CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SAFTAs 13 NOMINEES!
The 13th Annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs 13) would like to congratulate the trailblazers who were announced at the nominee’s announcement on the 8th of February 2019, at Ster-Kinekor, The Zone, in Johannesburg.
| Best Short Film | ||||
| 1 | Award Title | Programme Title | Production House | |
| Best Short Film | Stillborn | Yellowbone Entertainment | ||
| Measure Of A Woman | Spier Films | |||
| Die Maan Val Bewusteloos | IdeaCandy | |||
| Best Student Film | ||||
| 2 | Award Title | Programme Title | Institution | |
| Best Student Film | Scarlet’s Tale | University of Cape Town | ||
| The Water Dancers | University of Cape Town | |||
| Doreen | AFDA | |||
| TV Comedy | ||||
| 3 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Directing – TV Comedy | Tali’s Wedding Diary | Ari Kruger | ||
| Bedford Wives | Catharine Cooke & Krijay Govender | |||
| Hotel | Bennie Fourie | |||
| 4 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Scriptwriting -TV Comedy | Tali’s Wedding Diary | Julia Anastasopoulos, Ari Kruger & Daniel Zimbler | ||
| Thuli noThulani | Rethabile Ramaphakela, Mpho Osei, Karabo Lediga, Anne Davis, Julian Koboekae, Tshegofatso Monaisa, Meren Reddy, Bradley Katzen & Katleho Ramaphakela | |||
| Thandeka’s Diary 3 | Writing Team | |||
| 5 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Art Direction – TV Comedy | TARYN & SHARON | Massimo Bastiotto | ||
| Abo Mzala 3 | Lerato Pitso | |||
| Tali’s Wedding Diary | Keren Setton | |||
| 6 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Make-up and Hair – TV Comedy | Thandeka’s Diary 3 | Regentse Munyai | ||
| Die Kasteel | Carmin Olwage | |||
| Abo Mzala 3 | Regentse Munyai | |||
| 7 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Wardrobe- TV Comedy | Abo Mzala 3 | Gisellah Mcleod | ||
| Bedford Wives | Bryce Bowers | |||
| Taryn & Sharon | Melissa Van Eck | |||
| 8 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Sound – TV Comedy | Bedford Wives | Janno Muller | ||
| Die Kasteel | Sizwe Msibi | |||
| The Bantu Hour | Jeremy C Elwell | |||
| 9 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Cinematography- TV Comedy | Tali’s Wedding Diary | James Adey | ||
| Bedford Wives | Justus De Jager | |||
| Hotel | Craig Maarschalk | |||
| 10 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Editing- TV Comedy | Tali’s Wedding Diary | Richard Starkey | ||
| Hotel | Johan Cronje & Regardt Botha | |||
| Bedford Wives | Sandra Vieira & Arti Gopal | |||
| 11 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Best Actress -TV Comedy | Nqobile Sipamla | Thuli | Abo Mzala 3 | |
| Julia Anastasopoulos | Tali Shapiro | Tali’s Wedding Diary | ||
| Talitha Ndima | Talitha | The Bantu Hour | ||
| 12 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Best Actor -TV Comedy | Hannes Brummer | Benny | Elke skewe POT 2 | |
| David Isaacs | Mac | Die Vlieënde Springbokkie (The Flying Springbuck) | ||
| Wright Ngubeni | Thulani | Thuli no Thulani | ||
| 13 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Best Supporting Actress- TV Comedy | Nomsa Buthelezi | Thandi | Abo Mzala 3 | |
| Carien Botha | Lulu | Elke Skewe POT 2 | ||
| Marisa Drummond | Wilma | Elke Skewe POT 2 | ||
| 14 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Best Supporting Actor – TV Comedy | Warren Masemola | Anthony (Care Taker) | Single Galz | |
| Tshepo Maseko | Samson | Skwizas | ||
| Muzi Mthembu | Fabian | Taryn & Sharon | ||
| 15 | Award Title | Programme Title | Production House | |
| Best TV Comedy | Thuli no Thulani | Burnt Onion Productions | ||
| Tali’s Wedding Diary | Sketchbook Studios | |||
| TV Soap | ||||
| 16 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Directing – TV Soap | Isibaya | Phiwe Mkhanzi & Sthembiso Mathenjwa | ||
