The Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards has announced its 2025 nominees, spotlighting 25 categories that celebrate the finest in Nigerian filmmaking. This year’s edition introduces a new “Best Series” category, a nod to Nollywood’s growing embrace of serialized storytelling.
The nominee unveiling, held on Monday at Victoria Island, Lagos, brought together top filmmakers, actors, and key industry figures in a night that recognized creativity, innovation, and excellence. Leading the pack are Seven Doors and Abanisete, with nine and eight nominations respectively, followed closely by Farmer’s Bride and My Mother Is a Witch, all earning praise for their outstanding performances and technical brilliance.
BON Award 2025 Nominees
BEST ACTOR
1) Ibrahim Yekini - Abanisete
2) Gideon Okeke - Blackout
3) Femi Adebayo - Seven Doors
4) Razaaq Adoti - Son of the Soil
5) Tobi Bakre - Farmer’s Bride
6) Jide Awobona - Inspector Jero
BEST ACTRESS
1) Folu Storms - Red Circle
2) Gbubemi Ejeye - Farmer's Bride
3) Padita Agu - Blackout
4) Efe Irele - My Mother Is a Witch
5) Chioma Chukwuka - Seven Doors
6) Tierny Olalere - Fury
BEST KISS
1) Tobi Bakre & Gbubemi Ejeye - Farmer’s Bride
2) Timini Egbuson & TJ Omusuku - Reel Love
3) Kunle Remi & Tope Olowoniyan - The Party
4) Padita Agu & Demola Adedoyin - Planning Forever
5) Tobi Bakre & Folu Storms - Red Circle
BEST DIRECTOR
1) Niyi Akinmolayan - My Mother Is a Witch
2) Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo - Abanisete
3) Adebayo Tijani & Jack'enneth Opukeme - Farmer's Bride
4) Tope Adebayo & Adebayo Tijani - Her Excellency
5) Toka McBaror - The Waiter
6) Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo & Femi Adebayo - Seven Doors
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
1) Abanisete
2) My mother Is a Witch
3) Farmer's Bride
4) The Waiter
5) Her Excellency
6) The Serpent's Gift
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1) Stan Nze - Serpent’s Gift
2) Femi Branch - Owambe Thieves
3) Adedimeji Lateef - Red Circle
4) Buchi Franklin - The Waiter
5) Taye Arimoro - Son of the Soil
6) Neo Akpofure - My Mother Is a Witch
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1) Mercy Aigbe -My Mother Is a Witch
2) Bolaji Ogunmola - Longing
3) Tina Mba - The Serpent’s Gift
4) Mercy Aigbe - Farmer’s Bride
5) Susan Jimah - Take My Breath Away
6) Kehinde Bankole - Iyalode
BEST SOCAL MESSAGE
1) Out in the Darkness
2) My Mother Is a Witch
3) Fury
4) Longing
5) Mayomi
6) Blackout
7) Single Mother
BEST COSTUME
1) Owambe Thieves
2) Abanisete
3) Iyalode
4) Labake Olododo
5) Seven Doors
6) Olomi
7) The Serpent’s Gift
BEST SOUND
1) Red Circle
2) Agemo
3) Anjola
4) Fury
5) Reel Love
6) Ewu Ife
BEST SOUNDTRACK
1) My Mother Is a Witch
2) Take My Breath Away
3) Olomi
4)Durotimi
5)The Serpent’s Gift
BEST USE OF FOOD
1) Owambe Thieves
2) Longing
3) Alakada: Bad and Boujee
4) 07.03 (The 7th of the 3rd)
5) Farmer’s Bride
6) Owambe Thieves
BEST CHILD ACTOR
1) Ahmad Isa - Finding Nina
2) Yoma Davidson - Den Of Safety
3) Royal Aziomaku - Seven Doors
4) Adeshina Daniel - Telephone
BEST CHILD ACTRESS
1) Ijelu Folajimi - Son of the Soil
2) Darasimi Nadi - Agemo
3) Diva Owoniyi - Den of Safety
4) Kamdi Ugochkwu - A Ride with Forever
5) Angel Unigwe - In My Circle
MOST PROMISING ACTOR
1) Razaq Adoti - Son of the Soil
2) Yomi Orimadegun - The Boy from the Window
3) Korede Lawal - On Our Skin
4) Abduazeem M. Ibrahim - Finding Nina
MOST PROMISING ACTRESS
1) Dolapo Oyebamiji- Olomi
2) Lila Idoko - I am Anis
3) Sylvia Ebere - Flipside
4) Sunshine Rosman- Son of the Soil
5) Temitope Luqman - Durotimi
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1) Seven Doors
2) Labake Olododo
3) Abanisete
4) Iyalode
5) Farmer’s Bride
BEST SCREENPLAY
1) Thinline
2) Ewu Ife
3) Owambe Thieves
4) Fixing Others
5) The Serpent’s Gift
6) Blackout
7) Agemo
BEST SPECIAL EFFECT
1) Seven Doors
2) Labake Olododo
4) Red Circle
5) The Waiter
6) Abanisete
7) Iyalode
BEST DOCUMENTARY
1) Beyond Olympic Glory
2) Nigeria Laughs
3) Not Addressing This Anymore
BEST EDITING
2) The Waiter
3) Reel Love
4) Red Circle
5) Between Silence & Truth
6) Olomi
7) Agemo
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1) 07.03 (7th of The 3rd)
2) My mother Is a Witch
3) Abanisete
4) Agemo
5) Seven Doors
6) The Serpent’s Gift
7) Finding Nina
BEST INDIGENOUS MOVIE
1) Abanisete
2) Brotherly Love
3) Iyalode
4) The Serpent’s Gift
5) Agemo
6) My mother Is a Witch
6) Olomi
BEST MAKE UP
1) The Waiter
2) Seven Doors
3) Iyalode
4) Abanisete
5) Labake Olododo
BEST SERIES
1) The Party
2) Seven Doors
As anticipation builds, all eyes now turn to the grand ceremony set for December 14, 2025, at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, where the winners will be revealed. The event promises to be a vibrant celebration of the stories, talents, and creative forces driving Nollywood’s evolution. Whether it’s the new wave of filmmakers or the industry veterans, this year’s BON Awards will once again affirm why Nigeria remains the heartbeat of African cinema.