For a complete list of awards won by AMARU click on this link

12 March 2024
Chicago Filmmaker Awards
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best Music Video
Winner notifications available via this link.

11 March 2024
The Taste Awards
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: "Food & The Single Guy" - Guilty Addiction Of The Year Award
Official winners notification available via this link.

09 February 2024
Rotterdam Independent Film Festival
(The Netherlands)
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best Music Video
Winner notifications available via this link.

31 December 2023
Tokyo Shorts
(Japan)
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best Music Video
Official winners notification and certificate available via this link.

16 December 2023
International Network Film Festival
(Italy)
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best European Music Video
The official winners notification link is available via this link. 

09 December 2023
Accolade Global Film Competition
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best Music Video - Award Of Merit
Official winners notification available via this link.

05 December 2023
Athens International Monthly Film Festival
(Greece)
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best Music Video - Honorable Mention

07 November 2023
Geneva International Film Festival
(Switzerland)
🏆 WINNER: "Mojado Y Liberado" - Best Photography

03 November 2023
International Music Video Awards
(Hungary)
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best Black Music Video
Official winners notification is published via this link.

22 September 2023
Bright International Film Festival
(UK)
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best Music Video
Official winners notification is published via this link.

22 September 2023
Naples Film Awards
(Italy)
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best Original Song
(Ennio Morricone 2 Prize)
Official winners notification available via this link

31 August 2023
8&HalFilm Awards
(Italy)
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best Music Video
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best Original Song
Official winners notification available via this link

31 August 2023
Vesuvius International Film Festival
(Italy)
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best Director
Official winners notification available via this link

18 August 2023
Rome Movie Awards
(Italy)
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best Music Video
Official winners notification available via this link.

05 August 2023
ISSA Awards
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: Best International Male Emerging Artist 2023 (Silver)
Official winners notification available via this link

01 August 2023
Sweet Democracy Film Awards
(France)
🏆 WINNER: "Traces Of My Melanin" - Best Music Video (Billy Wilder Prize)
🏆 WINNER: AMARU - Best International Singer
​The winners are published via this link.

01 June 2023
New Jersey Film Awards
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: "I Got The Blues" - Best Music Video
NOMINATED: "Gentle Giant" - Best Music Video
Official winners notification available via this link.

02 April 2023
Vesuvius International Film Festival
(Italy)
🏆 WINNER: "Never" - Best Director (Music Video)
🏆 WINNER: "Never" - Best Actor (Music Video)
NOMINATED: "Gentle Giant" (Best Music Video)
NOMINATED: "Mojado Y Liberado" (Best Photography)
The official announcement is available via this link.

13 March 2023
The Taste Awards
(USA)
For the web cooking show "Food & The Single Guy"
FINALIST: Best Home Chef In A Series
NOMINATED: Best Instructional Web Series (Viewers Choice)
NOMINATED: Best Branded Program, Native Content, Video, or Advertisement (Viewers Choice)
Official nominees listed via this link.
Official Getty images listed via this link.

04 March 2023
Frida Film Festival
(Italy)​
🏆 WINNER: "That's The Way I Like It" - Best Music Video
🏆 WINNER: "Mojado Y Liberado" (Artistic Nude Series) - Best Photography
Official winner notification are available via this link.

12 February  2023
Kalakari Film Festival
(India)
NOMINATED: "Gentle Giant" - Best Music Video

12 January 2023
UK Songwriting Contest
(England)
SEMI-FINALIST - "Never" - Rating: 5 Stars
SEMI-FINALIST - "Gentle Giant" - Rating: 5 Stars
The official certificates are located here.

10 January 2023
Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards (RSTMP Awards)
(India)
🏆 WINNER: "That's The Way I Like It" - Outstanding Achievement Award (Best Music Video)
🏆 WINNER: "Gentle Giant" - Critics Choice Award (Best Music Video)
 Check out the winner notification via this link.

31 December 2022
World Songwriting Awards
(Australia)
FINALIST: "That's The Way I Like It" - Best Song World Music
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24 December 2022
Lonely Wolf International Film Festival
(England)
SEMI-FINALIST - "Gentle Giant" - Best Music Video
Official notification posted via this link.

16 December 2022
LGBTQ-U Unbordered International Film Festival
(USA)
​🏆 WINNER: "That's The Way I Like It" - Exceptional Merit Award - Best Music Video
🏆 WINNER: "Mojado Y Liberado" (Artistic Nude Series) - "Kudos Award" - Best Photography
Official winner notification are available via this link.

10 December 2022
Top Shot International Film Festival
(Poland)
🏆 WINNER: "Mojado Y Liberado" (Artistic Nude Series) - Best Photography
The official winner notifications are available via this link.

