black Motion – The Cradle Of Art
Thandiswa Mazwai – Sankofa
Qü – Reprise on 2nd Avenue
Linda Sikhakhane – iLadi
Best Produced Music Video
Soa Mattrix – Umbuzo
MaWhoo & Mthandeni SK – Gucci
TitoM & Yuppe – Tshwala Bam (Remix)
Blxckie – South
Shekhinah ft Moliy – Risk
Best R&B/Soul Album
Mikhalé Jones – Too Many Promises
Elaine – Stone Cold Heart
Filah Lah Lah – On Air
Clxrity – It’s Clear To See
The Big Hash – Heartbreak Hotel (Deluxe)
Best Reggae Album
Dread Lloyd – Mekwei
Anela Jahmena – The Rise
Dimahr – Flaws in Frame
LUWE DA LION – After All
Botanist – Area Code
Best Rock Album
Bloumoord – VIR MEKAAR
MaxX & Love – These Blues Might Get You Too
Prime Circle – The World We Know
The Man Motels – Old Wounds
The Morning After – Look At You Now
Best Traditional Faith Music Album
Betusile – Uyinqaba Yam (Jehovah Nissi)
David Tebogo – The Journey (Part 1)
Malusi Mbokazi – The Full Circle Revival
Rofhiwa Manyaga – Rofhiwa Dzina
Ayanda Ntanzi – According to Grace, A One Man Show
Best Traditional Music Album
Keitumetse Mangate Production – moleele
MmaAusi – Mmakgodu
Makhadzi Entertainment – Miracle Child (Deluxe)
Sabu Jiyana – Kwanomthandazo
Pleasure Tsa Manyalo – Bakokota (EP)
Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album
Pietman Geldenhuys – Vaalsand
Ampie – Niemandsland
Spoegwolf – Eindbestemming
Neil Sandilands – Land & Sand
Majo – Geraamtes
Remix of the Year
TitoM – Tshwala Bam
Woodblock DJs – Skuta Baba
Jnr SA – Mngani
Tycoon – Iza Mawala
Mpho.Wav – Hlala
Rest of Africa Award
Ayra Starr – The Year I Turned 21
Bensoul – The Party & After Party
Wizkid – Morayo
Tems – Born In The Wild
Fireboy DML – Adedamola
Best African Indigenous Faith Album
Wacha Mkhukhu Wachumlilo – Re Kgoeletsa Magodimong
JTG Gospel Choir – Morena Re Ya Leboga
House Of Mercy – Busa Jeso
Barongoa Ba Morena – Ikutana
Di Bruin Gospel Projects – Nkapese Ka Maatla
Best Contemporary Faith Music Album
SbuNoah – Heavenly Psalms – Level 2 (Live at Goshen City Church 2023)
It’s Industry’s biggest night! The 2025 Grammys is now in our footsteps and we couldn’t be more proud. The 67th Academy Awards is currently held at the Crypto.comArena, Los Angeles.
The host tonight is South African comedian, Trevor Noah for the consecutive fifth time. Beyoncé (who leads with 11 nods), Charli xcx, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, ChappellRoan and Shaboozey lead the nomination nods.
Beyoncé at the Grammys in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025. Kevin Winter/Getty
Some of Nigeria’s biggest stars, including Tems, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido, and Asake, will represent the country on the global stage, here’s the full nominees:
Record of the Year The Beatles – Now and Then Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! Charli XCX – 360 Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNER Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight
Album of the Year André 3000 – New Blue Sun Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter – WINNER Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Charli XCX – Brat Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 4 Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
Song of the Year Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNER Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight
Best New Artist Benson Boone Doechii Chappell Roan – WINNER Khruangbin Raye Sabrina Carpenter Shaboozey Teddy Swims
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Alissia Daniel Nigro – WINNER Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II Ian Fitchuk Mustard
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical Amy Allen – WINNER Edgar Barrera Jessi Alexander Jessie Jo Dillon Raye
Best Pop Solo Performance Beyoncé – Bodyguard Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! Charli XCX – Apple Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso – WINNER
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica – The Boy Is Mine – Remix Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone – Levii’s Jeans Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – Guess Featuring Billie Eilish Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift – Us. Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile – WINNER
Best Pop Vocal Album Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet – WINNER Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
Best Dance/Electronic Recording Disclosure – She’s Gone, Dance On Four Tet – Loved Fred Again.. & Baby Keem – Leavemealone Justice & Tame Impala – Neverender – WINNER Kaytranada Featuring Childish Gambino – Witchy
Best Dance Pop Recording Ariana Grande – Yes, And? Billie Eilish – L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit] Charli XCX – Von Dutch – WINNER Madison Beer – Make You Mine Troye Sivan – Got Me Started
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album Charli XCX – Brat – WINNER Four Tet – Three Justice – Hyperdrama Kaytranada – Timeless Zedd – Telos
Best Remixed Recording Charli XCX – Von Dutch A. G. Cook Remix Featuring Addison Rae Doechii & Kaytranada Featuring JT – Alter Ego (Kaytranada Remix) Julian Marley & Antaeus – Jah Sees Them (Amapiano Remix) Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix) – WINNER Shaboozey & David Guetta – A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Remix)
Best Rock Performance The Beatles – Now and Then – WINNER The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High) Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me Idles – Gift Horse Pearl Jam – Dark Matter St. Vincent – Broken Man
