Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Actor in Film

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Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Actor in a Feature Film
Awarded forExcellence in Cinematic Acting Achievement
Country Uganda
Presented by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)
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The Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) at the Uganda Film Festival. It is given in honor of a male actor who has exhibited outstanding acting while working in the film industry in Uganda. The award was introduced in 2014 with Isaac Kuddu as the first winner for his acting work on Felista's Fable.

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Winners and nominees

The table shows the winners and nominees for the Best Actor in a Feature Film award.

Table key
  indicates the winner
YearActorFilmRef.
2014
(2nd)
Isaac Kuddzu The Felistas Fable [1]
2015
(3rd)
Farooq MutebiCall 112 [2]
Hassan MageyeThe Tailor
Hassan Spike IsingomaThe Boda Boda Thieves
Alex KakoozaMy Rising Sun
Ronnie LugumbaHanged For Love
2016
(4th)
Hassan MageyeInvisible Cuffs [3]
Mutebi FarooqUgandan Pollock
Bobby Tamale The Only Son
Raymond Rushabiro Freedom
Robert Ernest BbumbaAmerican Dream
2017
(5th)
Raymond Rushabiro The Torture [4]
Samuel Rogers Masaaba Devil's Chest
Steven Ayeng Kony: Order from Above
T. West Ttabu WasswaBreaking with Customs
Bbale Felix BwanikaFaithful
2018
(6th)
Raymond Rushabiro Five Days To Live
Kakeeto RashiKikumi Kikumi
Housen Mushema Veronica's Wish
Zziwa Ddungu HeadmasterAgreement
T. West Ttabu WasswaDeranged
Rodney Dhikusooka Damage
Hustle
2019
(7th)
Patriq Nkakalukanyi Lailah [5]
Michael Wawuyo Jr. N.S.I.W.E
Avan Kavy KavumaCountry of Men
Zizinga PatrickRed Rats

Multiple wins and nominations

The following individuals have won multiple Best Best Actor in a Feature film:

WinsActor
2
Raymond Rushabiro

The following actors have received two or more Best Actor nominations

NominationsActor
3 Raymond Rushabiro
2Farooq Mutebi
Hassan Mageye
T. West Ttabu Wasswa
Rodney Dhikusooka

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