By Olyvia Kahuthu
The second edition of the AfricaMagic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) is set to take place in March 2014. The nominees for the 27 different categories were announced on December 5th 2013, during AfricaMagic’s 10th Anniversary celebration event which took place at the Landmark Village in Victoria Island, Lagos.
In the first edition of the AMVCAs that took place in March 2013, four individuals from the Spielworks Media team were nominated in three different categories. All the nominees were a part of the hit Kenyan drama series, Lies That Bind. Carol Mbugua was nominated for the best art director award, Reg Chuhi and Kevin Freri for the category of best picture editor, and Maureen Koech for the best supporting actress in a drama. After the votes were cast, Maureen Koech bagged the award for best supporting actress in Africa.
In the second edition, a toast of Spielworks Media productions got nominated in the AMVCAs, 2014. Spielworks featured in six categories with 8 nominees. Below is a list of the nominees:
Name Nomination Award Production
Alex Gakumo Best Make-up artist Sumu La Penzi ep.1 Season 1
Catherine Kibugi Best costume designer Sumu La Penzi ep.5 Season 1
Ruth Ndulu Maingi Best costume designer Lies That Bind ep.2 Season 2
Dorothy Ghettuba Best new media (online video) Next Big Host (code: 1D)
Oyunga Pala Best new media (online video) Next Big Host (code: 1D)
Veronica Waceke Best actress in a drama Higher Learning (code: 3B)
Valerie Kimani Best supporting actress in a drama Higher Learning Ep.26 Season 3 4A
David Mulwa Best supporting actor in a drama Higher Learning Ep.26 Season 3 5A
There will 9 votable categories in the AMVCAs 2014 where viewers have the power to select the winner by voting via SMS or online at www.amvcaawards.dstv.com. The winners in the other technically focused categories will be selected by a select panel of judges.