Nigerian celebrities who have won ‘Best Actor’ in AMVCA – Multichoice’s Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) recognize outstanding achievements in television and movies on a yearly basis. The inaugural Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards ceremony took place on March 9, 2013, in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria, and was televised live in over 50 countries. Entries for the award ceremony are films and TV shows that aired the previous year.
Let’s take a look at the Nigerian actors who have won the BEST ACTOR category in the AMVCA award ceremony since inception;
| Best Actor | |||
| Year | Nominees | Film | Result |
| 2005 | Richard Mofe Damijo | The Mayors | Won |
| 2006 | Kanayo O. Kanayo | Family Battle | Won |
| Osita Iheme & Chinedu Ikedieze | Secret Adventure | Nominated | |
| Bil Aka | Sofia | Nominated | |
| Nosa Ehinwen | Anini | Nominated | |
| Modu Cessay | Arrou (Prevention) | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Olu Jacobs | Dancing Heart | Won |
| Kunle Abogunloko | Covenant Church | Nominated | |
| Ayo Lijadu | Maroko | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Nkem Owoh | Stronger Than Pain | Won |
| Van Vicker | Return Of Beyonce & Princess Tyra | Nominated | |
| Kanayo O. Kanayo | Across the Niger | Nominated | |
| OC Ukeje | Check Point | Nominated | |
| [[[eter Badejo]] | White Waters | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Farouk Al-Fichawi | Seventh Heaven | Won |
| Godfrey Odhiamba | From a Whisper | Nominated | |
| Mike Ezuruonye | The Assassin | Nominated | |
| Majid Michel | Agony of the Christ | Nominated | |
| Peter Badejo | Arugba | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Ramsey Nouah | The Figurine | Won |
| Lucky Ejim | The Tenant | Nominated | |
| Majid Michel | Sin of a Soul | Nominated | |
| Sadiq Abu | Soul Diaspora | Nominated | |
| John Osie Tutu Agyeman | I Sing of a Well | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Themba Ndaba | Hopeville | Won |
| Patsha Bay | Viva Riva! | Nominated | |
| Jimmy Jean-Louis | Sinking Sands | Nominated | |
| Ekon Blankson | Checkmate | Nominated | |
| Antar Laniyan | Yemoja | Nominated | |
| Majid Michel | Pool Party | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Majid Michel | Somewhere in Africa | Won |
| Menzi Ngubane | How to Steal 2 Million | Nominated | |
| Chet Anekwe | Unwanted Guest | Nominated | |
| Jafta Mamabolo | Otelo Burning | Nominated | |
| Karabo Lance | 48 | Nominated | |
| Wale Ojo | Phone Swap | Nominated | |
| Hakeem Kae-Kazim | Man on Ground | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Justus Esiri | Assassins Practice | Won |
| OC Ukeje | Alan Poza | Nominated | |
| Bimbo Manuel | Heroes and Zeros | Nominated | |
| Lindani Nkosi | Zama Zama | Nominated | |
| Hlomla Dandala | Contract | Nominated | |
| Femi Jacobs | The Meeting | Nominated | |
| Amurin Wumnembom | Ninah’s Dowry | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Mothusi Magano | Of Good Report | Won |
| Zengo Ngqobe | Forgotten Kingdom | Nominated | |
| Kanayo O. Kanayo | Apaye | Nominated | |
| Joseph Benjamin | Murder at Prime Suites | Nominated | |
| Adjetey Anang | Potomanto | Nominated | |
| Majid Michel | Brother’s Keeper | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Sadiq Daba | October 1 | Won |
| Tony Kroroge | Cold Harbour | Nominated | |
| Sdumo Matshali | iNumber Number | Nominated | |
| Abdoul Kareem Konate | Run | Nominated | |
| Gerard Essomba | Le President | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Daniel K Daniel | Soldier’s Story | Won |
| Oris Erhuero | The Cursed Ones | Nominated | |
| OC Ukeje | Ayanda | Nominated | |
| Fragrass Assande | Eye of the Storm | Nominated | |
| Maps Maponyane | Tell Me Sweet Something | Nominated | |
| Buiferi Yakoubi | La Pagne | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Jahwar Soudani | The Last of Us (film) | Won |
| Sambassa Nzeribe | Slow Country (film) | Nominated | |
| Ibrahim Koma | Wulu | Nominated | |
| Richard Mofe Damijo | Oloibiri | Nominated | |
| Amine Ennaji | A Mile in My Shoes (film) | Nominated | |
| David Oyelowo | Queen of Katwe | Nominated | |
| Dann-Jacques Mouton | Call Me Thief | Nominated | |
| Ramsey Noah | ’76 (film) | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Richard Mofe Damijo | Cross Roads | Won |
| Vuyo Dabula | Five Fingers for Marseilles | Nominated | |
| Sam Dede | In My Country | Nominated | |
| Sani Bouajla | The Blessed Vost | Nominated | |
| OC Ukeje | Potato Potahto | Nominated | |
| Chris Attoh | Esohe | Nominated | |
| Oros Mampofu | Lucky Specials | Nominated | |
| Frank Donga | Hakkunde | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Marc Zinga | The Mercy of the Jungle | Won |
| Gabriel Afolayan | Gold Statue | Nominated | |
| The Burial of Kojo | Joseph Otsiman | Nominated | |
| Chinedu Ikedieze | Lara and the Beat | Nominated | |
| Jimmy Jean-Louis | Rattlesnakes | Nominated | |
| Gil Alexandre | Redemption | Nominated | |
| Ezra Mabengeza | Sew the Winter to My Skin | Nominated | |
| Ayoub Bombwe | Fatuma | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Jimmy Jean-Louis | Desrances | Won |
| Gabriel Afolayan | Coming From Insanity | Nominated | |
| Kang Quintus | The Fisherman’s Diary | Nominated | |
| Bongile Mantsai | Knuckle City | Nominated | |
| Alphonse Menyo | Gold Coast Lounge | Nominated | |
| Eyinna Nwigwe | Badamasi | Nominated | |
| Robert Agengo/Mwaura Bilal/Andreo Kamau/ Xavier Ywawa | 40 Sticks | Nominated | |
| Darrin Dewitt Henson | Zulu Wedding | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Omar Abdi | The Gravedigger’s Wife | Won |
| Gary Green | Fried Barry | Nominated | |
| Lateef Adedimeji | Ayinla | Nominated | |
| Melvin Alusa | Mission To Rescue | Nominated | |
| Jude Akuwudike | Eyimofe | Nominated | |
| David Njavera | Hairareb | Nominated | |
| Nonso Bassey | La Femme Anjola | Nominated | |
In AMVCA 2022, below are the list of nominees and the winner of the ‘BEST ACTOR‘ role;
- Stan Nze – Rattlesnake (Winner)
- Uzee Usman – Voiceless
- Gabriel Afolayan – For Maria Ebun Pataki
- Efa Iwara – This Lady Called Life
- Femi Jacobs – Introducing The Kujus
- Eyinna Nwigwe – Dear Affy
- Timini Egbuson – Introducing The Kujus