BEST PICTURE NOMINEES                                                          

 ‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

 

WINNERT BEST ACTOR MALE FEATURE FILM

BEN PROBERT  (THE CARETAKER) by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

 

WINNER BEST ACTOR FEMALE FEATURE FILM

FUNSO FOLUSO-HENRY (REPARATIONS) by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

 

WINNER BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MALE FEATURE FILM

SCOTT HUME (THE CARETAKER) by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

 

WINNER BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEMALE FEATURE FILM

SHARON KANAALO  (FATAL) by Fredrick E Achura (Uganda)

 

WINNER BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE FILM

CHRYSTAL ROSE REPARATIONS) by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

 

WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY  FEATURE FILM

 ‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

 

WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE FILM

 ‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

 

WINNER BEST STORY FEATURE FIKM

 ‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

 

WINNER BEST CAST DIRECTOR FEATURE FILM

 ‘RED BIRD’ by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili  (France).

 

WINNER BEST FILM EDIT FEATURE FILM

 ‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

 

WINNER BEST SOUND FEATURE FILM

‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

 

WINNER BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE FILM

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

 

WINNER BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FEATURE FILM

 ‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

 

WINNER BEST ORIGINAL SONG FEATURE FILM

 ‘FATAL’ by Fredrick E Achura (Uganda)

 

WINNER BEST VISUAL EFFECT FEATURE FILM

‘THE CARETAKER’ by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

 

WINNER BEST MAKE-UP/COSTUME FEATURE FILM

 ‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

 

WINNER BEST SHORT NIGERIAN FILM 

 ‘ELOHO’ by Blessing Oluranti (Nigeria)

 

WINNER BEST SHORT FILM 

 ‘BLACKMAN’S REALITY’ by Babatunde Jon Adeniyi (Nigeria, United Kingdom)

 

WINNER BEST INDIGENOUS FILM

‘ADUNNI OGIDAN’BIRIN (THE DEFIANT CRUSADER)’ by Yemi Amodu

 

WINNER BEST ACTOR MALE INDIGENOUS FILM

 ‘YAHAYA HABEEB OLATUNJI’ movie Mayomi

 

WINNER BEST ACTOR FEMALE INDIGENOUS FILM

 ‘FUNMI OGIDAN-BELLO’ movie Adunni Ogidan’birin (The Defiant Crusader)

 

WINNER BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MALE INDIGENOUS FILM

 ‘ADEJOH IBRAHIM’ movie Traditions

 

WINNER BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEMALE INDIGENOUS FILM

 ‘NANCY ISIME’ MOVIE Adunni Ogidan’birin (The Defiant Crusader)

 

WINNER BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM 

‘BULLERENGUE’ by Alejandro Nieto (Spanish Colombia)

 

WINNER BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM

‘BEAUTIFUL LIFE’ by Richard Oliver (USA)

 

WINNER BEST ANIMATIONS FILM

 ‘SPACE STATION VILLAGE EP8：MISS YOU TO THE STARS’ by Yi-Feng Kao (Tiawan)

 

WINNER BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE 

 ‘END OF THE DAY’ by Nobin Kurian, Bibin Puthetthu (India)

 

WINNER BEST TELEVISION FILM

 ‘SUNDAY LEAGUE’ by Jamie Bourne (United Kingdom)

 

 

 

 

 

EVENT DATE NOVEMBERV29,2025

 

 

BEST PICTURE NOMINEES                                                                               

‘FATAL’ by Fredrick E Achura (Uganda)

‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

‘RATTLESNAKE POINT’ by Alberto Diamante (Canada)

‘THE CARETAKER’ by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

‘RED BIRD’ by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili  (France).

