The Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Television Drama is an award presented annually by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) at the Uganda Film Festival Awards. The award which was introduced in 2016 to include television categories, is given in honor of a television producer who has exhibited outstanding production for television series.
Winners and nominees The table shows the winners and nominees for the Best Television Drama award. + Table key
YearTelevision Producer(s) 2016 Coffee Shop Mukeera Dennis Joshia DeceptionGeorge KhihumbaIt Can’t BeRichard MulindwaTaste of TimePaul Mugisha 2017 Yat Madit Irene Kulabako KakemboMistakes Girls DoRichard Mulindwa The HonourablesJohn SsegawaCoffee ShopDavidson Mugume Second ChancePhad Mutumba 2018 Mistakes Girls Do Richard MulindwaLive Your Dreams Anti KaleTaste of Time 2019 #Family Mathew NabwisoThe HonourablesJohn Ssegawa Game of LiesBwanika Baale Felix Mistakes Girls DoRichard Mulindwa 2021 Prestige SanyuMistakes Girls DoRichard MulindwaWhat IfChapters 2022 Prestige SanyuKyaddalaWhat IfLoving Tyra 2026 Choices Richard Mulindwa Damalie Doreen Mirembe Kavule Town Usama Mukwaya Loving Beyond Jerry Sesanga Ties That Bind Shafic Sserwada
Multiple wins and nominations By A Television Drama No Television drama has won this award multiple times. However, several television dramas have received multiple nominations for this award over years as seen below;
Nominations Television Drama4 Mistakes Girls Do2 The Honourables Taste of Time Coffee Shop
By a Producer No producer has received multiple wins for this award. Some producers have received multiple nominations for their television series. Richard Mulindwa received nominations for different television series. Nominations Producer6 Richard Mulindwa 2 John Ssegawa
Records In 2017, Irene Kulabako Kakembo was the first female producer whose television drama series (Yat Madit) was nominated for the award, and became the first female producer to win the award with the same series that same year.
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