Award-winning Gospel musician and the Redeemed talk show host Janet Manyowa walked home with the Outstanding Female Musician trophy at the just ended 17th National Arts Merit Awards this past weekend, marking this the first NAMA win for the singer.
Manyowa won over her stellar contenders Ammara Brown and Selmor Mtukudzi.
Kudzai Musungo, an actress from the TV drama focuses on church scandals Muzita Rababa beat Gamuchirai Dube from Kushata Kwemoyo and Nothando Nobengula from Like a Good Woman Should on the Outstanding Actress Award.
National Arts Merit Awards celebrates the accomplishments of Arts in Zimbabwe in the fields of visual arts, television, media, dance, music, literature, and film.
Below is the full list of winners of Nama accolades 2018:
1) SPOKEN WORD AWARDS
Outstanding Actor – Tinashe Tafirenyika
Outstanding Comedian – Mandlenkosi Mathe aka Da Comedian
2)LITERARY AWARDS
Outstanding First Creative Work – No Winner
Outstanding Children’s Book – No winner
Outstanding Fiction – Stanley Mushava (Underclass Books & Film)
3)THEATRE AWARDS
Outstanding Actor – Leonard Phiri in Ihloka
Outstanding Actress – Charlene Mangweni
Outstanding Theatrical Production – The Incident directed by Elizabeth ‘Zaza’ Muchemwa
Outstanding Director – Elizabeth Muchemwa
4)DANCE AWARDS
Outstanding Female Dancer – Yeukai Zinyoro
Outstanding Male Dancer – Malcolm E
Outstanding Group – M & M Factory
5VISUAL ARTS AWARDS
Outstanding 2 Dimensional – Twisted Yoke
Outstanding 3 Dimensional – No winner
Outstanding Mix Media – Madam vebvoda foni
Outstanding Exhibition – Helen Lieros @ Delta Gallery
6)FILM & TELEVISION
Outstanding Actress – Kudzai Musungo (Muzita Rababa)
Outstanding Actor – Charles Mzemba (Kushata Kwemoyo)
Outstanding Music video – Over Again by Vimbai Mukarati
Outstanding Screen Production – Ruvimbo Wedding directed by Ben Mahaka
Outstanding Screen Production (Full Length) – Shem Zemura
7) MUSIC AWARDS
Outstanding Male Musician – Jah Prayzah
Outstanding Female Music – Janet Manyowa
Outstanding Album – Kutonga Kwaro (Jah Prayzah)
Outstanding Song – Ndini Ndamubata (Jah Prayzah)
8) SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Promoter – Divine Assignments
Arts Service Award – Rooftop
Lifetime Achievement – Pathisa Nyathi
People’s Choice – Winky D
9) MEDIA AWARDS
Outstanding Journalist Radio – Nicola Ndoro
Outstanding Journalist Print – Prince Mushawevato
Outstanding Journalist –TV Sifiso Mpofu
Outstanding Online Media – Bustop.
