List of awards and nominations received by Usama Mukwaya

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Ugandan film director, screenwriter and producer Usama Mukwaya. His major nominations include the African Movie Academy Award.

Usama Mukwaya awards and nominations
Usama at the 2017 Young Achievers Awards
Totals[lower-alpha 1]
Wins5
Nominations18
Note
  1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Major associations

Africa Movie Academy Awards

The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA and The AMA Awards, are presented annually to recognize excellence of professionals in the African film industry.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2016 Bala Bala Sese Best Film in an African Language Nominated [1]

Other awards and nominations

Viewers Choice Movie Awards (Uganda)
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2018 Love Faces Best Picture Won [2][3]
2018 Love Faces Best Film of the Year Nominated
2018 Love Faces Best Screenplay Nominated
2018 Love Faces Best Director Nominated
2018 Rehema Best Short Film Nominated

Film festival awards

Africa International Film Festival

The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) is an annual film festival. The event normally spans through a week and it includes award shows and film training classes.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2016 Bala Bala Sese Best Feature Film Nominated [4]

Amakula International Film Festival

The Amakula International Film Festival is an annual film festival that takes place in Uganda. It is Uganda's oldest film festival founded by Dutch film historian Alice Smits and American filmmaker Lee Elickson.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2018 Love Faces Best Feature Film Nominated [5]
2018 Rehema Best Short Film Nominated [6]
2016 Bala Bala Sese Best African Film (Golden Impala Award) Nominated [7]

Helsinki African Film Festival
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2016 Bala Bala Sese Jury Award for Human Rights and Social Commentary Nominated [8]

Luxor African Film Festival
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2016 Bala Bala Sese Grand Nile Prize (Long Narrative) Nominated [9]

Mashariki African Film Festival

Mashariki African Film Festival is an international film festival based in Rwanda, that represent the country in the East African Film Network (EAFN).

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2015 Tiktok Best Short Film Nominated [10]

Nador Cinema Festival
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2018 Rehema Best Short Film Nominated [11]

Nile Diaspora International Film Festival
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2013 In Just Hours Best Short Film Nominated

Pearl International Film Festival

The Pearl International Film Festival (PIFF), is an annual film festival held in Kampala, Uganda and has been described as one of the biggest film events in Uganda.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2017 Rehema Best Short Film Nominated
2014 In Just Hours Best Student Film Nominated [12]

Uganda Film Festival

The Uganda Film Festival (UFF), is an annual film festival held in Kampala, Uganda founded under the Uganda Communications Commission. The festival is intended to help showcase what the industry is doing and at the same time focusing attention to all the other facets of the industry.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2017 Love Faces Best Production Design/ Costume Design Nominated [13][14]
2017 Rehema Best Short Film Won [15][16]

Film industry awards

MNFPAC

Mariam Ndagire Film and Performing Arts Centre is a Uganda-based training film initiative for emerging Ugandan filmmakers and mentorship programme for aspiring filmmakers and youth in Uganda.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2010 Hello Best Screenplay Nominated [17]

Movie Furnace

Movie Furnace (Tanuulu) is a Uganda-based non-profit short film competition, for Mariam Ndagire Film and Performing Arts Centre alumni (MNFPAC), founded by Mariam Ndagire.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2013 In Just Hours Best Director Won [18]
2012 Smart Attempt Best Director Finalist

Miscellaneous awards and honors

Best Innovation Award - Cavendish University Best Students Awards 2020

The award was given on 28th May 2020 by the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda Rebecca Kadaga during the 9th Cavendish University graduation ceremony, the first of its kind scientific and virtual ceremony at Speke Resort and Conference Center in Kampala, Uganda[19]. Usama had previous been awarded a Certificate of Excellence with other 26 students who stood out, excelled and represented CUU on national, regional and international fronts by members of the University Advisory Council, the Vice Chancellor and other members of Senior Management on 13th November 2019.[20][21]

Fellow of the Young & Emerging Leaders Project (CLASS OF 2019)

The Young & Emerging Leaders Project (YELP) is an initiative of the LéO Africa Institute, which has been ongoing for 2 years, that annually inducts 20-30 outstanding thought leaders into a fellowship program designed to train and orient values of self-advancement, integrity, social responsibility, and socioeconomic transformation[22].

Film and Television Award - Young Achievers Awards 2011

The Young Achievers Awards is a national competition held annually in Uganda which selects and promotes the best practice and excellence in youth creativity.

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See also

References
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  19. https://www.cavendish.ac.ug/students-life/news/article/cavendish-university-sets-precedence-holds-first-ever-virtual-graduation-in-uganda/
  20. https://www.cavendish.ac.ug/students-life/news/article/cavendish-university-uganda-recognises-outstanding-students-in-2019/
  21. https://cavendish.ac.ug/images/the-cavendish-newspaper-volume-2.pdf/
  22. https://leoafricainstitute.org/fellows/usama-mukwaya/
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