{"id":239906,"date":"2026-01-18T17:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T17:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/239906\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T17:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T17:50:09","slug":"joy-awards-2026-winners-list-mohammed-fadl-shaker-forest-whitaker-millie-bobby-brown-angham-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/239906\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy Awards 2026 winners list: Mohammed Fadl Shaker, Forest Whitaker, Millie Bobby Brown, Angham and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Singer Mohammed Shaker<\/a>, singer Angham, television series Shari\u2019 Al A\u2019asha and Ashghal Shaqqa Geddan, and the film Siko Siko were among the big winners of the 2026 Joy Awards.<\/p>\n

Held in Riyadh on Saturday, the star-studded ceremony brought together leading figures from across Arab music, film and television, alongside international guests.<\/p>\n

The event also featured special honours, with Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker<\/a> and former Egyptian culture minister Farouk Hosny receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards, while singer Assala Nasri received a Joy Honorary Award and Stranger Things <\/a>actress Millie Bobby Brown <\/a>was named Personality of the Year.<\/p>\n

Now in its sixth year, the event is organised by Saudi Arabia\u2019s General Entertainment Authority. It has established itself as a significant industry event, as a Middle Eastern counterpart to the Grammy, Emmy and Academy Awards.<\/p>\n

Several international stars walked the lavender carpet, including Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan<\/a>, as well as Hollywood figures Oscar Isaac<\/a>, Jeremy Piven, Heather Graham and Travis Fimmel. Musical performances during the evening included Katy Perry<\/a>, Robbie Williams<\/a> and Il Divo.<\/p>\n

The event continues to bring together a wide cross-section of Arab talent for a high-profile evening broadcast live across MBC channels and the Shahid streaming platform.<\/p>\n

