2023 AMVCA: Anikulapo wins best overall movie

<p>Actor Kunle Afolayan’s 2022 film, Anikulapo, has won the Overall Best Movie at the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award, AMVCA.</p>, <p>The award was presented to the Anikulapo producer, Kunle Afolayan and his crew at the ninth edition of the AMVCA on Saturday night.</p>, <p>Speaking at the event, Afolayan thanked his mentor, Tunde Kelani, better called Mainframe.</p>, <p>He said: “I want to say a big thank to the cast and crew Kunle Remi and co, to MNET, and the AMVCA, we promise to come back next year”</p>, <p>DAILY POST recalls that the Nigeria Oscars selection committee had in 2022 October disqualified ‘Anikulapo’ from the nomination list of the 2023 Academy Awards, known as the Oscars.</p>, <p>The Committee noted that the movie is not eligible to fully represent Nigeria and compete in the International Feature Film category of the Oscar Awards.</p>, <p>Expressing his disappointment in a post on social media, Kunle Afolayan said, “I am so pleased and delighted that the whole world has decided to tag ANIKULAPO movie a masterpiece even though the Oscar selection committee thinks it’s not worth submitting for the Award. I will keep doing my own thing.”</p>