The 17th SA Film and television awards (SAFTA) is on the way and the nominees have just been announced.
In terms of production companies, kykNET is in the lead with a whopping 63 nominations, followed by Netflix SA which comes in with 55 nominations.
“The NFVF (National Film and Video Foundation) is encouraged by the confidence the SA film and television industry is showing to the Saftas. The high number of entries speaks volumes about the growth of the SA film and television industry, with new productions making part of the nominees list as well,” said (NFVF) acting CEO Thobela Mayinje.
The SAFTAs ceremony takes place on September 30 at Sun City. Catch the live broadcast on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) and SABC3 (DStv channel 193) at 7pm.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND FOR A DOCUMENTARY | ||
| KUSASA | Practitioner: Tim Pringle | Production House: Optical Films |
| Map1mp1: The Makazole Mapimpi Story | Practitioner: Anlerie Cilliers, Matthew Brown, Alexander Parker | Production House: 10th Street Media |
| SanDance | Practitioner: Gustav Stutterheim | Production House: Mushroom Films |
| Steinheist | Practitioner: Daniel Eppel | Production House: Idea Candy |
| Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star | Practitioner: Charlotte Buys | Production House: Storyscope |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING, DOCUMENTARY | ||
| KUSASA | Practitioner: Joe Krenzer | Production House: Optical Films |
| My Name is Reeva | Practitioner: Isabelle Saunders | Production House: Bloodrose Productions |
| Pale Ya Kosa | Practitioner: Leeroy Moyo | Production House: Full Circle Productions |
| Rassie | Practitioner: Benjamin Haskins | Production House: T+W |
| Steinheist | Practitioner: Nikki Comninos | Production House: Idea Candy |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY – DOCUMENTARY | ||
| Against All Odds: the Alwyn Uys Story | Practitioner: William Collinson | Production House: Stefan Enslin Productions |
| Changemaker – Simphiwe Rorwana | Practitioner: Yolisa Qwabaza | Production House: Train. Create. Innovate (TCI) |
| Die Groot Niks | Practitioner: Jonathan Crawford | Production House: Plan C Productions |
| KUSASA | Practitioner: Chris Van Der Burgh | Production House: Optical Films |
| Rassie | Practitioner: Devin Carter | Production House: T+W |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – DOCUMENTARY | ||
| Girl, Taken | Practitioner: Simon Wood, Francois Verster | Production House: SaltPeter Productions |
| Lobola, A Bride’s True Price? | Practitioner: Sihle Hlophe | Production House: Passion Seed Communications |
| Steinheist | Practitioner: Richard Finn Gregory | Production House: Idea Candy |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT | ||
| A camera on my Lap | Production House: twospinningwheels | |
| Changemaker – Simphiwe Rorwana | Production House: Train. Create. Innovate (TCI) | |
| Tribe | Production House: Just Films | |
| This Side of Fabulous | Production House: Floozie Films | |
| BEST MADE FOR TV DOCUMENTARY | ||
| KUSASA | Production House: Optical Films | |
| Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star | Production House: Storyscope | |
| Steinheist | Production House: Idea Candy | |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | ||
| Girl, Taken | Production House: SaltPeter Productions | |
| Lobola, A Bride’s True Price? | Production House: Passion Seed Communications | |
| War Dogs and I | Production House: Killer Puppy Media | |
| BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME | ||
| Takalani Sesame – Seeing Red Not Yellow | Production House: Sesame Workshop South Africa | |
| Nick Music Africa | Production House: VIS Studios | |
| Words and Numbers Series 10 | Production House: Johan Stemmet Entertainment Enterprises | |
| BEST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME | ||
| Aganang | Production House: Urban Brew Studios | |
| MTVShuga: What Makes A Man | Production House: Taung Film Studios | |
| Suid Kalahari Stories ep 13 | Production House: Die Stigting vir Bemagtiging deur Afrikaans | |
| BEST FACTUAL PROGRAMME | ||
| Ingono Yomsamo | Production House: Barleader TV | |
| Rebounders: Grizelda Grootboom | Production House: Red Sugar Productions | |
| Strangers You Know – Anene Booysen | Production House: Combined Artistic Productions | |
