The organisers of the Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards have unveiled the full list of nominees for the 2025 edition, featuring 25 competitive categories.
The unveiling ceremony, held on Monday in Victoria Island, Lagos, brought together top filmmakers, actors, and industry stakeholders to celebrate creativity, innovation, and excellence in Nigerian cinema.
According to the organisers, the nominations also had a new addition, Best Series, to honour Nigeria’s growing interest in storytelling.
This year’s nominations recognise productions that have defined the country’s movie landscape over the past year.
Leading the pack are Seven Doors and Abanisete, which secured nine and eight nominations respectively. Both films earned nods in key categories such as Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Movie of the Year, and Best Production Design.
They are closely followed by Farmer’s Bride and My Mother Is a Witch, which also received multiple nominations across both creative and technical categories.
The main awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in Lagos on December 14.
From top-tier categories like Movie of the Year and Best Director to light-hearted favourites such as Best Kiss in a Movie and Best Use of Food in a Movie, the 2025 nominee list celebrates the diversity of Nollywood.
The Best Actor category will see a tight contest among Ibrahim Yekini (Abanisete), Femi Adebayo (Seven Doors), Tobi Bakre (Farmer’s Bride), Razaq Adoti (Son of the Soil), Gideon Okeke (Blackout), and Jide Awobona (Inspector Jero).
Meanwhile, the Best Actress lineup features Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors), Gbubemi Ejeye (Farmer’s Bride), Folu Storms (Red Circle), Padita Agu (Blackout), Efe Irele (My Mother Is a Witch), and Florence Nwachukwu (Fury).
Renowned directors Niyi Akinmolayan, Adebayo Tijani, and Tope Adebayo lead the Best Director category for their standout works.
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES – BON AWARDS 2025
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 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
Abanisete
My Mother Is a Witch
Farmer’s Bride
The Waiter
Her Excellency
The Serpent’s Gift
BEST SERIES
The Party
Seven Doors
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
BEST KISS IN A MOVIE
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 CINEMATOGRAPHY
07.03 (The 7th of the 3rd)
My Mother Is a Witch
Abanisete
Agemo
Seven Doors
The Serpent’s Gift
Finding Nina
BEST SCREENPLAY
Thinline
Ewu Ife
Owambe Thieves
Fixing Others
The Serpent’s Gift
Blackout
Agemo
BEST SOUNDTRACK
My Mother Is a Witch
Take My Breath Away
Olomi
Durotimi
The Serpent’s Gift
BEST INDIGENOUS MOVIE
Abanisete
Brotherly Love
Iyalode
The Serpent’s Gift
Agemo
My Mother Is a Witch
Olomi
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Seven Doors
Labake Olododo
Abanisete
Iyalode
Farmer’s Bride
BEST MAKE-UP
The Waiter
Seven Doors
Iyalode
Abanisete
Labake Olododo
