The 2025 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards nominees have been unveiled, with Femi Adebayo’s “Seven Doors” leading the pack with nine nominations.
Ibrahim Yekini’s “Abanisete” follows closely with eight nominations.
“My Mother Is A Witch” and “Farmer’s Bride” also performed well, earning seven and six nominations respectively.
The awards ceremony will take place on December 14, 2025, at the Federal Palace Hotel on Victoria Island, Lagos.
The event will also feature a Guinness World Record attempt for the longest red carpet, to be held on the new Coastal Road.
Below are the nominees:
BEST ACTOR
Ibrahim Yekini – ‘Abanisete’
Gideon Okeke – ‘Blackout’
Femi Adebayo – ‘Seven Doors’
Razaq Adoti – ‘Son of the Soil’
Tobi Bakre – ‘Farmer’s Bride’
Jide Awobona – ‘Inspector Jero’
BEST ACTRESS
Folu Storms – ‘Red Circle’
Gbubemi Ejeye – ‘Farmer’s Bride’
Padita Agu – ‘Blackout’
Efe Irele – ‘My Mother Is a Witch’
Chioma Chukwuka – ‘Seven Doors’
Florence Nwachukwu – ‘Fury’
BEST KISS
Tobi Bakre & Gbubemi Ejeye – ‘Farmer’s Bride’
Timini Egbuson & TJ Omusuku – ‘Reel Love’
Kunle Remi & Tope Olowoniyan – ‘The Party’
Padita Agu & Demola Adedoyin – ‘Planning Forever’
Tobi Bakre & Folu Storms – ‘Red Circle’
BEST DIRECTOR
Niyi Akinmolayan – ‘My Mother Is a Witch’
Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo – ‘Abanisete’
Adebayo Tijani & Jack’enneth Opukeme – ‘Farmer’s Bride’
Tope Adebayo & Adebayo Tijani – ‘Her Excellency’
Toka McBaror – ‘The Waiter’
Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo & Femi Adebayo – ‘Seven Doors’
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‘The Waiter’
‘Her Excellency’
‘The Serpent’s Gift’
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‘The Party’
‘Seven Doors’
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Stan Nze – ‘Serpent’s Gift’
Femi Branch – ‘Owambe Thieves’
Adedimeji Lateef – ‘Red Circle’
Buchi Franklin – ‘The Waiter’
Taye Arimoro – ‘Son of the Soil’
Neo Akpofure – ‘My Mother Is a Witch’
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mercy Aigbe – ‘My Mother Is a Witch’
Bolaji Ogunmola – ‘Longing’
Tina Mba – ‘The Serpent’s Gift’
Mercy Aigbe – ‘Farmer’s Bride’
Susan Jimah – ‘Take My Breath Away’
Kehinde Bankole – ‘Iyalode’
Read Also: Femi Adebayo humbled as OAU student honours ‘Seven Doors’ in research project
BEST SOCIAL MESSAGE
‘Out in the Darkness’
‘My Mother Is a Witch’
‘Fury’
‘Longing’
‘Mayomi’
‘Blackout’
‘Single Mother’
BEST COSTUME
‘Owambe Thieves’
‘Abanisete’
‘Iyalode’
‘Labake Olododo’
‘Seven Doors’
‘Olomi’
‘The Serpent’s Gift’
BEST SOUND
‘Red Circle’
‘Agemo’
‘Anjola’
‘Fury’
‘Reel Love’
‘Ewu Ife’
BEST SOUNDTRACK
‘My Mother Is a Witch’
‘Take My Breath Away’,
‘Olomi’
‘Durotimi’
‘The Serpent’s Gift’
BEST USE OF FOOD
‘Owambe Thieves’
‘Longing’
‘Alakada: Bad and Boujee’
‘07.03 (The 7th of the 3rd)’
‘Farmer’s Bride’
BEST CHILD ACTOR
Ahmad Isa – ‘Finding Nina’
Yoma Davidson – ‘Den of Safety’
Royal Aziomaku – ‘Seven Doors’
Adeshina Daniel – ‘Telephone’
BEST CHILD ACTRESS
Ijelu Folajimi – ‘Son of the Soil’
Darasimi Nadi – ‘Agemo’
Diva Owoniyi – ‘Den of Safety’
Kamdi Ugochkwu – ‘A Ride with Forever’
Angel Unigwe – ‘In My Circle’
