Best of Nollywood Awards (stylised as BON Awards) is an annual film event presented by ''Best of Nollywood Magazine,'' honouring outstanding achievement in the Nigerian Movie Industry. The first edition was held on 6 December 2009, in

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. The 2013 ceremony honouring movies of 2013, was held at Dome,

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, Delta State on 5 December 2013. Governor

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was the chief host, and the nomination party was held at the State House in

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. The red carpet used for the event was aimed to be one of the longest in history.

Ceremonies

2009 Best of Nollywood Awards The year 2009 saw the first Best of Nollywood Awards, recognising achievement in the Nigerian film industry. Ramsey Nouah won Best Actor, Ini Edo won Best Actress, and Izu Ojukwu Izu Ojukwu is a Nigerian film director. In 2007 he won ''Best ...

* 2010 Best of Nollywood Awards *

2011 Best of Nollywood Awards The 3rd Best Of Nollywood Awards were held on Friday November 11, 2011 at the Lagoon Restaurant, Lagos. Top musical artist like JJC, W4, Capital F.E.M.I & Adol performed during the event. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Best of Nollywood Awards, 2 ...

2012 Best of Nollywood Awards The 4th Best of Nollywood Awards was held at Tafawa Balewa Square Auditorium in Lagos, Nigeria. A total of 32 awards were given out to practitioners of the Nigerian film industry. The ceremony was co-hosted by Nollywood actor Nonso Diobi and form ...

2013 Best of Nollywood Awards The 5th Best of Nollywood Awards was held at Dome, Asaba, Delta State on 5 December 2013. Several notable personalities like Juliet Ibrahim, Omoni Oboli and Richard Mofe Damijo were in attendance. The Dark Comedy film ''Confusion Na Wa'' won the ...

* 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards * 2015 Best of Nollywood Awards * 2016 Best of Nollywood Awards *

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* 2018 Best of Nollywood Awards *

2019 Best of Nollywood Awards The 2019 Best of Nollywood Awards was the 11th edition of the ceremony and took place in the Coronation Hall of the Kano State Government in Kano State on 14 December 2019. Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was the chief host of the event and the event ...

2020 Best of Nollywood Awards The 2020 Best of Nollywood Awards was the 12th edition of the ceremony and took place in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State on 5 December 2020. The event was co-hosted by Tana Adelana and Debo Macaroni while the Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi served as ...

* 2021 Best of Nollywood Awards

Categories

As of 2013, the BON Awards have approximately 35 categories. * Best Lead Actor in an English Movie * Best Lead Actress in an English Movie * Best Lead Actor in a Yoruba film * Best Lead Actress in a Yoruba film * Best Supporting Actor in an English film * Best Supporting Actress in an English film * Best Supporting Actor in a Yoruba film * Best Supporting Actress in a Yoruba film * Most Promising Act of the Year (male) * Most Promising Act of the Year (female) * Best Child Actor (male) * Best Child Actor (female) * Comedy of the Year * Movie with the Best Social Message * Best Kiss in a Movie * Best Makeup in a Movie * Onga Best Use of Nigerian Food in a Movie * Best Short film of the Year * Best Use of a Costume in a Movie * Best Screenplay * Best Edited Movie * Best Sound in a Movie * Best Production Design * Best Cinematography * Director of the Year * Movie of the Year * Best Special Effects * Best Actor (Hausa) * Best Actress (Hausa) * Best Supporting Actor (Hausa) * Best Supporting Actress (Hausa) * Revelation of the Year (Female) * Revelation of the Year (Male) * Movie Journalist of the Year * Marketer of the Year

References

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