By Lastword Musekiwa | 3 months ago | top
Organisers of the annual Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards say this year's edition will honour the late arts legend Cont Mhlanga for his immense contribution to the sector.
In a statement announcing nominees for the awards running for the 6th year, the organisers said:
"In honour of arts legend Cont Mhlanga who passed on this year, the wards will adopt the Amakhosi mantra “Umkhulu lo Msebenzi” and the ceremony will run under the theme “Celebrating Arts Excellence , Umkhulu lo
Msebenzi”.
They added that:
"The Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards will this year be held on the 24th of December and we are excited to be
part of the festive season rush. Bulawayo City Hall will again be the host of the event and thirty-six awards
will be given out on awards night, out of a possible thirty-nine as other three categories did not have nominations," added the statement.
The three categories namely Outstanding Visual Arts (both 2D and 3D) and Outstanding Theatre production did not field any
nominations.
All the Awards pre-events like the nominee’s dinner and other activations will be announced in due course.
Below is the list of nominees.
1. OUTSTANDING ARTS PHOTOGRAPHER
SaDee LensWorks
Veins Media
Visuals by Corey
Tinashe Charleson
2. OUTSTANDING DANCE ENSEMBLE
Pezhuba Pachena
Umkhathi Theatre Works
Ezimnyama Dance Ensemble
Megatronz
3. OUTSTANDING FEMALE DANCER
Prudence “Subaru” Bere
Mandisa Maseko – Megatronz
Faith Dube – Ezimnyama Dance Ensemble
4. OUTSTANDING MALE DANCER
Martin Dube – Umkhathi Theatre Works
Passmore Maseko - Ezimnyama Dance Ensemble
Masotha Nzou – Sungura Masters
5. OUTSTANDING THEATRE ACTRESS
Shammah R. N. Banda
Lady Tshawe
Nomvuyiso Mabi
6. OUTSTANDING THEATRE ACTOR
Mzingaye Ngwabi
Gift Chakuvinga
John Mabuyane
Julian Tshuma
7. OUTSTANDING COMEDIAN
Q. Dube
Chik Aljoy
Frank Chirisa
MaForty
8. OUTSTANDING POET
Racheal Voko Ncube
Obert Dube
Lady Tshawe
Sox The Poet
9. OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - ENGLISH
A life in song and Media by Robert Mukondiwa
Is this love? by Erica Gwetai
Hanna Cherub by Tapiwanashe Pamacheche
10. OUTSTANGING NDEBELE LITERARY WORK
Mthokozisi lo Ntuthuko Nyathi – Izicucu zodengezi
Rapelang Dube – Umona usuka esweni
Pretty Ndlovu – Umkhosi Wabangela Mazwi
Zibusiso Mabonisa and NaisonTfwala – Amazilo Esintu
11.OUTSTANDING ARTS JOURNALIST (All Media)
Bruce Ndlovu – Sunday News
Sharon Sibindi - Newsday
Thembi Terry Whande – Ingudukazi Magazine
Langalakhe Mabena - B-Metro
12.OUTSTANDING ONLINE MEDIA
CITE ZW
Creatives Magazine
DAB Three Events
Ingudukazi Magazine
13.OUTSTANDING RADIO DJ
Mjox – Skyz Metro FM
Cde Phil - Khulumani FM
SharksNova N – Breeze FM
14.OUTSTANDING CLUB DJ
DJ Nospa
Ryan Synth
Nite Freak
15. OUTSTANDING FASHION DESIGNER/HOUSE
A Tribe Called Zimbabwe
Fixation Fashion House
Mthobi Sibanda - Indwangu
Sanz
16.OUTSTANDING MODEL
Liam Hall
Anelisiwe Ndebele
Stacey Hall
17. OUTSTANDING AMBASSADOR
(Worldwide)
Vusa Mkhaya
Bruce Ncube
Chunky Phiri
Sue Nyathi
Crispen Nyathi
18.OUTSTANDING HIP HOP ARTIST /ACT
Noluntu J
Asaph
Killemol
Brintzonline
Luminous
19.OUTSTANDING KWAITO/HOUSE/GQOM ACT
La Dee
Leslie Kampila
Mzoe7
Babongile Sibanda
M J Sings
Djembe Monks
20.OUTSTANDING ALTERNATIVE MUSIC
Songs of Lozikeyi
Ma9nine
DT Bio Mudimba
Hwabaraty
21. OUTSTANDING GOSPEL ARTIST/ACT
Snowy
Everton Mlalazi
Mai Mwamuka
Vocal X
22.OUTSTANDING IMBUBE/ ACAPELLA GROUP/ACT
Amaqaqa
Great Stars Ijongosi
Indosakusa
23.OUTSTANDING TSHIBILIKA/RHUMBA ACT
Godolude
Insimbi Zezhwane
Dubia Stars
Dupute Warriors
24.OUTSTANDING MUSIC PRODUCER
Murphy Cubic
Lance Hebron
Nashville
25.OUTSTANDING MUSIC VIDEO
Koloyi – MJ Sings
Msiz Kay – Emaphathini
Madlela – Ama International
26.OUTSTANDING SONG OF THE YEAR
Uhambo – Andrea The Vocalist
Thatha Mi – Fab G
Kulula – Msizkay x Bhekiwe
DT Bio Mudimba – Aluse Mushe
Koloyi – MJ Sings
27. OUTSTANDING TV PRODUCTION/PROGRAMME
Lubelihle Banda Show
LOL Thursdays
Soul Mates
Amanxeba
28.OUTSTANDING SHORT FILM
The Signal
Veza The Unfolding
Ska Sebata – A Disgruntled Notion
29.OUTSTANDING FILM/TV ACTRESS
Natasha Dlamini – The Signal
Charmaine Mudau in Tangled
Chelesile Mpofu in Amanxeba
Stacey Matarise in Amacala
30.OUTSTANDING FILM/TV ACTOR
Tawanda Denga in The Signal
Braydan Danny Moyo in Soul Mates
Aleck Zulu in Amacala
Calvin Madula in Veza ‘The Unfolding’
31. NEW COMER OF THE YEAR (All Genres)
Bhekiwe
Joy Rukanza
Acquilla K
Stacey Matarise
Charleston Trust Primary School
Andrea The Vocalist
32. OUTSTANDING MALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Asaph
Q. Dube
Msiz’kay
Mzoe 7
Everton Mlalazi
Vusa Mkhaya
33. OUTSTANDING FEMALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Charmaine Mudau
Joy Rukanza
Nkwali
Bhekiwe
Sithandazile Dube
Nobuntu
34. OUTSTANDING COVER BAND
Ramsey K (Byo)
Band Fusion (Byo)
The Outfit (Byo)
Flying Bantu ( Victoria Falls)
35. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
36. PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD (All Genres)