Lilian Afegbai is not hiding how she feels about this one.
The actress, known professionally as Lily Afe, took to X on Monday to react after her name was left off the best supporting actress nominees list for the upcoming Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.
The list was unveiled by host Chimezie Imo on Sunday, and Lilian’s response came shortly after.
“I always choose to believe everything happens for a reason. I don’t need a nomination for validation,” she wrote, before adding, “The truth is clear nobody trended like IDIA from TKAM last year.”
She closed with a line that left little room for interpretation. “You guys can eat your award. Amvca SMH.”
Lilian played Idia in Kemi Adetiba’s To Kill a Monkey, a Netflix production released in 2025 that became one of the year’s more talked-about Nigerian titles.
Her performance, particularly her delivery in pidgin English, drew significant attention online and generated the kind of organic audience reaction that most awards voters would typically consider a strong signal.
Her co-star, Bucci Franklin, received a nomination from the same production, which makes the omission harder to overlook.
The best supporting actress category this year includes Linda Ejiofor for The Herd, Bisola Aiyeola for Gingerrr, Sola Sobowale for The Covenant, and Funke Akindele for Behind The Scenes, among others.
All credible names, but Lilian’s absence from the list is the conversation the nomination announcement actually started.
Awards bodies getting it wrong is not new. But in an era where audience engagement is measurable, and trends do not lie, being left off a list while your character was arguably the most discussed performance of the year is the kind of oversight that does not go quietly.
Lilian clearly has no intention of letting it.
