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As the 19th Annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) approach this weekend, industry focus sharpens on the battle between traditional broadcasters and streaming giants. With public voting closing tomorrow, March 11, the dual-ceremony event promises to highlight an evolving screen legacy. Leading production houses Tshedza and Quizzical Pictures face stiff competition from dominant platforms like Netflix and Showmax.

Key Highlights

• Dates: 13 March 2026 (Craft Awards) & 14 March 2026 (Main Show Awards)
• Voting Deadline: 11 March 2026 (Lines close tomorrow)
• Broadcast/Location: SAFTAs YouTube (Craft Awards); Live simulcast on Mzansi Magic (Channel 161) and SABC 2 (Main Show)

The SAFTAs Are This Weekend, and Streaming Platforms Are Positioned to Dominate

As the South African film and television industry prepares to converge this weekend for the 19th Annual SAFTAs, the underlying data from this year’s nominees reveals a sector undergoing a fundamental power shift. The event, themed One Story. One Industry. One Future., kicks off on Friday, 13 March, yet the most immediate deadline for audiences looms tomorrow: the closure of public voting on 11 March.

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A review of the submission data, initially released by the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) in mid-February, indicates robust recovery and increased output. A record 434 compliant entries were processed by a 156-member jury, a notable 25% jump from the previous cycle. However, the distribution of these nods exposes the accelerating dominance of video-on-demand services over traditional linear broadcasting.

While established local production houses held their ground, Tshedza Pictures secured 24 nominations (anchored by iThonga and Youngins) and Quizzical Pictures earned 22 (led by Reyka S2), streaming platforms are dictating the new standard of critical acclaim. Showmax and Netflix amassed an overwhelming 59 and 55 nominations, respectively, consolidating industry recognition away from free-to-air channels.

Despite this digital migration for premium series and feature films, daily linear soaps and telenovelas remain the undisputed anchors of public engagement. This tension is reflected in the categories still open to public participation, where productions from Penguin Films (Skemergrond), MMSV Productions (Generations: The Legacy), and newcomers like The Milton Empire (Inimba S1) rely on traditional daily viewership to drive votes.

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Addressing the cultural weight of these daily broadcasts amidst global and national pressures, the NFVF’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Onke Dumeko, provided the following perspective:

“Historically, film and television in South Africa have always been at the forefront of keeping the nation informed, educated and entertained. It is fitting, therefore, that the producers, directors, actors, and all involved in this important job get the recognition they deserve and that they be celebrated for the great work they do in keeping important conversations ongoing. All you have to do is see the social media pages for intense but fun discussions about a local soap or telenovela, which tells you that these productions are part of the daily lives of so many South Africans. One can even go as far as saying they are part of the nation’s coping mechanism with all that is going on in the country and across the world, and the SAFTAs are a fitting way to give a nod to the incredible work of all these creatives in the film and television industry.”

The weekend’s proceedings are strategically split to accommodate both technical execution and mainstream celebrity. Friday’s Craft Awards will bypass traditional television entirely, streaming exclusively via YouTube, while Saturday’s Main Show Awards will maintain a traditional simulcast on Mzansi Magic and SABC 2, preceded by a Red Carpet special.

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND: DOCUMENTARY

• Helderberg (Idea Candy and Relish Media)
• Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey (Water Creature Media)
• Vergeet Van My (Idea Candy & DPK Productions)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING: DOCUMENTARY

• Chasing the Sun 2 (T+W)
• Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey (Water Creature Media)
• Steinheist (Idea Candy)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY: DOCUMENTARY

• Chasing the Sun 2 (T+W)
• Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey (Water Creature Media)
• School Ties (Idea Candy)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING: DOCUMENTARY

• Don’t Be Late for My Funeral (Silver Bullet Films)
• Helderberg (Idea Candy and Relish Media)
• Mother City (Plexus Films)
• Mathonga Elizwe (Spirits of the Land)(Uhuru Productions)
• Zef: The Story of Die Antwoord (Orange Films)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

• Fading Footprints (Ancient Rock Productions)
• Mathonga Elizwe (Spirits of the Land) (Uhuru Productions)
• Never Come Fetch Me (Sunbird Films)
• Tussen Die Braad En Die Dropper (Idea Candy)
• Umhlaba Wokhokho – Land of my ancestors (Zenkosi Films)