Best Metal Performance Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) – WINNER Judas Priest – Crown of Horns Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy – Suffocate Metallica – Screaming Suicide Spiritbox – Cellar Door
Best Rock Song The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High) Green Day – Dilemma Idles – Gift Horse Pearl Jam – Dark Matter St. Vincent – Broken Man – WINNER
Best Rock Album The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards Fontaines D.C. – Romance Green Day – Saviors Idles – Tangk Jack White – No Name Pearl Jam – Dark Matter The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds – WINNER
Best Alternative Music Performance Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill Fontaines D.C. – Starburster Kim Gordon – Bye Bye Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Song of the Lake St. Vincent – Flea – WINNER
Best Alternative Music Album Brittany Howard – What Now Clairo – Charm Kim Gordon – The Collective Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Wild God St. Vincent – All Born Screaming – WINNER
Best R&B Performance Chris Brown – Residuals Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh) Jhené Aiko – Guidance Muni Long – Made for Me (Live on BET) – WINNER SZA – Saturn
Best Traditional R&B Performance Kenyon Dixon – Can I Have This Groove Lalah Hathaway Featuring Michael McDonald – No Lie Lucky Daye – That’s You – WINNER Marsha Ambrosius – Wet Muni Long – Make Me Forget
Best R&B Song Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh) Kehlani – After Hours Muni Long – Ruined Me SZA – Saturn – WINNER Tems – Burning
Best Progressive R&B Album Avery Sunshine – So Glad to Know You – WINNER[TIE] Childish Gambino – Bando Stone and the New World Durand Bernarr – En Route Kehlani – Crash NxWorries – Why Lawd? – WINNER [TIE]
Best R&B Album Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe) – WINNER Lalah Hathaway – Vantablack Lucky Daye – Algorithm Muni Long – Revenge Usher – Coming Home
Best Rap Performance Cardi B – Enough (Miami) Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos – When the Sun Shines Again Doechii – Nissan Altima Eminem – Houdini Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – Like That Glorilla – Yeah Glo! Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNER
Best Melodic Rap Performance Beyoncé, Linda Martell & Shaboozey – Spaghettii Future, Metro Boomin & The Weeknd – We Still Don’t Trust You Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani – Kehlani (Remix) Latto – Big Mama Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu – 3:AM – WINNER
Best Rap Song Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – Like That Glorilla – Yeah Glo! Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNER Rapsody & Hit-Boy – Asteroids ¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign & Rich the Kid Featuring Playboi Carti – Carnival
Best Rap Album Common & Pete Rock – The Auditorium Vol. 1 Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal – WINNER Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) Future & Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You J. Cole – Might Delete Later
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album Malik Yusef – Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema Episode 1: In the Beginning Was the Word Omari Hardwick – Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series Queen Sheba – Civil Writes: The South Got Something to Say Skillz – The Seven Number Ones Tank and the Bangas – The Heart, the Mind, the Soul – WINNER
Best Jazz Performance The Baylor Project – Walk With Me, Lord (Sound | Spirit) Chick Corea & Béla Fleck – Juno Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis Featuring Troy Roberts – Little Fears Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts & John Scofield – Phoenix Reimagined (Live) Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner – Twinkle Twinkle Little Me – WINNER
Best Jazz Vocal Album Catherine Russell & Sean Mason – My Ideal Christie Dashiell – Journey in Black Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner – Wildflowers Vol. 1 Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding – Milton + Esperanza Samara Joy – A Joyful Holiday – WINNER
Best Jazz Instrumental Album Ambrose Akinmusire – Owl Song Chick Corea & Béla Fleck – Remembrance – WINNER Kenny Barron – Beyond This Place Lakecia Benjamin – Phoenix Reimagined (Live) Sullivan Fortner – Solo Game
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra – And So It Goes Dan Pugach – Bianca Reimagined – WINNER John Beasley Featuring Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Returning to Forever Miguel Zenón – Golden City Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band – Walk a Mile in My Shoe
Best Latin Jazz Album Donald Vega Featuring Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero- As I Travel Eliane Elias – Time and Again Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Collab Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez, John Beasley & Jose Gola – El Trio: Live in Italy Michel Camilo & Tomatito – Spain Forever Again Zaccai Curtis – Cubop Lives! – WINNER
Best Alternative Jazz Album Arooj Aftab – Night Reign André 3000 – New Blue Sun Keyon Harrold – Foreverland Meshell Ndegeocello – No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin – WINNER Robert Glasper – Code Derivation
