Alex Ekubo, Joseph Benjamin, Tonto Dike Others Win at Best Of Nollywood Awards

The fifth edition of the Best of Nollywood Awards ceremony took place at the Tafawa Balewa Square auditorium in Lagos on Sunday, November, 11, 2012.

The  event was hosted by actor, Nonso Diobi and ex-beauty queen, Sylvia Nduka, started with a red carpet reception for the stars in attendance, including Desmond Elliot, Gbenga Adeyinka, Uti Nwachukwu, Alex Ekubo, Lancelot Imasuen, Halima Abubakar, Laide Bakare, Segun Arinze, Doris Simeon, Susan Peters, Sola Fajobi, Ayo Adesanya, Cossy Orjiakor, Beverly Naya, Emem Isong and others.

BEST ACTOR ENGLISH IN A LEADING ROLE
1 JOSEPH BENJAMIN – MBLS

BEST ACTRESS ENGLISH IN A LEADING ROLE
2. NSE ETIM – PHONE SWAP

BEST ACTOR YORUBA IN A LEADING ROLE
1. FEMI ADEBAYO – AIYEKOOTO

BEST ACTRESS YORUBA IN A LEADING ROLE
4. AYO ADESANYA – AMOPE ALASELA

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE HAUSA
1. ALI NUHU – MADUBIN DUBAWA

BEST YORUBA ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. IYABO OJO – IJO OLOMO

BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE ENGLISH
1. YEMI BLAQ – THE SEARCH

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ENGLISH
2. TONTO DIKEH – BROKEN SILENCE

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE HAUSA
1. RAHAMA HASSAN – MADUBIN DUBAWA

MOST PROMISING ACT MALE
3. ALEX EKUBO – IN THE CUPBOARD

MOST PROMISING ACT FEMALE
2. BELINDA EFFIAH – KOKOMA

CHILD ACTOR OF THE YEAR
1. WALE AKINWUNMI – AMOPE ALASELA

CHILD ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
1 PRISCILLA OJO – JEJELOYE

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
2. BAYO TIJANI – AIYEKOOTO

MOVIE OF THE YEAR
. AIYEKOOTO

COMEDY MOVIE OF THE YEAR
 OKON LAGOS 2

BEST MOVIE WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE
 KOFO TINUBU

SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
 THE SEARCH

CINEMATOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
 AIYEKOOTO

MOVIE WITH BEST SOUND
1. Adesua

BEST EDITED MOVIE
 I TAKE MY CHANCES

BEST PRODUCTION SET
 PHONE SWAP

SUPPORTING ACTOR Hausa
 SADDIK SANI SADDIK – ADAMSY

BEST ACTRESS Hausa
FATI LADAN – ADAM

SUPPORTING ACTRESS Hausa
1. RAHAMA HASSAN – MADUBI DUBAWA

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE YORUBA
 IBRAHIM CHITTA – AIYEKOOTO

ONGA BEST USE OF NIGERIAN FOOD IN A NOLLYWOOD
 UDEME

BEST SHORT FILM
 SILVER LINING

BEST USE OF COSTUME
1. JEJERE

BEST KISS IN A NIGERIA MOVIE
1. UTI & TONTO – BROKEN SILENCE

BEST PRINT MEDIA JOURNALIST
 BIODUN KUPOLUYI

Most promising Act
Moyo Lawal