Kalasha 2012 award nominations announced

Nairobi Half Life and Shattered movies dominated the Kalasha Film and Television Awards nominee list that was unveiled last Friday, 16 November 2012.
Kalasha 2012 award nominations announced

The announcement, made at the Laico Regency Hotel in Nairobi, came just a few days after the appointment of the new chairman, radio presenter Chris Foot.

The awards, in it's fourth year, have been designed to allow Kenyans to celebrate their cultural diversity through film and to recognise the role of film in economic sustainability.

The awards seek to motivate local producers towards quality film and TV productions. The event organised by the Kenya Film Commission, is scheduled for to take place on 8 December 2012. This year, 97 films and television features were submitted to Kalasha 2012, an increase from submissions in 2011.

Nominees in the Film Category

  • Best Actor
  • Amos Odhiambo (Lost in Africa)
    Kangethe Mungai (Senior Pastor)
    Joseph Wairimu (Nairobi Half Life)
    Sam Kihiu (Valentine Ya Njaramba)

  • Best Actress
  • Rita Dominic (Shattered)
    Patricia Kihoro (Miss Nobody)
    Joan Amara (Miss Pathetic)

  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Allan Adika (Shattered)
    Olwenya Maina (Nairobi Half Life)
    David Ngang Ndugi (Torn Veil)

  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Eclay Wangira (Simiyu Samurai)
    Irene Kayeri (Lost in Africa)
    Mumbi Maina (Shattered)

  • Best Cinematography
  • Simiyu Samurai
    Lost in Africa
    Nairobi Half Life
    Shattered

  • Best Sound
  • Simiyu Samurai
    Shattered
    Senior Pastor

  • Best Director
  • Tosh Gitonga (Nairobi Half Life)
    Gilbert Lukalia (Shattered)
    Robby Bresson (Simiyu Samurai)

  • Best Feature
  • Lost in Africa
    Shattered
    Senior Pastor
    Nairobi Half Life

  • Best Short Film
  • Simiyu Samurai
    Miss Nobody
    The Victim

  • Original Score
  • Tumanka Goes to school
    Guardians of the Wild
    Challenging and Healing Hidden Wars Crimes

  • Best Editing
  • Lost in Africa
    Simiyu Samurai
    Nairobi Half Life

  • Best Scriptwriter in original screenplay
  • Lost in Africa
    Shattered
    Nairobi Half Life

    Nominees in the Television Category

  • Best Tv Drama
  • Lies that bind
    Higher Learning
    Mali

  • Best Lead actor in a TV Drama
  • Rogers Otieno (Higher Learning)
    Hiram Mugai (Vioja Mahakamani)
    Kevin Mbugua (Mali)

  • Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama
  • Justin Mirichii (Lies that bind)
    Moses Macharia (Mali)
    Elsaphan Njora ( Briefcase Inc)

  • Best Lead Actress in a TV Drama
  • Lucy Nyaga (Lies that bind)
    Florence Nduta (Lies that bind)
    Mkamzee Mwatela (Mali)
    Janet Kirina (Higher Learning)

  • Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama
  • Mumbi Maina (Mali)
    Caroline Kipsuto (iMheshimiwa)
    Eunice Wambui (Vitimbi)

  • Best Perfomance in Comedy
  • Peter Sankale (Vioja Mahakamani)
    Alex Njuguna (The Pasua Show)

  • Best Talk Show
  • Agenda Kenya
    The Space
    Mentality

  • Best TV Comedy
  • The Pasua Show
    Vioja Mahakamani
    LoL

  • Best Entertainment Programme
  • 99 degrees
    Get Lifted


     
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