The 2016 Best of Nollywood Awards was the 8th edition of the ceremony and took place in Aba, Abia State on 10 December 2016. The event was to be hosted by Okey Bakassi and Mercy Aigbe, with the latter not showing up on the award night. Awards were given in 32 categories, with Adesua Etomi, Beverly Naya, Gabriel Afolayan and Alexx Ekubo amongst the winners.
The nominee list was released in November 2016 by head of jury, Niran Adedokun. Hire a Man and Something Wicked led the nomination list with nine nominations. Eni-Owo and A Soldier's Story followed with seven. The lifetime achievement awards for special contribution to the development of Nollywood was given to Sola Sobowale, Fidelis Duker and Chika Okpala, popularly known as "Chief Zebrudaya" from The Village Masquerade.
Awards Best Actor in a Lead role (English) Best Actor in a Lead role (Yoruba) Alex Ekubo (The First Lady) Wale Ojo (For the wrong reasons) Patrick Leonard (Woeman) Stan Eze (Not Just Married) Enyinna Nwigwe (Hire a Man) Yomi Fabiyi (Metomi) Femi Adebayo (Gbewiri Meta) Adeniyi Johnson (Lifeline) Muyiwa Ademola (Eni-Owo) Lateef Adedimeji (Yeye Oge) Best Actor in a Lead role (Hausa) Best Actor in a Lead role (Igbo) Ali Nuhu (Gamu nan Dai) Sadiq Dan Sadiq (Mat Da Lados) Blossom Chukwujekwu (Icheke Oku) Amadi Magnus (Akaraaka) Best Actress in a Lead role (English) Best Actress in a Lead role (Yoruba) Judith Audu (Not just married) Omotu Bissong (Woeman) Ebube Nwagbo (Anniversary) Belinda Effah (Oracle Online) Omoni Oboli (The First Lady) Ireti Doyle (Something Wicked) Toyin Aimakhu (Metomi) Mercy Aigbe (Victims) Temitope Solaja (Lehin Ikoro) Wumi Toriola (Eni-Owo) Yewande Adegbenro (Yeye Oge) Jumoke Odetola (Binta Ofege) Best Actress in a Lead role (Hausa) Best Actress in a Lead role (Igbo) Jamila Umar (Kasata) Rahama Sadau (Mati Da Lado) Nichole Banna (Icheke Oku) Adaeze Chiegbu (Akaraaka) Best Supporting Actor (English) Best Supporting Actress (English) Gabriel Afolayan (Something Wicked) Rotimi Salami (Just Not Married) Seun Akindele (Black Val) Daniel K Daniel (A Soldier's Story) Nkem Owoh (Ghana Must Go) IK Ogbonna (Hire a man) Adesua Etomi, Ivie Okujaye, Beverly Naya (Something Wicked) Yvonne Jegede (The First Lady) Eniola Badmus (Black Val) Helen Paul (Ghana Must Go) Yewande Adegbenro (Yeye Oge) Onyii Alex (Don’t fight it) Nancy Isime (Hire a man) Most Promising Actor Most Promising Actress Rotimi Salami (Just Not Married) Steve Enagbare (Destiny Gate) Bright Wonder (Fidelity) Seun Ajayi (Studio) Ade Laoye (Studio) Zainab Balogun (A Soldier's Story) Gina Castle (Fidelity) Princess Peters (Destiny Gate) Best Child Actor Best Child Actress Daniel Udah (Opeyemi) Tunde Babasola (D’ Wish) Angel Unigwe (Woeman) Neraya Akaboa (D’ Wish) Pricilia Ojo (Black Val) Best Comedy of the Year Best Movie with Social message Ghana Must Go Behind the Scenes ATM Not Just Married The First Lady Woeman For the Wrong Reasons Voiceless Scream ATM Leyin Ilekun Movie with the Best Special Effect Movie with the Best Screenplay A Soldier's Story Icheke Oku Gbewiri Meta Storm Something Wicked For the Wrong Reasons Hire a man Icheke Oku Just Not Married Irawe Igbo Eni-Owo Best Short Film Best Documentary Opeyemi D' wish Deeply Cut Pepper Soup Silence Homesick Amaka’s kin D' Ability For you my son Best TV Series of the Year Movie with the Best Editing Lasgidi Cops (SCU) Studio 5ive Ayanfe mi Hire A man Ghana Must go Not Just Married Something Wicked Eni-Owo Movie with the Best Soundtrack Movie with the Best Production Design Icheke Oku Igbehinloju Irawe Igbo Ghana must go Hire a Man Irawe Igbo Yeye Oge Icheke Oku The First Lady Something Wicked Movie with the Best Cinematography Best Use of Nigerian Costume in a Movie A Soldier's Story Eni-owo Icheke Oku Just Not Married Something Wicked Yeye Oge Irawe Igbo Icheke Oku Keji Ghana must go Best Use of Make up in a Movie Movie of the Year A Soldier's Story Icheke Oku Storm Black Val Something Wicked Irawe Igbo Icheke Oku A Soldier's Story Eni-Owo Director of the Year Best Kiss in a Movie Yemi Morafa (Something Wicked) Aliu Gafar (Irawe Igbo) Uduak-Obong Patrick (Not Just Married) Emeka Amakeze (Icheke Oku) Desmond Elliot (Hire A Man) Frankie Ogar (A Soldier's Story) Adebayo Tijani & Muyiwa Ademola (Eni-Owo) Omowumi Dada and Gabriel Afolayan (Studio) Enyinna Nwigwe and Zhinnel Zhu (Hire a Man) Ik Ogbonna and Nancy Isime (Hire a Man) Seun Akindele and Mercy Aigbe (Victim) Chelsea Eze and Mike Godson (Guy Next Door) Gideon Okeke and Zhinnel Zhu (Anniversary) Revelation of the Year (male) Revelation of the Year (female) Sean Jimoh Mofe Duncan Poju Oparanti Wasiu Rafiu Jomiloju Olumbe Femi Remi Bukky Adeeyo Inem Peters Callista Okonkwo Mercy Macroe Chineye Uyanna Victoria Kolawole Bose Oladimeji Nkechi Sunday
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