MOST PROMISING ACTOR
Razaaq Adoti – ‘Son of the Soil’
Yomi Orimadegun – ‘The Boy from the Window’
Korede Lawal – ‘On Our Skin’
Abduazeem M. Ibrahim – ‘Finding Nina’
MOST PROMISING ACTRESS
Dolapo Oyebamiji – ‘Olomi’
Lila Idoko – ‘I Am Anis’
Sylvia Ebere – ‘Flipside’
Sunshine Rosman – ‘Son of the Soil’
Temitope Luqman – ‘Durotimi’
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
‘Seven Doors’
’Labake Olododo’
’Abanisete’
‘Iyalode’
‘Farmer’s Bride’
BEST SCREENPLAY
‘Thinline’
‘Ewu Ife’
‘Owambe Thieves’
‘Fixing Others’
‘The Serpent’s Gift’,
‘Blackout’
‘Agemo’
BEST SPECIAL EFFECT
‘Seven Doors’
‘Labake Olododo’
‘Son of the Soil’
‘Red Circle’
‘The Waiter’
‘Abanisete’
‘Iyalode’
BEST DOCUMENTARY
‘Beyond Olympic Glory’
‘Nigeria Laughs’
‘Not Addressing This Anymore’
BEST EDITING
‘Son of the Soil’
‘The Waiter’
‘Reel Love’
‘Red Circle’
‘Between Silence & Truth’
‘Olomi’
‘Agemo’
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
‘My Mother Is a Witch’
‘Abanisete’
‘Agemo’
‘Seven Doors’
‘The Serpent’s Gift’
‘Finding Nina’
BEST INDIGENOUS MOVIE
‘Abanisete’
‘Brotherly Love’
‘Iyalode’
‘The Serpent’s Gift’,
‘Agemo’
‘My Mother Is a Witch’,
‘Olomi’
BEST MAKEUP
‘The Waiter’
‘Seven Doors’
‘Iyalode’
‘Abanisete’
‘Labake Olododo’
The BON Awards have returned to Lagos after a successful run, with stakeholders praising the organisers for their consistency and commitment to promoting Nollywood excellence.
Ibrahim Yekini’s “Abanisete” follows closely with eight nominations.
“My Mother Is A Witch” and “Farmer’s Bride” also performed well, earning seven and six nominations respectively.
The awards ceremony will take place on December 14, 2025, at the Federal Palace Hotel on Victoria Island, Lagos.
The event will also feature a Guinness World Record attempt for the longest red carpet, to be held on the new Coastal Road.
Below are the nominees:
BEST ACTOR
Ibrahim Yekini – ‘Abanisete’
Gideon Okeke – ‘Blackout’
Femi Adebayo – ‘Seven Doors’
Razaq Adoti – ‘Son of the Soil’
Tobi Bakre – ‘Farmer’s Bride’
Jide Awobona – ‘Inspector Jero’
BEST ACTRESS
Folu Storms – ‘Red Circle’
Gbubemi Ejeye – ‘Farmer’s Bride’
Padita Agu – ‘Blackout’
Efe Irele – ‘My Mother Is a Witch’
Chioma Chukwuka – ‘Seven Doors’
Florence Nwachukwu – ‘Fury’
BEST KISS
Tobi Bakre & Gbubemi Ejeye – ‘Farmer’s Bride’
Timini Egbuson & TJ Omusuku – ‘Reel Love’
Kunle Remi & Tope Olowoniyan – ‘The Party’
Padita Agu & Demola Adedoyin – ‘Planning Forever’
Tobi Bakre & Folu Storms – ‘Red Circle’
BEST DIRECTOR
Niyi Akinmolayan – ‘My Mother Is a Witch’
Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo – ‘Abanisete’
Adebayo Tijani & Jack’enneth Opukeme – ‘Farmer’s Bride’
Tope Adebayo & Adebayo Tijani – ‘Her Excellency’
Toka McBaror – ‘The Waiter’
Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo & Femi Adebayo – ‘Seven Doors’
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Discover more
Online Casino Guide
Online casino betting guides
Print Newspaper Delivery
International news memberships
Nigerian National Issues
Business News Analysis
Nigerian history books
Public health degrees
Celebrity
Portable speakers
‘Abanisete’
‘My Mother Is a Witch’
