The Bling Lagosians

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The Bling Lagosians

Directed by	Bolanle Austen-Peters
Written by	Anthony Kehinde Joseph
Screenplay by	Anthony Kehinde Joseph
Produced by	Bolanle Austen-Peters
Starring	Bunmi Aboderin Toyin Abraham Tana Adelana Osas Ighodaro Alexx Ekubo Ayoola Ayolola Jide Kosoko
Distributed by	FilmOne Distributions
Release date	28 June 2019 (2019-June-28)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Nigeria
Language	English
Box office	₦ 120 million^[1]^[2]

The Bling Lagosians is a 2019 Nigerian drama film, written by Anthony Kehinde Joseph and directed and co-produced by Bolanle Austen-Peters.^[3] It premiered on June 16, 2019, in Lagos.^[4]^[5] It stars Bunmi Aboderin, Elvina Ibru, Toyin Abraham, Tana Adelana, Osas Ighodaro, Alexx Ekubo, Ayoola Ayolola, and Jide Kosoko.

Premise

The Bling Lagosians centers around the Holloways, a wealthy Lagos family and their mother Mopelola, who is about to celebrate her 51st birthday party.^[6]^[7] There are individual feuds and fights between family members. Their father Akin takes steps to prevent the foreclosure of the family's business by the Asset Management Corporation.^[8]

Cast

Demidun - Osas Ighodaro Ajibade
Tokunbo - Sharon Ooja
George - Jimmy Odukoya
Akin Holloway played by Gbenga Titiloye
Mopelola Holloway - Elvina Ibru
Nnamdi Agu - Alexx Ekubo
Baba Eko - Jide Kosoko
Oge Briggs - Winihin Jemede
Adunni Fernandez aka Iya Oge - Toyin Abraham
Aunty Joy - Helen Paul
Kiki Princewill - Bisla Aiyeola
Ngozi Gomez - Monalisa Chinda
Kaima - Tana Adelana

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref
2020	Best of Nollywood Awards	Movie with the Best Cinematography	The Bling Lagosians	Won	^[9]
		Best Supporting Actor –English	Alexx Ekubo	Won	^[10]
		Best Supporting Actress – English	Sharon Ooja	Nominated
		Most Promising Actor	Denola Grey	Won
		Movie with the Best Screenplay	The Bling Lagosians	Nominated
		Best Kiss in a Movie	Alexx Ekubo/Sharon Ooja	Nominated
		Movie with the Best Comedy	The Bling Lagosians	Nominated

References

^ "Top 20 Films 30th Aug 5th Sept 2019".
^ Gists, Naija (August 3, 2019). "The Bling Lagosians Nollywood Movie Joins Nigerian Box Officer Record Breakers!".
^ "'The Bling Lagosians' is a much better film than you think it is". www.pulse.ng. June 18, 2019.
^ Ade-Unuigbe, Adesola (June 18, 2019). "BN Red Carpet Fab: "The Bling Lagosians" Movie Premiere".
^ "'The Bling Lagosians' is now streaming on Netflix — here are 5 other Nigerian movies coming next week - Pulse Nigeria". Pulse.ng. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
^ "The Bling Lagosians". October 14, 2019.
^ Adebumiti, Adelowo (2019-06-22). "Finally, The Bling Lagosians hits big screen | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsSaturday Magazine — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News". Guardian.ng. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
^ ""The Bling Lagosians" depicts Lagos' High Society but it's not blinging > flickchat.tv". June 27, 2019.
^ Augoye, Jayne (2020-12-07). "BON Awards: Laura Fidel, Kunle Remi win Best Kiss (Full List of Winners)". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
^ Augoye, Jayne (2020-12-02). "2020 BON: Here are 5 nominees for 'Best Kiss' category". Retrieved 2021-10-11.

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