Seven Doors, the cinematic thriller produced by and starring Femi Adebayo, has emerged as the top contender at the 2025 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards with a total of nine nominations.
The nominees for the 17th edition of the awards were announced on Monday at an unveiling ceremony in Lagos, featuring filmmakers, actors and creative executives.
The selection highlights films and performances that have stood out across the industry over the past year.
Close behind is Abanisete, produced by Ibrahim “Itele” Yekini, which secured eight nominations across major categories, reinforcing its strong impact within the indigenous film space.
Mercy Aigbe also features prominently this year, with her productions My Mother Is A Witch and Farmer’s Bride receiving seven and six nominations respectively, positioning her among the most recognised talents in both performance and production categories.
The awards ceremony, scheduled for December 14, 2025, will take place at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
This year’s edition returns to Lagos with an added highlight: a Guinness World Record attempt for the longest red carpet, to be staged along the new Coastal Road.
The move aligns with Lagos’ growing prominence as a tourism, entertainment and creative hub under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration.
The unveiling also acknowledged the BON Awards’ continuity, having maintained an annual presence in the Nigerian film landscape for 17 consecutive years.
See the full list below:
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
‘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 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
‘07.03 (7th of the 3rd)’
‘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’