BEST MADE FOR TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES

• Chasing the Sun 2 (T+W)
• Outside Lane (Idea Candy)
• School Ties (Idea Candy)
• Steinheist (Idea Candy)
• Tracking Thabo Bester (Idea Candy)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• Comrade Tambo’s London Recruits (Arclight Productions)
• Don’t Be Late for My Funeral (Silver Bullet Films)
• Language of My Soul (The Myrmidons)
• Mother City (Plexus Films)
• Zef: The Story of Die Antwoord (Orange Films)

BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME

• Behind the Rainbow (Storytown Productions)
• SuperSport Let’s Play: Family Fitness Mornings (Wela Productions)
• Wandi & Kabz (Storyline Productions)

BEST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME

• 30 Winds of Change: Mfundi Vundla (Barleader TV)
• Be the Tide (Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation)
• Geldhelde Season 5 (Lizette Strydom Films)
• Ingono Yomsamo (Barleader TV)

BEST FACTUAL PROGRAMME

• Castle Milk Stout Black Conversations (Passionlane Productions)
• Confessions of an Assassin, Why I killed Chris Hani – An Annika Larsen Special Report (e.TV)
• Ngomusa (Thape Media)
• Outopsie (7EVENTY9 Films)
• The Devi Show (Girls and Boys Town) (eMedia, The Devi Show)

BEST COMPETITION REALITY SHOW

• Plaasjapie (Seisoen 2) (afrOkaans)
• The Catch Season (Dopezuluboi Productions)
• Tropika Island of Treasure Zanzibar (Cardova Productions)

BEST STRUCTURED SOAPIE REALITY SHOW

• Beaulah Queens van die Kaap (Media24 & POP24)
• The Mommy Club Sugar & Spice (Media24 & POP24)
• Young, Famous and African S2 (Urban Brew Studios & APOP Media)

BEST STRUCTURED OR DOCU-REALITY SHOW

• In Die Sop (Homebrew Films)
• Tiek Tok Boem! (Provoco)
• UMkhonto Ogwazekhaya (Devandile Media)

BEST YOUTH PROGRAMME

• EKSÊ (Cape Town TV)
• On The Base Roundtable (VIS Studios)

BEST ONLINE CONTENT

• Four Walls (Weldun Media)
• Politically Aweh (Politically Aweh)
• Thandie (Johnpheko M. Maphakela)

BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME

• Die Uitdaging (Ten Seconds)
• Elders: Ligtoringroete (Bonanza Films)
• Spasie (Walla Films)

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME

• Carte Blanche (Combined Artists)
• Checkpoint (eNCA)
• Cutting Edge (SABC)
• In Gesprek met Lourensa Eckard (Idea Candy)
• Wie’s Nuus (Media24/POP24)

BEST MADE FOR TV MOVIE

• Matilda en Matthys (The Film Factory)
• Mr Easy Loo (Black Brain Pictures)
• Red Zone (Clive Morris Productions)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FORMAT

• Deal or No Deal Celebrity (HBC Broadcast Solution)
• Die Brug (Red Pepper Pictures)
• MasterChef Season 5 (Homebrew Films)

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

• Her Story S2 (Wife and Hubby
• Oppi Noot Series 1 (Stemmburg Television)
• Yash’ingoma S3 (Skepe Entertainment and Urban Brew Studios)

BEST VARIETY SHOW

• Klanke van my Hart (Brainwave Productions)
• Unfollowed Season 2 (Goat (Originals)
• Untied (Goat (Originals)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING: TV COMEDY

• DiChiPI by Jikizinto (Thape Media)
• How to Ruin Love Season 1 (Burnt Onion Productions)
• Mince Jou Hare (Penguin Films)
• The Morning After (Both Worlds Pictures)
• The Lembwas S1 (HighFyv)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE: TV COMEDY

• How to Ruin Love Season 1 (Burnt Onion Productions)
• Mince Jou Hare (Penguin Films)
• The Lembwas S1 (HighFyv)
• The Morning After (Both Worlds Pictures)
• Ubettina Wethu (Known Associates Entertainment)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND: TV COMEDY

• How to Ruin Love Season 1 (Burnt Onion Productions)
• Mince Jou Hare (Penguin Films)
• Mabaso Family Reunion (Black Brain Pictures)
• The Morning After (Both Worlds Pictures)
• Ubettina Wethu (Known Associates Entertainment)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION: TV COMEDY

