The organisers of the Best of Nollywood Awards have released the list of nominees for the 2016 edition and Nollywood heavyweights are slugging it out in order to go home with the covetous award.
Top shots like Ireti Doyle, Mercy Aigbe, Alex Ekubo, Wale Ojo, among others are battling to clinch the award.
According to Niran Adedokun, the president of the BON jury, the release followed 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.
While congratulating the nominees, Adedokun, also acknowledged the resilience of Nigerian filmmakers for defying the current harsh economic realities to sustain their creative activities. He thanked the organisers of the awards for the opportunity to serve while encouraging practitioners to continue to strive for excellence noting that the industry has unlimited prospects.
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