| BEST COMPETITION REALITY SHOW | ||
| DANCE YO DUMO S1 | Production House: Urban Brew Studios | |
| Die Groenste Vingers – Season 2 | Production House: Phly Media | |
| HOUVROU OF TROUVROU | Production House: Thank you kindly, Bobby | |
| The Taste Master SA | Production House: Cardova Productions | |
| Tropika Island of Treasure All Stars | Production House: Cardova Productions | |
| BEST STRUCTURED SOAPIE REALITY SHOW | ||
| DJ Zinhle – The Unexpected Season | Production House: Brightfire Pictures & Rawkraft Media Life With Kelly Khumalo Season 3 | |
| Production House: GOAT (Originals) | ||
| Living The Dream With Somizi Season 5 | Production House: Dopezuluboi Productions | |
| Uthando Nes’thembu | Production House: Passionlane Productions | |
| Young, Famous and African S1 | Production House: Urban Brew Studios | |
| BEST STRUCTURED OR DOCU-REALITY SHOW | ||
| Privaatspeurders | Production House: Reel Epics Productions | |
| Love Goes Wild S1 | Production House: Trace TV | |
| Our Perfect Wedding S12 | Production House: Connect TV | |
| Sex in Afrikaans | Production House: Provoco | |
| Weskusbewoners | Production House: BrightRock | |
| BEST YOUTH PROGRAMME | ||
| EKSE LIVE | Production House: Cape Town TV | |
| SA’s Hottest MCs 2022 | Production House: VIS Studios | |
| TREND Season 1 | Production House: Green Planet Productions | |
| Yo MTV Raps Uncapped | Production House: VIS Studios | |
| BEST ONLINE CONTENT | ||
| Actor Spaces Masterclasses Season 1 | Production House: ACTOR SPACES | |
| Minder as Niks (Less than Nothing) | Production House: Wyrd Films | |
| Lunch With Hitler | Production House: Argento Holdings | |
| BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME | ||
| Homegrown Taste South Africa Season 1 | Production House: Rapid Blue | |
| Spasie Seison 1 | Production House: Walla Films | |
| SPYSKAART | Production House: Media Club Productions | |
| BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME | ||
| Funny Farm | Production House: Combined Artists | |
| Medical Xenophobia | Production House: Combined Artists | |
| Mining Takedown | Production House: Combined Artists | |
| BEST MADE FOR TV MOVIE | ||
| Geleende Tyd | Production House: Penguin Films | |
| The Payback | Production House: The Final Chapter | |
| Whatever It Takes | Production House: RHP International | |
| BEST INTERNATIONAL FORMAT | ||
| MasterChef SA | Production House: Homebrew Films | |
| My Kitchen Rules South Africa Season 4 | Production House: Picture Tree | |
| Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts | Production House: Afrokaans Film & Television | |
| BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME | ||
| In Die Kollig Met Series 2 | Production House: Stemmburg Television | |
| Miss South Africa 2022 Live Finale | Production House: Black Swan Media | |
| Noot vir Noot Series 46 | Production House: Stemmburg Television | |
| BEST VARIETY SHOW | ||
| Mzansi Icons | Production House: Dopezuluboi Productions | |
| Sunday Sexy Love | Production House: Media24 | |
| VIP INVITE S2 | Production House: Urban Brew Studios | |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING – TV COMEDY | ||
| Hotel Season 5 | Practitioners: Gina Slingerland | Production House: Nagvlug Films |
| How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 | Practitioner: Silindile Dladla | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions |
| Tali’s Joburg Diary | Practitioners: Mari Conradie | Production House: Sketchbook Studios |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE – TV COMEDY | ||
| Hotel Season 5 | Practitioner: Marlé Coetsee | Production House: Nagvlug Films |
| How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 | Practitioner: Nondumiso Mazwi | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions |
| Tali’s Joburg Diary | Practitioner: Erin Simon | Production House: Sketchbook Studios |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND – TV COMEDY | ||
| Hotel Season 5 | Practitioner: Tim Pringle, Giles Heesom-Green & Melani Robertson | Production House: Nagvlug Films |
| How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 | Practitioner: Janno Muller | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions |
| Ses’Top La | Practitioner: Kurt Slabbert | Production House: Black Brain Pictures |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION – TV COMEDY | ||
