title: Gaumee Film Awards
text: # Gaumee Film Awards
  
  The Gaumee Film Awards aka Dhivehi Film Awards are presented by National Centre for the Arts to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Maldivian film industry. The Gaumee Film Award ceremony is the oldest film events in Maldives.
  
  The ceremony had been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions. A live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences.
  
  ## History
  
  A meeting was arranged at MCM on 30 October 1993, once the government decides to hold a Film Festival to honor the film industry. The awards were first introduced in 1994. Out of the twenty two people invited from the fraternity, only ten people showed up for the meeting. The preparations and award categories were discussed and decided in the meeting.
  
  | Ceremony | Awarded year | Awarded period |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st Gaumee Film Awards | 15 January 1995 | Films released before 1995 |
  | 2nd Gaumee Film Awards | 25 November 1997 | 1995 — 1996 |
  | 3rd Gaumee Film Awards | 3 March 2007 | 1997 — 2002 |
  | 4th Gaumee Film Awards | 29 December 2007 | 2003 — 2005 |
  | 5th Gaumee Film Awards | 12 April 2008 | 2006 — 2007 |
  | 6th Gaumee Film Awards | 22 October 2015 | 2008 — 2010 |
  | 7th Gaumee Film Awards | 21 December 2016 | 2011 — 2013 |
  | 8th Gaumee Film Awards | 20 December 2017 | 2014 — 2016 |
  | 9th Gaumee Film Awards | 15 November 2019 | 2017 — 2018 |
  
  ## Awards
  
  Gaumee Film Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.
  
  * Best Film
  * Best Director
  * Best Actor
  * Best Actress
  * Best Supporting Actor
  * Best Supporting Actress
  * Best Male Debut
  * Best Female Debut
  * Original Song
  * Best Lyricist
  * Best Playback Singer – Male
  * Best Playback Singer – Female
  * Best Editing
  * Best Cinematography
  * Best Screenplay
  * Best Background Music
  * Best Sound Editing
  * Best Sound Mixing
  * Best Art Direction
  * Best Visual Effects
  * Best Costume Design
  * Best Makeup
  * Best Choreography
  