 

BEST ACTOR MALE NOMINEES

JON BETTI (REPARATIONS) by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

BEN PROBERT (THE CARETAKER)  by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

JOSHUA DAVID PIVATO  (RATTLESNAKE POINT) by Alberto Diamante (Canada)

ANGEL TONI ACER  (FATAL) by Fredrick E Achura (Uganda)

 

BEST ACTOR FEMALE NOMINEES

FUNSO FOLUSO-HENRY (REPARATIONS) by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

DEBIE KAGISHA (FATAL) by Fredrick E Achura (Uganda)

MARTINA BISKUPOVIC (RATTLESNAKE POINT) by Alberto Diamante (Canada)

MACKENZIE LARSEN (THE CARETAKER) by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MALE NOMINEES

HOUSSAM ADILI (RED BIRD) by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili  (France).

NICK MIRKA (RATTLESNAKE POINT) by Alberto Diamante (Canada)

SCOTT HUME (THE CARETAKER) by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

CHRISTIANO OKITWI (FATAL) by Fredrick E Achura (Uganda)

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEMALE NOMINEES

TARYN KAY  (REPARATIONS) by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

SHARON KANAALO (FATAL) by Fredrick E Achura (Uganda)

ELNAZ SEPANTAMEHR (MY LITTLE)  MOON by American Brightlight (USA)

LAUREN SHOTTON (THE CARETAKER) by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

 

BEST DIRECTOR NOMINEES

‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

‘THE CARETAKER’ by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

‘RED BIRD’ by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili  (France).

 

BEST SCREENPLAY NOMINEES

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

‘FATAL’ by Fredrick E Achura (Uganda)

‘THE CARETAKER’ by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY NOMINEES

‘RED BIRD’ by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili  (France).

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

 ‘THE CARETAKER’ by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

 

BEST STORY NOMINEES

‘RATTLESNAKE POINT’ by Alberto Diamante (Canada)

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

‘FATAL’ by Fredrick E Achura (Uganda)

 

BEST CAST DIRECTOR NOMINEES

‘THE CARETAKER’ by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

‘RED BIRD’ by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili  (France).

 

BEST FILM EDIT NOMINEES

‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

‘RED BIRD’ by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili  (France).

‘RATTLESNAKE POINT’ by Alberto Diamante (Canada)

 

BEST SOUND NOMINEES

‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

 ‘THE CARETAKER’ by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

‘RED BIRD’ by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili  (France).

 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN NOMINEES

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

‘RED BIRD’ by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili (France).

‘RATTLESNAKE POINT’ by Alberto Diamante (Canada)

‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE NOMINEES

‘RED BIRD’ by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili (France).

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

‘RATTLESNAKE POINT’ by Alberto Diamante (Canada)

 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG NOMINEES

‘RED BIRD’ by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili (France).

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

‘FATAL’ by Fredrick E Achura (Uganda)

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECT NOMINEES.

‘THE CARETAKER’ by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

‘RATTLESNAKE POINT’ by Alberto Diamante (Canada)

‘RED BIRD’ by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili (France).

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

 

BEST MAKE-UP/COSTUME NOMINEES

‘THE CARETAKER’ by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

‘MY LITTLE MOON’ by American Brightlight (USA)

‘RED BIRD’ by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili (France).

‘REPARATIONS’ by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

 

SHORT NIGERIAN FILM NOMINEES

‘CLIQUE’ by Lyndsey Efejoku (Nigeria)

‘RUIN’ by Toyin Adebola (Nigeria)

‘THE LOST DAUGHTER’ by Hope Oluwafemi  (Nigeria)

‘ELOHO’ by Blessing Oluranti (Nigeria)

 

SHORT FILM NOMINEES

‘THE EMERALD PURSE’ by Kimberly Olsen (South Africa,USA)

‘ELOHO’ by Blessing Oluranti (Nigeria)

‘BLACKMAN’S REALITY’ by Babatunde Jon Adeniyi (Nigeria, United Kingdom)

‘ZĀGBÉTO’ by Sitou Akolly (Togo)

 

INDIGENOUS FILM NOMINEES

‘ADUNNI OGIDAN’BIRIN (THE DEFIANT CRUSADER)’ by Yemi Amodu (Nigeria)

