‘Love & New Notes’, the romantic horror drama produced by Timini Egbuson, leads the 2026 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards nominations with nine nods. Daniel Etim Effiong’s ‘The Herd’ follows with eight nominations.
‘The Creek’, ‘Aba Blues’, ‘Colours of Fire’ and ‘Efunroye: The Unicorn’ also performed strongly. Each secured seven nominations across different categories.
‘Love & New Notes’, ‘The Herd’ dominate major categories
‘Love & New Notes’ earned nominations for Movie of the Year, Director of the Year and Best Actor. It also received nods for Best Supporting Actress, Best Kiss, Best Soundtrack, Best Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Cinematography.
Meanwhile, ‘The Herd’ is in the running for Movie of the Year, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress. The film also earned nominations for Best Screenplay, Best Social Message, Best Use of Makeup, Best Supporting Actor and Best Cinematography.
The two films will face strong competition in several categories, including Movie of the Year. Other nominees in the category are ‘The Creek’, ‘Aba Blues’, ‘Efunroye: The Unicorn’ and ‘3 Cold Dishes’.
Ojo, Kanayo, Ighodaro earn acting nominations
The Best Actor category features Wale Ojo for ‘3 Cold Dishes’ and Kanayo O. Kanayo for ‘Grandpa Must Obey’.
Other nominees are Jide Kene Achufusi for ‘Aba Blues’, Timini Egbuson for ‘Love & New Notes’, Uzor Arukwe for ‘Colours of Fire’ and Bucci Franklin for ‘The Creek’.
Osas Ighodaro received two nominations in the Best Actress category. She earned recognition for her performances in ‘Colours of Fire’ and ‘3 Cold Dishes’.
She will compete against Scarlet Gomez for ‘Behind the Scenes’, Mercy Aigbe for ‘Everything Is New Again’, Sharon Ooja for ‘Ordinary People’ and Nse Ikpe-Etim for ‘Devil Is a Liar’.
Effiong, Kasum nominated for Director of the Year
The Director of the Year category features six nominees. They include Toka McBaror for ‘The Creek’ and Jack’enneth Opukeme for ‘Aba Blues’.
Kayode Kasum earned a nomination for ‘Love & New Notes’, while Bayo Tijani and Abbey Lanre received recognition for ‘Efunroye: The Unicorn’.
The other nominees are Asurf Oluseyi for ‘3 Cold Dishes’ and Daniel Etim Effiong for ‘The Herd’.
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