Leading actress Omotola
Jalade-Ekehinde, Ali Nuhu and popular film maker, Lancelot Oduwa
Imasuen are the recipients of the Best of Nollywood Awards 2017
Special Recognition award, the organizers have announced.
The event holds on Saturday, December
16, at the Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The chief host is
the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun.
Speaking on the choice of the awardees,
Seun Oloketuyi, executive producer, BON Awards, said “We are glad
to announce Omotola Jalade Ekehinde, Ali Nuhu and Lancelot
Oduwa-Imasuen as recipients of this year’s Special Recognition
Awards. You would concur that they deserve it for their achievements
and contributions to the industry.”
Continuing, Oloketuyi said “in the
last decade, no actor from the northern part of the country has
broken barriers and crossed over to the mainstream Nollywood like Ali
Nuhu. Apart from that, he has inspired an entire generation of
Northern youths to see a career in Nollywood. He is a true and
constant Northern legend, not just a star.”
Describing Omotola as Nigeria’s
biggest cinematic export, Oloketuyi said, “There was no contest in
her choice in spite of her relatively young age. Here is a lady who
broke into the industry before she turned 18 and two decades after,
is still a veritable box-office face in an industry known for
ephemeral stars. It goes beyond luck. The recognition from TIME
Magazine as one of the Most Influential 100 people in the world in
2013 is a pointer to her relentless artistic enterprise and
ingenuity. And we, at BON Awards are happy to be associated with such
iconic actor.”
Oloketuyi described Lancelot
Oduwa-Imasuen as a director’s director. According to him,
“Lancelot’s longevity and relevance in Nollywood is the stuff of
legends. In spite of the incursion of younger, technology-savvy
directors into Nollywood, Lancelot has evolved and attained a pied
piper status of sort. He deserves the recognition like the others.”
Over the years, the BON Awards Special Recognition has been received
by among other actors, Liz Benson-Ameye, Nobert Young, Pete Edochie,
Adebayo Salami and Kasim Yaro, a legend in the Hausa entertainment
industry.
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