‘MAYOMI’ by Ayoola Benedict (Nigeria)

‘TRADITIONS’ by Paul Igwe (Nigeria)

 

BEST ACTOR MALE INDIGENOUS FILM NOMINEES

‘PATRICK ONYEOCHA’ movie Adunni Ogidan’birin (The Defiant Crusader)

‘YAHAYA HABEEB OLATUNJI’ movie Mayomi

‘TOMMY ROLAND’ movie Traditions

 

BEST ACTOR FEMALE INDIGENOUS FILM NOMINEES

‘JOKE MUYIWA’ movie Mayomi

‘FUNMI OGIDAN-BELLO’ movie Adunni Ogidan’birin (The Defiant Crusader)

‘MAUREEN SOLOMONI’ movie Traditions

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MALE INDIGENOUS FILM NOMINEES

‘SAMUEL OLASEHINDE’ movie Mayomi

‘ADEJOH IBRAHIM’ movie Traditions

‘ODUNLADE ADEKOLA’ MOVIE Adunni Ogidan’birin (The Defiant Crusader)

 

BEST SUPORTING ACTOR FEMALE INDIGENOUS FILM NOMINEES

 ‘AYI BANTA MOGAJI’ movie Traditions

‘NANCY ISIME’ MOVIE Adunni Ogidan’birin (The Defiant Crusader)

‘FOLASHADE AJAO’ movie Mayomi

 

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM NOMINEES

‘JULIA LIVES’ by Álvaro Calderón(Puerto Rico)

‘FROM FAR AWAY AND DEEP INSIDE’ by  Fab Llanos ( Spain)

‘INTERPRETING ERIK’ by Donald D’Haene (Canada)

‘BULLERENGUE’ by Alejandro Nieto (Spanish Colombia)

 

SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM NOMINEES

‘GOODBYE CANADA’ by Frédéric Mullis (Canada, France)

‘SOCRATES’ by Ken Sagoes (USA)

‘BEAUTIFUL LIFE’ by Richard Oliver (USA)

‘GANGSTA TO GRACE’ by Letitia Scott Jackson, Valerie Denise Jones (USA)

 

ANIMATIONS FILM NOMINEES

‘VITA NOVA’ by Dmytro Zavora (Ukraine)

‘SPACE STATION VILLAGE EP8：MISS YOU TO THE STARS’ by Yi-Feng Kao (Tiawan)

‘RAY THE RUG’ by Mohammad Ali Shakeri (Thailand)

‘I WANT HER FOR MYSELF’ by Tim Ross (USA)

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM NOMINEES

‘YIKIAN ! (STAND UP)’ by Alidou Badini (Burkina Faso)

‘LOST WORLD 2020’ by Mitra Mazumder (India)

‘END OF THE DAY’ by Nobin Kurian, Bibin Puthetthu (India)

 

TELEVISION NOMINEES

‘THE ACTING CLASS’ by Courtney Elvira (USA)

‘SUNDAY LEAGUE’ by Jamie Bourne (United Kingdom)

‘STORAPY SESSIONS: THE LOST DAUGHTER’ by Hope Oluwafemi  (Nigeria)

 

FEATURE FILM CATEGORY

MY LITTLE MOON by American Brightlight (USA)

SOME KIND OF JUSTICE by Brian Jervay (USA)

BODA LOVE by Janet Wells (Kenya)

REPARATIONS by Chrystal Rose (United Kingdom)

THE CARETAKER by Luke Tedder (United Kingdom)

RATTLESNAKE POINT by Alberto Diamante (Canada)

FATAL by Fredrick E Achura (Uganda)

FROZEN REVENGE by Gamito Fumane (Mozambique)

THE FLASK by Maxwell Mutunwa Mwape (Zambia)

LUBINDA by Mubiana Leon Mubiana (Namibia)

OPEN YOUR EYES by Dani Zarandieta (Spain)

RHYTHM OF DAMMAM by Jayan Cherian (India)