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Aaron Lazar – Impossible Dream Cyrille Aimée – À Fleur de Peau Gregory Porter – Christmas Wish Lake Street Dive – Good Together Norah Jones – Visions – WINNER
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Béla Fleck – Rhapsody in Blue Bill Frisell – Orchestras (Live) Julian Lage – Speak to Me Mark Guiliana – Mark Taylor Eigsti – Plot Armor – WINNER
Best Musical Theater Album Hell’s Kitchen – WINNER Merrily We Roll Along The Notebook The Outsiders Suffs The Wiz
Best Country Solo Performance Beyoncé – 16 Carriages Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman – WINNER Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay Kacey Musgraves – The Architect Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Best Country Duo/Group Performance Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted – WINNER Brothers Osborne – Break Mine Dan + Shay – Bigger Houses Kelsea Ballerini & Noah Kahan – Cowboys Cry Too Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Best Country Song Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay Kacey Musgraves – The Architect – WINNER Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Best Country Album Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter – WINNER Chris Stapleton – Higher Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind Post Malone – F-1 Trillion
Best American Roots Performance The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood – Nothing in Rambling Rhiannon Giddens – The Ballad of Sally Anne Shemekia Copeland – Blame It on Eve Sierra Ferrell – Lighthouse – WINNER
Best Americana Performance Beyoncé – Ya Ya Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Empty Trainload of Sky Madi Diaz & Kacey Musgraves – Don’t Do Me Good Madison Cunningham – Subtitles Sarah Jarosz – Runaway Train Sierra Ferrell – American Dreaming – WINNER
Best American Roots Song Aoife O’Donovan – All My Friends Iron & Wine & Fiona Apple – All in Good Time Mark Knopfler – Ahead of the Game Shemekia Copeland – Blame It on Eve Sierra Ferrell – American Dreaming – WINNER
Best Americana Album Charley Crockett – $10 Cowboy Maggie Rose – No One Gets Out Alive Sarah Jarosz – Polaroid Lovers Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers – WINNER T Bone Burnett – The Other Side Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood
Best Bluegrass Album Billy Strings – Live Vol. 1 – WINNER Bronwyn Keith-Hynes – I Built a World Dan Tyminski – Dan Tyminski: Live From the Ryman The Del McCoury Band – Songs of Love and Life Sister Sadie – No Fear Tony Trischka – Earl Jam
Best Traditional Blues Album Cedric Burnside – Hill Country Love The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Struck Down Little Feat – Sam’s Place Sue Foley – One Guitar Woman Taj Mahal – Swingin’: Live at the Church in Tulsa – WINNER
Best Contemporary Blues Album Antonio Vergara – The Fury Joe Bonamassa – Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 Ruthie Foster – Mileage – WINNER Shemekia Copeland – Blame It on Eve Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour – Friendlytown
Best Folk Album Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future American Patchwork Quartet – American Patchwork Quartet Aoife O’Donovan – All My Friends Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Woodland – WINNER Madi Diaz – Weird Faith
Best Regional Roots Music Album Big Chief Monk Featuring J’wan Boudreaux – Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Kalani Pe’a – Kuini – WINNER New Breed Brass Band Featuring Trombone Shorty – Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival The Rumble – Stories From the Battlefield Sean Ardoin & Kreole Rock and Soul – 25 Back to My Roots
Best Gospel Performance/Song Doe – Holy Hands Melvin Crispell III – Yesterday Ricky Dillard – Hold On (Live) Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr – One Hallelujah – WINNER Yolanda Adams – Church Doors
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson Featuring CeCe Winans – Holy Forever (Live) CeCe Winans – That’s My King – WINNER Elevation Worship Featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore – Praise Honor & Glory & Disciple – Firm Foundation (He Won’t) Jwlkrs Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore – In the Name of Jesus Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore Featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard – In the Room
Best Gospel Album CeCe Winans – More Than This – WINNER Karen Clark Sheard – Still Karen Kirk Franklin – Father’s Day Melvin Crispell III – Covered Vol. 1 Ricky Dillard – Choirmaster II (Live)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Brandon Lake – Coat of Many Colors Doe – Heart of a Human – WINNER Elevation Worship – When Wind Meets Fire Forrest Frank – Child of God Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine – The Maverick Way Complete
Best Roots Gospel Album Authentic Unlimited – The Gospel Sessions, Vol. 2 Cory Henry – Church – WINNER The Harlem Gospel Travelers – Rhapsody Mark D. Conklin – The Gospel According to Mark The Nelons – Loving You
Best Latin Pop Album Anitta – Funk Generation Kali Uchis – Orquídeas Kany García – García Luis Fonsi – El Viaje Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – WINNER
Best Música Urbana Album Bad Bunny – Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana Feid – Ferxxocalipsis J Balvin – Rayo Residente – Las Letras Ya No Importan – WINNER Young Miko – Att.
