The National Arts Merits Awards were held at the Rainbow Hotel in Bulawayo on Saturday.
Jah Prayzah was the big winner with 4 awards, cleaning every section he was nominated in.
Here are the awards:
- LITERARY AWARDS
Outstanding First Creative Published Work
- Rebel soldier by Solomon Mwapangidza
Outstanding Children’s Book
- The River god Unyaminyami by Fortune Tazvivinga
Outstanding Fiction Book
- Branching Streams Flow in the Dark by Charles Mungoshi
- Imbwa Yemunhu by Ignatius Mabasa
DANCE AWARDS
Outstanding Group
- 8 Count Dance crew
Outstanding Female Dancer
- Maylene Chenjerai – Tumbuka Dance Company
Outstanding Male Dancer
- Peter Lenso – Tumbuka dance Company
Outstanding Choreographer
- Sean George Mabwere – Rolex Dance Crew
3. FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS
Outstanding Actor
- Nash Mphepho in Decoder
Outstanding Actress
- Eunice Tava in Sinners
Outstanding Music Video
- Mwanasikana by Willard Magombedze ft. Jah Prayzah
Outstanding Screen Production – Full length film
- Gringo the Trouble Maker by Enock Chihombori
Outstanding Screen Production – Short Film
- Decoder by Zandile Mahaja
Outstanding Screen Production (TV)
No Nominees
- VISUAL ARTS AWARDS
Outstanding Mix Media
- Nhapwasikana by Forbes Mushipe
Outstanding 2 Dimensional Work
- House of Stone by Webster Mubayirenyi
Outstanding 3 Dimensional Work
- Indigenisation by Israel Israel
Outstanding Exhibition
No Nominees
5. SPOKEN WORD AWARDS
Outstanding Comedian
- Simba the Comic King – Haakeem VS Pistorious
Outstanding Poet
- Obert Dube
6. THEATRE AWARDS
Outstanding Actress
- Nyaradzo Nhongonhema in Pub Stories
Outstanding Actor
- Tafadzwa Hananda in Pub Stories/ Half Empty Half Full
Outstanding Theatrical Production
- Half Empty Half Full by Savannah Trust
Outstanding Director
- Ryan Lawrence & Peter John Smyth for The woman in black
7. MUSIC AWARDS
Outstanding Female musician
- Olivia Charamba
Outstanding Male musician
- Mukudzei Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah
Outstanding Album
- Tsviriyo by Mukudzei Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah
Outstanding Song
- Tsviriyo from Tsviriyo by Mukudzei Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah
8. MEDIA AWARDS
Outstanding Journalist Print
- Shamiso Yikoniko – Sunday Mail
Outstanding Journalist TV
- Sifiso Mpofu – ZBC
Outstanding Journalist Radio
- Problem Masau – Star FM
Outstanding Online Media
- Zimbojam
Special Awards
Arts Promoter
Divine Assignments
Arts Personality
Oliver Mtukudzi
Arts Service
Intwasa Arts Festival
People’s Choice
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