RED BIRD  by Alexandre Laugier, Thomas Habibes, Houssam Adili  (France)

FOREIGN HOMELAND by Armin Zarringhalam (Canada)

BROKEN VENGEANCE by John Ukpe (Nigeria)

CAR (2025) by Suraj Kumar (India)

 

SHORT FILM CATEGORY

THE EMERALD PURSE by Kimberly Olsen (South Africa,USA)

BLACKMAN’S REALITY by Babatunde Jon Adeniyi (Nigeria, United Kingdom)

CHILDREN OF HOPE by Csaba Szuchy (Hungary)

IN AN IMPASSE by Navid Ghiasi (Iran)

AL WADIAA by Hedy Krissane (Italy, Tunisia)

IN TWILIGHT by Kirsti Lovas (Norway)

DO YOU WANT TO EAT WITH US TONIGHT? By Bernard Assako

RISE by Jessica J. Rowlands (Zimbabwe)

THE TENDER ONES WILL TRIUMPH by Francisco Bassignana (Poland)

ELOHO by Blessing Oluranti (Nigeria)

CLIQUE by Lyndsey Efejoku (Nigeria)

RUIN by Toyin Adebola (Nigeria)

CALLIGRAPHER – TO DIE BEFORE DYING by Denizhan Ayar, Ahmet Serhat Ak (Turkey)

ECHOES FROM THE PAST by Ayodeji Sanni (United Kingdom)

ZĀGBÉTO by Sitou Akolly (Togo)

THE RIVALS by Fraser James MacLeod (Sweden)

JUST 5 MINUTES by Maxwell Wang (China/USA)

BLACKMAN’S REALITY by Babatunde Jon Adeniyi ( United Kingdom /Nigeria)

 

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

JULIA LIVES by Álvaro Calderón(Puerto Rico)

FROM FAR AWAY AND DEEP INSIDE by Fab Llanos (Spain)

INTERPRETING ERIK by Donald D’Haene (Canada)

INTO CONSCIOUSNESS by Francesco Majo, Nataly Cadavid (Italy)

NINJA BEEF by Shun J Sako Jr (Japan)

SEMITJOV – DREAMS FOR A BETTER WORLD by Micke Engström (Sweden)

BULLERENGUE by Alejandro Nieto (Spanish Colombia)

THE PULSE OF ROCKS by Almudena  Muñoz (Spain)

 

SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

GOODBYE CANADA by Frédéric Mullis (Canada, France)

MOURNING DOCTOR LI WENLIANG by Alice Chen Chen (USA) SOCRATES by Ken Sagoes (USA)

CAST A COLD EYE by Emer O Shea, Michael McMonagle (Ireland) GANGSTA TO GRACE by Letitia Scott Jackson, Valerie Denise Jones (USA)

TO TREVI, WITH LOVE: A CINE-POEM IN 9:16 by Kostiantyn Mishchenko (USA)

BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Richard Oliver (USA)

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE CATEGORY

YIKIAN! (STAND UP) by Alidou Badini (Burkina Faso)

LOST WORLD 2020 by Mitra Mazumder (India)

END OF THE DAY by Nobin Kurian, Bibin Puthetthu (India)

 

INDIGENOUS FILM CATEGORY

ADUNNI OGIDAN’BIRIN (THE DEFIANT CRUSADER) by Yemi Amodu (Nigeria)

MAYOMI by Ayoola Benedict (Nigeria)

TRADITIONS by Paul Igwe (Nigeria)

 

TELEVISION CATEGORY

THE ACTING CLASS by Courtney Elvira (USA)

SUNDAY LEAGUE by Jamie Bourne (United Kingdom)

STORAPY SESSIONS : THE LOST DAUGHTER by Hope Oluwafemi  (Nigeria)

 

ANIMATION FILM CATEGORY

VITA NOVA by Dmytro Zavora (Ukraine)

A_BIOGRAPHY by Alexander Schellow by Alexander Schellow (France)

SILVERGIRL & THE PLANET CHOKERS by Seamus Smyth (Ireland)

SPACE STATION VILLAGE EP8：MISS YOU TO THE STARS  by Yi-Feng Kao (Tiawan)

RAY THE RUG by Mohammad Ali Shakeri (Thailand)

I WANT HER FOR MYSELF by Tim Ross (USA)

 

 

Submission for the 5^th Edition 2025 of our annual Universal Movie Awards (UNIMAA) is still open.

