2020 Best of Nollywood Awards explained

2020 Best of Nollywood Awards
Location:	Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
Country:	Nigeria
Host:	Tana Adelana and Debo Macaroni
Previous:	2019
Main:	Best of Nollywood Awards
Next:	2021

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.^{[1] [2]} The event was co-hosted by Tana Adelana and Debo Macaroni^[3] while the Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi served as the chief host.^[4]

by Charles Okpaleke and This Lady Called Life by Kayode Kasum were identified as the biggest winners of the awards show.^[5]

Awards

Best Actor in a Lead role – English	Best Actor in a Lead role –Yoruba
JKA Swanky – Living in Bondage:Breaking Free Efa Iwara – The Sessions Timini Egbuson – Elevator Baby Eyinna Nwigwe – Dear Affy Daniel K. Daniel – The Fugitive Femi Jacobs – Colours of Deceit	Ibrahim Yekini – Lucifer Jide Awobona – You Are Me Lateef Adedimeji – Etan Akin Kolapo – Asarailu Joseph Momodu – Torera Funso Adeolu - Digiola
Best Actress in a Lead role –English	Best Actress in a Lead role –Yoruba
Omowunmi Dada – The Sessions Bisola Aiyeola – This Lady Called Life Kehinde Bankole – Dear Affy Toyin Abraham – Elevator Baby Toni Tones – Killing Jade Adesua Etomi – Sugar Rush	Adebimpe Oyebade – Agbelebu Jade Bukunmi Oluwashina – You Are Me Nkechi Blessing – Torera King Flakie – Digiola Abisola Adebayo – Never Too Late
Best Supporting Actor –English	Best Supporting Actress – English
Alex Ekubo – Bling Lagosians Williams Uchemba/Tobi Bakre – Sugar Rush Byran Emmanuel – Colours of Deceit Tope Tedela – Country Hard Blossom Chukwujekwu/Abayomi Alvin – Unroyal	Bimbo Ademoye/Bisola Aiyeola – Sugar Rush Banke Joye – Traffic Ruth Kadiri – Too Old For This Sharon Ooja – Bling Lagosians Tina Mba – This Lady Called Life
Best Actor in a Lead role –Igbo	Best Actress in a Lead role –Igbo
Francis Duru – Mboputa Stan Nze – Ishi Anyaocha JKA Swanky – Nne	Happy Julian Uchendu – Mboputa Chidiebere Aneke – Ishi Anyaocha Frances Nsonwu Ikoroha – Nne
Most Promising Actor	Most Promising Actress
Denola Grey – Bling Lagosians Tobi Bakare – Sugar Rush Obinna Montero – Too Old for This	Aisha Mohammed – Colours of Deceit Banke Joye – Traffic Motilola Adekunle – To Have and To Hold Chinelo Enemchukwu – Perfect Marriage Mary John – Perfect Marriage
Best Supporting Actor –Yoruba	Best Supporting Actress –Yoruba
Femi Adebayo/Kelvin Ikedua – Lucifer Yomi Olorunlolaye/Olaide Almoruf – Brothers Bimbo Sunday – Asarailu Odunlade Adekola – Never Too Late Dele Odule – Agbelebu Jade	Abisola Adebayo – Agbelebu Jade Khadija Ayoade – You Are Me Regina Chukwu – Digiola Ashabi Ademefun – Brothers Ireti Osayemi – Never Too Late
Best Child Actor	Best Child Actress
Molawa Onajobi – This Lady Called Life Daniel Adeshina – Basil Divine Godwin Otun – Innocent King David Akpakwu – My Grandfather's Wife Chima David Ntongha – The Pain Your Storm	Amarachi Onwe – Secrets Chimamanda Unigwe - Perfect Marriage
Movie with the Best Sound	Best Movie with Social message
Unroyal Living in Bondage Kambili	The Session Not So Long a Letter WEDE Black Monday Dan Kasa Country Hard
Movie with the Best Special Effect	Movie with the Best Screenplay
Living in Bondage(Breaking Free) Lucifer Unroyal Sugar Rush	This Lady Called Life Bling Lagosians Elevator Baby The Sessions Living in Bondage (Breaking Free) Dear Affy
Best Short Film	Best Documentary
Pole Girl Dial 112 The Honourable Dan kasa The Bean Hawker	Tame The Serial Killer Journey to Gambia Learners
Best Use of Nigerian Food in a Movie	Movie with the Best Editing
This Lady Called Life Traffic The Sessions My Grandfather's Wife WEDE	Living in Bondage:Breaking Free This Lady Called Life Sugar Rush Elevator Baby The Sessions
Movie with the Best Cinematography	Best Use of Nigerian Costume in a Movie
Bling Lagosians Living in Bondage:Breaking Free Unroyal Sugar Rush Dear Affy	Unroyal Broken Water WEDE Living in Bondage:Breaking Free Isodehi
Best Use of Make up in a Movie	Movie of the Year
Living in Bondage(Breaking Free) The Sessions WEDE Broken Water Isodehi	Living in Bondage:Breaking Free This Lady Called Life The Sessions WEDE Sugar Rush Elevator Baby
Director of the Year	Best Kiss in a Movie
Ramsey Nouah – Living in Bondage:Breaking Free Kayode Kasum – This Lady Called Life Lancelot Imasuen – WEDE Akay Mason – Elevator Baby Judith Audu- The Sessions Kayode Kasum – Sugar Rush	Laura Fidel/Kunle Remi - Pole Girl Alex Ekubo/Sharon Ooja – Bling Lagosians JKA Swanky/Munachi Abii – Living in Bondage (Breaking Free) Omowunmi Dada/Efa Iwara – The Sessions IK Ogbonna/Matilda Lambert - Unroyal
Revelation of the Year –male	Revelation of the Year –female
Swanky JKA Tunde Aderinoye Fuad Ferdinand Mike Afolarin Moshood Fattah Heavens Obule	Bolaji Ogunmola Munachi Abi Dami Awokoya Mimi Daniels Temi Otedola
Movie with the Best Production Design	Movie with the Best Soundtrack
This Lady Called Life Unroyal Living in Bondage:Breaking Free WEDE Isodehi Broken Water	Colours of Deceit Traffic Living in Bondage Lucifer The Sessions Country Hard
Movie with the Best Comedy
Dear Affy Elevator Baby Bling Lagosians Sugar Rush

Notes and References

1. Web site: Augoye. Jayne. 2020-12-02. 2020 BON: Here are 5 nominees for 'Best Kiss' category. live. 2021-10-11. en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202163459/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/429108-2020-bon-here-are-5-nominees-for-best-kiss-category.html . 2020-12-02 .
2. Web site: Shaibu. Husseini. 2019-11-16. Best of Nollywood Award secures 2020 host. 2021-10-11. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
3. Web site: 2020-11-08. BON announces Tana Adelana, Debo Macaroni as hosts for 2020. 2021-10-11. Vanguard News. en-US.
4. Web site: Kenechukwu. Stephen. 2020-02-24. Fayemi to host 2020 Best of Nollywood Awards. live. 2021-10-11. TheCable Lifestyle. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20200818062829/https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/fayemi-to-host-best-of-nollywood-awards-2020/ . 2020-08-18 .
5. Web site: 2020-12-12. Behold hot steppers and winners at BON awards 2020. 2021-10-11. Vanguard News. en-US.