FilmOne Dominates 2025 BON Awards With 9 Wins

FilmOne was the most awarded studio at the 2025 Best of Nollywood Awards, including Movie of the Year, Director of the Year, and Best Screenplay.

We’re rolling back the clock this Thursday to one of the biggest highlights from Nollywood’s record-breaking weekend: FilmOne Entertainment’s sweep at the 2025 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards on Sunday, December 14, 2025.

The studio walked away with an incredible nine awards, cementing its place as one of the night’s biggest winners. These include:

• Best Supporting Actress — Mercy Aigbe (My Mother Is a Witch)

• Best Soundtrack — Iyalode

• Best Use of Food — Owambe Thieves

• Best Indigenous Film — Abanisete

• Best Screenplay — My Mother Is a Witch

• Best Use of Makeup — Labake Olododo

• Best Editing — Reel Love

• Movie of the Year — Farmer’s Bride

• Director of the Year — Farmer’s Bride

The BON wins spoke volumes about FilmOne’s influence and consistency as a powerhouse in Nigerian cinema. Behind this success are the efforts of Group CEO  Kene Okwuosa and Co-Founder & Managing Director Moses Babatope who have transformed the 13-year-old company into a leading voice in Nigerian cinema. 

Other big winners of the night include Netflix whose limited drama series Seven Doors won five awards (Best Costume, Best Production Design, Best Special Effect, Best Series, and Best Cinematography), and Nile Entertainment with five wins for Son of the Soil (Best Supporting Actor, Best Child Actress, and Most Promising Actor) and Black Out (Best Actor and Best Actress).