8th Gaumee Film Awards

8th Gaumee Film Awards ceremony, honored the best Maldivian films released between 2014 and 2016. The ceremony was held on 20 December 2017.

8th Gaumee Film Awards
Date	20 December 2017
Highlights
Best Film	Vaashey Mashaa Ekee
Most awards	Vaashey Mashaa Ekee (9)
Most nominations	Vaashey Mashaa Ekee (21)
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Winners and nominees

Main awards

Nominees were announced on 12 December 2017.^[1][2]

Best Film	Best Director
Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Hulhudhaan Ahsham Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey	Ali Shifau – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq – Hulhudhaan Ali Seezan – Ahsham Ali Shifau – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Ravee Farooq – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey
Best Actor	Best Actress
Mohamed Jumayyil – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Roanu Hassan Manik – Hulhudhaan Ali Seezan – Ahsham Ibrahim Jihad – 4426 Mohamed Jumayyil – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen	Mariyam Majudha – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Mariyam Majudha – Hulhudhaan Niuma Mohamed – Aadheys Mariyam Majudha – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Aishath Rishmy – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Ahmed Saeed – Ahsham Mohamed Faisal – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Adam Rizwee – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ravee Farooq – Hulhudhaan Ismail Rasheed – Aniyaa	Zeenath Abbas – Ahsham Niuma Mohamed – Aniyaa Zeenath Abbas – Vee Beyvafa Amira Ismail – Aadheys Fathimath Azifa – Aadheys
Best Male Debut	Best Female Debut
Mohamed Jumayyil – Aniyaa Abdullah Shafiu Ibrahim – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ismail Jumaih – Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee Ali Azim – Aadheys Ibrahim Abdulla Naseer – Aadheys	Mariyam Majudha – Hulhudhaan Aminath Noora – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Maleeha Waheed – Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee
Original Song	Best Lyricist
Mohamed Ikram - "Forever in Love" - 24 Gadi Iru Detune Band - "Noon Noon Nudhey" - Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ibrahim Zaid Ali - "Vaa Loabi Dhulun" - Vafaatheri Kehiveriya Ibrahim Zaid Ali - "Gandhee Huvaa" - Ahsham Shammoon Mohamed - "Gellifa" - Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen	Zero Degree - "Thakurah Baheh" - Hulhudhaan Ahmed Furugan - "Noon Noon Nudhey" - Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Mohamed Abdul Ghanee - "Aadheys" - Aadheys Adam Haleem Adnan - "Ummeedh" - Vafaatheri Kehiveriya Mohamed Abdul Ghanee - "Gandhee Huvaa" - Ahsham
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
Ahmed Nashid - "Thakurah Baheh" - Hulhudhaan Ahmed Furugan - "Noon Noon Nudhey" - Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Mohamed Abdul Ghanee - "Ummeedh" - Vafaatheri Kehiveriya Ahmed Ibrahim - "Gandhee Huvaa" - Ahsham Shammoon Mohamed - "Gellifa" - Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen	Mariyam Unoosha - "Forever in Love" - 24 Gadi Iru Khadheeja Mohamed - "Vaashey Mashaa Ekee" - Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Shifa Thaufeeq - "Hiy Meygaa Mibunanee" - Aniyaa Mariyam Ashfa - "Vaa Loabi Dhulun" - Vafaatheri Kehiveriya Meera Mohamed Majid - "Gandhee Huvaa" - Ahsham

Technical awards

Best Editing	Best Cinematography
Ali Shifau – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ahmed Shakir, Ravee Farooq, Ahmed Sinan, Mohamed Faisal – Hulhudhaan Ali Seezan, Ahmed Giyas – Ahsham Ali Shifau – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Ravee Farooq – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey	Shivaz Abdulla – Ahsham Ali Shifau, Ahmed Sinan – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ali Shifau, Ahmed Sinan – Hulhudhaan Ali Shifau, Ahmed Sinan – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Ali Shifau – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey
Best Screenplay	Best Background Music
Aishath Fuad Thaufeeg – Hulhudhaan Mahdi Ahmed – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ahmed Nimal – Aniyaa Mahdi Ahmed, Ahmed Zareer – Ahsham Mahdi Ahmed – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey	Mohamed Ikram – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Mohamed Ikram – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ayyuman Shareef – Aniyaa Ibrahim Nifar – Vafaatheri Kehiveriya Mohamed Ikram – Insaana
Best Sound Editing	Best Sound Mixing
Mohamed Ikram – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey Ali Shifau – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Haisham Shafeeq – Hulhudhaan Ali Seezan, Ibrahim Wisan – Insaana Mohamed Ikram, Ali Shifau – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen	Mohamed Ikram – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ayyuman Shareef, Ahmed Nimal – Aniyaa Mohamed Ikram – 24 Gadi Iru Mohamed Ikram – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Mohamed Ikram – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey
Best Art Direction	Best Visual Effects
Mohamed Ali, Ali Shifau – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq, Mohamed Ali – Hulhudhaan Ali Seezan, Ibrahim Wisan – Ahsham Mohamed Ali, Ali Shifau – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Mohamed Ali, Ravee Farooq, Ali Shifau – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey	Ahmed Sinan – 4426 Ahmed Sinan – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ahmed Sinan – Hulhudhaan Ali Riyaz – E Re'ah Fahu Ahmed Sinan – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey
Best Costume Design	Best Makeup
Mariyam Majudha – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq, Mariyam Majudha – Hulhudhaan Ali Seezan– Ahsham Razeena Thaufeeq, Fathimath Nahula – 4426 Mariyam Majudha – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen	Mariyam Majudha – Hulhudhaan Mariyam Majudha – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Zeenath Abbas– Ahsham Ismail Jumaih, Ahmed Fayaz – 4426 Mariyam Majudha – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen

Short film

Best Film	Best Director
Voodoo Farihibe 4 Kashfu	Ali Shifau – Voodoo Abdulla Muaz – Farihibe 4 Ali Shifau – Kashfu
Best Actor	Best Actress
Ibrahim Jihad – Kashfu Mohamed Abdulla – Farihibe 4 Abdulla Hussain – Voodoo	Fathimath Azifa – Farihibe 4 Niuma Mohamed – 13 Ah Visnaa Dhehaas Fathimath Fareela – Kashfu
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Ahmed Nashith – Voodoo Ismail Rasheed – Farihibe 4 Ismail Rasheed – Farihibe 3 Ismail Rasheed – Siyaasee Vaccine Ahmed Saeed – Kashfu	Fathimath Azifa – 13 Ah Visnaa Dhehaas Aishath Rishmy – Farihibe 4 Aishath Rishmy – Farihibe 3 Fathimath Azifa – Farihibe 3 Zeenath Abbas – Siyaasee Koalhun
Best Editing	Best Cinematography
Ali Shifau – Voodoo Abdulla Muaz – Farihibe 4 Abdulla Muaz – Farihibe 3 Ali Shifau, Ahmed Shakir – Kashfu	Ali Shifau – Voodoo Ibrahim Wisan – Farihibe 4 Hassan Haleem – Farihibe 3 Shivaz Abdulla – 13 Ah Visnaa Dhehaas Ali Shifau – Kashfu

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Award
Mohamed Musthafa Hussain Aslam Rasheed

See also

• Gaumee Film Awards

References

1. 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.
2. 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.