During the 2018 Kalasha Awards ceremony which was held on Saturday 24th November, Churchill Show comedian MCA Tricky emerged the best TV comedian of the year.
Not known to so many in the industry before two years ago, MCA Tricky has moved fast and made himself proud with a name in the highly competitive entertainment industry.
“Sijui niseme nini, I want to thank Churchill for giving me this platform and to all my fans, tangu tuanze hii journey in 2016 tutazidi mpaka siju 20 sijiu nini. So much proud of my fans, asanteni kwa kuwezesha art yetu kugrow!” he wrote on social media.
The gala event held at Safari Park in Nairobi was attended by dignitaries such as Baringo Senator Gideon Moi, KICC CEO Nana Gacega and Nairobi Women Representative Esther Passaris among others.
Full list of the winners:
TELEVISION
- Best Lead Actor TV Drama – Eddie peter – My Two wives
- Best Lead Actress TV Drama – Diana Mulwa – My two wives
- Best Performance TV comedy – MCA Tricky – Churchill Show
- Best Programming Code – K24 TV
- Best Host TV show – Emcee Jessy – Churchill Raw
- Best TV Drama – Selina – Reuben Odanga
- Best TV show – Churchill Raw
- Best TV Comedy – The Real Househelps of Kawangware
- Best TV advertisement – Modern Coast, Life is a journey
- Kituo Halisi Award (Local Content) – Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)
FILM
- Best Lead Actor – Johnson Chege – Supa Modo
- Best Lead Actress – Brenda Wairimu – Subira
- Best Director – Rayneet Sippy Chanda – Subira
- Best Supporting Actor – Pascal Tokodi – Disconnect
- Best Supporting Actress – Marianne Nungo – Supa Modo
- Best Director of Photography – Andrew Mageto – Disconnect
- Best Editor – Roselida Tabu and Terry Kelly – Subira
- Best Sound Design – Eric Musyoka – Disconnect
- Best Lighting – Saul Ogada – Subira
- Best Special Effects – Stephen Mwangudza – Ramah potter
- Best Production Designer – Neha Manoj Shah – Supa Modo
- Best Animation Production – Brian K. Tarus – Isolated
- Best Diaspora Production – The Silent Battle – Samuel Oluoko
- Best Documentary – Thank you for the Rain – Emily Wanja
- Best Documentary by a student – No means No – Bobby Owuor
- Best Student Film – White Feature – Martin Okello
- Best Feature Film – Subira
- Best Short Film – Poacher – Davina Leonard
- Best Local Language Film – World Tofauti – Kang’ethe Mungai
- Best Original Score – Hart The Band – World Tofauti
- Best Original Screen Play – Supa Modo
- Life Achievement Award – Njeri Karago
