Jagun Jagun dominates 2024 BON Awards with six wins
The Best of Nollywood Awards, held on Sunday, November 24, at the Sugar Factory Film Studios in Ilorin, Kwara State, saw filmmaker and actor Femi Adebayo emerge as the biggest winner of the night.
His film Jagun Jagun won six awards out of the 24 categories, including Best Actor and Best Costume.
Other notable winners included Momiwa by Biodun Stephen, which secured awards for Best Screenplay and Best Editing, while Unknown Soja by Kolade Alebi, triumphed in both the Best Actress and Best Child Actress categories.
A standout moment of the night was the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to actor Kanayo O. Kanayo by the Kwara State Governor AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman and the Director-General of the National Institute of Hospitality and Tourism, Aare Abisoye Fagade. The governor took the opportunity to highlight Kwara State’s aspiration to become a central hub for film production, sharing his hopes that the newly inaugurated Sugar Factory Film Studios would host two major epic films in the coming year.
Founded by Seun Oloketuyi, the BON Awards is a travelling event designed to recognise and celebrate the contributions of film professionals and industry stakeholders across Nigeria.
Executive Director of the BON Awards, Feranmi Olaoye, remarked that the winners were selected after careful deliberations by a qualified jury.
The glamorous event, hosted by renowned actress Toyin Abraham, drew many prominent figures from the film industry, including Binta Ayo-Mogaji, Kazeem Adeoti, Mercy Aigbe-Adeoti, and several others.
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