Best of Nollywood Awards: Nkem Owoh, Helen Paul, Blossom Chukwujekwu & More Nominated; view FULL LIST
The list of the 2016 nominees for the Best of Nollywood Awards have been released. Seasoned actors in the likes of Nkem Owoh, Ireti Doyle, Mercy Aigbe, Alex Ekubo, Wale Ojo, Helen paul among others are jostling for the coverted awards.
According to Niran Adedokun, the president of the BON jury, the list is sequel to weeks of screening of over 120 entries made up of feature films in English, Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo, ten short films, five documentaries and seven television series.
Checkout the list below:
Best Actor in a Leading Role – English
WALE OJO – For The Wrong Reasons
ALEX EKUBO – The First Lady
FREDERICK LEONARD – Woeman
STAN NZE – Just Not Married
ENYINNA NWIGWE – Hire A Man
OKEY UZOESHI – Something Wicked
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Yoruba
FEMI ADEBAYO – Gbewiri Meta
NIYI JOHNSON – Lifeline
MUYIWA ADEMOLA – Eni-Owo
LATEEF ADEDIMEJI – Yeye Oge
YOMI FABIYI – Metomi
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Hausa
ALI NUHU – Gamu nan Dai
SADIQ DAN – Mat Da Lados
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Igbo
BLOSSOM CHUKWUJEKWU – Icheke Oku
AMADI MAGNUS – Akaraaka
Best Actress in a Leading Role – English
OMOTU BISSONG – Woeman
JUDITH AUDU – Just Not Married
EBUBE NWAGBO – Anniversary
BELINDA EFFAH – Oracle Online
OMONI OBOLI – The First Lady
IRETIOLA DOYLE – Something Wicked
Best Actress in Leading Role – Yoruba
MERCY AIGBE – Victims
TEMITOPE SOLAJA – Lehin Ikoro
TOYIN AIMAKHU – Metomi
WUMI TORIOLA – Eni Owo
YEWANDE ADEGBENRO – Yeye Oge
JUMOKE ODETOLA – Binta Ofege
Best Actress in Leading Role – Hausa
JEMILA UMAR – Kasata
RAHAMA SADAU – Mati Da Lado
Best Supporting Actor – English
I.K OGBONNA – Hire a Man
NKEM OWOH – Ghana Must Go
DANIEL K. DANIEL – A Soldier’s Story
SEUN AKINDELE – Black Val
ROTIMI SALAMI – Just Not Married
GABRIEL AFOLAYAN – Something Wicked
Best Supporting Actress – English
NANCY ISIME – Hire a Man
ONYII ALEX – Dont Fight It
HELEN PAUL – Ghana Must Go
ENIOLA BADMUS – Black Val
YVONNE JEGEDE – The First Lady
ADESUA ETOMI/IVIE OKUJAYE/BEVERLY NAYA – Something Wicked
Most Promising Actor
ROTIMI SALAMI – Just Not Married
STEVE ENAGBARE – Destiny Gate
IYKE ADIELE – Fidelity
SEUN AJAYI – Studio
Most Promising Actress
PRINCESS OSAYOMWANBOR – Destiny Gate
GINA CASTEL – Fidelity
ADE LAOYE – Studio
ZAINAB BALOGUN – A Soldier’s Story
Best Child Actor
DANIEL UDAH – Opeyemi
TUNDE BABASOLA – D’Wish
Best Child Actress
PRISCILLA OJO – Black Val
NERAYA AKABOA – D’Wish
ANGEL UNIGWE – Woeman
Best Comedy of the Year
Ghana Must Go
ATM
Behind the Scenes
The first Lady
Just Not Married
Movie with Best Social Message
Voiceless Scream
Leyin Ilekun
For the Wrong Reasons
ATM
Woeman
Movie with the Best Special Effects
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 Best Editing
Ghana Must Go
Just Not Married
Something Wicked
Hire a Man
Eni-Owo
Movie with Best Sound Track
Icheke Oku
Igbehinloju
Irawe Igbo
Ghana Must Go
Movie with Best Production Design
Irawe Igbo
Yeye Oge
Icheke Oku
The First Lady
Something Wicked
Movie with Best Cinematography
A Soldier’s Story
Eni-Owo
Icheke Oku
Just Not Married
Something Wicked
Best Use of Nigerian Costume in a 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 – Irawe Igbo
UDUAK-OBONG PATRICK – Just Not Married
EMEKA AMAKEZE – Icheke Oku
DESMOND ELLIOT – Hire A Man
FRANKIE OGAR – A Soldier’s Story
YEMI MORAFA – Something Wicked
ADEBAYO TIJANI/MUYIWA ADEMOLA – Eni Owo
Best Kiss in a Movie
GIDEON OKEKE and ZHINNEL ZHU –Anniversary
CHELSEA EZE and MIKE GODSON – Guy Next Door
SEUN AKINDELE and MERCY AIGBE – Victim
IK OGBONNA and NANCY ISIME – Hire A Man
ENYINNA NWIGWE and ZHINNEL ZHU –Hire a Man
OMOWUNMI DADA and GABRIEL AFOLAYAN – Something Wicked
Revelation of the Year – Female
Inem Peters
Calista Okonkwo
Mercy Macjoe
Chineye Uyanna
Bukky Adeeyo
Victoria Kolawole
Bose Oladimeji
Nkechi Sunday
Revelation of the Year – Male
Mofe Duncan
Sean Jimoh
Poju Oparanti
Wasiu Rafiu
Jomiloju Olumbe
Femi Remi