| Hotel Season 5 | Practitioners: Merishen Wessels | Production House: Nagvlug Films |
| How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 | Practitioners: Savannah Geldenhuys & Martha Sibanyoni | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions |
| Ou Toppies S1 | Practitioners: Louisa Jansen van Nieuwenhuizen | Production House: HD in Motion & Dark Child Productions |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING – TV COMEDY | ||
| Hotel Season 5 | Practitioners: Regardt Botha & Johan Cronje | Production House: Nagvlug Films |
| How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 | Practitioners: Bongi Malefo, Khulekani Zondi & Melanie Golden | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions |
| Tali’s Joburg Diary | Practitioners: Johan Prinsloo and Gordon Midgley | Production House: Sketchbook Studios |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING -TV COMEDY | ||
| How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 | Practitioners: Rethabile Ramaphakela, Lwazi Mvusi, Thuso Sibisi, Sunni Faba, Salah Sabiti & Katleho Ramaphakela | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions |
| Ou Toppies S1 | Practitioners: Dorette Nel | Production House: HD in Motion & Dark Child Productions |
| Tali’s Joburg Diary | Practitioners: Julia Anastasopoulos, Ari Kruger, Gilli Apter, & Daniel Zimbler | Production House: Sketchbook Studios |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY -TV COMEDY | ||
| Hotel Season 5 | Practitioner: Dino Benedetti | Production House: Nagvlug Films |
| How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 | Practitioner: Lance Gewer | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions |
| Karavaan | Practitioner: Sunel Haasbroek | Production House: Hipster Media |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – TV COMEDY | ||
| Hotel Season 5 | Practitioners: Bennie Fourie | Production House: Nagvlug Films |
| How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 | Practitioners: Johnny Barbuzano & Ferry Jele | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions |
| Tali’s Joburg diary | Practitioners: Ari Kruger | Production House: Sketchbook Studios |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING – TV DRAMA | ||
| Blood Psalms | Practitioner: Nicola Roodt, Ronwyn Jarret, Theola Booyens, Cassidy Lombard-Dick, Arnold Khaya Simphiwe Ngubeni Ka Zulu, Nonkululeko Clementine Mabaso, Johannes Keresi Mokokoe (Mogotsi) & Natasha du Toit | Production House: Yellowbone Entertainment |
| Desert Rose | Practitioner: Marika Callop | Production House: Quizzical Pictures |
| Donkerbos | Practitioner: Mari Conradie | Production House: Nagvlug Films |
| Savage Beauty | Practitioner: Theola Booyens | Production House: Quizzical Pictures |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE – TV DRAMA | ||
| Desert Rose | Practitioner: Tracey Berg | Production House: Quizzical Pictures |
| Donkerbos | Practitioner: Mariechen Vosloo | Production House: Nagvlug Films |
| Lavish | Practitioner: Brenda Khambula | Production House: Hela Media |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND – TV DRAMA | ||
| Blood and Water Season 3 | Practitioner: Carl Roberts, Simon Ratcliffe, James Olivier, Jade Hill, Jack Van Wyk, Jaime Lopes & Richard West | Production House: Gambit Films |
| Dinge van ‘n Kind | Practitioner: Tim Pringle, Giles Heesom-Green & Melani Robertson | Production House: Nagvlug Films |
| Donkerbos | Practitioner: Jozua Loots | Production House: Nagvlug Films |
| The Brave Ones | Practitioner: Guy Steer | Production House: Ochre Media |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC/SCORE – TV DRAMA | ||
| Donkerbos | Practitioner: Franco Prinsloo | Production House: Nagvlug Films |
| Fraksie | Practitioner: Loki (Lourens) Rothman | Production House: Infinity Films |
| LUDIK | Practitioner: Peach Van Pletzen | Production House: Rose and Oaks Media |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION – TV DRAMA | ||
| Blood and Water Season 3 | Practitioner: Christian Joubert | Production House: Gambit Films |
| The Brave Ones | Practitioner: Jacobus Smit | Production House: Ochre Media |
| Savage Beauty | Practitioner: Marna Heunis | Production House: Quizzical Pictures |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING – TV DRAMA | ||
