8th Gaumee Film Awards ceremony, honored the best Maldivian films released between 2014 and 2016. The ceremony was held on 20 December 2017.

Winners and nominees

Main awards Nominees were announced on 12 December 2017.

Best FilmBest DirectorVaashey Mashaa Ekee Hulhudhaan Ahsham Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Mikoe Bappa Baey BaeyAli Shifau – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq – Hulhudhaan Ali Seezan – Ahsham Ali Shifau – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Ravee Farooq – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey Best Actor Best ActressMohamed Jumayyil – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Roanu Hassan Manik – Hulhudhaan Ali Seezan – Ahsham Ibrahim Jihad – 4426 Mohamed Jumayyil – Emme Fahu Vindha JehendhenMariyam Majudha – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Mariyam Majudha – Hulhudhaan Niuma Mohamed – Aadheys Mariyam Majudha – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Aishath Rishmy – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting ActressAhmed Saeed – Ahsham Mohamed Faisal – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Adam Rizwee – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ravee Farooq – Hulhudhaan Ismail Rasheed – AniyaaZeenath Abbas – Ahsham Niuma Mohamed – Aniyaa Zeenath Abbas – Vee Beyvafa Amira Ismail – Aadheys Fathimath Azifa – Aadheys Best Male Debut Best Female DebutMohamed Jumayyil – Aniyaa Abdullah Shafiu Ibrahim – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ismail Jumaih – Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee Ali Azim – Aadheys Ibrahim Abdulla Naseer – AadheysMariyam Majudha – Hulhudhaan Aminath Noora – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Maleeha Waheed – Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee Original Song Best LyricistMohamed Ikram - "Forever in Love" - 24 Gadi Iru Detune Band - "Noon Noon Nudhey" - Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ibrahim Zaid Ali - "Vaa Loabi Dhulun" - Vafaatheri Kehiveriya Ibrahim Zaid Ali - "Gandhee Huvaa" - Ahsham Shammoon Mohamed - "Gellifa" - Emme Fahu Vindha JehendhenZero Degree - "Thakurah Baheh" - Hulhudhaan Ahmed Furugan - "Noon Noon Nudhey" - Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Mohamed Abdul Ghanee - "Aadheys" - Aadheys Adam Haleem Adnan - "Ummeedh" - Vafaatheri Kehiveriya Mohamed Abdul Ghanee - "Gandhee Huvaa" - Ahsham Best Playback Singer – Male Best Playback Singer – FemaleAhmed Nashid - "Thakurah Baheh" - Hulhudhaan Ahmed Furugan - "Noon Noon Nudhey" - Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Mohamed Abdul Ghanee - "Ummeedh" - Vafaatheri Kehiveriya Ahmed Ibrahim - "Gandhee Huvaa" - Ahsham Shammoon Mohamed - "Gellifa" - Emme Fahu Vindha JehendhenMariyam Unoosha - "Forever in Love" - 24 Gadi Iru Khadheeja Mohamed - "Vaashey Mashaa Ekee" - Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Shifa Thaufeeq - "Hiy Meygaa Mibunanee" - Aniyaa Mariyam Ashfa - "Vaa Loabi Dhulun" - Vafaatheri Kehiveriya Mira Mohamed Majid - "Gandhee Huvaa" - Ahsham

Technical awards Best EditingBest CinematographyAli Shifau – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ahmed Shakir, Ravee Farooq, Ahmed Sinan, Mohamed Faisal – Hulhudhaan Ali Seezan, Ahmed Giyas – Ahsham Ali Shifau – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Ravee Farooq – Mikoe Bappa Baey BaeyShivaz Abdulla – Ahsham Ali Shifau, Ahmed Sinan – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ali Shifau, Ahmed Sinan – Hulhudhaan Ali Shifau, Ahmed Sinan – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Ali Shifau – Mikoe Bappa Baey BaeyBest ScreenplayBest Background MusicAishath Fuad Thaufeeg – Hulhudhaan Mahdi Ahmed – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ahmed Nimal – Aniyaa Mahdi Ahmed, Ahmed Zareer – Ahsham Mahdi Ahmed – Mikoe Bappa Baey BaeyMohamed Ikram – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Mohamed Ikram – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ayyuman Shareef – Aniyaa Ibrahim Nifar – Vafaatheri Kehiveriya Mohamed Ikram – Insaana Best Sound Editing Best Sound MixingMohamed Ikram – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey Ali Shifau – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Haisham Shafeeq – Hulhudhaan Ali Seezan, Ibrahim Wisan – Insaana Mohamed Ikram, Ali Shifau – Emme Fahu Vindha JehendhenMohamed Ikram – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ayyuman Shareef, Ahmed Nimal – Aniyaa Mohamed Ikram – 24 Gadi Iru Mohamed Ikram – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Mohamed Ikram – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey Best Art Direction Best Visual EffectsMohamed Ali, Ali Shifau – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq, Mohamed Ali – Hulhudhaan Ali Seezan, Ibrahim Wisan – Ahsham Mohamed Ali, Ali Shifau – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Mohamed Ali, Ravee Farooq, Ali Shifau – Mikoe Bappa Baey BaeyAhmed Sinan – 4426 Ahmed Sinan – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ahmed Sinan – Hulhudhaan Ali Riyaz – E Re'ah Fahu Ahmed Sinan – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey Best Costume Design Best MakeupMariyam Majudha – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq, Mariyam Majudha – Hulhudhaan Ali Seezan– Ahsham Razeena Thaufeeq, Fathimath Nahula – 4426 Mariyam Majudha – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Mariyam Majudha – Hulhudhaan Mariyam Majudha – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Zeenath Abbas– Ahsham Ismail Jumaih, Ahmed Fayaz – 4426 Mariyam Majudha – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen

Short film Best FilmBest Director Voodoo Farihibe 4 Kashfu Ali Shifau – Voodoo Abdulla Muaz – Farihibe 4 Ali Shifau – KashfuBest ActorBest Actress Ibrahim Jihad – Kashfu Mohamed Abdulla – Farihibe 4 Abdulla Hussain – VoodooFathimath Azifa – Farihibe 4 Niuma Mohamed – 13 Ah Visnaa Dhehaas Fathimath Fareela – KashfuBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress Ahmed Nashith – Voodoo Ismail Rasheed – Farihibe 4 Ismail Rasheed – Farihibe 3 Ismail Rasheed – Siyaasee Vaccine Ahmed Saeed – Kashfu Fathimath Azifa – 13 Ah Visnaa Dhehaas Aishath Rishmy – Farihibe 4 Aishath Rishmy – Farihibe 3 Fathimath Azifa – Farihibe 3 Zeenath Abbas – Siyaasee KoalhunBest EditingBest Cinematography Ali Shifau – Voodoo Abdulla Muaz – Farihibe 4 Abdulla Muaz – Farihibe 3 Ali Shifau, Ahmed Shakir – Kashfu Ali Shifau – Voodoo Ibrahim Wisan – Farihibe 4 Hassan Haleem – Farihibe 3 Shivaz Abdulla – 13 Ah Visnaa Dhehaas Ali Shifau – Kashfu

Special awards Lifetime Achievement AwardMohamed Musthafa HussainAslam Rasheed

See also Gaumee Film Awards

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