Film Categories:

Feature Film,Short Film.Fiction.Documentaries. Short Documentaries,

Indigenous Film (Sub title in English) ,Animation

https://filmfreeway.com/UNIVERSALMOVIEAWARDS

https://festhome.com/en/festival/universal-movie-awards

Universal Movie Awards (UNIMAA)

The Universal Movie Awards is an annual international Award based in Nigeria. Our vision is to add value and to creatively enrich the entertainment industry through excellent work in film and television.

Submission Deadline : September 15, 2025  

Our 5th edition will be held on November 15, 2025.

 

 

WINNER BEST PICTURE CATEGORY
‘AMENDS OF THE FATHER’ Stephen Sorrentino Producer (USA)

 

 

WINNER BEST ACTOR MALE CATEORY

TSHAMANO SEBE’ Movie INKABI (South Africa)

 

 

WINNER BEST ACTOR FEMALE CATEGORY

‘MICHELLE TIREN’ Movie INKABI (South Africa)

 

 

WINNER BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MALE CATEGORY

‘ALEJANDRO COOPER’ Movie LUKAS (Namibia)

 

 

WINNER BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEMALE CATEGORY

‘SHINE ROSMAN’ Movie LIONS DEN (Nigeria)

 

 

WINNER BEST DIRECTOR CATEGORY

‘AMENDS OF THE FATHER’ by Stephen Sorrentino (USA)

 

 

WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY CATEGORY

‘4 by 4’ (India)

 

 

WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY CATEGORY

‘INKABI’ (South Africa)

 

 

WINNER BEST STORY CATEGORY

‘UNLEASHED’ (Nigeria)

 

 

WINNER BEST CAST DIRECTOR CATEGORY

‘MERCY OF OTHERS’ (Australia)

 

 

WINNER BEST FILM EDIT CATEGORY

‘MERCY OF OTHERS’ (Australia)

 

 

WINNER BEST SOUND CATEGORY

‘MERCY OF OTHERS’ (Australia)

 

 

WINNER BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN CATEGORY

‘AMENDS OF THE FATHER’ (USA)

 

 

WINNER BEST ORIGINAL SCORE CATEGORY

‘AMENDS OF THE FATHER’ (USA)

 

 

WINNER BEST ORIGINAL SONG CATRGORY

‘AMENDS OF THE FATHER’ (USA)

 

 

WINNER BEST VISUAL EFFECT CATEGORY

‘MERCY OF OTHERS’ (Australia)

 

 

WINNER BEST MAKE-UP/COSTUME CATEGORY

‘4 by 4’ (India)

 

 

WINNER SHORT FILM CATEGORY

‘T’EGBON T’ABURO (Siblings)’ (Nigeria)

 

 

WINNER FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

‘GEORGE’ (UK)

 

 

WINNER SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

‘TIMELESS GRACE’ (Kenya)

 

 

WINNER BEST ANIMATIONS FILM CATEGORY

‘IN HALF’ (Spain)

 

 

WINNER FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM CATEGORY

‘JAYA’ (India)

BEST PICTURE NOMINEES
‘LUKAS’ Kapana, Kukuri, Salute! Producer (Namibia)
‘4 by 4’ Deepthi Iyer Producer (India)
‘AMENDS OF THE FATHER’ Stephen Sorrentino Producer (USA)
‘UNLEASHED’ Kemi Adekomi Producer (Nigeria)
‘ASHES’ Aisha Nyali Producer (Cameroon)
‘INKABI’ Princess Mhlongo Producer (South Africa)
‘MERCY OF OTHERS’ Taylor Buoro Producer (Australia)
‘TOMORROW’ Marvelous Ebehiremhen Ojiehanon Producer (Nigeria)