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album Cimafunk – Pa’ Tu Cuerpa El David Aguilar – Compita del Destino Mon Laferte – Autopoiética Nathy Peluso – Grasa Rawayana – ¿Quién Trae las Cornetas? – WINNER
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano) Carín León – Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 – WINNER Chiquis – Diamantes Jessi Uribe – De Lejitos Peso Pluma – Éxodo
Best Tropical Latin Album Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 – Radio Güira Kiki Valera – Vacilón Santiaguero Marc Anthony – Muevense Sheila E. – Bailar Tony Succar & Mimy Succar – Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) – WINNER
Best Global Music Performance Angélique Kidjo & Soweto Gospel Choir – Sunlight to My Soul Arooj Aftab – Raat Ki Rani Jacob Collier Featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal – A Rock Somewhere Masa Takumi Featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung – Kashira Rocky Dawuni – Rise Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar – Bemba Colorá – WINNER
Best African Music Performance Asake & Wizkid – MMS Burna Boy – Higher Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay – Sensational Tems – Love Me JeJe – WINNER Yemi Alade – Tomorrow
Best Global Music Album Antonio Rey – Historias de un Flamenco Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes Matt B & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II – WINNER Rema – Heis Tems – Born in the Wild
Best Reggae Album Collie Buddz – Take It Easy Shenseea – Never Gets Late Here Various Artists – Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By the Film (Deluxe) – WINNER Vybz Kartel – Party With Me The Wailers – Evolution
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album Anoushka Shankar – Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn Chris Redding – Visions of Sounds De Luxe Radhika Vekaria – Warriors of Light Ricky Kej – Break of Dawn Ryuichi Sakamoto – Opus Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon – Triveni – WINNER
Best Children’s Music Album Divinity Roxx & Divi Roxx Kids – World Wide Playdate John Legend – My Favorite Dream Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band – ¡Brillo, Brillo! – WINNER Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats – Creciendo Rock for Children – Solid Rock Revival
Best Comedy Album Dave Chappelle – The Dreamer – WINNER Jim Gaffigan – The Prisoner Nikki Glaser – Someday You’ll Die Ricky Gervais – Armageddon Trevor Noah – Where Was I
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording Barbra Streisand – My Name Is Barbra Dolly Parton – Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones George Clinton – …And Your Ass Will Follow Jimmy Carter – Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration – WINNER Various Artists – All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Bradley Cooper – Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein – WINNER Various Artists – The Color Purple Various Artists – Deadpool & Wolverine Various Artists – Saltburn Various Artists – Twisters: The Album
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television) Kris Bowers – The Color Purple Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two – WINNER Laura Karpman – American Fiction Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross – Shōgun Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media Bear McCreary – God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla John Paesano – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Pinar Toprak – Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Wilbert Roget II – Star Wars Outlaws Winifred Phillips – Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord – WINNER
Best Song Written for Visual Media Barbra Streisand – Love Will Survive (From The Tattooist of Auschwitz) Jon Batiste – It Never Went Away (From the Netflix Documentary “American Symphony”) – WINNER Luke Combs – Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma (From Twisters: The Album) *NSync & Justin Timberlake – Better Place (From Trolls Band Together) Olivia Rodrigo – Can’t Catch Me Now (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes)
Best Music Video A$AP Rocky – Tailor Swif Charli XCX – 360 Eminem – Houdini Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNER Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight
Best Music Film Jon Batiste – American Symphony – WINNER June Carter Cash – June Run-DMC – Kings From Queens Steven Van Zandt – Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple Various Artists – The Greatest Night in Pop
Best Recording Package The Avett Brothers – The Avett Brothers Charli XCX – Brat – WINNER iWhoiWhoo – Pregnancy, Breakdown, and Disease Kate Bush – Hounds of Love (Baskerville Edition) The Muddy Basin Ramblers – Jug Band Millionaire Post Malone – F-1 Trillion William Clark Green – Baker Hotel
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Alpha Wolf – Half Living Things John Lennon – Mind Games – WINNER Kate Bush – Hounds of Love (The Boxes of Lost at Sea) Nirvana – In Utero Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker – Unsuk Chin 90 Day Men – We Blame Chicago
Best Album Notes Alice Coltrane – The Carnegie Hall Concert (Live) Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras – After Midnight John Culshaw – John Culshaw – The Art of the Producer – The Early Years 1948-55 King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists – Centennial – WINNER Various Artists – SONtrack Original de la Película “Al Son de Beno”
Best Historical Album King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists – Centennial – WINNER Paul Robeson – Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings Pepe de Lucía & Paco de Lucía – Pepito y Paquito Prince & the New Power Generation – Diamonds and Pearls (Super Deluxe Edition) Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews – The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Super Deluxe Edition)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Charlotte Day Wilson – Cyan Blue Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well Lucky Daye – Algorithm Peter Gabriel – I/O – WINNER Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet Willow – Empathogen
Best Engineered Album, Classical Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas – Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Adams & Los Angeles Master Chorale – John Adams: Girls of the Golden West Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Manfred Honeck – Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 – Bates: Resurrexit (Live) – WINNER Skylark Vocal Ensemble & Matthew Guard – Clear Voices in the Dark Timo Andres, Andrew Cyr & Metropolis Ensemble – Timo Andres: The Blind Banister
