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The 2011 Best Of Nollywood (BON) Awards hosted by Ini Edo & Tee-A – Nominees List & “Best Kiss” Special Award

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Ini Edo-Ehiagwina at the 2010 BON Awards

The 2011 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards will take place on Friday 11th November 2011. For this year’s edition of the awards, there are 28 outstanding categories and nominees were selected from over 190 movies submitted for this year’s event. The 2011 BON Awards will be hosted by comedian Tee-A & actress Ini Edo – both stars have promised to thrill the audience at the event.

Funmi Adeyina – Brand Manager BON , disclosed that a “nominee reading drive” will kick-off this year’s BON Awards. The Nominee Reading Initiative will take the various nominees to various schools and give them an opportunity to interact with promising young Nigerians, read with them and advice them on the importance of education.

In 2010, BON decided to honour the” Scandal Free Actress of the Year” with a special award – SUNLIGHT Partnership Award for Clean and Fresh Actress of the Year; this year’s special award is focused on something different – it is an award for the “Best Kiss” in a movie. According to the brand manager, “In addition to rewarding excellence and hard work in Nollywood, we have decided to add some spark of excitement to the event this year by introducing the Best kKss in a Nigerian Movie category. The category has some strong contenders which includes Uche Jombo & Kalu Ikeagwu in Damage, Odunlade Adekola & Toks Oke in Booku, Tonto Dike & Muna Obiekwe in Dirty Secrets and Majid Michel & Genevieve Nnaji in Bursting Out.

BON Awards is the initiative of Best of Nollywood and www.bestofnollywood.tv.

Nominees For The 2011 Best Of Nollywood Awards:

Best Nigerian Actor With The Best Performance In An English Speaking Role
1-Ramsey Nouah – Private Storm
2-Oladimeji Imoru Ganiyu (Trybson) – Ghetto Dreams
3-Kenneth Okonkwo – Soul To Soul
4-Joseph Benjamin – Mr. & Mrs.
5-O. C. Okeje – 2 Brides & A Baby

Best Nigerian Supporting Actor With The Best Performance In An English Speaking Role
1-Kalu Ikeagwu – 2 Brides & A Baby
2-Gabriel Afolayan – Ghetto Dreams
3-John  Ommelo – Private Storm
4-Paul Apel – Mr. & Mrs.
5-Segun Arinze – Save Our Soul

Best Nigerian Actress With The Best Performance In An English Speaking Role
1-Nse Ikpe Etim – Mr. & Mrs.
2-Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde – Private Storm
3-Genevieve Nnaji – Mirror Boy
4-Omoni Oboli – Anchor Baby
5-Uche Jombo – Damage

Best Nigerian Supporting Actress With The Best Performance In An English Speaking Role
1-Susan Peters – Bursting Out
2-Ufuoma Ejenobor – Private Storm
3-Chelsea Eze – 2 Brides & A Baby
4-Chika Ike – Criminal Mind
5-Queen Nwokoye – Cry of  A Widow

Best Nigerian Actor With The Best Performance In A Yoruba Speaking Role    
1-Saidi Balogun – Eti Keta
2-Enila Olaniyan – Kuta Nle
3-Muyiwa Ademola – Iyo Aye
4-Odunade Adekola – Jelili
5-Femi Adebayo – 21 Years

Best Nigerian Supporting Actor With The Best Performance In A Yoruba Speaking Role
1-Gabriel Afolayan – Richie Richie
2-Sunkanmi Omobolanle – Eti Keta
3-Ibrahim Chatta – Kuta Nle
4-Taiwo Ibikunle – Demilade
5-Damola Olatunji – Ore Meji

Best Nigerian Actress With The Best Performance In A Yoruba Speaking Role
1-Fathia Balogun – Ajaa Meji
2-Eniola Badmus – Eefa
3-Laide Bakare – Demilade
4-Toyin Aimaku – Ikudoro
5-Sola Kosoko – Sindara