| Justice Served Season 1 | Practitioner: Nicolas Costaras, Blessing Khulekane Zondi, Megan Gill & Lucian Barnard | Production House: Meraki SA |
| Recipes for Love and Murder | Practitioner: Andrea Shaw, Björn Johansen & Tanja Hagen | Production House: Both Worlds Pictures |
| The Brave Ones | Practitioner: Nicolas Costaras | Production House: Ochre Media |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY – TV DRAMA | ||
| Blood Psalms | Practitioner: Willem Nel | Production House: Yellowbone Entertainment |
| Justice Served Season 1 | Practitioners: Trevor Fraser Calverley | Production House: Meraki SA |
| Lavish | Practitioners: Sevetian Maslamoney | Production House: Hela Media |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING – TV DRAMA | ||
| Ayeye: Stripped | Practitioner: Zaba Hlatshwayo | Production House: Seriti Films |
| Entangled Season 1 | Practitioner: Nandisa Mkize, Rethabile Ramaphakela, Katleho Ramaphakela, Salah Sabiti, Nompi Vilakazi, Zeli Zulu, Makganwana Mokgalong & Mbalizethu Zulu | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions |
| Good Men | Practitioner: Portia Gumede, Steven Pillemer, Christo Davids, Duduzile Zamantungwa Mabaso & Sunni Faba | Production House: Ochre Media |
| The Republic | Practitioner: Gwydion Beynon & Phathutshedzo Makwarela | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – TV DRAMA | ||
| Desert Rose | Practitioner: Cindy Lee | Production House: Quizzical Pictures |
| Donkerbos | Practitioner: Nico Scheepers | Production House: Nagvlug Films |
| Recipes for Love and Murder | Practitioner: Christiaan Olwagen | Production House: Both Worlds Pictures |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA | ||
| Diepe Waters | Practitioner: Morne Marx | Production House: Penguin Films |
| House of Zwide | Practitioner: Mina Shembe, Itumeleng Ledwaba, Nakedi Makgato & Musa Mnisi | Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company |
| Legacy | Practitioner: Jenny Sprawson | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| Suidooster | Practitioner: Islyn Salie | Production House: Suidooster Films |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA | ||
| House of Zwide | Practitioners: Bevely Mogorosi & Teddy Geldart | Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company |
| Legacy | Practitioner: Trudi Ann Mantzios | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| The Blackdoor Season 1 | Practitioner: Gesillah McLeod | Production House: Black Brain Pictures |
| The Estate | Practitioner: Vuyo Mokoena, Talya Smith & Zanele Shibiti | Production House: Clive Morris Productions |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA | ||
| Binnelanders | Practitioner: Eric McKechnie & Barry Gillot | Production House: Stark Films |
| Diepe Waters | Practitioner: Stash Couvaras | Production House: Penguin Films |
| Legacy | Practitioner: Juli Vanden Berg & Mark Phillips | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| Suidooster | Practitioner: Lloyd O’Connor | Production House: Suidooster Films |
| The River | Practitioner: Tladi Mabuya | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING –TV SOAP/TELENOVELA | ||
| Diepe Waters | Practitioner: Paul Martin van Wyk, Marthinus van Rhyn, Khathu Mudau, Wynand Verster, Rick Dodgen & Daniel de Villiers | Production House: Penguin Films |
| Legacy | Practitioner: Natalie Varoy & Ula Oelsen | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| Redemption | Practitioner: Siyabonga Skosana, Sibongile Maseko, Tumi Gabanakgosi & Tongai Furusa | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions & Seriti Films |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC/SCORE – TELENOVELA | ||
| The Blackdoor Season 1 | Practitioner: Mandla Ngcongwane, Jamela Vuma & Kurt Slabbert | Production House: Black Brain Pictures |
| Legacy | Practitioner: Brendan Jury | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| The River | Practitioner: Brendan Jury | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY – TELENOVELA | ||
| Diepe Waters | Practitioner: Darren Dressels & Kobus van Wyk | Production House: Penguin Films |
| House of Zwide | Practitioners: Ryan Lotter & Lekau Mamabolo | Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company |
| The Blackdoor Season 1 | Practitioner: Lavhelani Mudau & Gaopie Kabe | Production House: Black Brain Pictures |
| The River | Practitioner: Ntobeko Dlamini | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA | ||
