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
Kano State Government is the government of Kano State, concerned with the administration of the state ministries.
The government consists of the executive, legislative and Judiciary.
The government is headed by the Governor who is the policy-maker ...
in
Kano State
Kano (Hausa language, Hausa: ) is one of the 36 States of Nigeria, states of Nigeria, located in the Northern Region, Nigeria, northern region of the country. According to the national census done in 2006, Kano State is the List of Nigerian st ...
on 14 December 2019.
Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was the chief host of the event and the event was co-hosted by actress,
Maryam Booth and
Gbenga Adeyinka
Gbenga Adeyinka (born 7 May 1968) is a Nigerian multi-award-winning actor, comedian, radio and TV presenter, writer, and MC. He hails from Abeokuta in Ogun State and he usually refers to himself as CFR (Comedian of the Federal Republic) and now ...
.
About 100 films were considered. The nomination list was revealed by the jury on 29 September 2019 where ''
Gold Statue'' by
Tade Ogidan
Akintade Ogidan, aka Tade Ogidan (born July 1960), is a Nigerian film and television screenwriter, producer and director.
Early life
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, to middle class parents Akinola and Rachael Ogidan, he grew up in Surulere, a suburb ...
earned the highest nominations with 12 nominations followed by ''
Diamonds In The Sky'' by
Femi Adebayo
Femi Adebayo Salami (born 31 December 1976) is a Nigerian film director, actor, lawyer, producer and special adviser to the Governor of Kwara State on Arts, Culture, and Tourism. He is the son of actor Adebayo Salami. In 2024, he won the Afr ...
with 11 nominations.
Veteran actor,
Sadiq Daba was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award which was presented by the Kano State governor, Ganduje. Governor Ganduje also endowed Sadiq Daba with a ₦1 million donation on behalf of the Kano the State Government.
''
Gold Statue'' won in 6 categories including movie of the year, best actor of the year, director of the year, movie with the best production design, film with the best use of sound and best use of make-up in a Movie. ''Diamonds In The Sky'' won in 2 categories namely; movie with the best editing and movie with the best cinematography.
Other winners include
Tamara Etaimo, Ibrahim Yekini, Adebimpe Oyebade, Abba Elmustapha, Hadiza Gabon, Hassana Muhammad and Hauwa Kulu.
It was noted that Igbo language films were not represented in the awards and the head of Jury of BON awards, Niran Adedokun reacted saying "The process started in July and with over 100 movies entered for nomination consideration. BON is interested in the promotion of films in Nigerian languages as filmmaking is a tool for preservation. But we struggle to get entries in other languages other than Yoruba so I encourage producers to employ more of our languages and sunlit them for awards."
Awards
See also
*
List of African film awards
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Best of Nollywood Awards, 2019
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
2019 awards
2019 in Nigerian cinema