Producer of the Year, Classical Christoph Franke Dirk Sobotka Dmitriy Lipay Elaine Martone – WINNER Erica Brenner Morten Lindberg
Best Immersive Audio Album Ensemble 96, Current Saxophone Quartet & Nina T. Karlsen – Pax Peter Gabriel – I/O (In-Side Mix) – WINNER Ray Charles & Various Artists – Genius Loves Company Roxy Music – Avalon Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Nick Davies – Henning Sommerro: Borders
Best Instrumental Composition Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman – Strands – WINNER André 3000 – I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a “Rap” Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time Chick Corea & Béla Fleck – Remembrance Christopher Zuar Orchestra – Communion Shelly Berg – At Last
Jaden Smith and Willow Smith at The 67th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday.Francis Specker / CBS
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella Béla Fleck – Rhapsody in Blue(Grass) Henry Mancini & Snarky Puppy – Baby Elephant Walk (Encore) Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly – Bridge Over Troubled Water – WINNER Säje – Silent Night Scott Hoying Featuring Säje & Tonality – Rose Without the Thorns
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals Cody Fry Featuring Sleeping at Last – The Sound of Silence John Legend – Always Come Back Säje Featuring Regina Carter – Alma – WINNER Willow – Big Feelings The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher – Last Surprise (From “Persona 5”)
Best Orchestral Performance Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & JoAnn Falletta – Kodály: Háry János Suite, Nyári este & Symphony in C Major Esa-Pekka Salonen & San Francisco Symphony – Stravinsky: The Firebird Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas – Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – WINNER ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop – John Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance Susanna Mälkki & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra – Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava & Lemminkäinen
Best Opera Recording Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Adams & Los Angeles Master Chorale – John Adams: Girls of the Golden West Lyric Opera of Kansas City & Gerard Schwarz – Moravec: The Shining The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – Catán: Florencia en el Amazonas The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – Puts: The Hours San Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Symphony – Saariaho: Adriana Mater – WINNER
Best Choral Performance Apollo’s Fire & Jeannette Sorrell – Handel: Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Artefact Ensemble & Novus NY – Sheehan: Akathist The Crossing, Donald Nally & Dan Schwartz – Ochre – WINNER Skylark Vocal Ensemble & Matthew Guard – Clear Voices in the Dark True Concord Voices & Orchestra, Jeffrey Biegel & Eric Holtan – A Dream So Bright: Choral Music of Jake Runestad
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion – Rectangles and Circumstance – WINNER JACK Quartet – John Luther Adams: Waves & Particles Lorelei Ensemble & Christopher Cerrone – Christopher Cerrone: Beaufort Scales Miró Quartet – Home Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax – Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97 “Archduke”
Best Classical Instrumental Solo Andy Akiho – Akiho: Longing Curtis J Stewart, James Blachly & Experiential Orchestra – Perry: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Mak Grgić & Ensemble Dissonance – Entourer Seth Parker Woods – Eastman The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc Víkingur Ólafsson – J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations – WINNER
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album Fotina Naumenko – Bespoke Songs Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d’Oro & Maxim Emelyanychev – Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder Karen Slack & Michelle Cann – Beyond the Years – WINNER Nicholas Phan, Farayi Malek & Palaver Strings – A Change Is Gonna Come Will Liverman & Jonathan King – Show Me the Way
Best Classical Compendium Amy Porter, Nikki Chooi, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & JoAnn Falletta – Lukas Foss: Symphony No. 1 & Renaissance Concerto Andy Akiho & Imani Winds – BeLonging Danaë Xanthe Vlasse, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Michael Shapiro – Mythologies II Experiential Orchestra, James Blachly & Curtis J Stewart – American Counterpoints Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas – Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – WINNER
Best Contemporary Classical Composition Andrea Casarrubios – Casarrubios: Seven for Solo Cello Decoda – Coleman: Revelry Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo & San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra – Saariaho: Adriana Mater Eighth Blackbird – Lang: Composition as Explanation Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Master Chorale – Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – WINNER
At the Golden Tomato Awards, Shōgun and Dune: Part Two were big winners. Shōgun won four awards in categories like Best New Series and Best TV Series, and Dune: Part Two won three, including Best Movie of 2024 and Best Wide Release.
Check out the full list of winners:
Best Movies of 2024 Dune: Part Two– WINNER Anora Challengers Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Hit Man Inside Out 2 Love Lies Bleeding The Substance Wicked The Wild Robot
Best Wide Release Movies of 2024 Dune: Part 2 – WINNER Anora Challengers Conclave Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Inside Out 2 Love Lies Bleeding The Substance Wicked The Wild Robot
Best Limited Release Movies of 2024 All We Imagine As Light – WINNER The Brutalist A Different Man Ghostlight Girls Will Be Girls Good One Nowhere Special The Promised Land Robot Dreams Sing Sing
Best Streaming Movies of 2024 Hit Man – WINNER Fancy Dance His Three Daughters The Imaginary Música Orion and the Dark The Piano Lesson Rebel Ridge Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Woman of the Hour
Best TV Series of 2024 Shōgun– WINNER Arcane: League of Legends: Season 2 Baby Reindeer Fallout Mr. & Mrs. Smith Pachinko: Season 2 The Penguin Slow Horses: Season 4 True Detective: Night Country X-Men ’97
Best New Series of 2024 Shōgun – WINNER Batman: Caped Crusader Black Doves English Teacher Fallout Matlock Mr. & Mrs Smith Nobody Wants This Supacell X-Men ’97
