• As Gbenga Daniel Launches Oloketuyi’s This Is Nollywood’ Book

The management and founder of the annual, travelling film industry awards, Best of Nollywood (BON), today, Friday, September 10 unveiled the 2021 list of nominees in 30 different categories at a star-studded event at Radisson Blu, Ikeja, Lagos.

The event, which also served as the launch of BON founder authored book, was an opportunity to celebrate BON founder, Seun Oloketuyi on his 45th birthday.

‘This is Nollywood’, a coffee table book that is a collection of information about Nollywood, including sights and scenes of the industry, awards, festivals, agencies, schools and many more was launched by the former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel.

Present at the event asides Otunba Daniel, who wrote the foreword were Hon Shina Peller; Dele Momodu; Mayor Akinpelu; Gboyega Akosile; Peace Anyiam Osigwe; Otunba Oyefeso, and many other stakeholders in the entertainment industry.

Among, the 2021 nominees are Stan Nze, Femi Adebayo, Lateef Adedimeji; Sola Sobowale; Mercy Aigbe, Iyabo Ojo and others.

Full List:

1. Best Actor in a Leading Role (English)
2. Stan Eze – Rattlesnake
3. Blossom Chukwueku – Hope Spring Eternal
4. Enyinna Nwigwe – Badamasi
5. Pereh Egbe – Butterflies
6. Okey Uzoeshi – Strain
7. Uzor Arukwe – Yours Regardless
8. Best Actor in a Leading Role (Yoruba)
9. Femi Adebayo – Esin
10. Lateef Adedimeji – Ka Bi osi
11. Joseph Momodu – Olufe
12. Seun Akindele – My Mirror
13. Akinola Akano – Oju
14. Samuel Oniyitan – Abeke
15. Best Actor in a Leading Role (Hausa)
16. Gambo Usman Kona -The Milkmaid
17. Adam Garba – Voiceless
18. Best Actress in a Leading Role (English)
19. Shushu Abubakar – Strain
20. Sharon Nwosu – Coat of Alms
21. Osas Ighodalo – Rattlesnake
22. Sola Sobowale – Cookies Spot
23. Bolaji Ogunmola – Butterflies
24. Mary Lazarus – Homeless Home
25. Best Actress in a Leading Role (Yoruba)
26. Mercy Aigbe – Agbeke
27. Jumoke Odetola – My Mirror
28. Peju Wahab – Ijolewa
29. Kehinde Bankole – Abeke
30. Adeola Olushola – Oju
31. Omowunmi Dada – Alagogo Ide
32. Best Actress in a Leading Role (Hausa)
33. Anthonieta Kalunta – The Milkmaid
34. Asabe Madaki – Voiceless
35. Best Actor in a Supporting Role (English)
36. Kachi Nnochiri – Butterflies
37. Femi Jacobs – Eagle Wings
38. Buchi Franklin – Rattlesnake
39. Martins Nebo – Just Kidding
40. Sani Danja – Badamasi
41. Seun Akindele – Greyish
42. Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Yoruba)
43. Bolanle Ninalowo – Ete
44. Yomi Olorunlolaye – Osuka
45. Rotimi Salami – Ijolewa
46. Wole Ojo – Abeke
47. Soliu Gbolagade – Abeke
48. Best Actress in a Supporting Role (English)
49. Tolulope Oke – Cookies Spot
50. Blessing Obasi – Hope Springs Eternal
51. Juliet Njemanze – Just Kidding
52. Ebenezer Eno – Yours Regardless
53. Anwuli Ijenebe – Greyish
54. Stella Ekwueme – Unconventional
55. Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Yoruba)
    1 Debby Shokoya – Misguided
    2 Kemi Afolabi – Ikunsuni
    3 Iyabo Ojo – Black Veil
    4 Faturoti Ifedapo – Oju
    5 Maureen Vincent – Alagogo Ide
56. Best Child Actress in a Movie
57. Ewomazino Amata – Miebaka
58. Adaeze Onugbo – Laurie
59. Angel Onyi Unigwe – Strain
60. Nifemi Lawal – Strain
61. Daniel Adeshina – Ijolewa
62. Craig Loughlan- Miebaka
63. Movie with the Best Social Message
64. Journey Home
65. Strain
66. Tethered
67. Time Tells
68. My Mirror
69. Ella
70. Hope Springs Eternal
71. Best Kiss in a Movie
72. Bolaji Ogunmola/Pereh Egbe – Butterflies
73. Blossom Chukwujekwe/Bolaji Ogunmola – Hope Spring Eternal
74. Stan Eze/Osas Ighodalo – Rattlesnake
75. Frederick Leonard/Bayray Mcwinzu – Greyish
76. Most Promising Actor of the Year
77. Akinola Akano – Oju
78. Michael Ejoor – Yours Regardless
79. Most Promising Actress of the Year
80. Faturoti Ifedapo – Oju
81. Adeola Olushola – Oju
82. Anthonieta Kalunta – The Milkmaid
83. Chinenye Aniemenam – Just Kidding
84. Best Short Film
85. When Devil Knocks
86. Canoe Boy
87. Busted
88. Journey Home
89. Homecoming
90. Soja
91. Movie with the Best Special Effect
92. Miebaka
93. Eagles Wings
94. The Milkmaid
95. Badamasi
96. Voiceless
97. Best use of food in a movie
98. Cookies Spot
99. Strain
100. Rattlesnake
101. Yours Regardless
102. Logan
103. Best Use of Costume in a movie
104. The Milkmaid
105. Butterflies
106. Rattlesnake
107. Oba Bi Olorun
108. Agbeke
109. Best use of Make-up
110. Soja
111. Milkmaid
112. Olugbeja Oloun
113. Voiceless
114. Meibaka
115. Eye of Deity (Oju)
116. Movie with the Best sound
117. Strain
118. Rattlesnake
119. Milkmaid
120. Abeke
121. Meibaka
122. Movie with the Best Soundtrack
123. Oye (Knowledge)
124. Milkmaid
125. Rattlesnake
126. Alagogo Ide
127. Logan
128. Voiceless
129. Movie with the Best Screenplay
130. Strain
131. Milkmaid
132. Hope Spring Eternal
133. Rattlesnake
134. Eagles Wings
135. Butterflies
136. Movie with the Best Editing
137. Strain
138. Milkmaid
139. Coat of Alms
140. Rattlesnake
141. Voiceless
142. Eagle Wings
143. Movie with the Best Production Design
144. Milkmaid
145. Miebaka
146. Badamasi
147. Voiceless
148. Rattlesnake
149. Eagle Wings
150. Movie with the Best Cinematography
151. The Milkmaid
152. Strain
153. Voiceless
154. Rattlesnake
155. Badamasi
156. Eagle Wings
157. Director of the Year
158. Uduak-Obong Patrick – Strain
159. Desmond Obviagele – The Milkmaid
160. Ramsey Nouah – Rattlesnake
161. Robert Peters – Voiceless
162. Paul Apel Papel- Eagle Wings
163. Movie of the Year
164. The Milkmaid
165. Voiceless
166. Rattlesnake
167. Strain
168. Eagle Wings
169. Revelation of the Year (Male)
     1.Emanuel Wilson (Bigshark)
     2.Babatunde Aderinloye
170. Jerry Williams
171. Badaiki John
172. Revelation of the Year (Female)
     1.Tope Aremu
     2.Stephaine Zibis
173. Bukky Olatunji
174. Bianca Ugowanne
175. Juliet. Njamaneze