'Jimi Bendel' received three award nominations at the 2016 Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA), in Ghana, including 'Golden Actor - Comedy' (Ehizojie Ojesebholo), 'Golden Supporting Actress' (Kiki Omeili) and 'Golden Story' (Ehizojie Ojesebholo).
Chronologically, this movie occurs after 'Jand Hustle, but before the Jimi Bendel TV show.
This is the first Jimi Bendel production to feature drone photography.
Ijeoma Grace Agu received a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).
Ijeoma Grace Agu won the Best Actress award, for her portrayal of Rita, at the Eko International Film Festival, 2016 (EKOIFF).