Best Returning Series of 2024 Slow Horses: Season 4 – WINNER Arcane: League of Legends: Season 2 Colin From Accounts: Season 2 Evil: Season 4 Girls5eva: Season 3 Hacks: Season 3 Heartstopper: Season 3 Industry: Season 3 Pachinko: Season 2 Somebody Somewhere: Season 3
Best Anthology or Limited Series of 2024 The Penguin – WINNER Baby Reindeer Fantasmas Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Mary & George One Day Ripley Say Nothing The Sympathizer True Detective: Night Country
Fan Favorite Movies Wicked– WINNER Bad Boys: Ride or Die Deadpool & Wolverine Dune: Part Two Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Inside Out 2 It Ends With Us Reagan Twisters The Wild Robot
Best Action & Adventure Movies Monkey Man – WINNER Deadpool & Wolverine The Fall Guy Rebel Ridge Twisters
Best Animated Movies The Wild Robot – WINNER Flow Inside Out 2 Memoir of a Snail Robot Dreams
Best Comedy Movies Hit Man – WINNER Hundreds of Beavers My Old Ass Kneecap Thelma
Best Documentaries Will & Harper – WINNER
Dahomey Daughters Jim Henson: Idea Man Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Best Horror Movies The Substance – WINNER A Quiet Place: Day One Heretic Late Night with the Devil Longlegs
Best Music Movies Wicked – WINNER Beatles ’64 The Greatest Night in Pop I Am: Celine Dion Music by John Williams
Best Mystery & Thriller Movies Conclave – WINNER A Different Man Civil War Love Lies Bleeding Strange Darling
Best International Movies All We Imagine As Light – WINNER Kneecap Oddity The Promised Land Robot Dreams
Best Romance Movies Anora – WINNER Girls Will Be Girls Música The Idea of You We Live in Time
Best Sci-Fi Movies Dune: Part Two – WINNER Alien: Romulus Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Molli and Max in the Future Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Best Sports Movies Challengers – WINNER Backspot The Beautiful Game The Fire Inside Young Woman and the Sea
Best Animated Series X-Men ’97 – WINNER Arcane: League of Legends: Season 2 Batman: Caped Crusader Creature Commandos Terminator Zero
Best Comedy Series Hacks: Season 3– WINNER English Teacher Girls5Eva: Season 3 Only Murders in the Building: Season 4 Shrinking: Season 2
Best Docuseries Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos – WINNER American Nightmare Jerrod Carmichael: Reality Show In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon Steve! (Martin)
Best Drama Series Shōgun – WINNER Baby Reindeer Industry: Season 3 Matlock Pachinko: Season 2
Best Drama Series Shōgun – WINNER Baby Reindeer Industry: Season 3 Matlock Pachinko: Season 2
Best Fantasy Series Dead Boy Detectvies – WINNER Agatha All Along House of the Dragon: Season 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2 Renegade Nell
Best Horror Series Evil: Season 4 – WINNER Hysteria! Interview with the Vampire: Season 2 Teacup The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
This year’s award winners include big names like Demi Moore and Colman Domingo, who won Best Actress and Actor in their respective categories. Bill Skarsgård and Margaret Qualley won Best Supporting Actor and Actress in their respective categories.
Here is the full list of tonight’s winners:
Best Action Film Deadpool & Wolverine (Runner Up) Dune: Part Two Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (WINNER) Gladiator II Monkey Man Rebel Ridge
Best Horror Film Alien: Romulus The First Omen Longlegs Nosferatu (Runner Up) Smile 2 The Substance (WINNER)
Best Comedy/Musical Anora (Runner Up) A Different Man Hundreds of Beavers The Substance Wicked (WINNER) Your Monster
Best Documentary Dahomey Frida Jim Henson: Idea Man No Other Land (WINNER) Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Runner-Up) Will & Harper
Best Animated Feature Flow (Runner Up) Inside Out 2 Memoir Of A Snail Transformers One Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl The Wild Robot (WINNER)
Best First Film Didi The First Omen Monkey Man (WINNER) No Other Land Problemista (Runner Up) Thelma
Best Director Sean Baker – Anora Coralie Fargeat – The Substance (WINNER) Rose Glass – Love Lies Bleeding Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine As Light RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two (Runner-Up)
Best Original Screenplay Anora Babygirl The Brutalist Challengers (Runner Up) A Real Pain The Substance (WINNER)
Best Adapted Screenplay Conclave (WINNER) Dune: Part Two I’m Still Here Nosferatu (Runner Up, Tie) Queer (Runner Up, Tie) Wicked
Best Actor Adrien Brody – The Brutalist Daniel Craig – Queer Colman Domingo – Sing Sing (WINNER) Ralph Fiennes – Conclave (Runner Up) Josh Hartnett – Trap Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Best Actress Lily-Rose Depp – Nosferatu Cynthia Erivo – Wicked Angelina Jolie – Maria Mikey Madison – Anora Demi Moore – The Substance (WINNER) Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here (Runner Up)
Best Supporting Actor Yura Borisov – Anora Nicolas Cage – Longlegs (Runner Up) Bill Skarsgård – Nosferatu (WINNER) Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice Stanley Tucci – Conclave Denzel Washington – Gladiator II
Best Supporting Actress Ariana Grande – Wicked (Runner Up) Felicity Jones – The Brutalist Katy O’Brian – Love Lies Bleeding Margaret Qualley – The Substance (WINNER) Isabella Rossellini – Conclave Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Best Original Score Challengers (WINNER) Conclave Dune: Part Two (Runner Up) Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Nosferatu The Wild Robot
Best Film Editing Challengers (WINNER) Conclave Dune: Part Two Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Nickel Boys The Substance (Runner Up)
Best Cinematography The Brutalist Conclave Dune: Part Two (Runner Up) Nickel Boys Nosferatu (WINNER) The Substance
Best Visual Effects Alien: Romulus Dune: Part Two (Runner Up) Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Nosferatu The Substance (WINNER)
Best Sound Alien: Romulus Civil War Dune: Part Two (WINNER) Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Nosferatu The Substance (Runner Up)
Best Production Design The Brutalist Conclave Dune: Part Two Gladiator II Nosferatu (Runner Up) Wicked (WINNER)
Best Hair & Makeup A Different Man Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Nosferatu (Runner Up) Smile 2 The Substance (WINNER) Wicked
Best Costume Design Conclave Dune: Part Two Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Gladiator II Nosferatu (Runner Up) Wicked (WINNER)
Best Original Song ‘Leash’ – Babygirl ‘Compress / Repress’ – Challengers (Runner Up) ‘Vaster Than Empires’ – Queer ‘Like a Bird’ – Sing Sing ‘Out of Oklahoma’ – Twisters ‘Kiss the Sky’ – The Wild Robot (WINNER)
The 56th NAACP Image Awards, which honour outstanding achievements in the arts and entertainment industry, has revealed its highly anticipated nominations.