Best Nigerian Supporting Actress With The Best Performance In A Yoruba Speaking Role
1-Funke Adesiyan – Eti Keta
2-Mosun Filani – Iyo Aye
3-Ronke Odusanya – Fari Kola
4-Regina Chukwu – Ere Ori Igi
5-Macdonald Robinson – Richie Richie

Male Revelation Of The Year: This Is An Award Given To A New Nigerian Actor With The Best Performance In A  Movie
1-Okey Uzoechi – 2 Brides & A Baby
2-Deji Akinosho – Ikudoro
3-Paul Apel – 90 Ninth day

Female Revelation Of The Year: This Is An Award Given To A New Nigerian Actress With The Best Performance In A  Movie
1-Ketra Hewatech – 2 Brides & A Baby
2-Bidemi Kosoko – Ikudoro
3-Funmi Odufuwa – Richie Richie
4-Funmi Oguntade – Eje Ati Wura
5-Seyi Ashekun – Fari Kola

Child Actor Of The Year
1-Hammond Oghomwen – Damage
2-Nicolette Ndigwu – Damage
3-Gbemi Obideyi – Ipinya Ife
4-Edward Kagutozi – Mirror Boy

Best Cross Over Artiste
1-Uche Jombo – Dewunmi Iberu
2-Kate Henshaw – Eti Keta
3-Femi Adebayo – Ladies Gang
4-Eniola Badmus – Blackberry Babes

Comedy Of The Year
1-Jelili
2-Osas
3-Okon Lagos
4-Baba No Regret

Cinematography Of The Year
1-Eefa
2-2 Brides & A Baby
3-Inale
4-90 Ninth Day
5-Mirror Boy

Best Use of Costume
1-Inale
2-Private Storm
3-Two Brides & A Baby
4-Bursting Out
5-Eefa

Movie Of The Year
1-Eefa
2-Mirror Boy
3-2 Brides & A Baby
4-Mr. & Mrs.
5-Private Storm

Director Of The Year
1-Bayo Tijani – Eefa
2-Teco Benson – 2 Brides & A Baby
3-Obi Emelonye – Mirror Boy
4-Jeta Amata – Inale
5-Lancelot Imaseun & Ikechukwu Onyeka – Private Storm

Soundtrack Of The Year
1-Inale
2-Kuta Ile
3-Eefa
4-Damage
5-Fari Kola

Marketer Of The Year
1-Nollywood Distribution
2-Epsalumn
3-Corporate Pictures
4-Kush
5-Magic Movies

Best Edited Movie Of The Year
1-Eefa
2-2 Brides & A Baby
3-Mr. & Mrs.
4-Damage
5-90Ninth Day

Smirnoff Best Movie With A Message For Society Change
1-Damage
2-Iyo Aye
3-Save Our Soul
4-Omo Ghetto 2
5-Ere Ori Igi

Smirnoff Best Kiss In A Nigerian Movie
1-Uche Jombo & Kalu Ikeagwu – Damage
2-Odunlade Adekola & Toks Latona – Booku
3-Tonto Dike & Muna – Dirty Secret
4-Genevieve Nnaji & Majid Michel – Bursting Out

Best Movie With The Best Sound
1-90 Ninth Day
2-Eefa
3-2 Brides & A Baby
4-Mirror Boy
5-Inale

Screenplay Of The Year
1-Blessing Effiong-Egbe – 2 Brides  & A Baby
2-Kenny Olorunyomi – Ere Ori Igi
3-Uche Jombo & Rita Onuwrah – Damage

Best Movie From A Nigerian Diasapora
1-Anchor Baby – Lonzo Nzekwe
2-Mirror Boy – Obi Emenloye

Media
Print
1-Nonye Ben-Nwankwo – Punch Newspapers
2-Victor Akande – The Nation
3-Vivian Onvorah – City People Magazine
4-Tade Afisat – National Encomium
5-Akin Sokoya – Excellence

TV
1-Silverbird TV- Abdul
2-AIT
3-Juliet  Ngborukwe – Village Square
4-Efe Tommy – Excite On TV

 Online
1-Nollywood Uncut (www.nollywooduncut.com)
2-Nigerian Films (www.nigerianfilms.com)
3-Bella Naija (www.bellanaija.com)

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