2016 Best of Nollywood Awards

2016 Best of Nollywood Awards
2016 Best of Nollywood Awards
Date	December 10, 2016
Location	El-Dorda Events Center, Abia State
Country	Nigeria
Hosted by	Okey Bakassi

The 2016 Best of Nollywood Awards was the 8th edition of the ceremony and took place in Aba, Abia State on 10 December 2016.^[1] The event was to be hosted by Okey Bakassi and Mercy Aigbe, with the latter not showing up on the award night.^[2]^[3] Awards were given in 32 categories, with Adesua Etomi, Beverly Naya, Gabriel Afolayan and Alexx Ekubo amongst the winners.^[4]^[5]

The nominee list was released in November 2016 by head of jury, Niran Adedokun. Hire a Man and Something Wicked led the nomination list with nine nominations. Eni-Owo and A Soldier's Story followed with seven.^[6] The lifetime achievement awards for special contribution to the development of Nollywood was given to Sola Sobowale, Fidelis Duker and Chika Okpala, popularly known as "Chief Zebrudaya" from The Village Masquerade.^[7]^[8]

Awards

Best Actor in a Lead role (English)	Best Actor in a Lead role (Yoruba)
*Alex Ekubo (The First Lady)* Wale Ojo (For the wrong reasons) Patrick Leonard (Woeman) Stan Eze (Not Just Married) Enyinna Nwigwe (Hire a Man)	*Yomi Fabiyi (Metomi)* Femi Adebayo (Gbewiri Meta) Adeniyi Johnson (Lifeline) Muyiwa Ademola (Eni-Owo) Lateef Adedimeji (Yeye Oge)
Best Actor in a Lead role (Hausa)	Best Actor in a Lead role (Igbo)
*Ali Nuhu (Gamu nan Dai)* Sadiq Dan Sadiq (Mat Da Lados)	*Blossom Chukwujekwu (Icheke Oku)* Amadi Magnus (Akaraaka)
Best Actress in a Lead role (English)	Best Actress in a Lead role (Yoruba)
*Judith Audu (Not just married)* Omotu Bissong (Woeman) Ebube Nwagbo (Anniversary) Belinda Effah (Oracle Online) Omoni Oboli (The First Lady) Ireti Doyle (Something Wicked)	*Toyin Aimakhu (Metomi)* Mercy Aigbe (Victims) Temitope Solaja (Lehin Ikoro) Wumi Toriola (Eni-Owo) Yewande Adegbenro (Yeye Oge) Jumoke Odetola (Binta Ofege)
Best Actress in a Lead role (Hausa)	Best Actress in a Lead role (Igbo)
*Jamila Umar (Kasata)* Rahama Sadau (Mati Da Lado)	*Nichole Banna (Icheke Oku)* Adaeze Chiegbu (Akaraaka)
Best Supporting Actor (English)	Best Supporting Actress (English)
*Gabriel Afolayan (Something Wicked)* Rotimi Salami (Just Not Married) Seun Akindele (Black Val) Daniel K Daniel (A Soldier's Story) Nkem Owoh (Ghana Must Go) IK Ogbonna (Hire a man)	*Adesua Etomi, Ivie Okujaye, Beverly Naya (Something Wicked)* Yvonne Jegede (The First Lady) Eniola Badmus (Black Val) Helen Paul (Ghana Must Go) Yewande Adegbenro (Yeye Oge) Onyii Alex (Don’t fight it) Nancy Isime (Hire a man)
Most Promising Actor	Most Promising Actress
*Rotimi Salami (Just Not Married)* Steve Enagbare (Destiny Gate) Bright Wonder (Fidelity) Seun Ajayi (Studio)	*Ade Laoye (Studio)* Zainab Balogun (A Soldier's Story) Gina Castle (Fidelity) Princess Peters (Destiny Gate)
Best Child Actor	Best Child Actress
*Daniel Udah (Opeyemi)* Tunde Babasola (D’ Wish)	*Angel Unigwe (Woeman)* Neraya Akaboa (D’ Wish) Pricilia Ojo (Black Val)
Best Comedy of the Year	Best Movie with Social message
Ghana Must Go Behind the Scenes ATM Not Just Married The First Lady	Woeman For the Wrong Reasons Voiceless Scream ATM Leyin Ilekun
Movie with the Best Special Effect	Movie with the Best Screenplay
A Soldier's Story Icheke Oku Gbewiri Meta Storm	Something Wicked For the Wrong Reasons Hire a man Icheke Oku Just Not Married Irawe Igbo Eni-Owo
Best Short Film	Best Documentary
Opeyemi D' wish Deeply Cut Pepper Soup Silence Homesick	Amaka’s kin D' Ability For you my son
Best TV Series of the Year	Movie with the Best Editing
Lasgidi Cops (SCU) Studio 5ive Ayanfe mi	Hire A man Ghana Must go Not Just Married Something Wicked Eni-Owo
Movie with the Best Soundtrack	Movie with the Best Production Design
Icheke Oku Igbehinloju Irawe Igbo Ghana must go	Hire a Man Irawe Igbo Yeye Oge Icheke Oku The First Lady Something Wicked
Movie with the Best Cinematography	Best Use of Nigerian Costume in a Movie
A Soldier's Story Eni-owo Icheke Oku Just Not Married Something Wicked	Yeye Oge Irawe Igbo Icheke Oku Keji Ghana must go
Best Use of Make up in a Movie	Movie of the Year
A Soldier's Story Icheke Oku Storm Black Val	Something Wicked Irawe Igbo Icheke Oku A Soldier's Story Eni-Owo
Director of the Year	Best Kiss in a Movie
*Yemi Morafa (Something Wicked)* Aliu Gafar (Irawe Igbo) Uduak-Obong Patrick (Not Just Married) Emeka Amakeze (Icheke Oku) Desmond Elliot (Hire A Man) Frankie Ogar (A Soldier's Story) Adebayo Tijani & Muyiwa Ademola (Eni-Owo)	Omowumi Dada and Gabriel Afolayan (Studio) Enyinna Nwigwe and Zhinnel Zhu (Hire a Man) Ik Ogbonna and Nancy Isime (Hire a Man) Seun Akindele and Mercy Aigbe (Victim) Chelsea Eze and Mike Godson (Guy Next Door) Gideon Okeke and Zhinnel Zhu (Anniversary)
Revelation of the Year (male)	Revelation of the Year (female)
Sean Jimoh Mofe Duncan Poju Oparanti Wasiu Rafiu Jomiloju Olumbe Femi Remi	Bukky Adeeyo Inem Peters Callista Okonkwo Mercy Macroe Chineye Uyanna Victoria Kolawole Bose Oladimeji Nkechi Sunday