The Nigerian contingent of Davido, Burna Boy, Ayo Edibiri, Cynthia Erivo,Tems, and Wizkid earned nods at the 2025 NAACP Awards.
The NAACP Image Awards is organised by the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People.
Full List:
Entertainer of the year
Cynthia Erivo
Keke Palmer
Kendrick Lamar
Kevin Hart
Shannon Sharpe
Outstanding social media personality of the year
Kai Cenat
Keith Lee
RaeShanda Lias
Shirley Raines
Tony Baker
Outstanding album
Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
Cape Town to Cairo — PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
Coming Home — Usher (mega/gamma.)
Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
Glorious — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Outstanding soul/R&B song
“16 CARRIAGES” — Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” — Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
“I Found You” — PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
“Residuals” — Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
The Golden Globes nominations have been revealed. This year’s Golden Globes ceremony will be hosted on Sunday, January 5, a few weeks before the Oscar nominations are announced on January 17, 2025.
This year’s ceremony opens with nominations in 27 categories, including Cinematic and Box Office Achievement and Best Television Series. The Golden Globes also include a category for Best Motion Picture and Best Television Series.
Check out all the nominations below:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
THE BRUTALIST (A24)
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (Searchlight Pictures)
CONCLAVE (Focus Features)
DUNE: PART TWO (Warner Bros. Pictures)
NICKEL BOYS (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
SEPTEMBER 5 (Paramount Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
ANORA (NEON)
CHALLENGERS (Amazon MGM Studios)
EMILIA PÉREZ (Netflix)
A REAL PAIN (Searchlight Pictures)
THE SUBSTANCE (MUBI)
WICKED (Universal Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
FLOW (Sideshow / Janus Films)
INSIDE OUT 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (IFC Films)
MOANA 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL (Netflix)
THE WILD ROBOT (Universal Pictures)
CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT
ALIEN: ROMULUS (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (Warner Bros. Pictures)
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
GLADIATOR II (Paramount Pictures)
INSIDE OUT 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
TWISTERS (Universal Pictures)
WICKED (Universal Pictures)
THE WILD ROBOT (Universal Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (Sideshow / Janus Films) – USA / FRANCE / INDIA
EMILIA PÉREZ (Netflix) – FRANCE
THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE (MUBI) – POLAND / SWEDEN / DENMARK
I’M STILL HERE (Sony Pictures Classics) – BRAZIL
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (NEON) – USA / GERMANY
VERMIGLIO (Sideshow / Janus Films) – ITALY
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
PAMELA ANDERSON (THE LAST SHOWGIRL)
ANGELINA JOLIE (MARIA)
NICOLE KIDMAN (BABYGIRL)
TILDA SWINTON (THE ROOM NEXT DOOR)
FERNANDA TORRES (I’M STILL HERE)
KATE WINSLET (LEE)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
ADRIEN BRODY (THE BRUTALIST)
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN)
DANIEL CRAIG (QUEER)
COLMAN DOMINGO (SING SING)
RALPH FIENNES (CONCLAVE)
SEBASTIAN STAN (THE APPRENTICE)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
AMY ADAMS (NIGHTBITCH)
CYNTHIA ERIVO (WICKED)
KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN (EMILIA PÉREZ)
MIKEY MADISON (ANORA)
DEMI MOORE (THE SUBSTANCE)
ZENDAYA (CHALLENGERS)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
JESSE EISENBERG (A REAL PAIN)
HUGH GRANT (HERETIC)
GABRIEL LABELLE (SATURDAY NIGHT)
JESSE PLEMONS (KINDS OF KINDNESS)
GLEN POWELL (HIT MAN)
SEBASTIAN STAN (A DIFFERENT MAN)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
SELENA GOMEZ (EMILIA PÉREZ)
ARIANA GRANDE (WICKED)
FELICITY JONES (THE BRUTALIST)
MARGARET QUALLEY (THE SUBSTANCE)
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI (CONCLAVE)
ZOE SALDAÑA (EMILIA PÉREZ)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
YURA BORISOV (ANORA)
KIERAN CULKIN (A REAL PAIN)
EDWARD NORTON (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN)
GUY PEARCE (THE BRUTALIST)
JEREMY STRONG (THE APPRENTICE)
DENZEL WASHINGTON (GLADIATOR II)
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
JACQUES AUDIARD (EMILIA PÉREZ)
SEAN BAKER (ANORA)
EDWARD BERGER (CONCLAVE)
BRADY CORBET (THE BRUTALIST)
CORALIE FARGEAT (THE SUBSTANCE)
PAYAL KAPADIA (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT)
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
JACQUES AUDIARD (EMILIA PÉREZ)
SEAN BAKER (ANORA)
BRADY CORBET, MONA FASTVOLD (THE BRUTALIST)
JESSE EISENBERG (A REAL PAIN)
CORALIE FARGEAT (THE SUBSTANCE)
PETER STRAUGHAN (CONCLAVE)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
VOLKER BERTELMANN (CONCLAVE)
DANIEL BLUMBERG (THE BRUTALIST)
KRIS BOWERS (THE WILD ROBOT)
CLÉMENT DUCOL, CAMILLE (EMILIA PÉREZ)
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS (CHALLENGERS)
HANS ZIMMER (DUNE: PART TWO)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“BEAUTIFUL THAT WAY” –– THE LAST SHOWGIRL, Music & Lyrics by: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson
The theme of this year’s edition was “Shades of Gold.” In the gathering of fashionistas, influencers, media personalities, and more, here are our favourites for the evening. This year edition was elevated to new heights with a dazzling collaboration with Bonang Matheba’s House of BNG.