‘Farmer’s Bride’
‘The Waiter’
‘Her Excellency’
‘The Serpent’s Gift’
BEST SERIES
‘The Party’
‘Seven Doors’
Discover more
Nigerian news subscriptions
Nigerian Politics Analysis
Nigerian National Issues
Politics News Headlines
Sports equipment
Financial literacy workshops
National News Digest
Celebrity
Newspaper E-paper Access
Newspaper
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Stan Nze – ‘Serpent’s Gift’
Femi Branch – ‘Owambe Thieves’
Adedimeji Lateef – ‘Red Circle’
Buchi Franklin – ‘The Waiter’
Taye Arimoro – ‘Son of the Soil’
Neo Akpofure – ‘My Mother Is a Witch’
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mercy Aigbe – ‘My Mother Is a Witch’
Bolaji Ogunmola – ‘Longing’
Tina Mba – ‘The Serpent’s Gift’
Mercy Aigbe – ‘Farmer’s Bride’
Susan Jimah – ‘Take My Breath Away’
Kehinde Bankole – ‘Iyalode’
Read Also: Femi Adebayo humbled as OAU student honours ‘Seven Doors’ in research project
BEST SOCIAL MESSAGE
‘Out in the Darkness’
‘My Mother Is a Witch’
‘Fury’
‘Longing’
‘Mayomi’
‘Blackout’
‘Single Mother’
BEST COSTUME
‘Owambe Thieves’
‘Abanisete’
‘Iyalode’
‘Labake Olododo’
‘Seven Doors’
‘Olomi’
‘The Serpent’s Gift’
BEST SOUND
‘Red Circle’
‘Agemo’
‘Anjola’
‘Fury’
‘Reel Love’
‘Ewu Ife’
BEST SOUNDTRACK
‘My Mother Is a Witch’
‘Take My Breath Away’,
‘Olomi’
‘Durotimi’
‘The Serpent’s Gift’
BEST USE OF FOOD
‘Owambe Thieves’
‘Longing’
‘Alakada: Bad and Boujee’
‘07.03 (The 7th of the 3rd)’
‘Farmer’s Bride’
BEST CHILD ACTOR
Ahmad Isa – ‘Finding Nina’
Yoma Davidson – ‘Den of Safety’
Royal Aziomaku – ‘Seven Doors’
Adeshina Daniel – ‘Telephone’
BEST CHILD ACTRESS
Ijelu Folajimi – ‘Son of the Soil’
Darasimi Nadi – ‘Agemo’
Diva Owoniyi – ‘Den of Safety’
Kamdi Ugochkwu – ‘A Ride with Forever’
Angel Unigwe – ‘In My Circle’
MOST PROMISING ACTOR
Razaaq Adoti – ‘Son of the Soil’
Yomi Orimadegun – ‘The Boy from the Window’
Korede Lawal – ‘On Our Skin’
Abduazeem M. Ibrahim – ‘Finding Nina’
MOST PROMISING ACTRESS
Dolapo Oyebamiji – ‘Olomi’
Lila Idoko – ‘I Am Anis’
Sylvia Ebere – ‘Flipside’
Sunshine Rosman – ‘Son of the Soil’
Temitope Luqman – ‘Durotimi’
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
‘Seven Doors’
’Labake Olododo’
’Abanisete’
‘Iyalode’
‘Farmer’s Bride’
BEST SCREENPLAY
‘Thinline’
‘Ewu Ife’
‘Owambe Thieves’
‘Fixing Others’
‘The Serpent’s Gift’,
‘Blackout’
‘Agemo’
BEST SPECIAL EFFECT
‘Seven Doors’
‘Labake Olododo’
‘Son of the Soil’
‘Red Circle’
‘The Waiter’
‘Abanisete’
‘Iyalode’
BEST DOCUMENTARY
‘Beyond Olympic Glory’
‘Nigeria Laughs’
‘Not Addressing This Anymore’
BEST EDITING
‘Son of the Soil’
‘The Waiter’
‘Reel Love’
‘Red Circle’
‘Between Silence & Truth’
‘Olomi’
‘Agemo’
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
‘My Mother Is a Witch’
‘Abanisete’
‘Agemo’
‘Seven Doors’
‘The Serpent’s Gift’
‘Finding Nina’
BEST INDIGENOUS MOVIE
‘Abanisete’
‘Brotherly Love’
‘Iyalode’
‘The Serpent’s Gift’,
‘Agemo’
‘My Mother Is a Witch’,
‘Olomi’
BEST MAKEUP
‘The Waiter’
‘Seven Doors’
‘Iyalode’
‘Abanisete’
‘Labake Olododo’
The BON Awards have returned to Lagos after a successful run, with stakeholders praising the organisers for their consistency and commitment to promoting Nollywood excellence.