• How to Ruin Love Season 1 (Burnt Onion Productions)
• Mince Jou Hare (Penguin Films)
• Pronk Primêr (Sonvelt Media)
• The Morning After (Both Worlds Pictures)
• Ubettina Wethu (Known Associates Entertainment)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING: TV COMEDY

• How to Ruin Love Season 1 (Burnt Onion Productions)
• Mince Jou Hare (Penguin Films)
• Mabaso Family Reunion (Black Brain Pictures)
• Pronk Primêr (Sonvelt Media)
• The Morning After (Both Worlds Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING: TV COMEDY

• How to Ruin Love Season 1 (Burnt Onion Productions)
• Magda Louw (Homebrew Films)
• Mince Jou Hare (Penguin Films)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY: TV COMEDY

• How to Ruin Love Season 1 (Burnt Onion Productions)
• Mince Jou Hare (Penguin Films)
• Mabaso Family Reunion (Black Brain Pictures)
• Pronk Primêr (Sonvelt Media)
• The Morning After (Both Worlds Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING: TV COMEDY

• How to Ruin Love Season 1 (Burnt Onion Productions)
• Magda Louw (Homebrew Films)
• Mince Jou Hare (Penguin Films)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING: TV DRAMA

• Catch Me A Killer (Local Motion Pictures)
• Die Nuusmakers (Both Worlds Pictures)
• Reyka S2 (Quizzical Pictures)
• Savage Beauty 2 (Quizzical Pictures)
• White Lies (Quizzical Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE: TV DRAMA

• Niggies (Cousins) (Wolflight Films)
• Recipes For Love And Murder S2 (Both Worlds Pictures)
• Red Ink (The Bomb Shelter Film Company)
• Unseen Season 2 (Gambit Films)
• White Lies (Quizzical Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION: TV DRAMA

• Catch Me A Killer (Local Motion Pictures)
• GO! (Ten30 Pictures)
• Niggies (Cousins) (Wolflight Films)
• Recipes For Love And Murder S2 (Both Worlds Pictures)
• Reyka S2 (Quizzical Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL EFFECTS (SFX) IN HAIR AND MAKE-UP: TV

• Pound 4 Pound (Bakwena Productions)
• Reyka S2 (Quizzical Pictures)
• Savage Beauty 2 (Quizzical Pictures)
• Spooksoeker (Starscape Motion Pictures)
• White Lies (Quizzical Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND: TV DRAMA

• Niggies (Cousins) (Wolflight Films)
• Kings of Joburg (Ergo Distro International)
• Savage Beauty 2 (Quizzical Pictures)
• Unseen Season 2 (Gambit Films)
• White Lies (Quizzical Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC/SCORE: TV DRAMA

• Niggies (Cousins) (Wolflight Films)
• Reyka S2 (Quizzical Pictures)
• Soon Comes Night (Ochre Media)
• Tuiskoms (Infinity Films)
• White Lies (Quizzical Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN AN ORIGINAL SONG: TV DRAMA

• Een Keer Om Die Son (17 FILMS)
• Koek (Wolflight Films)
• Summertide (Red Letter Day Pictures)
• Tuiskoms (Infinity Films)
• White Lies (Quizzical Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING: TV DRAMA

• GO! (Ten30 Pictures)
• Nêrens, Noord-Kaap Deel 2 (Nagvlug Films)
• Nigges (Cousins) (Wolflight Films)
• Recipes For Love And Murder S2 (Both Worlds Pictures)
• Reyka S2 (Quizzical Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS (VFX): TV

• Kings of Joburg (Ergo Distro International)
• Spooksoeker (Starscape Motion Pictures)
• Soon Comes Night (Ochre Media)
• Summertide (Red Letter Day Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY: TV DRAMA

• Nêrens, Noord-Kaap Deel 2 (Nagvlug Films)
• Nigges (Cousins) (Wolflight Films)
• Reyka S2 (Quizzical Pictures)
• Savage Beauty 2 (Quizzical Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING: TV DRAMA

• Die Nuusmakers (Both Worlds Pictures)
• Law, Love & Betrayal (Ramathesele Media and Communications)
• Red Ink (The Bomb Shelter Film Company)
• Markgraaff (The Bomb Shelter Film Company)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING: TV DRAMA

• Catch Me A Killer (Local Motion Pictures)
• Reyka S2 (Quizzical Pictures)
• White Lies (Quizzical Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING: TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