Full List of Winners
– Most Innovative Style Style maverick and creative director: Bee Diamondhead.
– Most Stylish Performing Artist in Film/TV: Senzo Radebe.
– Most Stylish Performing Artist in Music: Tyla Seethal.
– Most Stylish Media Personality: Motshidisi Mohono.
– Most Stylish Fashion Designer: Jacques Bam.
– Most Stylish Model winner: Ponahalo Mojapelo.
– Most Stylish Business Personality: Faye Mfikwe and Melina Lambrakis.
– Most Stylish Couple: Dr Musa Mthombeni and Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni.
– The Next Big Thing winners- Creative brother Fhatuwani and Justice Mukheli.
The 2024 AMVCA is scheduled to take place on May 11, 2024. The 10th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards event will take place at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos State, and is as usual expected to celebrate African movies and Art. The annual award presented by MultiChoice and will recognise outstanding achievements in television and film.
The awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress will be determined by a jury unlike public votes on previous editions. CJ Fiery Obasi’sMami Wata earned over 11 nominations while Bb Sasore‘s Breath of Life earned over nine nods. Timini Egbuson and Funke Akindele are both nominated in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Actress categories for the blockbuster A Tribe Called Judah.
Full list of nominations for AMVCA 2024
Full list of nominations as announced by the MultiChoice.
Best Digital Content
National Treasure – Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)
Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement – Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi)
Hello Neighbour – Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko and Jemima Osunde
The Boyfriend – Maryam Apaokagi-Greene
Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)
Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)
Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo)
Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan)
Orisa (Odunlade Adekola)
Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah)
Best Indigenous Language (East Africa)
Where The River Divides
Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
Wandongwa
Nakupenda
Itifaki
Best Indigenous Language (South Africa)
Service To Heart
Uncle Limbani
Motshameko O Kotsi
Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie
Grown
Her Dark Past
Somewhere in Kole
Full Time Husband
The 11th Commandment
Mfumukazi
Best Scripted M-Net Original
Slum King
Half Open Window
Itura
The Passenger
Magic Room
Best Unscripted M-Net Original
What Will People Say
The Irabors’ Forever After
Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives)
Date My Family Zambia
Royal Qlique (Season 2)
Best Indigenous M-Net Original
The Passenger
Nana Akoto
Apo
Irora Iya
Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)
Best Short Film
T’egbon T’aburo
Broken Mask
Eighteenth Year
Man and Masquerades
A Place Called Forward
Best Supporting Actor
Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)
Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life)
Itele d Icon (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)
Gregory Ojefua (This is Life)
Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah)
Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)
Ropo Ewenla (Over the Bridge)
Best Supporting Actress
Joke Silva (Over the Bridge)
Fathia Williams (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)
Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life)
Eliane Umuhire (Omen)
Tana Adelana (Ijogbon – Chaos)
Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)
Best Lead Actor
Wale Ojo (Breath of Life)
Stan Nze (Afamefuna)
Marc Zinga (Omen)
Gideon Okeke (Egun)
David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)
Richard Mofe Damijo (The Black Book)
Adedimeji Lateef (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
Gabriel Afolayan (This is Lagos)
Best Lead Actress
Segi Lolaogidan (Over the Bridge)
Lucie Debay (Omen)
Omowunmi Dada (Asiri Ade)
Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)
Adaobi L. Dibor (Blood Vessel)
Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)
Kehinde Bankole (Adire)
Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)
Best Cinematography
MAMI WATA
Blood Vessel
Over The Bridge
Breath of Life
Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)
Ijogbon (Chaos)
Omen
Best Editing
Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo
Holmes Awa
Alex Kamau And Victor Obok
Dayo Nathaniel
Antonio Ribeiro
Nathan Delannoy
Best Sound Design
Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)
Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)
Grey Jones Ossai x2 (Breathe of Life and Blood Vessel)
Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)
Best Art Direction
Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)
Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade)
Breath of Life (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)
The Black Book (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)
Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Tunji Afolayan)
Mami Wata (C.J Fiery Obasi)
Omen (Eve Martin)
Best Costume Design
Demola Adeyemi
Bolanle Austin Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker and Clement Effanga
Lola Awe
Bunmi Demilola Fashina
Daniel Obasi
Best Makeup
Francesca Otaigbe (Over the Bridge)
Campbell Precious (Mami Wata)
Hadizat Gambo (Mojisola)
Hakeem Onilogbo (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)
Feyisayo Oyebisi (A Tribe Called Judah)
Best Writing TV Series
Skinny Girl in Transit (Season 7)
Wura (Season 2)
Visa on Arrival
MTV Shuga Naija
Volume
Masquerades of Aniedo
Slum King
Best Writing in a Movie
Breath of Life (BB Sasore)
Over The Bridge (Tosin Otudeko)
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola)
Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Adebayo Tijani)
Afamefuna (Anyanwu Sandra Adaora)
A Tribe Called Judah (Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola)
