FULL LIST: Femi Adebayo’s ‘Seven Doors’ leads 2025 BON Awards with 9 nominations

03 Nov 2025, 22:03 by Taiwo Oshunloye · TheCable Lifestyle

‘Seven Doors’, Femi Adebayo’s cinematic thriller, has emerged as the top contender for the 2025 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards, securing nine nominations.

The nominees for the 17th edition of the awards were officially unveiled at a ceremony held in Lagos on Monday.

The event highlighted the films and actors who have made a significant impact on the industry over the past year.

Hot on the heels of ‘Seven Doors’ is ‘Abanisete’, a movie produced by and starring Ibrahim ‘Itele’ Yekini, which garnered an impressive eight nominations.

Mercy Aigbe also proved her mettle as a producer, with her two films ‘My Mother Is A Witch’ and ‘Farmer’s Bride’ earning seven and six nominations respectively, making her a dominant force in this year’s lineup.

Speaking at the unveiling, Toke Benson-Awoyinka, the commissioner for tourism, arts and culture, acknowledged the high expectations surrounding the awards’ return to Lagos.

“Lagos is the home of excellence, the state of aquatic splendour, so I know people are expectant,” she stated.

Addressing the organisers’ ambitious Guinness World Record attempt for the longest red carpet, the commissioner highlighted that the plan to host it on the new Coastal Road was a testament to Lagos’ unique capacity under the leadership of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

“It’s because it is Lagos; that is the only reason you can have a runway on a highway,” she added.

Also present was Yinka Adebayo, group executive director for West & Central Africa at Omnicom Media Group, who unveiled the nominee list alongside the commissioner.

Adebayo hailed the awards’ return to Lagos, calling it a “fantastic idea”.

He further commended BON founder Seun Oloketuyi and his team for their sustained effort.

“Doing this consistently for 17 years is something we must commend Seun Oloketuyi and his team for,” he added.

Below are photos from the event:

The prestigious awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on December 14, 2025, at the Federal Palace Hotel on Victoria Island, Lagos, where the winners will be announced.

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’

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