The Best of Nollywood Awards has unveiled its 2025 nominee list featuring 25 categories, including the newly introduced “Best Series” category, reflecting Nollywood’s growth and embrace of serialised storytelling.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the grand ceremony held on Monday in Victoria Island, Lagos State, celebrated creativity, innovation, and excellence in Nigerian cinema.
The unveiling ceremony attracted top filmmakers, actors, and industry stakeholders.
It also highlighted the achievements that shaped Nigeria’s movie landscape over the past year.
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Leading the nominations are Seven Doors and Abanisete, with nine and eight nominations, respectively.
These productions dominate major categories, including Best Director, Best Actor, and Movie of the Year.
They are closely followed by Farmer’s Bride and My Mother Is a Witch. Both films secured multiple nominations across creative and technical categories, cementing their place as audience favourites.
For Best Actor, the nominees are Ibrahim Yekini (Abanisete), Gideon Okeke (Blackout), Femi Adebayo (Seven Doors), Razaq Adoti (Son of the Soil), Tobi Bakre (Farmer’s Bride), and Jide Awobona (Inspector Jero).
Best Actress nominees include Folu Storms (Red Circle), Gbubemi Ejeye (Farmer’s Bride), Padita Agu (Blackout), Efe Irele (My Mother Is a Witch), Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors), and Florence Nwachukwu (Fury).
The Best Kiss category recognises Tobi Bakre and Gbubemi Ejeye (Farmer’s Bride), Timini Egbuson and TJ Omusuku (Reel Love), Kunle Remi and Tope Olowoniyan (The Party), Padita Agu and Demola Adedoyin (Planning Forever), and Tobi Bakre with Folu Storms (Red Circle).
For Best Director, nominees are Niyi Akinmolayan (My Mother Is a Witch), Adebayo Tijani and Tope Adebayo (Abanisete), Adebayo Tijani and Jack’enneth Opukeme (Farmer’s Bride).
Others are Tope Adebayo and Adebayo Tijani (Her Excellency), Toka McBaror (The Waiter), and Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo, and Femi Adebayo (Seven Doors).
Movie of the Year nominees are Abanisete, My Mother Is a Witch, Farmer’s Bride, The Waiter, Her Excellency, and The Serpent’s Gift. Each title earned praise for storytelling and production quality.
The Best Series category debuts this year. The nominees are The Party and Seven Doors, signalling Nollywood’s expanding interest in long-form storytelling.
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For Best Supporting Actor, nominees include Stan Nze (The Serpent’s Gift), Femi Branch (Owambe Thieves), Adedimeji Lateef (Red Circle), Buchi Franklin (The Waiter), Taye Arimoro (Son of the Soil), and Neo Akpofure (My Mother Is a Witch).
Best Supporting Actress nominees are Mercy Aigbe (My Mother Is a Witch and Farmer’s Bride), Bolaji Ogunmola (Longing), Tina Mba (The Serpent’s Gift), Susan Jimah (Take My Breath Away), and Kehinde Bankole (Iyalode).