…’Farmers Bride’ takes the ‘Film of the Year’ and ‘Director of the Year’ categories
The 17th Best of Nollywood Awards (BON), Lagos Edition, dazzled at the National Theater today, celebrating the best in the industry and crowning the best talents of the year.
While drama Farmers Bride took top honors of the night, film Seven Doors emerged as the most prolific winner, sweeping four major technical categories.
The most prestigious film awards of the night went to ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ in the categories of Movie of the Year and Director of the Year.
Femi Adebayo’s technical masterpiece ‘Seven Doors’ turned out to be the winningest individual film of the night, taking home four highly coveted awards including Best Production Design, Best Special Effects, Best Series and Best Cinematography.
The film’s performance highlights the growing recognition of high quality production and technical excellence in Nigerian cinema.
Beyond the main awards, the awards celebrated various aspects of cinema.
The lead acting awards were swept by the film ‘Black Out’, with Gideon Okeke and Padita Agu taking home the Best Actor and Best Actress statuettes, respectively.
In supporting roles, veteran actress Mercy Aigbe was recognized for her role in My Mother Is a Witch, while Taye Ayimoro won for Son of the Soil.
The memorable on-screen chemistry between Tobi Bakre and Folu Storms in ‘Red Cycle’ earned them the Best Kiss award.
‘Abanisete’ won the Best Indigenous award, underscoring the importance of cultural storytelling. Nollywood’s promising future was also highlighted with the wins of Razaaq Adoti (most promising actor for ‘Son of the Soil’) and Una Idoko (most promising actress for ‘I Am Anis’).
The 17th BON Awards was a shining testament to the continued growth of Nollywood, celebrating both established stars and technical and creative professionals who are raising the bar for Nigerian storytelling globally.
This year’s Special Recognition Awards are the trio of Steve Ayorinde, Funke Akindele and Dr. Shaibu Husseini.
Here is the full list
LIST OF WINNERS OF THE BEST OF NOLLYWOOD AWARD 2025
BEST ACTOR – GIDEON OKEEKE (BLACK OUT)
BEST ACTRESS – PADITA AGU (BLACK OUT)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – TAYE AYIMORO (SON OF THE SOIL)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – MERCY AIGBE (MY MOTHER IS A WITCH)
BEST KISS – TOBI BAKRE & FOLU STORMS (RED CYCLE)
BEST SOCIAL MESSAGE – MAYOMI
BEST SHORT FILM – EGBEJI
BEST COSTUME – SEVEN DOORS
BEST SOUND – AGEMO
BEST SOUNDTRACK – IYALODE
BEST USE OF FOOD – OWAMBE THIEVES
BEST INDIGENOUS – ABANISETE
BEST CHILD ACTOR – AHMED ISA (LOOKING FOR NINA)
BEST CHILD ACTRESS – IJELU FOLAJIMI SHARON (SON OF THE SOIL)
MOST PROMISING ACTOR – RAZAQ ADOTI (SON OF THE EARTH)
THE MOST PROMISING ACTRESS – UNA IDOKO (I AM ANIS)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SEVEN DOORS
BEST SCREENPLAY – MY MOTHER IS A WITCH
BEST USE OF MAKEUP – LABAKE OLODODO
BEST SPECIAL EFFECT – SEVEN DOORS
BEST EDITION – REEL LOVE
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