21 November 2022
Dubai Festival
(United Arab Emirates)
🏆 WINNER: "I Got The Blues" - Honorable Mention (Best Music Video)
NOMINEE: "Gentle Giant" - Best Music Video

30 September 2022
World Songwriting Awards
(Australia)
FINALIST: "I Got The Blues (Radio Mix)" - Best Blues Song
(Top-10 Finalist)

01 September 2022
Direct Monthly Online Film Festival
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: "Gentle Giant" (Music Video) - Audience Choice Award
(August 2022 competition)
Official winner notifications are available via this link.

29 August 2022
Virgin Spring Cinefest
(India)
🏆 WINNER: "Gentle Giant" (Music Video) - Best Music Video

20 August 2022
Gangtok International Film Festival
(India)
🏆 WINNER: "I Got The Blues" (Music Video) - Best Music Video
(August 2022 competition)

17 June 2022
Knight Of The Reel Awards
(India)
🏆 WINNER: "Joystick" - (Music Video) - Outstanding Achievement Award
🏆 WINNER: "Gentle Giant" - (Music Video) - Outstanding Achievement Award
🏆 WINNER: "Gentle Giant" - (Music Video) - Best Film Poster
Official winner notification available via this link.

02 May 2022
Accolade Global Film Competition - Humanitarian Award 2021
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: "Tell Me" (Honorable Mention)

01 April 2022
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
(Greece)
🏆 WINNER: "Gentle Giant" - Best Music / Dance / Art Film (Honorable Mention)

31 March 2022
One Earth Awards
(India)
NOMINATED: "Tell Me" (Best Music Video - Narrative/Montage Based)

16 March 2022
Munich Music Video Awards
(Germany)
NOMINATED: "Pa' Mi Gente" (Best Lyric Song) - Finalist
NOMINATED: "Gentle Giant" (Best Music Video) - Semi-finalist
NOMINATED: "That's The Way I Like It" (Best LGBT Music Video) - Finalist

02 February 2022
Five Continents International Film Festival
(Venezuela)
🏆 WINNER: "Never" (Best Music Video)
🏆 WINNER: "Food & The Single Guy" (Best Web/TV Series)
(December 2021 competition)
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02 February 2022
8 & Halfilm Awards
(Italy)
NOMINATED: "Tell Me" (Best International Music Video)
(January 2022 competition)

07 January 2022
New York Movie Awards
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: "Food & The Single Guy" (Best Web/TV Series)
(December 2021 competition)
Official notification available via this link

07 January 2022
Florence Film Awards
(Italy)
🏆 WINNER: "Food & The Single Guy" (Best Web/TV Series)
(December 2021 competition)
Official notification available via this link

13 December 2021
Madrid Film Awards
(Spain)
NOMINATED: "Tell Me" (Best Direction Music Video)
Official notification available via this link

10 December 2021
Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards
(Formerly: L' Age d'Or International Arthouse Film Festival)
(India)
🏆 WINNER: "That's The Way I Like It" (Critic's Choice Award)
🏆 WINNER: "Pa' Mi Gente (Best Film/Video Poster)
(Monthly Selection November 2021)
Results posted via this link.

03 December 2021
Budapest Film Festival
(Hungary)
NOMINATED: "Tell Me" (Best Music Video)
December 2021 Contest

27 November 2021
Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes
(France)
NOMINATED: "Food & The Single Guy" (Best Web Series)
Official notification available via this link.

12 November 2021
Music Streaming Awards
🏆 WINNER: 20,000 +  Spotify streams

01 October 2021
Europe Film Festival UK
(UK)
🏆 WINNER: "Never" Best Music Video
(Jury Special Award)
Check out the official list of winners vis this link.

24 September 2021
Prague Music Video Awards
(Czech Republic)
NOMINATED: "Champagne Attitude (Rap-titude Mix)"
Official notification available via this link.

10 August 2021
Josie Music Awards
(USA) 
NOMINATED: "Pa' Mi Gente (World Artist Of The Year)
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09 August 2021
Global Music Awards
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: Silver Medal Winner "Music Video" for "Tell Me"
(Outstanding Achievement)
(Listener impact content/message delivery)
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19 June 2021
HipHopCineFest.org
(Italy)
FINALIST: "Champagne Attitude (Rap-titude Mix)" Best Music Video
FINALIST: "For The Record: The Making Of “Champagne Attitude” Best Documentary Short

19 June 2021
International Book Awards
(USA)
FINALIST: AMARU COOKS - A Touch Of Suriname Through Food & Anecdotes
(Author)
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18 June 2021
World Film Carnival - Singapore
(Singapore)
🏆 WINNER: "Pa' Mi Gente" Best Music Video
🏆 WINNER: "Never" Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video)
🏆 WINNER: Best Photography "Outstanding Achievement Award"
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13 June 2021
High Tatras Film & Video Festival
(Slovakia)
FINALIST: "Best Actor" Music Video ("Never")
FINALIST: "Never" Best Music Video