| DiepCity Season 2 | Practitioner: Hector Sibanyoni | Production House: Black Brain Pictures |
| Legacy | Practitioner: Amanda Scholtz | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| Suidooster | Practitioner: Pieter Britz | Production House: Suidooster Films |
| The Estate | Practitioner: Philiswa Sithole & Nomonde Ngema | Production House: Clive Morris Productions |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING – TELENOVELA | ||
| DiepCity Season 2 | Practitioner: Nontuthuzelo Magoxo, Mandla Ngcongwane & Mpumelelo Nhlapo | Production House: Black Brain Pictures |
| Diepe Waters | Practitioner: Roberta Durrant, Lize Vosloo, Helene Truter, Sandra Vaughn, Tristram Atkins, Margaret Goldsmid, Meesha Aboo, Ansu van der Sluys, Igna Botha, Daryn Katz, Henry Cloete, Stephen Simm & Percy Pretorius | Production House: Penguin Films |
| Giyani – Land of Blood | Practitioners: Phathutshedzo Makwarela & Gwydion Beynon | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| Legacy | Practitioner: Gwydion Beynon & Phathutshedzo Makwarela | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| The River | Practitioner: Gwydion Beynon & Phathutshedzo Makwarela | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – TELENOVELA | ||
| Arendsvlei | Practitioner: Roberto Kyle, Jarrid Geduld & Darryl Fuchs | Production House: Penguin Films |
| The River | Practitioner: Zolani Phakade, Ferry Jele, Anne Mashiloane & Sandile Mdluli | Production House: Tshedza Pictures |
| The Wife | Practitioner: Fikile Mogodi | Production House: Stained Glass TV |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING – TV SOAP | ||
| Generations: The Legacy | Practitioner: Writing Team | Production House: MMSV Productions |
| SCANDAL! | Practitioner: Ameera Patel, Grace Mahlaba, Thomas Hall, Paul Grootboom, Nonhlanhla Simelane, Omphile Molusi, Rosalind Butler; Teresca Muishond, Themba Mahlangu & Kelly Robinson | Production House: Ochre Media |
| UZALO | Practitioner: Clive Madiya, Busisiwe Matonsi Zwane, Lorato Phefo & Pusetso Thibedi Production House: Stained Glass TV | |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – TV SOAP | ||
| Binnelanders | Practitioner: Jolette Roux, Charl Van Biljon, Riaan Meij, Danie Joubert, Roché Knoesen & Jaco Vermeulen | Production House: Stark Films |
| SCANDAL! | Practitioners: Sphamandla Ngcobo, Philasande Malunga, Sithembiso Mathenjwa & Sanele Zulu | Production House: Ochre Media |
| Suidooster | Practitioner: Erina Niemand, Shirley Ellis, Romano Gorlei & Richard September Production House: Suidooster Films | |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING – FEATURE FILM | ||
| Gaia | Practitioners: Sulani Saayman | Production House: Film Initiative Africa |
| Silverton Siege | Practitioners: Nicola Roodt | Production House: Pambilimedia |
| Stiekyt | Practitioners: Mari Conradie & Tessa Denton | Production House: Homebrew Films |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN – FEATURE FILM | ||
| Gaia | Practitioners: Mariechen Vosloo | Production House: Film Initiative Africa |
| Silverton Siege | Practitioners: Ruy Filipe | Production House: Pambilimedia |
| Stiekyt | Practitioners: Marne van der burgh | Production House: Homebrew Films |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND DESIGN – FEATURE FILM | ||
| Gaia | Practitioners: Tim Pringle | Production House: Film Initiative Africa |
| Indemnity | Practitioners: Carl Roberts, Simon Ratcliffe, James Olivier, Jade Hill, Jack Van Wyk & Richard West | Production House: Gambit Films |
| Office Invasion | Practitioners: Janno Muller, Jeanre Greyling, Jonty Everton & Thapelo Makhubo | Production House: Motion Story |
| Silverton Siege | Practitioners: Barry Donnelly | Production House: Pambilimedia |
| Stiekyt | Practitioners: Stef Albertyn | Production House: Homebrew Films |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING – FEATURE FILM | ||
| Indemnity | Practitioners: Simon Beesley | Production House: Gambit Films |
| Office Invasion | Practitioners: Fred Wolmarans | Production House: Motion Story |
| Pou (Peacock) | Practitioners: Bruce McLaren Lyall | Production House: Peacock Films |
| Silverton Siege | Practitioners: Richard Starkey | Production House: Pambilimedia |
| Wild is the Wind | Practitioners: Alastair Orr & Layla Swart | Production House: MYD88 FILMS |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM | ||
