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Statement of the Screeners’ Committee, Best of Nollywood Awards,
2017
I welcome you to the formal unveiling of nominees for the 2017 edition of the Best of Nollywood Awards. This marks the end of four months of intense activities which started with our call for entries.
This year, we had over 128 films of which 120 including 113 feature films, seven short films and two Tv series were screened. Eight others were disqualified for various reasons relating to not meeting entry requirement.
On the whole, we can say that practitioners are doing all possible to raise the bar of production even though a lot of entries still leave much to be desired. One sure thing however is that Nigerian filmmakers are doing their best to attain international standards and they need to be encouraged.
The point should also be paid about the reduction in the number of Hausa, Igbo and films made in other languages this year. BON prides itself as a promoter of the beauty that exists in our diversity, we see films as a veritable way of preserving our culture and appeal to our filmmakers to produce more films in local languages and bring forward for the awards.
On behalf of members of the Screeners Committee, I thank the Executive Director of the BON Award and the organising for the opportunity to serve and congratulate everyone who have entered to the awards and the nominees especially. It is a thing of total pleasure to be together with you in the quest to honour the best of the film industry in Nigeria and encourage us all to be better.
Thanks you and God bless
Niran Adedokun
Nominees for the Best of Nollywood Awards, 2017.
- 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 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 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
15 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
32 Movie of the Year
- Sow 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 Egbusan
- Abayomi Alvin
- Baaj Adegbule