Here is the full list of winners for the 2026 Joy Awards:<\/p>\n

Best Movie<\/p>\n

WINNER: Siko Siko<\/p>\n

Al Zarfa<\/p>\n

Ars Al Nar<\/p>\n

Hobal<\/p>\n

Best Actress in a Film<\/p>\n

WINNER: Shujoun Al Hajri (Ars Al Nar)<\/p>\n

Aya Samaha (6 Ayam)<\/p>\n

Donia Samir Ghanem (Rookie Al Ghalaba)<\/p>\n

Hana El Zahed (Restart)<\/p>\n

Best Actor in a Film<\/p>\n

WINNER: Maged El Kedwany (Feha Eh Ya\u2018ni)<\/p>\n

Ahmed Malek (6 Ayam)<\/p>\n

Bashar Al Shatti (Wahsh Hawalli)<\/p>\n

Mohammed Shaif (Al Zarfa)<\/p>\n

Best Gulf Series<\/p>\n

WINNER: Shari\u2019 Al A\u2019asha<\/p>\n

Al Marsa<\/p>\n

Ummi<\/p>\n

Summer 99<\/p>\n

Best Egyptian Series<\/p>\n

WINNER: Ashghal Shaqqa Geddan<\/p>\n

Ish Ish<\/p>\n

Aisha Al Dawr<\/p>\n

Lam Shamsiyya<\/p>\n

Best Levant Series<\/p>\n

WINNER: Salma<\/p>\n

Aser<\/p>\n

Biddam<\/p>\n

Taht Sabi\u2019 Ard<\/p>\n

Best Actress in a Series<\/p>\n

WINNER: Karess Bashar (Taht Sabi\u2019 Ard)<\/p>\n

Al Anoud Saud (Ummi)<\/p>\n

Elham Ali (Shari\u2019 Al A\u2019asha)<\/p>\n

Amina Khalil (Lam Shamsiyya)<\/p>\n

Best Actor in a Series<\/p>\n

WINNER: Abdulmohsen Al Nemer (Al Marsa)<\/p>\n

Abdulrahman Bin Nafea (Shari\u2019 Al A\u2019asha)<\/p>\n

Moatasem Al Nahar (Nafs)<\/p>\n

Hesham Maged (Ashghal Shaqqa Geddan)<\/p>\n

Best New Face in Drama<\/p>\n

WINNER: Tarf Al Obaidi (Ummi)<\/p>\n

Russell Ibrahim (Salma)<\/p>\n

Ali Al Bili (Lam Shamsiyya)<\/p>\n

Lami Abdulwahab (Shari\u2019 Al A\u2019asha)<\/p>\n

Best TV Series Director<\/p>\n

WINNER: Ahmed Katikxiz and Ghul Saralton (Shari\u2019 Al A\u2019asha)<\/p>\n

Joudat Marjan and Sarhan Shaheen (Ummi)<\/p>\n

Khaled Diab (Ashghal Shaqqa Geddan)<\/p>\n

Rasha Sharbatji (Nasamat Aylul)<\/p>\n

Best Film Director<\/p>\n

WINNER: Omar Al Mohandes (Siko Siko)<\/p>\n

Sara Wafiq (Restart)<\/p>\n

Abdullah Majed (Al Zarfa)<\/p>\n

Abdulaziz Al Shalahi (Hobal)<\/p>\n

Best Song<\/p>\n

WINNER: Sahak Al Shawq \u2013 Fadel Shaker<\/p>\n

I\u2018tadhir Wajeek \u2013 Ayed<\/p>\n

Husseini \u2013 Tul8te<\/p>\n

Doctor \u2013 Al Shami<\/p>\n

Best Female Artist<\/p>\n

WINNER: Angham<\/p>\n

Assala<\/p>\n

Bisan Ismail<\/p>\n

Nancy Ajram<\/p>\n

Best Male Artist<\/p>\n

WINNER: Fadel Shaker<\/p>\n

Al Shami<\/p>\n

Sultan Al Murshid<\/p>\n

Ayed<\/p>\n

Best New Music Artist<\/p>\n

WINNER: Mohammed Shaker<\/p>\n

Hamza<\/p>\n

Luna Karam<\/p>\n

Yazid Fahad<\/p>\n

Best Male Athlete<\/p>\n

WINNER: Yassine Bounou (football)<\/p>\n

Salem Al Dawsari (football)<\/p>\n

Saleh Abu Alshamat (football)<\/p>\n

Nawaf Al Aqidi (football)<\/p>\n

Best Female Athlete<\/p>\n

WINNER: Laila Al Qahtani (football)<\/p>\n

Dunia Abu Taleb (taekwondo)<\/p>\n

Valerie Terzi (swimming)<\/p>\n

Hania Minhas (tennis)<\/p>\n

Best Male Influencer<\/p>\n

WINNER: Rayan Al Ahmari<\/p>\n

Abu Khalil \/ Ibrahim Al Omari<\/p>\n

Osama Marwah<\/p>\n

Aziz Bin Mohammed<\/p>\n

Best Female Influencer<\/p>\n

WINNER: Rateel Al Shehri<\/p>\n

Esraa Nabil<\/p>\n

Ayati<\/p>\n

Shireen Amara<\/p>\n

Lifetime Achievement Award Winners<\/p>\n

Forest Whitaker<\/p>\n

Farouk Hosny<\/p>\n

Personality of the Year<\/p>\n

Millie Bobby Brown<\/p>\n

Joy Honoraries<\/p>\n

Saleh Al Areedh<\/p>\n

Assala Nasri<\/p>\n

Amr Mostafa<\/p>\n

Ahmed Al Dougji<\/p>\n

Diamond Entertainment Industry Award<\/p>\n

Nasser Al Khelaifi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Singer Mohammed Shaker, singer Angham, television series Shari\u2019 Al A\u2019asha and Ashghal Shaqqa Geddan, and the film Siko…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[98771,156,157,111,139,69,1177,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-239906","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-arts-culture-team","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-standard","15":"tag-story"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}