References

^ Okogba (October 1, 2016). "BON awards 2016 goes to Abia State".
^ admin (December 2016). "Mercy Aigbe Disappoints BON Award Organizers By Not Attending To Co-Host Event". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
^ Orajekwe, Linda (10 November 2016). "Okey Bakassi and Mercy Aigbe set to host BON Awards 2016". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
^ Seun (December 14, 2016). "Full List Of Winners of Bon Awards winners plus Jury chairman statement". Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
^ Jayne Augoye (December 14, 2016). "Alexx Ekubo, Yomi Fabiyi, Toyin Aihmakhu, others bag BON Awards".
^ Egbo, Vwovwe (November 23, 2016). "BON Awards 2016: Omoni Oboli, Iretiola Doyle, Alexx Ekubo get nominations".
^ "Yomi Fabiyi, Toyin Aimakhu win big at 2016 BON Awards". December 11, 2016. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
^ "BON honours Fidelis Duker, Sola Sobowale and Zebrudaya". Vanguard. 17 December 2016.

[1] Okogba (October 1, 2016). "BON awards 2016 goes to Abia State".

[2] (December 2016). "Mercy Aigbe Disappoints BON Award Organizers By Not Attending To Co-Host Event". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-21.

[3] Orajekwe, Linda (10 November 2016). "Okey Bakassi and Mercy Aigbe set to host BON Awards 2016". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

[4] Seun (December 14, 2016). "Full List Of Winners of Bon Awards winners plus Jury chairman statement". Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2016.

[5] Jayne Augoye (December 14, 2016). "Alexx Ekubo, Yomi Fabiyi, Toyin Aihmakhu, others bag BON Awards".

[6] Egbo, Vwovwe (November 23, 2016). "BON Awards 2016: Omoni Oboli, Iretiola Doyle, Alexx Ekubo get nominations".

[7] "Yomi Fabiyi, Toyin Aimakhu win big at 2016 BON Awards". December 11, 2016. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.

[8] "BON honours Fidelis Duker, Sola Sobowale and Zebrudaya". Vanguard. 17 December 2016.

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