The National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA Awards) is a set of annual awards granted by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) in recognition of outstanding achievements in the arts and culture.
The categories have differed over the years. In 2020, they were:
- Outstanding Newcomer
- Outstanding Female Musician
- Outstanding Male Musician
- Outstanding Song
- Outstanding Album
- Outstanding Music Video
- Outstanding Fiction Book
- Outstanding Children's Book
- Outstanding First Creative Published Book
- Outstanding Female Dance
- Outstanding Male Dancer
- Outstanding Actress
- Outstanding Screen Production (Television Series)
- Outstanding Screen Production â Short Film
- Outstanding Mix Media Work
- Outstanding 2 Dimensional Work
- Outstanding 3 Dimensional Work
- Outstanding Exhibition
- Outstanding Journalist (Print)
- Outstanding Journalist (TV)
- Outstanding Journalist Radio
- Outstanding Online Media
- Outstanding Comedian
- Outstanding Poet
- Outstanding Actor (Film and TV)
- Outstanding Actress (Film and TV)
- Outstanding Screen Production (TV)
- Outstanding Screen Production (Short Film)
- Outstanding Screen Production (Full-length Film)
- Outstanding Promoter of the Year
- Personality of the Year
- Service to the Arts Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- People's Choice Award
Awards winners
2020
- Outstanding fiction book: Out of Darkness, Shining Light â Petina Gappah
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2005
2004
2003
2002
- Best Written Work in any language: Umsebenzi Kawukho â N.C.G. Mathema
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