‘Shanty Town,’ ‘Underbelly’ win big at BON Awards (See full list)
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BON is an annual ceremony held to honour outstanding achievements in the Nigerian movie industry. The many-anticipated awards winners were announced on Friday, in Osogbo, Osun state capital.
By Taiwo Okanlawon
‘Shanty Town‘, a six-part series produced by Chinenye Nworah, was among the biggest winners at 2023 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards.
BON is an annual ceremony held to honour outstanding achievements in the Nigerian movie industry.
The many-anticipated awards winners were announced on Friday, in Osogbo, Osun state capital.
‘Shanty Town,’ which was nominated in 15 out of the 29 categories, bagged five awards.
The awards include ‘Best Actress in English Movie’ (Ini Edo), ‘Best Use of Make-Up’, ‘Best Actor in an English Movie’ (Chidi Mokeme), and ‘Best Actress in a Supporting Role English’ (Nse Npe Etim).
The crime thriller also won the ‘Movie of the Year’ category.
‘Underbelly,’ directed by Toka Mcbaror, also secured wins in five categories.
The BON Awards ceremony was held in December 2009, in Ikeja, Lagos.
The annual event has been hosted in different states including Ogun, Oyo, Kogi, Kano, Ekiti, Delta, and Abia.
See the full list below:
Best Child Actor (Female)
Princess Kossy Nwogu (the other one)
(No male child actor noticed)
Best Social Message
Asa
Best Short Film
Agogo
Best Documentary
Genius In Disguise
Best use of special effect
Underbelly
Best soundtrack
Obara’m
Best sound
House of Secrets
Best use of costume
Dice
Best screenplay
Afamefuna
Best use of food
Ifedichie
Best kiss
Kiki Bakare/Mimisola Daniels (Egun)
Best Use of Makeup
Shanty Town
Editing
House of Secrets
Production design
Underbelly
Cinematography
Herdsmen
Most Promising actor
Smart Conrad (Underbelly)
Most Promising actress
Chinelo Enemchukwu (Ifedichie)
Best Indigenous
Afamefuna
Igbo film
Ifedichie
Best actor in a supporting role (Yoruba)
Funsho Adeolu (Asa)
Best actress in a supporting role (Yoruba)
Jumoke Odetola (Square One)
Best actor in a Yoruba movie.
Mustipha Sholagbade (50/50)
Best actress in a Yoruba movie
Debbie Sokoya (Keji)
Best actor in a supporting role in English
Stan Nze (Underbelly)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role English
Nse Npe Etim (Shanty Town)
Best Actress in an English movie
Ini Edo (Shanty Town)
Best actor in an English movie
Chidi Mokeme (Shanty Town)
Director of the Year
Toka Mcbaror (Underbelly)
Movie of the Year
Shanty Town
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