‘Shanty Town,’ ‘Underbelly’ win big at BON Awards (See full list)

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