Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress

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Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress
Awarded forExcellence in Cinematic Support Acting Achievement
Country Uganda
Presented by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

The Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award presented annually by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to a female supporting actor (actress) who has exhibited outstanding acting in a film support role at the Uganda Film Festival Awards. This category was introduced in 2015 but was discontinued in 2016 and 2017 and re-introduced in 2018.

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Winners and nominees

The table shows the winners and nominees for the Best Supporting Actress award.

Table key
  indicates the winner
YearActressFilmRef.
2015
(3rd)
Nanziri FaustaThe Tailor [1]
Orishaba DamaliGalz About Town
Aaliyah Nanfuka My Rising Sun
Rahma KadaraAkattiro (The Death Corner)
Hellen Lukoma Situka
2018
(6th)
Stellah Nantumbwe Bella [2]
Joan Agaba 94 Terror
Nalukenge SophiaKikumi Kikumi
Malaika Veronica's Wish
Hellen NakamyaThe Agreement
2019
(7th)
Aganza KisakaN.S.I.W.E [3]
Diana Kahunde Bed of Thorns
Ninsiima RonahLailah
Agaba Joan

Multiple wins and nominations

No actress has won this category multiple times. The following actresses have received two or more Best Supporting Actress nominations

NominationsActress
2Joan Agaba

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References

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