# 8th Gaumee Film Awards

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 Film | Best Director |
| Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Hulhudhaan Ahsham Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey | Ali 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 Actress |
| Mohamed Jumayyil – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Roanu Hassan Manik – Hulhudhaan Ali Seezan – Ahsham Ibrahim Jihad – 4426 Mohamed Jumayyil – Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen | Mariyam 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 Actress |
| Ahmed Saeed – Ahsham Mohamed Faisal – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Adam Rizwee – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ravee Farooq – Hulhudhaan Ismail Rasheed – Aniyaa | Zeenath Abbas – Ahsham Niuma Mohamed – Aniyaa Zeenath Abbas – Vee Beyvafa Amira Ismail – Aadheys Fathimath Azifa – Aadheys |
| Best Male Debut | Best Female Debut |
| Mohamed Jumayyil – Aniyaa Abdullah Shafiu Ibrahim – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ismail Jumaih – Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee Ali Azim – Aadheys Ibrahim Abdulla Naseer – Aadheys | Mariyam Majudha – Hulhudhaan Aminath Noora – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Maleeha Waheed – Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee |
| Original Song | Best Lyricist |
| Mohamed 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 Jehendhen | Zero 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 – Female |
| Ahmed 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 Jehendhen | Mariyam 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 Meera Mohamed Majid - "Gandhee Huvaa" - Ahsham |

### Technical awards

| Best Editing | Best Cinematography |
| Ali 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 Baey | Shivaz 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 Baey |
| Best Screenplay | Best Background Music |
| Aishath Fuad Thaufeeg – Hulhudhaan Mahdi Ahmed – Vaashey Mashaa Ekee Ahmed Nimal – Aniyaa Mahdi Ahmed, Ahmed Zareer – Ahsham Mahdi Ahmed – Mikoe Bappa Baey Baey | Mohamed 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 Mixing |
| Mohamed 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 Jehendhen | Mohamed 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 Effects |
| Mohamed 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 Baey | Ahmed 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 Makeup |
| Mariyam 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 Film | Best Director |
| Voodoo Farihibe 4 Kashfu | Ali Shifau – Voodoo Abdulla Muaz – Farihibe 4 Ali Shifau – Kashfu |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Ibrahim Jihad – Kashfu Mohamed Abdulla – Farihibe 4 Abdulla Hussain – Voodoo | Fathimath Azifa – Farihibe 4 Niuma Mohamed – 13 Ah Visnaa Dhehaas Fathimath Fareela – Kashfu |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best 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 Koalhun |
| Best Editing | Best 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 Award
* Mohamed Musthafa Hussain Aslam Rasheed