“Faith And Hard Work” – Lateef Adedimeji Celebrates 5 AMVCA Nominations

Nollywood actor Lateef Adedimeji has come out to express gratitude following his 5 nominations at the 2026 AMVCA. Recall that he recently bagged the nominations for the “Best Lead Actor,” “Best Supporting Actor” in 2 movies, “Best Indigenous Film,” and “Best Makeup” awards at the AMVCA.

Reacting, Lateef expressed humility at the recognition, noting that it is a result of faith, hard work and grace.

The moviestar added that he is grateful to Africa Magic for the recognition for the second consecutive year.

His words, “5 nominations at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards 2026… truly humbling. Even got nominated twice in the same category! WOW!

Best Lead Actor (Lisabi) for the second year running,

Best supporting actor nominations for Ginger and Red Circle,

Best Indigenous Film (Lisabi), and Best Makeup, LISABI @hakeemeffect

Which of Your favours will I deny, Ya Allah?

This is faith, hard work, and grace.
Alhamdulillah, always.

Thanks, @africamagic, for the recognition. All these nominations are a win-win already. Congratulations to the other nominees, too.

Hey, babe @mo_bimpe, we did it again!”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.