Super talented Nigerian
actress, Adesua Etomi has emerged Africa’s Best Actress in the recently held 2016 African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) awards. She defeated Genevieve Nnaji, Nse Ekpo Etim, Belinda Effah, Fulu Mugovhani and Mary Lazarus to win the award for her role as ‘Muna’ in the movie titled ‘Falling’.
The super actress plays the role of the strong and loving wife in the movie which tells the story of Imoh and Muna who believe nothing can come between them until Imoh has an accident that leaves him comatose for months.
It was however a tears galore at the event as Nollywood Actress Bukky Ajayi bursted into tears as she wins AMVCA Industry Merit Award on Saturday, March 5. The event which was held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island Lagos, had in attendance Nollywood stars, music artistes, showbiz personalities and much more. More tears rolled as actress Kemi Lala Akindoju won a brand new SUV GS5.
The success of the 2016 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA), could not be compared with, as the show started at the exact time with a cocktail ceremony before the main show commenced at 7pm and ended before 11pm. From a dance performance to musical performances and to several categories of the award ceremony, most Nollywood actresses could not hide their joy as they saw their colleagues mostly the upcoming movie stars make away with most of the awards for the night.
Aside winning, the Best Actor in a movie Television series award to the movie of the year Award, DSTV decided to honour two Nollywood legends who have contributed immensely to the Nigerian movie industry over the years, in persons of Veteran Nollywood actress Bukky Ajayi and Sadiq Daba.
This announcement marked the major highlight of the night as the audience gave a standing ovation to veteran Nollywood actress Bukky Ajayi when she was called upon to receive her AMVCA Industry Merit Award. Despite being on a wheelchair and with tears in her eyes while receiving her award, she pleaded for forgiveness from anyone whom she might have offended in the past decades of her career.
Bukky Ajayi said “I just want to say to all my friends and non-friends, thank you very much, you do not know how much this award means to me. If I have offended you in one way or another please find a place in your heart to forgive me and if you think you have offended me don’t worry I have forgiven you a long time ago”, she added, “I am very happy from the bottom of my heart, I wish I could stand up, but if I do I will fall, but you all standing for me I say thank you”.
This sincere speech and apology got everyone on their feet in order to show respect to the veteran actress  as some fans and colleagues could not also stop the tears rolling down their eyes. More tears rolled as fast rising Nollywood actress, Kemi Lala Akindoju, received the AMVCA. Trailblazer Awards which comes with a brand new SUV GS5 courtesy SUV Motors.
On Monday, February 2, Bukky Ajayi clocked 82 years and was hosted to a small celebration by her children at her home, in Lagos.
The African Magic Viewers Choice Award (AMVCA) is an annual awards show which features nominations in over 20 categories in African Film and TV Series. The award comes live under the tutelage of Multi-Choice and is a reward for the most remarkable performances in the continents movie industry with voting from the public.
The first edition was on March 9, 2013 and witnessed a massive viewership on over 50 countries around the world.