| Gaia | Practitioners: Rocco Pool | Production House: Film Initiative Africa |
| Stiekyt | Practitioners: Bathoni Robinson | Production House: Homebrew Films |
| Silverton Siege | Practitioners: Chantel Carter | Production House: Pambilimedia |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC/ SCORE – FEATURE FILM | ||
| Gaia | Practitioners: Pierre-Henri Wicomb | Production House: Film Initiative Africa |
| Mense van die Wind | Practitioners: Edward George King | Production House: Azania Productions |
| Mlungu Wam (Good Madam) | Practitioners: Simon Ratcliffe | Production House: Fox Fire Films |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY – FEATURE FILM | ||
| Amandla | Practitioners: Justus De Jager | Production House: Firegrass Films |
| Gaia | Practitioners: Jorrie van der Walt | Production House: Film Initiative Africa |
| Indemnity | Practitioners: Zenn van Zyl | Production House: Gambit Films |
| Silverton Siege | Practitioners: Shaun Harleylee | Production House: Pambilimedia |
| Stiekyt | Practitioners: Eduan Kitching | Production House: Homebrew Films |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING – FEATURE FILM | ||
| Silverton Siege | Practitioners: Sabelo Mgidi | Production House: Pambilimedia |
| The Umbrella Men | Practitioners: John Barker and Philip Roberts | Production House: Known Associates Entertainment |
| Wild is the Wind | Practitioners: Fabian Medea | Production House: MYD88 FILMS |
| BEST STUDENT FILM | ||
| Duplexity | Production House: The Animation School | |
| Shumba | Production House: AFDA | |
| Stay | Production House: The Animation School | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP | ||
| Odelle De Wet -Binnelanders | Production House: Stark Films | |
| Dieketseng Mnisi – Skeem Saam | Production House: Peu | |
| Marion Holm – Suidooster | Production House: Suidooster Films | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SOAP | ||
| Charlie Bouguenon -Binnelanders | Production House: Stark Films | |
| Gerald Steyn -Binnelanders | Production House: Stark Films | |
| Katlego Letsholonyana -Skeem Saam | Production House: Peu | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA | ||
| Siphesihle Ndaba – Gomora | Production House: Seriti Films | |
| Brenda Mukwevho -House of Zwide | Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company | |
| Deli Malinga – Redemption | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions & Seriti Films | |
| Sthandiwe Kgoroge – Redemption | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions & Seriti Films | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA | ||
| Charles Baloyi -Giyani – Land of Blood | Production House: Tshedza Pictures | |
| Ayanda Daweti – Gomora | Production House: Seriti Films | |
| Khaya Mthembu – Gomora | Production House: Seriti Films | |
| Thulani Mtsweni -Gomora | Production House: Seriti Films | |
| Wanda Zuma -House of Zwide | Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company | |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP | ||
| Cindy Swanepoel – Binnelanders | Production House: Stark Films | |
| Refilwe Madumo – Generations: The Legacy | Production House: MMSV Productions | |
| Elizabeth Serunye – Skeem Saam | Production House: Peu | |
| Harriet Manamela -Skeem Saam | Production House: Peu | |
| BEST ACTOR IN A TV SOAP | ||
| Clint Brink – Binnelanders | Production House: Stark Films | |
| Melusi Mbele -SCANDAL! | Production House: Ochre Media | |
| Irvine van der Merwe -Suidooster | Production House: Suidooster Films | |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA | ||
| Matshepo Maleme -House of Zwide | Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company | |
| Kgomotso Christopher -Legacy | Production House: Tshedza Pictures | |
| Michelle Botes – Legacy | Production House: Tshedza Pictures | |
| Jo-Anne Reyneke – The Estate | Production House: Clive Morris Productions | |
| Tsholofelo Matshaba -The River | Production House: Tshedza Pictures | |
| Sindi Dlathu -The River | Production House: Tshedza Pictures | |
| BEST ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA | ||
| Dawid Minnaar -Legacy | Production House: Tshedza Pictures | |
| Themba Ndaba – Redemption Season 1 | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions & Seriti Films Lawrence Maleka -The River | |
