The South African Film and Television Awards Winners
The South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs 17) is an annual South African awards ceremony hosted by the National Film and Video Foundation, honour excellence in the local film and television industry as assessed by the volunteer judges.
Here are all the winners in the SAFTA Awards Categories announced last night at the awards ceremony held at the Gallagher Convention Centre.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP
Odelle De Wet -Binnelanders
Production House: Stark Films
Dieketseng Mnisi – Skeem Saam
Production House: Peu
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SOAP
Charlie Bouguenon -Binnelanders
Production House: Stark Films
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA
Deli Malinga – Redemption
Production House: Burnt Onion Productions & Seriti Films
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA
Thulani Mtsweni – Gomora
Production House: Seriti Films
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP
Cindy Swanepoel – Binnelanders
Production House: Stark Films
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SOAP
Melusi Mbele -SCANDAL!
Production House: Ochre Media
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA
Michelle Botes – Legacy
Production House: Tshedza Pictures
BEST ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA
Lawrence Maleka – The River
Production House Tshedza Pictures
BEST TV SOAP
SCANDAL!
Production House: Ochre Media
BEST TELENOVELA
Legacy
Production House: Tshedza Pictures
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA
Nthati Moshesh- Savage Beauty
Production House: Quizzical Pictures
BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA
Morné Visser – Justice Served Season 1
Production House: Meraki SA
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA
Lerato Mvelase – Justice Served Season 1
Production House: Meraki SA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA
Craig Urbani – Makoti Season 2
Production House: Urban Brew Studios
BEST TV DRAMA
Lavish
Production House: Hela Media
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY
Kate Normington – Tali’s Joburg Diary
Production House: Sketchbook Studios
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY
Desmond Dube – How to Ruin Christmas Season 3
Production House: Burnt Onion Productions
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY
Thando Thabethe – How to Ruin Christmas Season 3
Production House: Burnt Onion Productions
BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY
James Borthwick – Hotel Season 5
Production House: Nagvlug Films
BEST TV COMEDY
How to Ruin Christmas Season 3
Production House: Burnt Onion Productions
BEST SHORT FILM
Cogito Ergo Sum (I Think Therefore I Am)
Production House: S.S.L Studio’s
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM
Awethu Sharon Hleli – You’re My Favourite Place
Production House: Yellowbone Entertainment
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM
Chris Chameleon – Wild is the Wind
Production House: MYD88 FILMS
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM
Noxolo Dlamini – Silverton Siege
Production House: Pambilimedia
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM
Jarrid Geduld – Indemnity
Production House: Gambit Films
BEST ACHIVEMENT IN DIRECTING – FEATURE FILM
Gaia
Practitioner: Jaco Bouwer
Production House: Film Initiative Africa
LIFETIME ACHIEVER
Koos Roets
Derek Watts
BEST FEATURE FILM
Gaia
Production House: Film Initiative Africa
BEST NATURAL HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME
Crocodile’s Revealed
Production House: Earth Touch
MOST POPULAR TV PRESENTER (PUBLIC VOTE)
Tshegofatso Koke – Yo! MTV Raps Uncapped
Production House: VIS Studios
MOST POPULAR TV SOAP / TELENOVELLA (PUBLIC VOTE)
SCANDAL! (e.TV)
Production House: Ochre Media
See all The South African Film and Television Awards Craft Award Winners here.
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