LIST OF NOMINEES AND WINNERS UNIVERSAL MOVIE AWARDS 2022

BEST PICTURE CATEGORY

EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria) by Paul Apel Papel – WINNER
CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE (Uganda) by Leonard Amanya – Nominee
KUNGFU GIRL (China) by Kenny Gage, Devon Downs -Nominee
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) by Nauwroz Khan – Nominee
KAPANA (Namibia) by Philippe Talavera – Nominee
NOT TO FORGET (USA) by Valerio Zanoli – Nominee
STAY (USA) by Oluyinka Davids -Nominee
NEXT TUESDAY (Nigeria) by Mercy Manuels – Nominee

BEST ACTOR MALE CATEGORY


ENYINNA NWIGWE EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria) – WINNER
ABIGETE EDISON (CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE) Uganda – Nominee
LOUIS GOSSETT JR NOT TO FORGET (USA) -Nominee
A PANNEEIRCHELVAM OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) -Nominee

BEST ACTOR FEMALE CATEGORY


OLYMPIA DUKAKIS (NOT TO FORGET) USA – WINNER
MIKIROS GAROES (KAPANA) Namibia – Nominee
CLEO KABUYE (CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE ) Uganda – Nominee
YIXI TAO (KUNGFU GIRL) China – Nominee

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MALE CATEGORY


FEMI JACOBS (EAGLE WINGS )Nigeria – WINNER
GEORGE CHAKIRIS (NOT TO FORGET) (USA) – Nominee
JOSHUA EMMANUEL (NEXT TUESDAY) Nigeria – Nominee
JOSEPH BENJAMIN (STAY) USA – Nominee

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEMALE CATEGORY


KATOOKO SUSAN (CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE) Uganda – WINNER
STELLA DAMASUS (STAY) USA – Nominee
KAREN GRASSLE (NOT TO FORGET) USA – Nominee
SITHIRA THEVI (OCTOBER 22 ) Singapore – Nominee

BEST DIRECTOR CATEGORY


PAUL APEL PAPEL (EAGLE WINGS) Nigeria – WINNER
VALERIO ZANOLI (NOT TO FORGET) USA – Nominee
LEONARD AMANYA (CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE) Uganda – Nominee
NAUWROZ KHAN (OCTOBER 22 ) Singapore – Nominee

BEST SCREENPLAY CATEGORY


NOT TO FORGET (USA) – WINNER
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) – Nominee
KAPANA (Namibia) – Nominee
CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE (Uganda) – Nominee

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY CATEGORY


NOT TO FORGET (USA) – WINNER
EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria) – Nominee
STAY (USA) – Nominee
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) – Nominee

BEST STORY CATEGORY


CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE (Uganda) – WINNER
NOT TO FORGET (USA) – Nominee
EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria) – Nominee
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) – Nominee

BEST ORIGINAL SONG CATEGORY


EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria) – WINNER
NOT TO FORGET (USA)- Nominee
CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE (Uganda) – Nominee
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) – Nominee

SHORT FILM CATEGORY


JOSEPH (Nigeria) by Efa Iwara, Ifeme C.S – WINNER
WASHERWOMAN (UK) by Obi Ejikeme – Nominee
UNDERWATER (Switzerland) by Nicolas Seguel – Nominee
EMI (I AM MY DEMON) (Nigeria) by Barbara Babarinsa – Nominee

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

ASYLUM LOVE HAS NO BORDERS (UK) by Anastasia Charalambous Barnfather – WINNER
WHERE LUNA LIVES (Belarus) by Aliaksandra Markava – Nominee
SWIMMING AGAINST THE CURRENT. (USA) by Aminah Salaam – Nominee
BLACK DADDY THE MOVIE (USA) by Damon Jamal Taylor – Nominee
THE CONDEMNED FREE (USA) by Bethel Bates – Nominee

SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY


AMERICAN JUSTICE ON TRIAL: PEOPLE V. NEWTON (USA) by Andrew Abrahams, Herb Ferrette – WINNER
ROMEO YUSUPOV (New Zealand) by Romeo Yusupov – Nominee
IN A WHOLE NEW WAY (USA) by Jonathan Fisher – Nominee
RAPE OF JUSTICE (Nigeria) by Willie Workman Oga – Nominee

ANIMATION FILM CATEGORY


LION ,  HARE & HYENA (South Africa) by Sheldon Christopher Noble – WINNER
HOW MUCH FOR THE EXAMS (Croatia) by Ivica Valentić – Nominee

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM CATEGORY


ITLU AMMA (India) by Umamaheswara rao C – WINNER
KIAPO (OATH) (Kenya) by Amos Mwaki – Nominee
JUYIN SARUATA ( PALACE COUP) (Nigeria) by Falalu A. Dorayi – Nominee