Bucci Franklin Wins AMVCA Award for Best Supporting Actor for ‘To Kill a Monkey’

• Nollywood actor Bucci Franklin has emerged winner of the Best Supporting Actor category at the 2026 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCA for his performance in To Kill a Monkey.

Nollywood actor Bucci Franklin has won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2026 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) for his role in To Kill a Monkey.

Franklin clinched the award after emerging victorious in a highly competitive category featuring several notable actors recognised for outstanding performances in film and television.

Other nominees in the category included Simileoluwa Hassan for The Yard, Lateef Adedimeji for Gingerrr and Red Circle, Gabriel Afolayan for Colours of Fire, Femi Adebayo for Agesinkole (King of Thieves) 2, Femi Branch for Owabbe Thieves, and Uzor Arukwe for Behind the Scenes.

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Franklin’s performance in To Kill a Monkey received widespread praise from both viewers and critics, many of whom commended the intensity and emotional depth he brought to the character.

The AMVCA remains one of Africa’s biggest entertainment award platforms, celebrating excellence and outstanding achievements in African film, television and digital content.