Best of Nollywood (BON) Announces Official Nominations for 2024 Award Show

Best of Nollywood (BON), one of the highly anticipated film awards shows in Nigeria, has announced the nominations list ahead of its 2024 award show. 

This year’s nominations list is mostly led by three movies, “Jagun Jagun,” “The Weekend,” and “Adire.” These three each have the highest nominations for the award show.

The BON celebrates Nigerian movies and filmmakers, by recognising their talents and efforts put into the promotion of Nigerian and African cultures in the media, locally and globally.

The Best of Nollywood (BON) 2024 award show is set to be hosted by Toyin Abraham-Ajeyemi and will take place at the Sugar Factory Film Studio, Kwara State, on November 24.

Here are the Best of Nollywood 2024 nominations

Best Cinematography

• Jagun Jagun
• Something Like Gold
• The Weekend
• Adire
• Ada Omo Daddy
• Orisa

Best Kiss

• Jide ‘J Blaze’ Oyegbile & Tomi Ojo: Damage Done
• Kelechi Udegbe & Kehinde Bankole: Offshoot
• Halimah Ganiyu & David Akande: Etiketa
• Omowunmi Dada & Tayo Faniran: Ada Omo Daddy

Director Of The Year

• Odunlade Adekola: Orisa
• Daniel Emeke Oriahi: The Weekend
• Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo: Jagun Jagun

• Kayode Kasum: Ajosepo
• Adebayo Tijani & Akay Mason: Ada Omo Daddy

Best Supporting Actress

• Binta Ayo Mogaji: Unknown Soja
• Mercy Aigbe Adeoti: Ada Omo Daddy
• Meg Otanwa: The Weekend
• Shaffy Bello: Orisa
• Gloria Anozie-Young: The Weekend

Best Supporting Actor

• Adedimeji Lateef: Jagun Jagun
• Roxy Antak: Unknown Soja
• Eso Dike: Damage Done
• Keppy Ekpenyoung: The Weekend

Best Short Film

• Brukaci
• Bush Baby
• Out of Many
• Cry Me Awake

Best Actor

• Bimbo Manuel: My Name is Misan
• Debo ‘Mr Macaroni’ Adedayo: Small Talk

• Odunlade Adekola: Orisa
• Jide ‘J Blaze’ Oyegbile: Damage Done
• Femi Adebayo: Jagun Jagun
• Deyemi Okanlawon: Unknown Soja

Best Actress

• Bukunmi Oluwashina: Jagun Jagun
• Omowunmi Dada: Ada Omo Daddy
• Kehinde Bankole: Adire
• Uzoamaka Anunoh: The Weekend
• Uche Mac-Auley: My Name is Misan
• Jessica Blessing Nze: Momiwa
• Omowunmi Dada: Unknown Soja

Best Documentary

• Is it Your Money?
• Where is Chijoke?
• Senegal: A Legend is Born
• Nightlife in Lasgidi

Best Child Actor

• Lawal Oluwanifemi: Son of Iron
• Michael Akpujiwa: Momiwa

Best Child Actress

• Darasimi Nadi: Ajosepo
• Darasimi Nadi: Unknown Soja
• Jasmine Olarotimi: My Name is Misan
• Rahana Kukoyi Jimoh: Oloku Ada

Best Social Message

• Ada Omo Daddy
• Singleness is Bliss
• Small Talk
• L.I.F.E
• Etiketa
•  Unleashed

Best Sound

• Offshoot
• Ada Omo Daddy
• Jagun Jagun
• The Beads

Best Costume

• Ada Omo Daddy
• Offshoot
• Orisa
• Jagun Jagun
• Adire

Best Editing

• What About Us?
• Ada Omo Daddy
• Damage Zone
• Momiwa
• Orisa
• Small Talk

Best Use of Makeup

• Jagun Jagun
•  Orisa
•  Brukaci
• What Happened at St James

Best Screenplay

• Damage Done
• Momiwa
• White and Black
•  My Name is Misan
•  Life in a Day

Most Promising Actress

• Tomike Adeoye: Ajosepo
• Halimah Ganiyu: Etiketa
• Fisayo Ajisola-Borokinni: Singleness is Bliss
• Chioma Okafor: Life in a Day
• Folu Storms: What About Us?

Most Promising Actor

• Ozechi Franklyn Izuchukwu: Nwanyi Abacha
• Kalu-Anaga Emmanuel Eme: Ajosepo

Best Production Design

• Adire
• Jagun Jagun
• The Weekend
• Something Like Gold
•  Orisa

Best Indigenous

• Akudaaya (The Wrath)
• Jagun Jagun
• Etiketa
• Orisa

Best Soundtrack

• Jagun Jagun
• Out of Many
• Oloku Ada
• Orisa
• The Beads
• Etiketa

Best Use of Food

• Son of Iron
• Ada Omo Daddy
• Etiketa
•  Nwanyi Abacha
•  Orisa