1st Maldives Film Awards explained

Number:	1
Award:	Maldives Film Awards
Date:	2 July 2011
Best Film:	Happy Birthday
Most Wins:	Happy Birthday (12)
Next:	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.

Feature film

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

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

Most wins

• Happy Birthday - 12
• Yoosuf - 7

See also

• Maldives Film Awards

Notes and References

1. News: 30 April 2014 . Reminiscing the Maldives Film Awards: A throwback party . . dead . 14 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150405161722/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/dhivehi/entertainment/153692 . 5 April 2015.
2. News: Maldives Film Awards 2011 Nominations . Divehi. Youtube . Haveeru Videos . 26 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215111922/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B74437jC6CY&fbclid . dead. 15 December 2018 . 15 December 2018 . dmy-all.