Mercy Aigbe, Omotola Jalade Nominated for 2017 Best of Nollywood Awards |See Full List of Nominees

Organisers have released the nominee list for the 2017 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards. This year over 120 films were screened, including 113 feature films, 7 short films and two TV series. According to the BON team, eight others were disqualified for various reasons.

See the full list of nominees below.

Best Actor in a Leading Role (English)

• Sambasa 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/Sambasa Nzeribe – Tatu
• Justice Nuagbe (Ushbebe)– 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)

• Tobiloba Abraham – Okun
• Gabriel Afolayan – Ailatunse
• Taiwo Ibikunle – Afaila Ojo
• Abdulateef Oladimeji – 1983
• Wale Akorede – 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 Ekeinde 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 Odetola – 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

Movie with the Best Social Message

• False Flag
• Alter Ego
• Busted
• Behind the Wheels
• Best Short Film of the Year
• Truncated
• Mustapha
• I AM
• Aramide

Movie with the Best Special Effect

• Slow Country
• Oloibiri
• Misery Lane
• Somewhere in the Dark
• Goddess of Fire
• Behind the Wheels
• What lies Within

Movie with the Best Screenplay

• Okun
• Oloibiri
• Tatu
• What Lies Within
• Slow Country
• The Women

TV Series of the Year

• The Johnsons
• Zone 222

Best use of  Nigerian food in a movie

• Picture Perfect
• Ufuoma
• Trace
• Stormy Heart

Best Use of Costume in a Movie

• Picture Perfect
• Tatu
• Inikpi
• Okun
• The Women

Best Use of Make-up in a Movie 

• Somewhere in the dark
• Tatu
• Slow Country
• Picture Perfect

Movie with the Best Production Design

• Oloibiri
• Tatu
• Okun
• Inikpi
• Alter Ego

Best Kiss in a Movie

• Omowunmi Dada/Eddie Watson – Bias
• Daniel K. Daniel/Chelsea Eze – Scorned
• Ufuoma McDemott/Kalu Ikeagu – The Women
• Omotola Jalade Ekeinde /Kunle Remmy – Alter Ego
• Ronke Odusanya/Gabriel Afolayan – Ailatunse

Movie with the Best Sound Track

• Oloibiri
• Tatu
• Inikpi
• Stormy Heart

Movie with the Best Editing

• Tatu
• What Lies Within
• Slow Country
• The Women
• Okun

Most Promising Actor

• Suara Olayinka in Tatu
• Peter Jacobs in I AM
• Most Promising Actress
• Chisom Steve  in Akuko Uwa
• Tinuola Oladoye in I AM

Movie with the Best Cinematography

• Tatu
• Slow Country
• What Lies Within
• Oloibiri
• A Trip to Jamaica

Director of the Year

• Eric Aghimien for Slow Country
• Blessing Egbe for The Women
• Bogunmbe Abiola Paul for Okun
• Vanessa Nzediegwu for What lies Within
• Don Omope for Tatu

Movie of the Year

• Slow Country
• Okun
• Tatu
• Oloibiri
• What Lies Within

Revelations of the Year(Female)

• Regina Daniel
• Bimbo Ademoye
• Yvonne Enakhene
• Selia Adebowale
• Folahunsho Adeola

Revelation of the Year(Male)

• Timini Egbuson
• Abayomi Alvin
• Baaj Adebule