BEST ACTOR MALE NOMINEES
‘TSHAMANO SEBE’ INKABI (South Africa)
‘STEPHEN SORRENTINO’ AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
‘IK OGBONNA’ ASHES (Cameroon)
‘TRACCIN RAMEKA’ MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)

BEST ACTOR FEMALE NOMINEES
‘RANJANI RAGHAVAN ‘ 4 by 4 (India)
‘MICHELLE TIREN’ INKABI (South Africa)
‘RACHEL EDWARDS’ TOMORROW (Nigeria)
‘VANESSA MADRID ‘ MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MALE NOMINEES
‘KAMEEL AUDU’ TOMORROW (Nigeria)
‘JACK MARTIN’ MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
‘DUMISANI DLAMINI’ INKABI (South Africa)
‘ALEJANDRO COOPER’ LUKAS (Namibia)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEMALE NOMINEES
‘DANIELE CLEMENTS’ MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
‘MIMIE NGOGA’ ASHES (Cameroon)
‘SHINE ROSMAN’ LIONS DEN (Nigeria)
‘ANDILE MASIA’ INKABI (South Africa)

BEST DIRECTOR NOMINEES
LUKAS by Philippe Robert Jean Talavera (Namibia)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER by Stephen Sorrentino (USA)
MERCY OF OTHERS by Damien Giglietta (Australia)
UNLEASHED by Kemi Adekomi (Nigeria)

BEST SCREENPLAY NOMINEES
LUKAS (Namibia)
4 by 4 (India)
UNLEASHED (Nigeria)
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY NOMINEES
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
4 by 4 (India)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
INKABI (South Africa)

BEST STORY NOMINEES
UNLEASHED (Nigeria)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
ASHES (Cameroon)
LUKAS (Namibia)

BEST CAST DIRECTOR NOMINEES
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
LUKAS (Namibia)
UNLEASHED (Nigeria)

BEST FILM EDIT NOMINEES
LUKAS (Namibia)
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
4 by 4 (India)

BEST SOUND NOMINEES
INKABI (South Africa)
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
UNLEASHED by Producer Kemi Adekomi (Nigeria)
LUKAS by Producer Kapana, Kukuri, Salute! (Namibia)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN NOMINEES
INKABI (South Africa)
4 by 4 (India)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE NOMINEES
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
4 by 4 (India)
INKABI (South Africa)
LUKAS (Namibia)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG NOMINEES
4 by 4 (India)
LUKAS (Namibia)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
LIONS DEN (Nigeria)

BEST VISUAL EFFECT NOMINEES.
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
ASHES (Cameroon)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
4 by 4 (India)

BEST MAKE-UP/COSTUME NOMINEES
4 by 4 (India)
LUKAS (Namibia)
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)

BEST SHORT FILM NOMINEES
THE WAY (Turkey)
BEYOND YOU (Italy)
SA’ANA ( Nigeria)
T’EGBON T’ABURO (Siblings) ( Nigeria)

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM NOMINEES
UP FROM THE EARTH, OUT THROUGH THE PEOPLE (USA)
THE JOURNEY FOR COMING OUT (Japan)
MORE THAN OUR SKIN (USA)
GEORGE (UK)

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS NOMINEES
TIMELESS GRACE (Kenya)
THE DOLPHIN DILEMMA (USA)
HUMANITY (USA)
CROSSING THE NORTH (Italy)

BEST ANIMATIONS FILMS NOMINEES
IN HALF (Spain)
YOUR DEMOCRACY (USA)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS NOMINEES
SSEKUKKULU (Uganda)
JAYA (India)
IWO (TOXIN) (Nigeria)

The Universal Movie Awards will return for its 4th edition in November 15,2024.The film award event is open to filmmakers from around the world and also contributes to the Nigeria being positioned as a creative hub through its focus on high quality Nigeria film.

