They excelled in 2007
Dec 31, 2007
BEST TV PRESENTER<br>l WBS TV’s Late Show presenter, Straka Mwezi.l Record TV’s Sandra Babirye l WBS’ Barbara Yata.
BEST TV PRESENTER
l WBS TV’s Late Show presenter, Straka Mwezi.l Record TV’s Sandra Babirye l WBS’ Barbara Yata.
BEST LOCAL AUTHOR
l Charles Ssenkubuge ‘Siasa’ for drama.
l Silver Kyagulanyi was voted for good songwriting. l Mary Karoro Okurut.l Gordon Wavamunno for writing the History of Buganda and Entanda ya Buganda.
BEST FOREIGN SONG
l Ma love for its great lyrics.
l Lonely by Akon.
l Love is Wicked by Brick ‘n’ Lace.
BEST LOCAL MUSICIAN
l Ronald Mayinja, who was also the Pearl of Africa Music Awards Artist of the Year. l Julianna Kanyomozi. l Jose Chameleon. l Wilson Bugembe l The late Paul Kafeero was osthumously honoured for his folk songs in the kadongo-kamu genre.
BEST ENTERTAINERS
l The Amarula Family for exposing the infirmities of society. l The Ebonies for coming up with new plays every year and for having a lot of experience in drama. l The Bakayimbira Dramactors for being talented. l Alex Mukulu’s exhilarating performance during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
l Peter Ntimba (440 votes).l Fred Katende Malibu (112 votes).l Marion Alina (72).
l Andrew Mwenda (48). l Daniel Arap Moi (48 votes).l Diana Kagere (40 votes).
l Hilary Bainemigisha (32 votes)
BEST FINE ARTIST
l Mr Ras with his imaginative cartoon strips. l Elly Tumwine.l Xenon for his rare designs. l Arthur Mugume for designing the Queen’s portrait very well.
BEST LOCAL SONG
l Africa by Ronald Mayinja, which reveals problems plaguing the continent.
l Kanyimbe and Kibaluma both by Juliana Kanyomozi, were voted in second and third place. l Mukama njagala Kumanya by Wilson Bugembe.
BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSICIAN
l Akon for his songs that were influenced by his African Senegalese roots. His new album was also among the Grammy Award winners. l The late South African musician Lucky Dube also had appealing and educative music. l Kevin Lyttle was voted for having entertained Ugandans and having Africa at heart.
BEST LOCAL FILM
l Roses in the Rain for being educative about HIV. l Akama ka CHOGM was a prelude to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. l Divisionz was voted for its call for national unity. l The Last king of Scotland was also voted as the best locally-produced film.
l WBS TV’s Late Show presenter, Straka Mwezi.l Record TV’s Sandra Babirye l WBS’ Barbara Yata.
BEST LOCAL AUTHOR
l Charles Ssenkubuge ‘Siasa’ for drama.
l Silver Kyagulanyi was voted for good songwriting. l Mary Karoro Okurut.l Gordon Wavamunno for writing the History of Buganda and Entanda ya Buganda.
BEST FOREIGN SONG
l Ma love for its great lyrics.
l Lonely by Akon.
l Love is Wicked by Brick ‘n’ Lace.
BEST LOCAL MUSICIAN
l Ronald Mayinja, who was also the Pearl of Africa Music Awards Artist of the Year. l Julianna Kanyomozi. l Jose Chameleon. l Wilson Bugembe l The late Paul Kafeero was osthumously honoured for his folk songs in the kadongo-kamu genre.
BEST ENTERTAINERS
l The Amarula Family for exposing the infirmities of society. l The Ebonies for coming up with new plays every year and for having a lot of experience in drama. l The Bakayimbira Dramactors for being talented. l Alex Mukulu’s exhilarating performance during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
l Peter Ntimba (440 votes).l Fred Katende Malibu (112 votes).l Marion Alina (72).
l Andrew Mwenda (48). l Daniel Arap Moi (48 votes).l Diana Kagere (40 votes).
l Hilary Bainemigisha (32 votes)
BEST FINE ARTIST
l Mr Ras with his imaginative cartoon strips. l Elly Tumwine.l Xenon for his rare designs. l Arthur Mugume for designing the Queen’s portrait very well.
BEST LOCAL SONG
l Africa by Ronald Mayinja, which reveals problems plaguing the continent.
l Kanyimbe and Kibaluma both by Juliana Kanyomozi, were voted in second and third place. l Mukama njagala Kumanya by Wilson Bugembe.
BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSICIAN
l Akon for his songs that were influenced by his African Senegalese roots. His new album was also among the Grammy Award winners. l The late South African musician Lucky Dube also had appealing and educative music. l Kevin Lyttle was voted for having entertained Ugandans and having Africa at heart.
BEST LOCAL FILM
l Roses in the Rain for being educative about HIV. l Akama ka CHOGM was a prelude to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. l Divisionz was voted for its call for national unity. l The Last king of Scotland was also voted as the best locally-produced film.