| Production House Tshedza Pictures | ||
| Presley Chweneyagae -The River | Production House: Tshedza Pictures | |
| BEST TV SOAP | ||
| Binnelanders | Production House: Stark Films | |
| SCANDAL! | Production House: Ochre Media | |
| Suidooster | Production House: Suidooster Films | |
| BEST TELENOVELA | ||
| Arendsvlei | Production House: Penguin Films | |
| Legacy | Production House: Tshedza Pictures | |
| The Blackdoor | Production House: Black Brain Pictures | |
| The River | Production House: Tshedza Pictures | |
| The Wife | Production House: Stained Glass TV | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA | ||
| Nicole Holm- Donkerbos | Production House: Nagvlug Films | |
| Charmaine Mtinta – Makoti Season 2 | Production House: Urban Brew Studios | |
| Jennifer Steyn – Recipes for Love and Murder | Production House: Both Worlds Pictures | |
| Nthati Moshesh- Savage Beauty | Production House: Quizzical Pictures | |
| BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA | ||
| Mothusi Magano – Blood Psalms | Production House: Yellowbone Entertainment | |
| Siyabonga Thwala – eHostela Season 3 | Production House: Rhythm World Productions | |
| Morné Visser – Justice Served Season 1 | Production House: Meraki SA | |
| Tony Kgoroge -The Brave Ones | Production House: Ochre Media | |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA | ||
| Thando Thabethe – Housekeepers Season 3 | Production House: Ochre Media | |
| Lerato Mvelase – Justice Served Season 1 | Production House: Meraki SA | |
| Rosemary Zimu – Savage Beauty | Production House:Quizzical Pictures | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA | ||
| Mpho Modikoane -Entangled Season 1 | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions | |
| Craig Urbani -Makoti Season 2 | Production House: Urban Brew Studios | |
| Don Nawa – Makoti Season 2 | Production House: Urban Brew Studios | |
| Zane Meas -LUDIK | Production House: Rose and Oaks Media | |
| Jason Willemse -Ubettina Wethu Season 2 | Production House: Known Associates Entertainment | |
| BEST TV DRAMA | ||
| Blood Psalms | Production House: Yellowbone Entertainment | |
| Donkerbos | Production House: Nagvlug Films | |
| Justice Served Season 1 | Production House: Meraki SA | |
| Lavish | Production House: Hela Media | |
| The Brave Ones | Production House: Ochre Media | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY | ||
| Martelize Kolver – Hotel Season 5 | Production House: Nagvlug Films | |
| Mila Guy – Hotel Season 5 | Production House: Nagvlug Films | |
| Denise Zimba – How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions | |
| Kate Normington – Tali’s Joburg Diary | Production House: Sketchbook Studios | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY | ||
| Schalk Bezuidenhout – Hotel Season 5 | Production House: Nagvlug Films | |
| Desmond Dube -How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions | |
| Trevor Gumbi – Ses’Top La | Production House: Black Brain Pictures | |
| Warren Masemola – Ses’Top La | Production House: Black Brain Pictures | |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY | ||
| Simoné Pretorius – Hotel Season 5 | Production House: Nagvlug Films | |
| Thando Thabethe – How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions | |
| Julia Anastasopoulos -Tali’s Joburg Diary | Production House: Sketchbook Studios | |
| BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY | ||
| James Borthwick – Hotel Season 5 | Production House: Nagvlug Films | |
| Michael Mabizela -Kwa Mamazala | Production House: Penguin Films | |
| Tobie Cronje – Ou Toppies S1 | Production House: HD in Motion & Dark Child Productions | |
| BEST TV COMEDY | ||
| Hotel Season 5 | Production House: Nagvlug Films | |
| How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 | Production House: Burnt Onion Productions | |
| Tali’s Joburg diary | Production House: Sketchbook Studios | |
| BEST SHORT FILM | ||
| Cogito Ergo Sum (I Think Therefore I Am) | Production House: S.S.L Studio’s | |
| Katvis | Production House: Idea Candy | |
| Leemtes en Leegheid | Production House: Idea Candy | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM | ||
| Nqobile Sipamla – Amandla | Production House: Firegrass Films | |
| Indalo Stofile – Surviving Gaza | Production House: Trial By Media Films | |
