The Bling Lagosians

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 (2019-06-28)
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

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

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

1. "Top 20 Films 30th Aug 5th Sept 2019". Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
2. Gists, Naija (August 3, 2019). "The Bling Lagosians Nollywood Movie Joins Nigerian Box Officer Record Breakers!".
3. "'The Bling Lagosians' is a much better film than you think it is". www.pulse.ng. June 18, 2019.
4. Ade-Unuigbe, Adesola (June 18, 2019). "BN Red Carpet Fab: "The Bling Lagosians" Movie Premiere".
5. "'The Bling Lagosians' is now streaming on Netflix — here are 5 other Nigerian movies coming next week - Pulse Nigeria". Pulse.ng. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
6. "The Bling Lagosians". October 14, 2019.
7. 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.
8. ""The Bling Lagosians" depicts Lagos' High Society but it's not blinging > flickchat.tv". June 27, 2019.
9. Augoye, Jayne (2020-12-07). "BON Awards: Laura Fidel, Kunle Remi win Best Kiss (Full List of Winners)" . Retrieved 2021-06-13.
10. Augoye, Jayne (2020-12-02). "2020 BON: Here are 5 nominees for 'Best Kiss' category" . Retrieved 2021-10-11.