The organizers of the Best of Nollywod Awards have released the list of nominees for the 2016 edition. The nominees’ list was unveiled in Lagos to an exclusive audience comprising entertainment editors and select stakeholders in the movie industry.

According to Niran Adedokun, 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 a popular Punch Newspapers columnist, acknowledged the resilience of Nigerian filmmakers for defying the current harsh economic realities to sustain their creative activities. He thanked 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.

Aimed at recognising and promoting the best of films and filmmakers in Nigeria, the BON Awards, in less than one decade of its existence, has become the most authentic home grown platform honouring the richness and ingenuity of Nigerian cinema. This year’s edition shall be hosted by the executive governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ipkeazu.

BEST OF NOLLYWOOD 2016 NOMINATION LIST
Best Actor in Leading Role (English)
• Wale Ojo  in For The Wrong Reasons
• Alexx Ekubo in The First Lady
• Fredrick Leonard in Woeman
• Stan Eze  in Just Not Married
• Enyinna Nwigwe  in Hire A Man
• Okey Uzoeshi in Something Wicked
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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

1. 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 Just Not 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
• Oyinade Adegbenro in  Yeye Oge
• Jumoke Odetola in Binta Ofege

Best Actress in Leading Role (Igbo)
• Nichole Banna- 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
• Iyke Adiele 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
• Igbehin loju
• 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 –
• Emeka Amakeze for  Icheke Oku
• Desmond Elliot for Hire A Man
• Frankie Ogar for A Soldier’s Story
• Yemi Morafa for Something Wicked
• Adebayo Tijani/Muyiwa Ademola in Eni Owo

Best Kiss in a Movie
• Gideon Okeke and Zhinnel Zhu in Anniversary
• Chelsea Eze and Mike Godson in Guy Next Door
• Seun Akindele 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
• Chineye Uyanna
• Bukky Adeeyo
• Victoria Kolawole

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