2021 Best of Nollywood Awards

2021 Best of Nollywood Awards
Date	December 11, 2021 (2021-12-11)
Country	Nigeria

The 2021 Best of Nollywood Awards is the 13th edition of the ceremony that took place in Lokoja, Kogi State on 11 December 2021[1][2]

The nominee list was revealed on 10 September 2021 by the founder of Best of Nollywood Awards at an event in Raddison Blu hotel in Ikeja, Lagos. The nominees unveiled included Stan Nze, Femi Adebayo, Lateef Adedimeji, Sola Sobowale, Mercy Aigbe, Iyabo Ojo and others.[3] Pere Egbi, a Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate was nominated in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category for his role in Butterflies by Biodun Stephen alongside Stan Nze, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Enyinna Nwigwe, Okey Uzoeshi and Uzor Arukwe.[4] The Milkmaid and Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story earned the highest nominations with 14 nominations each.[5]

Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story won the awards in Best Actor in a leading role, Best Actor in a Supporting role, Best Editing and Best Cinematography while The Milkmaid won Movie of the Year, Most Promising Actress and Director of the Year. A special recognition award was presented to veteran actress, Madam Kofo.[6]

Awards

Best Actor in a Lead role – English	Best Actor in a Lead role –Yoruba
Stan Eze – Rattlesnake Blossom Chukwujekwu – Hope Spring Eternal Enyinna Nwigwe – Badamasi Pere Egbi – Butterflies Okey Uzoeshi – Strain Uzor Arukwe – Yours Regardless	Samuel Oniyitan – Abeke Femi Adebayo – Esin Lateef Adedimeji – Ka Bi osi Joseph Momodu – Olufe Seun Akindele – My Mirror Akinola Akano – Oju
Best Actress in a Lead role –English	Best Actress in a Lead role –Yoruba
Shushu Abubakar – Strain Sharon Nwosu – Coat of Alms Osas Ighodaro – Rattlesnake Sola Sobowale – Cookies Spot Bolaji Ogunmola – Butterflies Mary Lazarus – Homeless Home	Mercy Aigbe – Agbeke Jumoke Odetola – My Mirror Peju Wahab – Ijolewa Kehinde Bankole – Abeke Adeola Olushola – Oju Omowunmi Dada – Alagogo Ide
Best Supporting Actor –English	Best Supporting Actress – English
Buchi Franklin – Rattlesnake Kachi Nnochiri – Butterflies Femi Jacobs – Eagle Wings Martins Nebo – Just Kidding Sani Danja – Badamasi Seun Akindele – Greyish	Ebenezer Eno – Yours Regardless Tolulope Oke – Cookies Spot Blessing Obasi – Hope Springs Eternal Juliet Njemanze – Just Kidding Anwuli Ijenebe – Greyish Stella Ekwueme – Unconventional
Best Actor in a Lead role –Hausa	Best Actress in a Lead role –Hausa
Gambo Usman Kona -The Milkmaid Adam Garba – Voiceless	Anthonieta Kalunta – The Milkmaid Asabe Madaki – Voiceless
Most Promising Actor	Most Promising Actress
Akinola Akano – Oju Michael Ejoor – Yours Regardless	Anthonieta Kalunta – The Milkmaid Faturoti Ifedapo – Oju Adeola Olushola – Oju Chinenye Aniemenam – Just Kidding
Best Supporting Actor –Yoruba	Best Supporting Actress –Yoruba
Bolanle Ninalowo – Ete Yomi Olorunlolaye – Osuka Rotimi Salami – Ijolewa Wole Ojo – Abeke Soliu Gbolagade – Abeke	Debby Shokoya – Misguided Kemi Afolabi – Ikunsuni Iyabo Ojo – Black Veil Faturoti Ifedapo – Oju Maureen Vincent – Alagogo Ide
Best Short Film	Best Child Actress
When Devil Knocks Canoe Boy* Busted Journey Home Homecoming Soja	Ewomazino Amata – Miebaka Adaeze Onugbo – Laurie Angel Onyi Unigwe – Strain Nifemi Lawal – Strain Daniel Adeshina – Ijolewa Craig Loughlan- Miebaka
Movie with the Best Sound	Best Movie with Social message
Strain Rattlesnake Milkmaid Abeke Meibaka	Journey Home Strain Tethered Time Tells My Mirror Ella Hope Springs Eternal
Movie with the Best Special Effect	Movie with the Best Screenplay
Miebaka Eagles Wings The Milkmaid Badamasi Voiceless	Strain Milkmaid Hope Spring Eternal Rattlesnake Eagles Wings Butterflies
Best Use of Food in a Movie	Movie with the Best Editing
Cookies Spot Strain Rattlesnake Yours Regardless Logan	The Milkmaid Strain Coat of Alms Rattlesnake Voiceless Eagle Wings
Movie with the Best Cinematography	Best Use of Costume in a Movie
The Milkmaid Strain Voiceless Rattlesnake Badamasi Eagle Wings	The Milkmaid Butterflies Rattlesnake Oba Bi Olorun Agbeke
Best Use of Make up in a Movie	Movie of the Year
Soja Milkmaid Olugbeja Oloun Voiceless Meibaka Eye of Deity (Oju)	The Milkmaid Voiceless Rattlesnake Strain Eagle Wings
Director of the Year	Best Kiss in a Movie
Desmond Obviagele – The Milkmaid Uduak-Obong Patrick – Strain Ramsey Nouah – Rattlesnake Robert Peters – Voiceless Paul Apel Papel - Eagle Wings	Bolaji Ogunmola/Pere Egbi – Butterflies Blossom Chukwujekwu/Bolaji Ogunmola – Hope Spring Eternal Stan Nze/Osas Ighodaro – Rattlesnake Frederick Leonard/Bayray Mcwinzu – Greyish
Revelation of the Year –male	Revelation of the Year –female
Emanuel Wilson (Bigshark) Babatunde Aderinloye Jerry Williams Badaiki John	Stephaine Zibis Tope Aremu Bukky Olatunji Bianca Ugowanne Juliet Njamaneze
Movie with the Best Production Design	Movie with the Best Soundtrack
Milkmaid Miebaka Badamasi Voiceless Rattlesnake Eagle Wings	Oye (Knowledge) Milkmaid Rattlesnake Alagogo Ide Logan Voiceless

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