BON ’18: Tope Oshin leads award chart

…As organisers stage glamorous 10th edition

The 10th anniversary edition of Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards, not only lived up to the glam, but rewards to deserving filmmakers and industry veterans in the competitive and honorary categories.

Held at the Kakanfo Inn, Ibadan, Oyo State on Saturday, December 8, the event which began with a red carpet, witnessed a convergence of stars, who also made impressive fashion statements.

The evening saw prolific director, Tope Oshin, clinching Director of the Year, for the movie ‘We Don’t Live Here Anymore’; while Tana Adelana won ‘Best Actress of The Year’, for the movie ‘Body Language’.

Full list of winners at BON Awards 2018:

Best Actor in a Leading Role (English) *Kelechi Udegbe – Bedroom Points

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (English) *Shawn Faqua – Personal Assistant

Oba Elegushi Best Actor in a Leading Role (Yoruba) • Yemi Solade – Irolabi and Femi Adebayo – Etiko Onigedu

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Yoruba) • Jamiu Azeez – Hey

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Hausa) • Umar M Shareef in Mariya

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Igbo) • Swanky JKA in A Lonely Lane

Rotimi Ajanaku Best Actress in Leading Role (English) • Tana Adelana – Body Language

Best Actress in Supporting role (English) • Bimbo Ademoye – Personal Assistant

Best Actress in Leading Role (Yoruba) • Ronke Ojo – Osun Sengede and Bukunmi Oluwasina = Hey

Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Yoruba) • Lanre Da Silva – Eniolami

Best Actress in a Leading Role(Hausa) • Maryam Yahaya in Mariya

Best Actress in a Leading Role( Igbo) • Kindness Fidelis in A Lonely Lane

Best Child Actor in a Movie • Daniel Adesina- Ofefe

Best Child Actress in a movie • Jasmine Fakunle in Oga Bolaji

Moses Olaiya Movie with the Best Comedy
• A Million Baby

Omolewa Ahmed movie with the Best Social Message • Surrogate

Best Short Film of the Year • Mirabel

Documentary of the Year
• Green Passport

Movie with the Best Special Effect • Ebosimi

Movie with the Best Screenplay
• Queen of Queens

Best use of Nigerian food in a Movie • Simbi Alamala

Best Use of Costume in a Movie • Ebosimi

Best Use of Make-up in a Movie • Disguise

Movie with the Best Production Design • Etiko Onigedu

Best Kiss in a Movie
• Mawuli Gavor/ Odera Olivia Orji – Obsession

Senator Gbenga Ashafa Movie with the Best Sound Track • Queen of Queens

Yetunde Olopade Movie with the Best Editing
• We don’t Live Here Anymore

Most Promising Actor
• Francis Sule and Temidayo Akinboro in We don’t Live Here Anymore

Most Promising Actress
• Oreoluwa Adedoyin in Ofefe

Movie with the Best Cinematography • 10 Days in Sun City

Director of the Year:
Tope Oshin- We don’t Live Here Anymore

Tony Elumelu Movie of the Year: We don’t Live Here Anymore

Euthopian Airline Revelation of the Year (Female) • Jumoke Adelaja

Euthopain Airline Revelation of the Year(Male) • David Akande