THE National Merit Awards (NAMA) 2014 list of nominees was officially announced yesterday. The awards will be held for the second year running in Bulawayo on February 15 at the Rainbow Hotel. Below is the list of nominees:
Outstanding first creative published work
- Zviviravanhu by Tinotenda Mpofu
- Reflections of the Heart : a Story of Hope by Tsungi Chiwara
- Rebel Soldier by Solomon Mwapangidza
Outstanding children’s book
- The River god Unyaminyami by Fortune Tazvivinga
- Thoko and the Cannibal by Mzana Mthimkulu & Bernard D Ndlovu
- Kolobeja 2: Izinganekwane zikaMthwakazi by Pathisa Nyathi
Outstanding fiction book
Footprints in the Mists of Time by Spiwe N Mahachi-Harper
Branching Streams Flow in the Dark by Charles Mungoshi
Imbwa Yemunhu by Ignatius Mabasa
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Outstanding group
- Tumbuka Dance company
- Count Dance crew
- Umkhathi Theatre Works
Outstanding female dancer
- Chido Mukundwa — Tumbuka Dance Company
- Maylene Chenjerai — Tumbuka Dance Company
- Melanie Carruthers — M & M Dance Factory
Outstanding male dancer
- Sean Mabwere — Rolex Dance Crew
- Mehluli Dube — Umkhathi Theatre Works
- Peter Lenso — Tumbuka dance Company
Outstanding choreographer
- Mclintosh Jerahuni – Tumbuka Dance Company
- Snoden Filimon — Tumbuka Dance Company
- Sean George Mabwere — Rolex Dance Crew
Outstanding actor
- Chauti Bauti in Gringo the Troublemaker
- Lloyd Kurima in Bhegi Rabvaruka
- Nash Mphepho in Decoder
Outstanding actress
- Eunice Tava in Sinners
- Getrude Munhamo in Sinners
- Tafadzwa Bvocheko in Chameleon
Outstanding music video
- Mwanasikana by Willard Magombedze ft. Jah Prayzah
- Ngoda by Willard Magombedze ft. Jah Prayzah
- Waiting for love by Nonkululeko Vundla ft. Blackbyrd
Outstanding screen production – full length film
- Gringo the Trouble Maker by Enock Chihombori
- Through the Night by Sydney Taivavashe
- Bhegi Rabvaruka by Lloyd Kurima
Outstanding screen production – short film
- Decoder by Zandile Mahaja
- 5 Days to Shiloh by Qeqeshiwe Mntambo
- Water and Urbanizaton by Dr T G Magama
Outstanding Mix Media
- Barking Dog by Johnson Zuze
- Nhapwasikana by Forbes Mushipe
- School Children by Anthony Ngandu
Outstanding 2 Dimensional Work
- Basic Human Right by Joshua Zinzombe
- Target by Warren Mapondera
- House of Stone by Webster Mubayirenyi
Outstanding 3 Dimensional Work
- Mwana Wedangwe by Chengetai Chin’anga
- Indigenisation by Israel Israel
- Jazzy Musician by Rufaro Murenza
Outstanding comedian
- Simba the Comic King — Hakeem VS Pistorious
- Ntando the General — Comedy Clips
Outstanding Poet
- Obert Dube
- Likhwa Ncube
Outstanding actress
- Nyaradzo Nhongonhema in Pub Stories
- Priviledge Mutendera in My big fat Shona Wedding & Looking in Abyss
- Kyla Render in Don’t Dress for Dinner
Outstanding Actor
- Mandla Moyo in Village Bull
- Tafadzwa Hananda in Pub Stories/ Half Empty Half Full
- Michael Southall in The Woman in black
Outstanding theatrical production
- The Gods you Have Built by Leeroy Gono
- Pub Stories by SavannahTrust
- Half Empty Half Full by Savannah Trust
Outstanding director
- Chris Charnley for Don’t Dress for Dinner
- Ryan Lawrence & Peter John Smyth for The woman in black
- Leeroy Gono for The Gods you Have Built
Outstanding female musician
- Selmor Mtukudzi
- Olivia Charamba
- Edith weUtonga
Outstanding male musician
- Jah Prayzah
- Sulumani (Sulu) Chimbetu
- Jeys Marabini
Outstanding album
- Handikwanise Kuzvitaura by Guspy Warrior
- Tsviriyo by Jah Prayzah
- Nguva Yenyasha by Mathias Mhere
Outstanding song
- Seunononga by Guspy Warrior
- Zino irema by Mathias Mhere
- Tsviriyo by Jah Prayzah
Outstanding journalist print
- Ruth Butaumocho – The Herald
- Vasco Chaya – Daily News
- Shamiso Yikoniko – Sunday Mail
Outstanding journalist TV
- Sifiso Mpofu – ZBC
- Josephine Mugiyo – ZBC
- Terrence Mapurisana – ZBC
Outstanding journalist radio
- Problem Masau – Star FM
- Thulani Miga – ZBC
- Nqobile Malinga – ZBC
Outstanding online media
- Zimbojam
- Writers International Network (WIN)
- Panorama
