Gaumee Film Awards

The Gaumee Film Awards aka Dhivehi Film Awards are presented by National Centre for the Arts to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Maldivian film industry. The Gaumee Film Award ceremony is the oldest film events in Maldives.

Gaumee Film Awards
Current: 9th Gaumee Film Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in cinematic achievements
Country	Maldives
Presented by	National Centre for the Arts
First awarded	1994
Website	nca.gov.mv
Television/radio coverage
Network	Television Maldives

The ceremony had been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions. A live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences.

History

A meeting was arranged at MCM on 30 October 1993, once the government decides to hold a Film Festival to honor the film industry. The awards were first introduced in 1994. Out of the twenty two people invited from the fraternity, only ten people showed up for the meeting. The preparations and award categories were discussed and decided in the meeting.

Ceremony	Awarded year	Awarded period	Ref(s)
1st Gaumee Film Awards	15 January 1995	Films released before 1995
2nd Gaumee Film Awards	25 November 1997	1995 — 1996
3rd Gaumee Film Awards	3 March 2007	1997 — 2002
4th Gaumee Film Awards	29 December 2007	2003 — 2005	[1]
5th Gaumee Film Awards	12 April 2008	2006 — 2007	[2][3]
6th Gaumee Film Awards	22 October 2015	2008 — 2010	[4][5]
7th Gaumee Film Awards	21 December 2016	2011 — 2013	[6][7]
8th Gaumee Film Awards	20 December 2017	2014 — 2016	[8][9]
9th Gaumee Film Awards	15 November 2019	2017 — 2018	[10][11]

Awards

Gaumee Film Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.

• Best Film
• Best Director
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Male Debut
• Best Female Debut
• Original Song
• Best Lyricist
• Best Playback Singer – Male
• Best Playback Singer – Female
• Best Editing
• Best Cinematography
• Best Screenplay
• Best Background Music
• Best Sound Editing
• Best Sound Mixing
• Best Art Direction
• Best Visual Effects
• Best Costume Design
• Best Makeup
• Best Choreography

References

1. Nadheem, Ahmed (30 December 2007). "Winners of 4th Gaumee Film Awards". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
2. "SAARC Film Festival 2017 (PDF)" (PDF). South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
3. Ahmed, Fazeena (13 April 2008). "Winners of 5th Gaumee Film Awards". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
4. Nadheem, Ahmed (23 October 2015). "Yoope crowned Best Actor, Niuma received Best Actress, and Happy Birthday as the Best Film". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
5. Saeed, Fathimath (23 October 2015). "Majority of the awards for "Niuma", "Happy Birthday" announced as best film". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
6. Adhushan, Ahmed (16 December 2016). "Nominations for 7th Gaumee Film Awards Announced". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
7. Adhushan, Ahmed (22 December 2016). "With 10 awards, "Loodhifa" crowned as Best Film". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
8. Adhushan, Ahmed (12 December 2017). "8th Gaumee Film Awards: Dark Rain leads nomination". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
9. Adhushan, Ahmed (20 December 2017). ""Vaashey Mashaa Ekee" wins majority awards". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
10. Adhushan, Ahmed (9 November 2019). "Nominations for 9th Dhivehi Film Awards". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
11. Sharaf, Aisha (16 November 2019). "Film Award: Vishak shines". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.