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{{short description|Category of film award}}
{{Infobox award
| name          = Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Actor in a Feature Film
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| awarded_for   = Excellence in Cinematic Acting Achievement
| presenter     = [[Uganda Communications Commission]] (UCC)
| country       = [[Uganda]]
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| website       = official
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The '''Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Actor''' is an award presented annually by [[Uganda Communications Commission]] (UCC) at the Uganda Film Festival. It is given in honor of a male actor who has exhibited outstanding acting while working in the [[film industry]] in Uganda. The award was introduced in 2014 with Isaac Kuddu as the first winner for his acting work on Felista's Fable.
==Winners and nominees==
The table shows the winners and nominees for the Best Actor in a Feature Film award.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col" style="width:8%;"| Year
!scope="col" style="width:30%;"| Actor
!scope="col" style="width:30%;"| Film
!scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
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! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;" | 2014 <br />{{small|(2nd)}}
|style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''Isaac Kuddzu'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[The Felistas Fable]]'''''
|rowspan="1"|<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Award Winners |url=http://ugandafilmfestival.ug/uff-2015-award-winners/ |website=UFF |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2015 <br />{{small|(3rd)}}
|style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''Farooq Mutebi'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''Call 112'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref>{{cite web |title=UCC releases list of the 2015 Uganda Film Festival nominees |url=https://techjaja.com/ucc-releases-list-of-the-2015-uganda-film-festival-nominees/ |website=Tech Jaja |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Hassan Mageye
|The Tailor
|-
|Hassan Spike Isingoma
|The Boda Boda Thieves
|-
|Alex Kakooza
|My Rising Sun
|-
|Ronnie Lugumba
|Hanged For Love
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2016 <br />{{small|(4th)}}
|style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''Hassan Mageye'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''Invisible Cuffs'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Official list of Nominees for the 2016 Uganda Film Festival |url=http://ugandafilmfestival.ug/official-list-of-nominees-for-the-2016-uganda-film-festival/ |website=UFF |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Mutebi Farooq
|Ugandan Pollock
|-
|Bobby Tamale
|[[The Only Son (2016 film)|The Only Son]]
|-
|[[Raymond Rushabiro]]
|[[Freedom (2016 film)|Freedom]]
|-
|Robert Ernest Bbumba
|American Dream
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2017 <br />{{small|(5th)}}
|style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''[[Raymond Rushabiro]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''The Torture'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL NOMINEES LIST FOR THE UGANDA FILM FESTIVAL 2017 |url=http://ugandafilmfestival.ug/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/OFFICIAL-LIST-OF-NOMINEES-UFF-2017.pdf |website=Uganda Film Festival |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Samuel Rogers Masaaba
|[[Devil's Chest]]
|-
|Steven Ayeng
|[[Kony: Order from Above]]
|-
| T. West Ttabu Wasswa
|Breaking with Customs
|-
|Bbale Felix Bwanika
|Faithful
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;" | 2018 <br />{{small|(6th)}}
|style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''[[Raymond Rushabiro]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''Five Days To Live'''''
|rowspan="7"|
|-
| Kakeeto Rashi
|Kikumi Kikumi
|-
|[[Housen Mushema]]
|[[Veronica's Wish]]
|-
|Zziwa Ddungu Headmaster
|Agreement
|-
| T. West Ttabu Wasswa
| Deranged
|-
| rowspan=2| Rodney Dhikusooka
| [[Damage (2016 film)|Damage]]
|-
| Hustle
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 2019 <br />{{small|(7th)}}
|style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''[[Patriq Nkakalukanyi]] '''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''Lailah'''''
|rowspan="4"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Uganda Film Festival 2019: Full list of award gala night winners |url=https://www.pmldaily.com/features/celebrity/2019/12/uganda-film-festival-2019-full-list-of-award-gala-night-winners.html |website=PML Daily |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Michael Wawuyo Jr.]]
|N.S.I.W.E
|-
| Avan Kavy Kavuma
|Country of Men
|-
|Zizinga Patrick
|Red Rats
|-
|}
==Multiple wins and nominations==
The following individuals have won multiple Best Best Actor in a Feature film:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" width="55"     | Wins
! scope="col" align="center" | Actor
|-
|{{center|2}}
| [[Raymond Rushabiro]]
|-
|}
The following actors have received two or more Best Actor nominations
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" width="55"     | Nominations
! scope="col" align="center" | Actor
|-
|rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |3
| [[Raymond Rushabiro]]
|-
|rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |2
| Farooq Mutebi
|-
| Hassan Mageye
|-
| T. West Ttabu Wasswa
|-
| Rodney Dhikusooka
|-
|}
==References==
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[[Category:Ugandan film awards]]