Nominees list for BON 2016 unveiled

Weeks after screening over 120 entries made up of feature films in English, Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo, ten short films, five documentaries and seven television series, organisers of the Best of Nollywood Awards (BON) have unveiled a long list of nominees for this year’s edition of the awards ceremony set to be staged in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State.

The nominees list for the 2016 edition of the awards was revealed to an exclusive audience comprising entertainment editors and select stakeholders in the movie industry.

According to Niran Adedokun, president of the BON jury, the selected nominees were arrived at following thorough vetting.

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Adedokun, who is also a popular Punch Newspapers columnist, while congratulating the nominees, acknowledged the resilience of Nigerian filmmakers for defying the current harsh economic realities to sustain their creative activities.

He encouraged practitioners to continue to strive for excellence noting that the industry has unlimited prospects, while also thanking the organisers for the opportunity to serve on the BON platform which has promoted the best of films and filmmakers in Nigeria, and has become the most authentic home grown platform honouring the richness and ingenuity of Nigerian cinema over the years.

Complete list of nominees;

Best Actor in Leading Role (English)
• Wale Ojo in For The Wrong Reasons
• Alex Ekubo in The First Lady
• Patrick Leonard in Woeman
• Stan Eze in Not just Married
• Enyinna Nwigwe in Hire A Man
• Okey Uzoeshi in Something Wicked

Best Actor in Leading Role (Yoruba)
• Femi Adebayo in Gbewiri Meta
• Niyi Johnson in Lifeline
• Muyiwa Ademola in Eni –Owo
• Lateef Adedimeji in Yeye Oge
• Yomi Fabiyi in Metomi

Best Actor in Leading Role (Hausa)
• Ali Nuhu in Gamu nan Dai
• Sadiq Dan Sadiq in Mat Da Lados

• Best Actor in Leading Role (Igbo)
• Bloosom Chukwujeku in Icheke Oku
• Amadi Magnus in Akaraaka

Best Actress in Leading Role (English)
• Omotu Bissong in Woeman
• Judith Audu in Not Just Married
• Ebube Nwagbo in Anniversary
• Belinda Effah in Oracle Online
• Omoni Oboli in The First Lady
• Iretiola Doyle in Something Wicked

Best Actress in Leading Role (Yoruba)
• Mercy Aigbe in Victims
• Temitope Solaja in Lehin Ikoro
• Toyin Aimakhu in Metomi
• Wumi Toriola in Eni Owo
• Yewande Adegbenro in Yeye Oge
• Jumoke Odetola in Binta Ofege

Best Actress in Leading Role (Igbo)
• Nichole Banna in Icheke Oku
• Adaeze Chiegbu in Akaraaka
• Best Actress in Leading Role (Hausa)
• Jamila Umar in Kasata
• Rahama Sadau in Mati Da Lado

Best Supporting Actor (English)
• I.K Ogbonna in Hire a man
• Nkem Owoh in Ghana Must Go
• Daniel K. Daniel in A Soldier’s story
• Seun Akindele in Black Val
• Rotimi Salami in Just Not Married
• Gabriel Afolayan in Something Wicked

Best Supporting Actress (English)
• Nancy Isime in Hire a man
• Onyii Alex in Don’t fight it
• Helen Paul in Ghana Must go
• Eniola Badmus in Black Val
• Yvonne Jegede in The First Lady
• Adesua Etomi/ Ivie Okujaye-Egbon/Beverly Naya in Something Wicked

Most Promising Actor
• Rotimi Salami in Just Not Married
• Steve Enagbare in Destiny Gate
• Bright Wonder in Fidelity
• Seun Ajayi in Studio

Most Promising Actress
• Princess Osayomwanbor Peters in Destiny Gate
• Gina Castle in Fidelity
• Ade Laoye in Studio
• Zainab Balogun in A Soldier’s Story
• Best Child Actor in Movie
• Daniel Udah in Opeyemi
• Tunde Babasola in D’ Wish

Best Child Actress
• Pricilia Ojo in Black Val
• Neraya Akaboa in D’ Wish
• Angel Unigwe in Woeman
• Best Comedy of the Year
• Ghana Must Go
• ATM
• Behind the Scenes
• The First Lady
• Just Not Married

Movie with the Best Social Message
• Voiceless Scream
• Leyin Ilekun
• For the Wrong Reasons
• ATM
• Woeman

Movie with the Best Special Effect
• Icheke Oku
• Gbewiri Meta
• A soldier’s story
• Storm

Movie with the Best Screenplay
• For the Wrong Reasons
• Hire a man
• Icheke Oku
• Just Not Married
• Irawe Igbo
• Something Wicked
• Eni-Owo

Best Short Film of the Year
• Opeyemi
• D’ wish
• Deeply Cut
• Pepper Soup
• Silence
• Homesick

Best Documentary of the Year
• Amaka’s kin
• D’ ability
• For you my son

Best TV Series of the Year
• Lasgidi Cops (SCU)
• Studio
• 5ive
• Ayanfe mi

Movie with the Best Editing
• Ghana Must go
• Not Just Married
• Hire A man
• Eni-Owo
• Something Wicked

Movie with the Best Sound Track
• Icheke Oku
• Igbehinloju
• Irawe Igbo
• Ghana must go

Movie with the Best Production Design
• Irawe Igbo
• Yeye Oge
• Icheke Oku
• The First Lady
• Something Wicked

Movie with the Best Cinematography
• A Soldier’s story
• Eni-owo
• Icheke Oku
• Just Not Married
• Something Wicked

Best Use of Nigerian Costume in a Movie
• Irawe Igbo
• Yeye Oge
• Icheke Oku
• Keji
• Ghana must go
• Best Use of Make up in a Movie
• Icheke Oku
• A Soldier’s story
• Storm
• Black Val
• Movie of the Year
• Icheke Oku
• Irawe Igbo
• A Soldier’s Story
• Something Wicked
• Eni-Owo

Director of the Year
• Aliu Gafar for Irawe Igbo
• Uduak-Obong Patrick for Not Just Married
• EmekaAmakeze for Icheke Oku
• Desmond Elliot for Hire A Man
• Frankie Ogar for A Soldier’s Story
• Yemi Morafa for Something Wicked
• Adebayo Tijani/MuyiwaAdemola in Eni Owo

Best Kiss in a Movie
• Gideon Okeke and Zhinnel Zhu in Anniversary
• Chelsea Eze and Mike Godson in Guy Next Door
• SeunAkindele and Mercy Aigbe in Victim
• Ik Ogbonna and Nancy Isime Hire A Man
• Enyinna Nwigwe and Zhinnel Zhu Hire A Man
• Omowumi Dada and Gabriel Afolayan in Something Wicked

Revelation of the Year (Female)
• Inem Peters
• Callista Okonkwo
• Mercy Macroe
• ChineyeUyanna
• BukkyAdeeyo
• Victoria Kolawole
• Bose Oladimeji
• Nkechi Sunday

Revelation of the year (Male)
• Mofe Duncan
• Sean Jimoh
• Poju Oparanti
• Wasiu Rafiu
• Jomiloju Olumbe
• Femi Remi

By Ahmed Boulor…

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