The nominees for the 2015 Kalasha International Film & TV awards were reveled on Tuesday at Nairobi’s IMAX theatre.
The following categories are now opened for public voting:
- Best Feature Film
- Best Short film
- Best Documentary
- Best lead Actor in Film
- Best Lead Actress in Film
- Best Local Language Film
- Best Host in a TV Show
- Best TV Drama
- Best Lead Actor in TV Drama
- Best Lead Actress in TV Drama
- Best TV Comedy
Here is the full list of nominees:
FILM CATEGORY
Best Lead Actor in a film
Felix Warutere (Karis) – Switch
Kenneth Nganga (Brian) – My son’s salvation
Patrick Macharia (Street Boy) – Child for Hire
Paul Ogola (Kevin) – Sibini
Muchiri Mentor (Mentor) – Bodaboda
Best Lead Actress in a film
Sandra Dache (Nyar Usonga) – The Cleansing
Nice Githingi (Jane) – Letters Home
Vivian Wambui (Beliza) – No behavior
Nancy Salim (Akiru) – Early Marriage
Elizabeth Sande (Samantha) – Child for Hire
Best Supporting Actor in film
Charles Karumi (Moses) – Fundimentals
Jacob Otieno (Stephen) – Sibini
Sam Psenjen (Watchman) – Letters Home
Timothy King’oo (Gaddafi) –Before and After
Emmanuel Mugo (Cain) – Broken Link
Best Supporting Actress in a film
Mukami Njiru (Cucu Wachera) – Ririkana
Jane Obando (Madam Lora) – No Behaviour
Jane Kiboi (Jane) – Switch
Batroba Ajikon (Ajikon) – Early Marriage
Rachael Githiga (Jezebel) – Jicho
Best Sound Designer
Before and After
Early Marriage
Letters Home
No Behavior
The Audition
Best Original Score
Hear me Move
The Cleansing
Veve
Visa Love
The Audition
Best Editor
The Cleansing
No Behaviour
Ahavah
Before and After
Child for Hire
Best Lighting Technician
Before and After
Veve
The Cleansing
Fundimentals
The Audition
Best Special Effects
Consigned to Oblivion
Watamati
Lwanda Magere and the Witch Doctor
Fundimentals
Best Original Screen Play
Hear me Move
Veve
Letters Home
The Cleansing
Sibini
Best Feature
Veve
Switch
Fundimentals
Bodaboda
Nightrunners
Best Director of Photography
Veve
Letters Home
Sibini
Before and After
No Behaviour
Best Documentary
Beyond the Five Senses
Origin of Kimsambwa
The Las Fight
Nurtured with Love
Mraa
Best Short Film
Before and After
Sibini
Letters Home
The Cleansing
No Behaviour
Best Production Designer
Ahavah
Veve
Broken Link
Before and After
Lettters Home
Best Director
Sibini
No Behaviour
The Cleansing
My Son’s Salvation
Veve
Best Local Language Film
Moskonde
Sibini
The Cleansng
Ririkana
Early Marriage
TELEVISION CATEGORY
Best Lead Actor in TV drama
Kevin Maina (Zamm) – Groove Theory
Abubakar Athman (Cosmas) – Auntie Boss
Abubakar Ismael (Kaka) – Arosto
David Marucha (Michereti) – The real Househelps of Kawangware
Kenneth Ambani (Benjamin) – Sumu
Best Lead Actress in a TV drama
Maureen Wanza (Sasha) – Sumu
Riziki Ambrose (Sita) – Pendo
Aisha Noor (Truphena) – The real Househelps of Kawangware
Nice Wanjeri (Shiro) – Auntie Boss
Debbie Asila (Amanda) – Twisted
Best Performance in Tv Comedy
Mbuthia Ngware (Apostle Daniel) – Pray & Prey
Samson Psenjen (Mr Mwango) – Classmates
Stephen Opondo (Atito) – Classmates
Khaleed Abdul (Farah) – Classmates
Timothy Ndisi (Bamuru) – Lokoloko
Best Host in TV Show
Kiran Jethwa – Tales from the Bush Larder
Salim Amin – The Scoop
Sarah Hassan & Charles Ouda – Discovery 254
Marcus Olang’ – Afro Fuse
Denzel & Sia – Krazy Kool Show
Best TV Documentary
Tales from the Bush Larder
Kwame Nkurumah: A story of vision and tragedy
Mpule: Beauty and Brains
Unity Dow Story
Sankara’s Ghost
Best TV Comedy
Classmates
Hapa Kule News
Pray & Prey
Lokoloko
Best TV Drama
Groove Theory
Auntie Boss
Sumu
Arosto
Pendo
SPECIAL AWARDS CATEGORY
Beast Feature by a student
Intellectual Scum
My Son’s Salvation
Broken Link
Twisted Affairs
The Pharisee
Best Documentary by a student
Heart to Soul
Oborogi
Best Diaspora Production
Code of Silence
Ugali
All in
Best Animation Production
The Nigrant Business
Lwanda Magere and the Witchdoctor
God’s Plan
Best Feature East African Category
Going Bongo
House Arrest Dream UG 2050
The Queen of Maasai
Early Marriage