Ahead of the prestigious Best of Nollywood (BON) awards ceremony, which takes place later in the year; organisers of the event have concluded plans to hold nominees’ unveiling party on Friday, August 1, 2014.
From all indications, the occasion, which promises to be colourful, is scheduled to take place in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Already, stakeholders in the movie industry in Nigeria are gearing up for the d-day.
Executive Producer of the awards, Seun Oloketuyi, revealed last Wednesday that the event would be broadcast live on select terrestrial television stations.
“We are happy to announce that after several months of screening, our screening committee has finished a critical part of their work. So, come next Friday, we shall unveil to the world which movies and moviemakers, stars and stakeholders have outdone their contemporaries in the year under review,” he said.
The event is expected to have First Lady of Rivers State, Judith Amaechi, as special guest of honour, while she would be joined by Niran Adedokun, Chairman of the Jury of the BON Awards. Both will announce the nominees.
As Nollywood holds its breath for this announcement, Oloketuyi said the nominees’ unveil would be hosted by actress, Bayray Mcnwizu.
Speaking on this development, Mcnwizu, winner of the Amstel Malta Box Office 2007, pointed out that, “I am excited about my choice as host of the nominees’ unveil because the BON Awards has grown to become one of Nigeria’s biggest awards ceremonies for practitioners in the movie industry and it is a great honour to be singled out as anchor for one of the most important days in the annual calendar of Nollywood.”
Oloketuyi prevaricated on the hosts of the awards proper saying that the organising committee of the awards, headed by marketing communications expert and entertainment enthusiast, Kingsley James, has narrowed its choice of the 2014 BON Awards hosts to a popular On-Air-Personality with crucial youth demography following an appeal and one of Nollywood’s finest leading males.
“I cannot reveal the name of our hosts for now, but what I can conveniently tell you is that we have an exciting and multi-talented pair that transcends different audiences and expectations. Importantly, we have chosen a pair that would give us a great awards night,” Oloketuyi declared.
This year’s BON Awards holds October 4th in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
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