• Amalanga Awafani (Stained Glass TV)
• Queendom (Clive Morris Productions)
• Skemergrond (Penguin Films)
• Suidooster (Suidooster Films)
• Uzalo (Stained Glass TV)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE: TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

• Blood Legacy (Gambit Films)
• Diepe Waters (Penguin Films)
• Generations: The Legacy (MMSV Productions)
• Genesis S1 (Singavision Productions)
• Reënboogrant (Sonvelt Media)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION: TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

• Binnelanders (Stark Films)
• Blood Legacy (Gambit Films)
• Generations: The Legacy (MMSV Productions)
• Inimba (The Milton Empire)
• Suidooster (Suidooster Films)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING: TELENOVELA

• Blood Legacy (Gambit Films)
• Champions (Tshedza Pictures)
• iThonga (Tshedza Pictures)
• Reënboogrant (Sonvelt Media)
• Youngins (Tshedza Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC/SCORE: TELENOVELA

• Champions (Tshedza Pictures)
• iThonga (Tshedza Pictures)
• Kelders Van Geheime (KFilms)
• Reënboogrant (Sonvelt Media)
• Youngins (Tshedza Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN AN ORIGINAL SONG: TELENOVELA

• Genesis S1 (Singavision Productions)
• iThonga (Tshedza Pictures)
• Isiphetho (Black Brain Pictures)
• Kelders Van Geheime (KFilms)
• Skemergrond (Penguin Films)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND: TV SOAP/ TELENOVELA

• Binnelanders (Stark Films)
• Blood Legacy (Gambit Films)
• Genesis S1 (Singavision Productions)
• iThonga (Tshedza Pictures)
• Youngins (Tshedza Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING: TELENOVELA

• Genesis S1 (Singavision Productions)
• Inimba (The Milton Empire)
• Kelders Van Geheime (KFilms)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY: TELENOVELA

• Amalanga Awafani (Stained Glass TV)
• Blood Legacy (Gambit Films)
• Champions (Tshedza Pictures)
• iThonga (Tshedza Pictures)
• Reënboogrant (Sonvelt Media)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING: TELENOVELA

• Blood Legacy (Gambit Films)
• Wyfie (Homebrew Films)
• Youngins (Tshedza Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING:TV SOAP

• Scandal! (Ochre Media)
• Skeem Saam (Peu)
• Suidooster (Suidooster Films)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING: TV SOAP

• Scandal! (Ochre Media)
• Suidooster (Suidooster Films)
• Uzalo (Stained Glass TV)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING: FEATURE FILM

• Happiness Is… (Blingola Media)
• Heart of the Hunter (SCENE23)
• Just Now Jeffrey (Bioscope Films)
• The Butcher’s Soul (Leburugraphy Pictures)
• The Fix (Crave Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN: FEATURE FILM

• A Kind of Madness (Wolflight Films)
• Death of a Whistleblower (Known Associates Entertainment)
• Happiness Is… (Blingola Media)
• Just Now Jeffrey (Bioscope Films)
• The Fix (Crave Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN: FEATURE FILM

• Death of a Whistleblower (Known Associates Entertainment)
• Greytown Girl (East Coast Media)
• Inkabi (African Entertainers)
• Just Now Jeffrey (Bioscope Films)
• The Fix (Crave Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL EFFECTS(SFX) IN HAIR AND MAKE-UP: FEATURE FILM

• BOS (Twin Hearts)
• Cop & a Half (Cheeky Studios)
• Inkabi (African Entertainers)
• The Butcher’s Soul (Leburugraphy Pictures)
• The Fix (Crave Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND DESIGN: FEATURE FILM

• Just Now Jeffrey (Bioscope Films)
• Skeleton Coast (Mondjila Studios)
• Snake (Known Associates Entertainment)
• The Drop (Known Associates Entertainment)
• The Fix (Crave Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING: FEATURE FILM

• A Kind of Madness (Wolflight Films)
• Death of a Whistleblower (Known Associates Entertainment)
• Hier.Na (Blended Films)
• Old Righteous Blues (Ergo Distro International)
• The Fix (Crave Pictures)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC/ SCORE: FEATURE FILM

• A Kind of Madness (Wolflight Films)
• A Soweto Love Story (Quizzical Pictures)
• Bloedhond (Provoco)
• The Fix (Crave Pictures)
• The Shakedown (Sketchbook Studios)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN AN ORIGINAL SONG: FEATURE FILM