| Awethu Sharon Hleli – You’re My Favourite Place | Production House: Yellowbone Entertainment | |
| Khayakazi Kula – You’re My Favourite Place | Production House: Yellowbone Entertainment | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM | ||
| Thabo Rametsi – Amandla | Production House: Firegrass Films | |
| Abduragmaan Adams – Indemnity | Production House: Gambit Films | |
| Arnold Vosloo – Silverton Siege | Production House: Pambilimedia | |
| Chris Chameleon – Wild is the Wind | Production House: MYD88 FILMS | |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM | ||
| Monique Rockman – Gaia | Production House: Film Initiative Africa | |
| Chumisa Cosa – Mlungu Wam (Good Madam) | Production House: Fox Fire Films | |
| Noxolo Dlamini – Silverton Siege | Production House: Pambilimedia | |
| Tumie Yakhe Ngumla – You’re My Favourite Place | Production House: Yellowbone Entertainment | |
| BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM | ||
| Jarrid Geduld – Indemnity | Production House: Gambit Films | |
| Thabo Rametsi – Silverton Siege | Production House: Pambilimedia | |
| Mothusi Magano – Wild is the Wind | Production House: MYD88 FILMS | |
| BEST ACHIVEMENT IN DIRECTING – FEATURE FILM | ||
| Gaia | Practitioner: Jaco Bouwer | Production House: Film Initiative Africa |
| Silverton | Practitioner: Mandla Dube | Production House: Pambilimedia |
| Wild is the Wind | Practitioner: Fabian Medea | Production House: MYD88 FILMS |
| BEST FEATURE FILM | ||
| Gaia | Production House: Film Initiative Africa | |
| Silverton Siege | Production House: Pambilimedia | |
| Wild is the Wind | Production House: MYD88 FILMS | |
| BEST NATURAL HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME | ||
| Crocodile’s Revealed | Production House: Earth Touch | |
| Madagascar’s Weirdest – Jungle Masters | Production House: Lion Mountain Media | |
| Shadow Cats | Production House: Earth Touch | |
| Zebras of the Serengeti | Production House: Earth Touch | |
| BEST TV PRESENTER (PUBLIC VOTE) | ||
| Thato Molamu – Abazali Season 2 | Production House: Mirror Effect Media | |
| MacFarlane Moleli – Carte Blanche | Production House: Combined Artists | |
| Keamohetswe Mothibedi – Heavy Hitters | Production House: Ambitiouz Visuals | |
| Lorna Maseko – Homegrown Taste South Africa Season 1 | Production House: Rapid Blue | |
| Emo Adams – Noot vir Noot series 46 | Production House: Stemmburg Television | |
| Nico Panagio – Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts | Production House: Afrokaans Film & Television | |
| Katlego Maboe – Tropika Island of Treasure All Stars | Production House: Cardova Productions | |
| Hlengiwe Ntombela – VIP INVITE S2 | Production House: Urban Brew Studios | |
| Denver Vraagom – Words and Numbers Series 10 | Production House: Johan Stemmet Entertainment Enterprises | |
| Tshegofatso Mosupye – Yo MTV Raps Uncapped | Production House: VIS Studios | |
| MOST POPULAR TV SOAP OR TELENOVELLA (PUBLIC VOTE) | ||
| Arendsvlei (kykNET & Kie) | Production House: Penguin Flims | |
| Binnelanders (kykNET) | Production House: Stark Films | |
| DiepCity S2 (Mzansi Magic) | Production House: Black Brain Pictures | |
| Diepe Waters (KykNet) | Production House: Penguin Films | |
| Durban Gen (e.TV) | Production House: Stained Glass TV | |
| Generations: The Legacy (SABC1) | Production House: MMSV Productions | |
| Giyani – Land of Blood (SABC2) | Production House: Tshedza Pictures | |
| Gomora (Mzansi Magic) | Production House: Seriti Films | |
| House of Zwide (e.TV) | Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company | |
| Imbewu The Seed (e.TV) | Production House: Grapevine Productions | |
| Legacy (Mnet) | Production House: Tshedza Pictures | |
| Muvhango Season 23 (SABC2) | Production House: Word of Mouth Pictures | |
| Redemption Season 1 (BET) | Burnt Onion Productions & Seriti Films | |
| SCANDAL! (e.TV) | Production House: Ochre Media | |
| Suidooster (kykNET, kykNET & Kie) | Production House: Suidooster Films | |
| Skeem Saam (SABC1) | Production House: Peu | |
| The Blackdoor Season 1 (e.TV) | Production House: Black Brain Pictures | |
| The Estate (SABC3) | Production House: Clive Morris Productions | |
| The River (1Magic) | Production House: Tshedza Pictures | |
| The Wife 3 (Showmax) | Production House: Stained Glass TV | |
| Uzalo (SABC1) | Production House: Stained Glass TV | |
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