10 June 2021
Near Nazareth Film Festival
(Israel)
🏆 WINNER: "T'fila" Best Music Video
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27 May 2021
South Film and Arts Academy Festival (SFAAF)
(Chile)
🏆 WINNER: "Never" Best Music Video (Audience Award)
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18 May 2021
World Film Carnival - Singapore
(Singapore)
🏆 WINNER: "Food & The Single Guy" web series, category "Web & New Media"
🏆 WINNER: "Tell Me" Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video)
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08 May 2021
Rome International Movie Awards
(Italy)
🏆 WINNER: category "Best Photography" - April 2021 Award
Series: "MOJADO Y LIBERADO" 
Click here for a CENSORED SAMPLE of part of the series (NSFW)
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06 May 2021
Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
(India)
🏆 WINNER: "Never" Music Video (Director)
(April-May 2021 Award)
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30 April 2021
International World Photography Awards
(Slovakia)
🏆 WINNER: category "Architecture"
🏆 WINNER: category "Nature"
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27 April 2021
Global Shorts
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: "Tell Me" Music Video (Director)
(Special Mention)
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20 April 2021
Los Angeles Photography Awards
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: 8th. Edition, category "Food"
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04 March 2021
Accolade Global Film Competition
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: "Tell Me" Music Video (AWARD OF MERIT)
🏆 WINNER: "Tell Me" Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational (AWARD OF MERIT)
🏆 WINNER: "Never" Music Video (AWARD OF MERIT)
🏆 WINNER: "Never" Original Song (AWARD OF MERIT)
🏆 WINNER: "For The Record: The Making Of “Champagne Attitude”, Web / Internet Programming (AWARD OF RECOGNITION)
LINK "AWARD OF MERIT"
LINK "AWARD OF RECOGNITION"

28 February 2021
Best Music Video Award
(UK)
FINALIST: "Tell Me" (Best Music Video)
FINALIST: "Tell Me" (Best Editing)
FINALIST: "That's The Way I Like It (Best LGBT Music Video)
FINALIST: "That's The Way I Like It (Best Director)
FINALIST: "That's The Way I Like It (Male Director Music Video)
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11 January 2021
Kosice International Monthly Film Festival
(Slovakia)
FINALIST: December Awards 2020: "Never" (Director Music Video)
FINALIST: December Awards 2020: "Never" (Best Music Video)
FINALIST: December Awards 2020: "Tell Me" (Best Music Video)

29 December 2020
International Music Video Awards
(UK)
FINALIST: "Never" (Pop Music Video)
FINALIST: "Never" (Director Music Video)
SEMI-FINALIST: "That's The Way I Like It (Best LGBT Music Video)
SEMI-FINALIST: Champagne Attitude (Rap-Titude Mix) (Art Music Video)
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07 July 2020
New Cinema - Lisbon Monthly Film Festival
(Portugal)
NOMINATED: Champagne Attitude (Rap-Titude Mix) (Best Music Video)

05 July 2020
Milan Gold Awards
(Italy)
FINALIST: "Never" (Music Video)
 
01 July 2020
Top Indie Film Awards
(Japan)
NOMINATED: AMARU - For The Record: The Making Of "Champagne Attitude" (Best Documentary Short)
NOMINATED: AMARU - For The Record: The Making Of "Champagne Attitude" (Best Editing)
NOMINATEED: "Never" (Best Music Video)
NOMINATED: "Never" (Best Writing)
NOMINATED: "Champagne Attitude (Rap-Titude Mix)" (Best Music)
NOMINATED: "Champagne Attitude (Rap-Titude Mix)" (Best Message)
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09 June 2020
Prague International Monthly Film Festival
(Czech Republic)
FINALIST: "Never" (Best Music Video)
FINALIST: "For The Record: The Making Of "Champagne Attitude" (Best Short Documentary)

06 June 2020
Venice Film Awards
(Italy)
FINALIST: "Never" (Best Music Video)
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26 September 2018
Global Music Awards
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: Gold Medal Winner "Best Album" - Champagne Attitude
🏆 WINNER: Gold Medal Winner "Emerging Artist"
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02 December 2016
Global Music Awards
(USA)
🏆 WINNER: Bronze Medal Winner "Music Video" for "Independence Day"
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11 August 2016
SCM Awards
(USA)
NOMINATED: "I'm The One You Need" (Song Of The Year)
NOMINATED: "I'm The One You Need" (Video Of The Year)