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Kehinde Bankole, Tayo Faniran and Omowunmi Dada among the nominees for 'Best Kiss'

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Organizers of the Best of Nollywood Awards (BON) have revealed the nominees for “Best Kiss” in a movie category and a host of exciting activities for this year’s event.

This year’s nominees for the “Best Kiss in a Movie” category highlight some of Nollywood’s most talented actors, including Omowunmi Dada, Tayo Faniran, Kelechi Udegbe, Kehinde Bankole, Halima Haliyi, David Akande, Jide Oyebile and Tomi Ojo .

Omowunmi Dada stands out with a double nomination for Best Actress at the BON Awards for her roles in Ada Omo Daddy and Unknown Soja.

The BON Awards are an annual celebration of excellence in the Nigerian film industry. It is known for its unique award categories such as “Best Use of Nigerian Food in a Film” and “Best Kiss in a Film”.

This year’s awards are scheduled for November 24 at the Sugar Factory in Ilorin, Kwara State.

The Best Kiss in a Movie category has been a fan favorite at the BON Awards, with memorable winners over the past few years:

In 2023, Nollywood actors Kiki Bakare and Mimisola Daniels emerged winners of the Best Kiss category at the Bon Awards.

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Nollywood actors Laura Fidel and Kunle Remi emerged winners of the Best Kiss category at the 2020 BON Awards.

Ghanaian actor Mawuli Gavor and Nollywood actress Odera Olivia Orji won the Best Kiss category at the 2018 BON Awards.

In 2015, Seun Akindele and Roseanne Marcel won the “Best Kiss in a Movie” award, and to celebrate the win, the duo shared a kiss on stage at the awards ceremony.

Pre-award activities and book reading

As part of the lead-up to the main event, organizers also unveiled a range of pre-award activities, including a book reading session and the introduction of new award categories.

Highlights include a pre-awards welcome party scheduled for Nov. 23 and a Book of the Year reading scheduled for the morning of awards day.

This year's Book of the Year is “Do What You're Told, Bani” by acclaimed author Lola Shoneyin.

The reading will feature notable personalities including the First Lady of Kwara State and celebrated Nollywood stars Segun Arinze, Wole Ojo, Kemi Adekomi, Cynthia Clarke and Chioma Okafor.

According to the organisers, the book reading is aimed at inspiring and engaging the youth, precisely a select number of school children in Ilorin, Kwara State, offering them a unique opportunity to interact with industry leaders.

Gifted categories

The organizations have revealed that notable individuals and organizations have donated four of their top award categories to elevate the awards.

Gifted categories include:

Best Indigenous Film – Awarded by Oba Saheed Eleguishi, a distinguished traditional ruler and patron of the arts.

Best Use of Food – Funded by Abundish Limited, an agricultural product of the incumbent Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Hon. Moji Ojora, awards the category of Best Actress. The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Toke Benson, awards the film the Best Social Message.

Seun Oloketuyi, founder of the BON Awards, said: “These new donations promise to enhance the prestige of the awards by taking them to the next level and also provide greater recognition for excellence in these fields.”

Feranmi Olaoye, CEO, described this year's event as more than a ceremony.

He added: “This year is not just another gala night, but a weekend getaway for hard-working Nollywood practitioners and others within the Nollywood community.

See the full list of nominees below:

BEST ACTRESS

Uche Mac-Auley — MY NAME IS MISAN

Bukunmi Oluwashina — JAGUN JAGUN

Omowunmi Dada — ADA OMO DAD

Omowunmi Dada — UNKNOWN SOY

Kehinde Bankole -ADIRE

Uzoamaka Aniunoh -THE WEEKEND

Jessica Blessing Nze-MOMIWA

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

JAGUN JAGUN

SOMETHING LIKE GOLD

ADA OMO DAD

ADIRE

ORISA

THE WEEKEND

BEST ACTOR

Bimbo Manuel – MY NAME IS MISAN

Odunlade Adekola-ORISA

Femi Adebayo – JAGUN JAGUN

Jide Jblaze Oyegbile -DAMAGE DONE

Deyemi Okanlawon -UNKNOWN SOY

Debo Adedayo (Macaroni) -SMALL TALK

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Keppy Ekpenyong -THE WEEKEND

That Dam -DAMAGE DONE

Adedimeji Lateef -JAGUN JAGUN

Roxy Antak – UNKNOWN SOY

BEST SOCIAL MESSAGE

SINGLENESS IS HAPPINESS

ETIKETA

LIFE

CHAT

ADA OMO DAD

RELEASED

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Mercy Aigbe Adeoti -ADA OMO DAD

Meg Otanwa – THE WEEKEND

Binta Ayo Mogaji – UNKNOWN SOY

Gloria Anozie – YOUNG – THE WEEKEND

Shaffy Bello-ORISA

BEST EDITION

AND US?

ADA OMO DAD

DAMAGE DONE

MOMIWA

ORISA

CHAT

BEST COSTUME

JAGUN JAGUN

ORISA

ADA OMO DAD

ADIRE

STEM

BETTER SOUND

STEM

ADA OMO DAD

JAGUN JAGUN

THE ACCOUNTS

BEST SOUNDTRACK

JAGUN JAGUN

ORISA

THE ACCOUNTS

ETIKETA

OF MANY

OLOKU ADA

BEST USE OF FOOD

SON OF IRON

ADA OMO DAD

ETIKETA

NWANYI ABACHA

ORISA

BEST INDIGENOUS

ETIKETA

AKUDAAYA (THE SPECTRUM)

ORISA

JAGUN JAGUN

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