9th NEFTA Award Nominees Full List Here:
Best Story:
Classic – Chheten Gurung | Janma Bhumi – Mohan Niraula | Kabaddi Kabaddi – Ram Babu Gurung & Upendra Subba | Pashupati Prasad – Dipendra K Khanal | Wada no. 6 – Deepak Raj Giri
Best Screenplay:
Classic – Chheten Gurung | Fanko – Subarna Thapa | Kabaddi Kabaddi – RamBabu Gurung & Upendra Subba | Wada no.6 – Abhimanyu Nirabi | Pashupati Prasad – Khagendra Lamichhane
Best Dialogue:
Classic – Chheten Gurung | Dreams – Samipyaraj Timilsina | Kabaddi Kabaddi – Ram Babu Gurung & Upendra Subba | Pashupati Prasad – Khagendra Lamichhane | Wada no. 6 – Deepak Raj Giri
Best Makeup and Hair:
Classic – Ashok Rokka | Chalecha Batas Sustari – Sangeeta lama | Dreams – Sova Shrestha | Fulai Fulko Mausam Timilai – Nanda Adhikari | Ko Aafno – Dipu Paudel
Best Dress Designing:
Classic – Ashish Paudel | Dreams – Bina Ghale | Hostel Returns – Sujan Pariyar | Kabaddi Kabaddi -Nilima Tamang | Prem Geet – Muni Thapa
Best Sound Mixing:
Classic – Amit Shrestha | Dhauli – Uttam Neupane | Kabaddi Kabaddi – Uttam Neupane | Prem Geet -Mukesh Shrestha | Wada no.6 – Sunaya Man shrestha
Best Art Direction:
Classic – Bikas Tamakhu & Raju pentar | Fulai Fulako Mausam Timilai – Pasang T Sherpa | Nai Na Bhannu la 4 – Bikas Raj Acharya | Prem Geet – Menuka Rai | Wada No. 6 – Pasang T Sherpa
Best Fight Direction:
Bhairab – Himal KC | Fulai Fulko Mausam Timilai – NB Maharjan | Hostel Returns – Asta Maharjan | Kabaddi Kabaddi – Kumar Maharjan | Lootera – Himal KC
Best Background Score:
Classic- Sailendra Shrestha & Rohit Shakya | Fanko – Tsujil Karmacharya | Hostel Return – Sailesh Shrestha | Pashupati Prasad – Jesan Kuwar | Wada no.6 – Alish Karki
Best Artist in Comic Role:
Adhakatti – Wilson Bikram Rai | Hostel Returns – Sushil Sitaula | Kabaddi Kabaddi – Bijaya Baral | Wada no.6 – Sitaram Kattel | Wada no.6 – Kedar Ghimire
Best Artist in Negative Role:
Bhairav – Muralidhar | Fanko – Anup Baral | Hostel Returns – Sudam CK | Kabaddi kabaddi – Shishir Bangdel | Pashupati Prasad – Bipin Karki
Best Artist in Supporting Role (Male):
Lubsub – Salon Basnet | Nagarik – Pushpa Acharya | Pashupati Prasad – Prakash Ghimire | Resham Filili- Kameshwor Chaurasiya | Wada no.6 – Jitu Nepal
Best Artist in Supporting Role (female):
Adhakatti – Ashishma Nakarmi | Hostel Returns – Swastima Khadka | Janma Bhumi – Nishma Ghimire | Prem Geet – Laxmi Giri | Wada no. 6 – Deepa Shree Niraula
Best Debut Actor (Male):
Adhakatti – Pradip Bastola | Chocolate – Ayushman Ghimire | Fulai Fulko Mausham Timilai – Amesh Bhandari | Hostel Returns – Sushil Shrestha | Nai Na bhannu la 4 – Paul Shah
Best Debut Actor (Female):
Dreams – Samragyee RL Shah | Hostel Returns – Sashi Shrestha | Janma Bhumi – Jebika Karki | Nai Nabhannu la 4 -Aachal Sharma | Nai na Bhannu la 4 – Barsha Raut
Best Actor:
Classic – Aryan Sigdel | Fanko – Saugat Malla | Hostel Returns – Nazir Husain | Kabaddi Kabaddi – Daya Hang Rai | Pashupati Prasad – Khagendra Lamichhane
Best Actress:
Classic – Namrata Shrestha | Fanko – Keki Adhikari | Ko Aafno – Richa Sharma | Prem Geet – Pooja Sharma | Resham Filili – Menuka Pradhan
Best Editor:
Dreams – Milan Shrestha & Banish shah | Fanko – Bipin Malla | Kabaddi Kabaddi – Nimesh shrestha | Prem Geet – Surendra Paudel | Wada no. 6 – Gautam Raj Khadka
Best Cinematography:
Fulai Fulko Mausam Timilai – Man Krishna Maharjan | Kabaddi Kabaddi – Sailendra D Karki | Nai Nabhannu La 4 – Purusottam Pradhan | Prem Geet – Rajesh Shrestha | Wada no.6 – Deepak Bajracharya
Best Director:
Classic – Dinesh Raut | Kabaddi kabaddi – Ram Babu Gurung | Prem Geet – Sudarshan Thapa | Pashupati Prasad – Dipendra K Khanal | Wada no.6 – Uzwal Ghimire
Best Film:
Classic – Aryan Sigdel Entertainment & Subas Entertainment | Kabaddi kabaddi – Cinema Art | Prem Geet – Ashusen Films | Pashupati Prasad – Tuki Arts | Wada no.6 – Ama Saraswati Geeta Devi Films
Best Indigenous Film:
Krishna Gautami – Guna Films | Mlang Pwaandaar (Kalo Aringal) – Thokar Films P. Ltd | Parinam Bhoolko – Natweshwari Films | Pate 2 – Rodhi Digital | Timi Nabhae – Hungry Eye Films
Best Lyrics:
Classic – Krishna Hari Baral – Prakriti | Dreams – Rohit Bishesh – Timi Samu | Nai Nabhannu La 4 – Krishna Hari Baral – Malai Magne Banaeu | Prem Geet – Krishna Hari Baral – Ma ta Alapatrai Parchhu | Prem Geet – Arjun Pokharel – Ma Yasto Geet Gaunchhu
Best Music Composition:
Classic – TaraPrakash Limbu – Hare Hare | Fulai Fulko Mausam – Suresh Adhikari – Fulai Fulko Mausam | Nai Nabhannu La 4 – Basant Sapkota – Malai Magne Banaeu | Prem Geet- Arjun Pokharel – Ma Yasto Geet | Resham Filili – Kaliprasad Baskota – Pari Tyo Dadama
Best Vocal (Male):
Classic – Yubraj Chaulagain – Hare Hare Ma | Classic – Koshis Chhetri – Sunaulo | Fulai fulko Mausam Timilai – Rajesh Payal Rai – Fulai Fulko Mausam | Prem Geet – Sworop Raj Acharya – MaTa Alapatrai Parchhu | Prem Geet – Sugam Pokharel – Ma Yasto Geet Gauchhu
Best Vocal (Female):
Classic – Melina Rai – Sunaulo | lootera – Shashi Rawal – Blast Hune Wala Chha | Nai Nabhannu La 4 -Indira Joshi – Malai Magne Banaeu | Prem Geet- Anju Pant – Ma Yasto Geet Gaauchhu | Reshma Filili – Saumya Baraili – Pari Tyo dandama
Best Music Arrangement:
Adhakatti – Maharaj Thapa -Timro Figar cocacola | Classic – Rajan Ishan – Hare Hare | Dreams – Almoda Rana Uprety – Timi Samu | Prem Geet – Gopal Rasaili – Ma Yasto Geet Gaunchhu | Wada no.6 – Rajan Ishan – Surke Thaili Khai
Best Choreography:
Dreams – Kabirai Gahatraj – Timi Samu | Fulai Fulko Mausam Timilai – Ramji Lamichhane – Fulai Fulko Mausam | Nagarik – Manoj Lama – Sur Chhoder | Prem Geet – Renasha Rai – Ma Yasto Geet Gauchhui | Wada no.6 – Sankar BC – Surke Thaili Khai