• Klip Anker Baai (Malakai Productions)
• Meet The Khumalos (Urban Vision)
• Sabbatical (Diprente)
• The Butcher’s Soul (Leburugraphy Pictures)
• The Drop (Known Associates Entertainment)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS(VFX): FEATURE FILM

• Cop & a Half (Cheeky Studios)
• Soweto Blaze (33 Films)
• The Butcher’s Soul (Leburugraphy Pictures)
• The Fix (Crave Pictures)
• Verified (Target Practice Pictures0

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY: FEATURE FILM

• Death of a Whistleblower (Known Associates Entertainment)
• Heart of the Hunter (SCENE23)
• Just Now Jeffrey (Bioscope Films)
• The Fix (Crave Pictures)
• The Shakedown Sketchbook Studios)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING: FEATURE FILM

• A Kind of Madness (Wolflight Films)
• Death of a Whistleblower (Known Associates Entertainment)
• Hier.Na (Blended Films)
• Old Righteous Blues (Ergo Distro International)
• Snake (Known Associates Entertainment)

BEST STUDENT FILM

• Leapt Niches (The Animation School)
• Undercurrent (UCT Centre for Film and Media Studies)
• Van brood en water (Stellenbosch University)

BEST ANIMATION

• Die Groot This (Pretty Neat & Idea Candy)
• Flower of the Partisan (Sofiaworx)
• Jungle Beat 2 The Past (Sunrise Animation Studios)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP

• Duduzile Faith Ngcobo (Uzalo)
• Ilsé Klink (Suidooster)
• Vele Manenje (Skeem Saam)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SOAP

• Jerome Du Plooy (SABC1 Generations: The Legacy)
• Litlhonolofatso Litlhakanyane (SCANDAL)
• Sello Maake ka-Ncube (Skeem Saam)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA

• Brumilda van Rensburg (Kelders Van Geheime S1)
• Zenande Mfenyana (Inimba S1)
• Zodwa Nkosi (iThonga)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA

• Anele Matoti (Gqeberha – The Empire)
• Dawid Minnaar (Kelders Van Geheime S1)
• Neo Ntlatleng (EMPINI)

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP

• Je-ani Swiegelaar (Binnelanders)
• Johannah Mamarumo Marokane (SCANDAL)
• Londeka Sishi (SCANDAL)

BEST ACTOR IN A TV SOAP

• Aubrey Poo (SABC1 Generations: The legacy)
• Eugene Olof (Hykie)
• Berg (Binnelanders)
• Vusi Kunene (SABC1 Generations: The legacy)

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA

• Celeste Loots (Wyfie)
• Nelisiwe Sibiya (iThonga)
• Sandra Prinsloo (Kelders Van Geheime S1)

BEST ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA

• Bonko Khoza (iThonga)
• Pallance Dladla (Queendom)
• Sello Maake ka-Ncube (Champions)

BEST TV SOAP

• Binnelanders (Stark Films)
• Generations: The Legacy (MMSV Productions)
• SCANDAL! (Ochre Media)
• Skeem Saam (Peu)
• Suidooster (Suidooster Films)

BEST TELENOVELA

• Blood Legacy (Gambit Films)
• Kelders Van Geheime (KFilms)
• Inimba (The Milton Empire)
• iThonga (Tshedza Pictures)
• Youngins (Tshedza Pictures)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA

• Marion Holm (Nêrens, Noord-Kaap Deel 2)
• Michelle Botes (Tuiskoms)
• Robyn Scott (Recipes For Love And Murder S2)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA

• AJ Cullinan (Catch Me A Killer)
• Jabulani Mthembu (Catch Me A Killer)
• Kagiso Kuypers (Catch Me A Killer)

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA

• Amalia Uys (Tuiskoms)
• Gail Mabalane (Unseen – Season 2)
• Kim Engelbrecht (Reyka S2)

BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA

• Frank Opperman (Nêrens, Noord-Kaap Deel 2)
• Mothusi Magano (Unseen – Season 2)
• Presley Chweneyagae (Cobrizi)

BEST TV DRAMA

• Catch Me A Killer (Local Motion Pictures)
• GO! (Ten30 Pictures)
• Niggies (Wolflight Films)
• Reyka 2 (Quizzical Pictures)
• White Lies (Quizzical Pictures)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY

• Bianca Flanders (Mince Jou Hare)
• Lee-Ann van Rooi (Mince Jou Hare)
• Shoki Mmola (How to Ruin Love Season 1)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY

• Jerry Mofokeng wa Makhetha (Mabaso Family Reunion)
• Thabo Malema (How to Ruin Love Season 1)
• Tobie Cronjé (Pronk Primêr)

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY

• Desire Gardner (MAGDA LOUW SEASON 2)
• Lerato Mvelase (Mabaso Family Reunion)
• Sivenathi Mabuya-Bukani (How to Ruin Love Season 1)

BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY

• Bonko Khoza (Mabaso Family Reunion)
• Hannes van Wyk (MAGDA LOUW SEASON 2)
• Pietie Beyers (Pronk Primêr)

BEST TV COMEDY

• How to Ruin Love (Burnt Onion Productions)
• Mabaso Family Reunion (Black Brain Pictures)
• MAGDA LOUW SEASON 2 (Homebrew Films)
• Mince Jou Hare (Penguin Films)
• The Morning After (Both Worlds Pictures)

BEST SHORT FILM

• Marie Se Laaste Dag (Apiary Media & Idea Candy)
• LIMINALE (Idea Candy & Stage 5 Films)
• Why The Cattle Wait (Zarafa Pictures & Yellowbone Entertainment)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM

• June van Merch (Die Kwiksilwers (The Quicksilvers)) Sanktuary Films)
• Linda Sokhulu (Greytown Girl) East Coast Media)
• Nthati Moshesh (Cop & a Half) Cheeky Studios)
• Susanne Beyers (Die Kwiksilwers (The Quicksilvers)) Sanktuary Films)
• Trix Vivier (Umjolo: Day Ones) Stained Glass TV)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM

• Emmanuel Castis (The Shakedown)
• James Borthwick (Som van Twee)
• Neels van Jaarsveld (Snake)
• Nicky Rebelo (Just Now Jeffrey)
• Simon Bruinders (Old Righteous Blues)

BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM

• June van Merch (Hier.Na)
• Lida Botha (Die Kwiksilwers (The Quicksilvers))
• Mona Monyane (Sabbatical)
• Noxolo Dlamini (Death of a Whistleblower)
• Sandra Prinsloo (A Kind of Madness)

BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM

• Ayden Croy (Old Righteous Blues)
• Bonko Khoza (Heart of the Hunter)
• David Isaacs (Hier.Na)
• Ian Roberts (A Kind of Madness)
• Louw Venter (Som van Twee)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING: FEATURE FILM

• Death of a Whistleblowe (Known Associates Entertainment)
• Heart of the Hunter (SCENE23)
• Old Righteous Blues (Ergo Distro International)
• Skeleton Coast (Mondjila Studios)
• The Fix (Crave Pictures)

BEST FEATURE FILM

• A kind of Madness (Wolflight Films)
• Death of a Whistleblower (Known Associates Entertainment)
• Just now Jeffrey (Bioscope Films)
• Old Righteous Blues (Ergo Distro International)
• The Fix (Crave Pictures)

BEST NATURAL HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME

• Africa From Within (Insync Productions)
• Bewonder & Bewaar met Bonné de Bod (Nature’s Wonder & Conservation with Bonné de Bod) (Scott & de Bod Films)
• Day of the Dragon (Earth Touch)
• Killer Safari – Croc v Hippo (Earth Touch)
• Wild World Diaries (Francois Odendaal Productions)

BEST TV PRESENTER (PUBLIC VOTE)

• Devi Sankaree Govender (The Devi Show)
• Emo Adams (OPPI NOOT SERIES 1)
• Fezile Mkhize (Top Travel)
• Govan Albert Whittles (CARTE BLANCHE)
• Mablerh Mthokozisi Cele (The Real Housewives of Durban)
• Prince Spitch Nzawumbi (UNFOLLOWED Season 2)
• Rozanne McKenzie (Geldhelde Season 5)
• Stacey Holland (SuperSport Let’s Play: Family Fitness Mornings)
• Teboho Tsotetsi (On The Base Roundtable Best of Yanos)
• Wright Ngubeni (UMkhonto Ogwazekhaya)
• Zanele Potelwa (Tropika Island of Treasure Zanzibar)

MOST POPULAR TV SOAP OR TELENOVELA (PUBLIC VOTE)

• Amalanga Awafani (Stained Glass TV)
• Arendsvlei (Penguin Films)
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