The South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas) reveal that Tshedza Pictures Productions telenovelas Outlaws received 11 nominations, while The River received 11 nominations for this year’s Telenovela and Soap Awards.
The nominees for the 18th ceremony was announced on Thursday, 05 September.
ABOUT THE SAFTAS
The awards serve to encourage entrepreneurship and the development of new talent within the industry and each award recipient is presented with the ‘Golden Horn’ trophy.
The ‘Golden Horn’ has three heads symbolising collective effort, community, and the recognition of the individual as part of a team – an experience inherent to the film and television industry where collaboration is the cornerstone of successful productions.
SAFTA NOMINEES: TV SOAP/TELENOVELA
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA
- 1802: Love Defies Time
- Outlaws
- House of Zwide
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA
- Binnelanders
- 1802: Love Defies Time
- Suidooster
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND – TELENOVELA
- Outlaws
- Diepe Waters
- The River
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING – TELENOVELA
- My Brother’s Keeper
- Outlaws
- The River
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC/SCORE – TELENOVELA
- 1802: Love Defies Time
- The River
- Isitha: The Enemy
- Outlaws
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY – TELENOVELA
- 1802: Love Defies Time
- Outlaws
- Diepe Waters
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA
- Outlaws
- Suidooster
- The River
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING – TELENOVELA
- The Estate
- Outlaws
- Isitha: The Enemy
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – TELENOVELA
- Diepe Waters
- Outlaws
- The River
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING – TV SOAP
- Binnelanders
- Skeem Saam
- Scandal!
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – TV SOAP
- Scandal!
- Suidooster
- Skeem Saam
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP
- Marlee van der Merwe – Binnelanders
- Bianca Amato – Binnelanders
- Nkhensani Mlondzo – Scandal!
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SOAP
- Kabelo Thai – Scandal!
- Clement Maosa – Skeem Saam
- Maruputla Sehlapelo – Skeem Saam
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA
- Lunathi Mampofu – 1802: Love Defies Time
- Hlengiwe Lushaba-Madlala – My Brother’s Keeper
- Mmarona Motshegoa – Redemption
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA
- Seputla Sebogodi – Redemption
- Mpho Sebeng – The Estate
- Thembinkosi Mthembu – The River
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP
- Je-ani Swiegelaar – Binnelanders
- Nolwazi Ngubeni – Scandal!
- Elizabeth Serunye – Skeem Saam
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SOAP
- Germandt Geldenhuys – Binnelanders
- Melusi Mbele – Scandal!
- Hykie Berg – Binnelanders
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA
- Zikhona Sodlaka – Gqeberha: The Empire
- Sindi Dlathu – The River
- Connie Chiume – Gomora
BEST ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA
- Thembinkosi Mthembu – Outlaws
- Themba Ndaba – Redemption
- Jody Abrahams – Arendsvlei
- Presley Chweneyagae – The River
- Lindani Nkosi – My Brother’s Keeper
BEST TV SOAP
- Suidooster
- Skeem Saam
- Scandal!
BEST TELENOVELA
- House of Zwide
- Outlaws
- Redemption
- The River
- Gqeberha: The Empire
PUBLIC VOTING CATEGORY: Most Popular TV Soap and Telenovela
- 1802: Love Defies Time
- Arendsvlei
- My Brother’s Keeper
- Binnelanders
- Diepe Waters
- Generations: The Legacy
- Gomora
- Isitha: The Enemy
- House of Zwide
- Smoke & Mirrors
- Umkhokha: The Curse
- Redemption
- Scandal!
- Suidooster
- Skeem Saam
- The Estate
- The River
Where and when to watch
The Craft Awards are happening on Friday, 25 October and will stream on the SAFTAs YouTube channel and the Main Awards are on the Saturday and will air live on S3 and Mzansi Magic.
Visit TVSA for the full list of nominees in other categories.
