1st Maldives Film Awards

1st Maldives Film Awards
1st Maldives Film Awards
Date	2 July 2011
Highlights
Best Film	Happy Birthday
Most awards	Happy Birthday (12)
	; Maldives Film Awards; 2nd →;

1st Maldives Film Awards ceremony, presented by the Maldives Film Association, honored the best Maldivian films released in 2008 and 2009.^[1] Nominations for the major categories were announced on 8 April 2011.^[2] The ceremony was held on 2 July 2011.^[1]

Feature film edit

Best Film	Best Director
Happy Birthday Baaraige Fas E Dharifulhu Yoosuf Loaiybahtakaa	Moomin Fuad – Happy Birthday Amjad Ibrahim – Baaraige Fas Ahmed Nimal – E Dharifulhu Fathimath Nahula – Yoosuf Yoosuf Shafeeu – Loaiybahtakaa
Best Actor	Best Actress
Yoosuf Shafeeu – Happy Birthday Mohamed Manik – E Dharifulhu Yoosuf Shafeeu – E Dharifulhu Yoosuf Shafeeu – Yoosuf Mohamed Faisal – Loaiybahtakaa	Niuma Mohamed – Yoosuf Mariyam Nisha – Baaraige Fas Niuma Mohamed – E Dharifulhu Sheela Najeeb – E Dharifulhu Niuma Mohamed – Hiyy Rohvaanulaa
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Abdulla Muaz – Hiyy Rohvaanulaa	Sheela Najeeb – Yoosuf
Best Male Playback Singer	Best Female Playback Singer
Mohamed Abdul Ghanee - "Hairaan Vaahaa" - Yoosuf	Mariyam Unoosha - "Haadha Dhahivethi" - Khalaas Aishath Maain Rasheed - "Loabin Thi Hiyy Hiba Kohfinama" - Udhabaani
Best Film of the Year (Viewer's Choice)	Best Screenplay
Yoosuf	Moomin Fuad – Happy Birthday
Best Make-up	Best Choreographer
Mohamed Manik – E Dharifulhu	Ali Seezan - "Haadha Dhahivethi Belumekey" - Khalaas Yoosuf Shafeeu, Abdulla Muaz - "Haa Ufaa" - Hiyy Rohvaanulaa Ahmed Fizam - "Ey Yaara" - E Dharifulhu Mohamed Manik - "Vindhu Hithaa" - E Dharifulhu Mohamed Manik - "Hiyy Mi Edhey" - E Dharifulhu
Best Art Direction	Best Lyrics
Ali Shifau, Moomin Fuad – Happy Birthday	Mausoom Shakir - "Shakuvaa" - Yoosuf
Best Debutant (Male)	Best Child Artist
Ahmed Lais Asim – Yoosuf	Ahmed Lais Asim – Yoosuf Ismail Nuwail – Happy Birthday Shaifan Shaheem – Loaiybahtakaa
Best Original Song	Best Cinematographer
Moomin Fuad - "Shakuvaa" - Happy Birthday	Moomin Fuad – Happy Birthday
Best Sound Editing	Best Sound Mixing
Ali Shifau – Happy Birthday	Ali Shifau, Moomin Fuad – Happy Birthday
Best Editing	Best Original Score
Ali Shifau – Happy Birthday	Shaaz Saeed, Abdul Basith – Happy Birthday
Best Costume Designer
Ibrahim Ali, Aminath Hassan – Happy Birthday

Short film edit

Best Film	Best Director
Faqeeru Koe	Ahmed Falah – Faqeeru Koe
Best Actor	Best Actress
Mohamed Abdulla – Faqeeru Koe	Sheela Najeeb – Faqeeru Koe

Special awards edit

Lifetime Achievement Award
Roanu Hassan Manik

Most wins edit

Happy Birthday - 12
Yoosuf - 7

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Reminiscing the Maldives Film Awards: A throwback party". Haveeru. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
^ Haveeru Videos (26 June 2011). "Maldives Film Awards 2011 Nominations". Youtube (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

[:0-1] "Reminiscing the Maldives Film Awards: A throwback party". Haveeru. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[MFA1nom-2] Haveeru Videos (26 June 2011). "Maldives Film Awards 2011 Nominations". Youtube (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

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