Abeokuta Plays Host To BON Awards 2017

The 9th edition of the BON (Best of Nollywood) Awards  takes place this evening at the ancient city of Abeokuta, Ogun State- the venue being the June 12 Cultural Centre.

This year,  veteran actress Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde, Hausa actor  Ali Nuhu and filmmaker, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen are  expected recipients of the Best of Nollywood Awards 2017 Special Recognition award. The event will be hosted by Hausa actress,  Rahama Sadau and  Tinsel star  Gbenro Ajibade will co-host the event, and various  artistes are on deck to entertain the  guests.

"The current administration in Ogun State is proud to be identified with this event and we promise to give all the needed support to ensure that this year’s edition is an even greater success story," according Dayo Adeneye, Minister of Information & Strategy.

Partial Nomination List... (courtesy of BONAWARDS.COM)

        Best Actor in a Leading Role (English)

 Sambisa Nzeribe in Slow Country

 Alexx Ekubo in Inikpi

 Joseph Benjamin in Dance to my Beat

 Bolanle Ninalowo in Picture Perfect

 Gabriel Afolayan in Tatu

 Paul Utomi in What lies Within

  

     Best Actor in a Supporting Role (English)

 IK Ogbonna – Excess Luggage

 Kelechi Udegbe – Behind the Wheels

 Tope Tedela – Slow Country

 Segun Arinze/Sambisa Nzeribe – Tatu

 Funny Bone – Dance to my Beat

     Best Actor in a Leading Role (Yoruba)

 Niyi Johnson – Okun

 Gabriel Afolayan – False Flag

 Femi Adebayo – Afaila Ojo

 Odunlade Adekola – Gangan

 Abdulateef Oladimeji- Ojo Meta

      Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Yoruba)

 Tanilba Abraham – Okun

 Gabriel Afolayan – Ailatunse

 Taiwo Ibikunle – Afaila Ojo

 Abdulateef Oladimeji- 1983

 Wale Akorede in Somewhere in the Dark

       Best Actor in a Leading Role(Hausa)

 Rabiu Rikadawa – Ko Bayan Raina

 Adam Zango – Matatace Shaida

      Best Actor in a Leading Role(Igbo)

 Tim Ebuka  – Akuko Uwa

 Browny Igboegbu – Nkoli Nwa Nsukka

       Best Actress in Leading Role (English)

 Omotola Jalade in Alter Ego

 Ivie Okujaye in Slow Country

 Ufuoma Mcdermott in The Women

 Michelle Dede in What lies Within

 Rahama Sadau in Tatu

 Esther Audu in Inikpi

     Best  Actress in  Supporting role (English)

 Queen Nwokoye – Excess Luggage

 Bayray Mcnwizu – Trace

 Bisola Aiyeola – Picture Perfect

 Toyin Abraham/Funlola Raimi – Tatu

 Kate Henshaw/Omoni Oboli/ Katherine Obiang- The Women

        Best Actress in Leading Role (Yoruba)

 Ronke  Odusanya – Ailatunse

 Aisha Lawal in False Flag

 Mercy Aigbe – Ojo Meta

 Jumoke Odutola – Somewhere in the Dark

 Adeola Ayoade in Okun

       Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Yoruba)

 Ireti Osayemi – Ojo Meta

 Feyisara Hassan – Okun

 Omowumi Dada  – Somewhere in the Dark

 Iyabo Ojo – Gangan

 Temitope Solaja- Ashabi Akata

      Best Actress in a Leading Role(Hausa)

 Jamila Nagudu – Ko Bayan Raina

 Rahama Sadau – Matatace Shaida

     Best Actress in a Leading Role( Igbo)

 Chizzy Alichi – Akuko Uwa

 Rachel Okonkwo – Nkoli Nwa Nsukka

       Best Child Actor in a Movie

 Adebayo Thomas – Slow Country

 Dumebi Nzeribe – Tatu

 Kunuji Boluwatife – The Maniac

 Abayomi Gabriel – Excess Luggage

 Ero Josh-Behind the Wheels

       Best Child Actress in a movie

 Martina Obi – Truncated

 Bella Ufondu- Excess Luggage

 Teniola Awobiyi in Tatu

         Comedy of the Year

 Ufuoma

 Three Wise Men

 A Trip to Jamaica

 Excess Luggage

 American Driver

Source: Vanguard, Best of Nollywood