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".
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. 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.