Universal Movie Awards is accepting entries to the 4th UNIMA edition.

January 1, 2024 Opening Date
January 13, 2024 Early bird Deadline
March 31, 2024 Regular Deadline
July 31, 2024 Late Deadline
September 15, 2024 Extended Deadline

Applications for submitting films are being accepted on various film submission platforms.
a. Click to submit your film https://filmfreeway.com/UNIVERSALMOVIEAWARDS
b. Click to submit your film https://filmmakers.festhome.com/festival/universal-movie-awards

c. Click to submit your film https://www.wfcn.co/festival/https-www-wfcn-co-festival universalmovieawards

The Unima awards accepts films in  these categories which include:
Feature Film,
Short Film,
Fiction,
Documentaries
Short Documentaries
Indigenous film
Feature Animation
Short Animation

 

 

WINNER BEST PICTURE CATEGORY

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THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)

 

WINNER BEST  DIRECTOR  CATEGORY

BENSOUDA MOHAMMED AHED

THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA  (Morocco)

 

WINNER BEST FILM EDIT CATEGORY

KAMSI (Nigeria)

 

WINNER  BEST SOUND  CATEGORY

KARAMOJA (Uganda)

 

WINNER  BEST PRODUCTION  DESIGN CATEGORY

MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

 

WINNER  BEST ORIGINAL SCORE CATEGORY

THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)

 

WINNER  BEST ORIGINAL SONG  CATEGORY

THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)

 

WINNER  BEST MAKEUP / COSTUME CATEGORY

MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

 

WINNER  BEST VISUAL EFFECTS CATEGORY

MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

 

WINNER  BEST SUPPORTING  ACTOR MALE  CATEGORY

SAM DEDE     ( KAMSI : Nigeria)

 

 WINNER  BEST SUPPORTING  ACTOR FEMALE  CATEGORY

NANCY ISIME   (UNFORGIVABLE : Nigeria)

 

WINNER  BEST ACTOR  FEMALE  CATEGORY

ZITA MINAJ   (BEHIND GATES : Cameroon)

 

WINNER  BEST ACTOR MALE CATEGORY

PETER SCHORN    (MICHAEL GAISMAYR : Italy)

WINNER  BEST STORY CATEGORY

MICHAEL GAISMAYR  (Italy)

 

WINNER  BEST SCREENPLAY  CATEGORY

THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA  (Morocco)

 

WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY  CATEGORY

MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

 

WINNER BEST CAST DIRECTOR

MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

 

WINNER BEST SHORT FILM CATEGORY

NO (Iran)

 

WINNER  BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

AFRICAN EMPIRES : SOUTH AFRICA – SHAKA ZULU, PEOPLE OF THE SKY ( France)

 

WINNER  SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

THE SUSPENDED LAKE (Nigeria)

 

WINNER  ANIMATION CATEGORY

A TREE ONCE GREW HERE (USA)

 

WINNER  INDIGENOUS FILM CATEGORY

ECHEZONA (Nigeria)

BEST PICTURE CATEGORY

1. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
2. KAMSI (Nigeria)
3. KARAMOJA (Uganda)
4. DODOMA (Kenya)
5. I KNOW A STRANGER PART II (USA)
6. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

 

BEST  DIRECTOR  CATEGORY

1. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)
2. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
3. KAMSI (Nigeria)
4. DODOMA (Kenya)

BEST SHORT FILM CATEGORY

1. RISK MEN TAKE (Nigeria)
2. SPRING TIDE (India)
3. THE BREAKDOWN (USA)
4. NAAM BADAL DENA (Canada)
5. NO (Iran)

 

BEST FILM EDIT CATEGORY

1. KAMSI (Nigeria)
2. I KNOW A STRANGER PART II (USA)
3. UNFORGIVABLE (Nigeria)
4. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)

 

BEST SOUND  CATEGORY

1. I KNOW A STRANGER PART II (USA)
2. KAMSI (Nigeria)
3. KARAMOJA (Uganda)
4. SILVER LINING ( Zambia)

 

BEST PRODUCTION  DESIGN CATEGORY

1. GILA ISLAND (India)
2. KAMSI (Nigeria)
3. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
4. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE CATEGORY

1. UNFORGIVABLE (Nigeria)
2. BECKMA (Nigeria)
3. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
4. KAMSI (Nigeria)

 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG  CATEGORY

1. SILVER LINING ( Zambia)
2. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
3. KAMSI (Nigeria)
4. DODOMA (Kenya)

 

BEST MAKEUP / COSTUME CATEGORY

1. UNFORGIVABLE (Nigeria)
2. BEHIND GATES (Cameroon)
3. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
4. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS CATEGORY

1. UNKNOWN TREASURES (Lithuania)
2. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)
3. KAMSI (Nigeria)
4. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)

 

BEST SUPPORTING  ACTOR MALE  CATEGORY

1. WILLIAM BENSON ======= REVISIT (Nigeria)
2. GODISZ FONGWA ====== BEHIND GATES (Cameroon)
3. ATIF NABIL ===== THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
4. SAM DEDE ======== KAMSI (Nigeria)

 

 BEST SUPPORTING  ACTOR FEMALE  CATEGORY

1. NANCY ISIME ======== UNFORGIVABLE (Nigeria)
2. MERCY AIGBE ======= BECKMA (Nigeria)
3. CHUNGU CHINTELELWE ====== SILVER LINING ( Zambia)
4. TANNA LOUISE =======  I KNOW A STRANGER PART II (USA)

 

BEST ACTOR  FEMALE  CATEGORY

1. ZITA MINAJ ====== BEHIND GATES (Cameroon)
2. BIMBO ADEMOYE ======= KAMSI (Nigeria)
3. TUMI MORAKE ====== DODOMA (Kenya)
4. OKACHA SONIA ======= THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)

 

BEST ACTOR MALE CATEGORY

1. TIMINI EGBUSON ======== UNFORGIVABLE (Nigeria)
2. WOLE OJO =========  KAMSI (Nigeria)
3. PETER SCHORN ======== MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)
4. CARLOS LEOS ======== I KNOW A STRANGER PART II (USA)

 

BEST STORY CATEGORY

1. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)
2. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
3. KAMSI (Nigeria)
4. KARAMOJA (Uganda)

 

BEST SCREENPLAY  CATEGORY

1. DODOMA (Kenya)
2. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
3. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)
4. UNFORGIVABLE (Nigeria)

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY  CATEGORY

1. KAMSI (Nigeria)
2. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
3. KARAMOJA (Uganda)
4. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

 

BEST CAST DIRECTOR

1. DODOMA (Kenya)
2. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
3. KAMSI (Nigeria)
4. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

 

SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

1. THE SUSPENDED LAKE (Nigeria)
2. SATHY – A STORY OF BRAVE GREEN WARRIORS (India)
3. HOLIDAYS (Cameroon)
4. INK AND GOLD: AN ARTIST’S JOURNEY TO OLYMPIC GLORY (New Zealand)
5. MARK: PANGOLIN HERO (Nigeria)

 

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

1. J’ACCUSE! A CRY FROM THE KILLING PITS OF LITHUANIA (United Kingdom)
2. REINVENTING FREEDOM (Canada)
3. ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL (Australia)
4. JIGEEN NI (French)
5. AFRICAN EMPIRES : SOUTH AFRICA – SHAKA ZULU, PEOPLE OF THE SKY ( France)

 

ANIMATION CATEGORY

1. A TREE ONCE GREW HERE (USA)
2. TREMORS ( France)

 

INDIGENOUS FILM CATEGORY

1. YAN- UWA (Nigeria)
2. ECHEZONA (Nigeria)