| Isidingo (The Need) | Nthabiseng Tau, Michael Sebonego & Keke Mphuthi | |||
| Isithembiso | Zeno Petersen, Shaft Moropane, Itumeleng Mohlabane & Darryl Fuchs | |||
| 17 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Scriptwriting – TV Soap | Isibaya | Paul Rowlston, Mpumelelo Grootboom, Jacob Ntshangase, James Whyle, Zolisa Sigwanda, Chris Blomkamp, Byron Abrahams & Mbalizethu Zulu | ||
| Isithembiso | Charleen Ntsane, Chris Blomkamp, Daniel Zimbler, Sayitsheni Mdakhi, Iain Paton, Catherine Muller, Libby Dougherty, Andrew Petersen, Mbasa Tsetsana, Thabo Boom & Matthew Jankes | |||
| Binnelanders | Binnelanders Script Department | |||
| 18 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Editing – TV Soap | Isithembiso | Kirsten de Magalhaes,Rian van der Walt, Jeremy Briers,Molatsi Molefe,Martin Mosala,Sphiwe Nhlumayo,Matodzi Nedmungadi,Tshepo Kgatsoetsoe & Brett Anolik | ||
| Uzalo | Editing Team | |||
| SCANDAL! | Chad Snell, Harriet Makgatho,Nandi Mehlomakulu, Karabo Modikwane & Charlene Pietersen | |||
| 19 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Sound – TV Soap | Isibaya | Vaughan Phillips & Mark Phillips | ||
| Isithembiso | Vaughan Phillips, Charles Sijaji & Mark Phillips | |||
| Uzalo | Timotheus Du Preez | |||
| 20 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Cinematography – TV Soap | Isithembiso | Sevetian Maslamoney & Zeno Petersen | ||
| Uzalo | Sanele Mgobhozi | |||
| Imbewu | Marc Brower | |||
| 21 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Wardrobe – TV Soap | Uzalo | Nokubonga Ngobeni | ||
| Suidooster | Pippa Heimann | |||
| Getroud met Rugby | Elke Beukes | |||
| 22 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Make- Up & Hair – TV Soap | Uzalo | Stella Johnson | ||
| Getroud met rugby | Angelic Tait | |||
| Rhythm City | Lucy Ngwira | |||
| 23 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Art Direction – TV Soap | Rhythm City | Kagiso Malefane | ||
| GETROUD MET RUGBY | Michelle Cronje | |||
| Suidooster | Jessica Kleinhans | |||
| 24 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Best Actress-TV Soap | Nomzamo Mbatha | Thandeka | Isibaya | |
| Kgomotso Christopher | Yvonne Langa | SCANDAL! | ||
| Dawn Thandeka King | MaNgcobo | Uzalo | ||
| 25 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Pallance Dladla | Jabu | Isibaya | ||
| Best Actor- TV Soap | Jamie Bartlett | David Genaro | Rhythm City | |
| Sdumo Mtshali | Sbu | Isibaya | ||
| 26 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Best Supporting Actress- TV Soap | Gcina Mkhize | Khanyi | Isibaya | |
| Nokuthula Thabethe | Beauty Ngwenya | Isibaya | ||
| Linda Sebezo | Lillian Nyandeni | Isibaya | ||
| 27 | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title | |
| Best Supporting Actor-TV Soap | Abdul Khoza | Qhaphela Ngwenya | Isibaya | |
| Khaya Dladla | GC | Uzalo | ||
| Melusi Mbele | Bekhumuzi | Isibaya | ||
| 28 | Award Title | Programme Title | Production House | |
| Isibaya | The Bomb Shelter | |||
| Best TV Soap | Uzalo | Stained Glass Productions | ||
| Rhythm city | Rhythm City Drama PTY LTD | |||
| Telenovela | ||||
| 29 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Directing – Telenovela | The River | Johnny Barbuzano, Catharine Cooke, Zolani Phakade & Ferry Jele | ||
| Ring Of Lies Season 2 | Darryl Fuchs, David Golden, Thabo Khambule & Mandilakhe Yengo | |||
| Hope | Zuko Nodada, Pheelo Makosholo & Beauty Masvaure | |||
| 30 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Scriptwriting – Telenovela | The River | Gwydion Beynon & Phathutshedzo Makwarela | ||
| Ring of Lies Season 2 | Neo Sibiya, Caroline Doherty, Bongi Ndaba, Margaret Goldsmid, Peter Goldsmid, Tristram Atkins, Raffaella Delle-Donne, Lerato Khanye, Shirley Johnston, Thulani Cekiso, Paul Crilley, Philane Ndaba, Tina-Louise Smith, Sinovuyo Jwacu & Roberta Durrant | |||
| Broken Vows | Sunni Faba, Shemane Harris, Henrietta Plattner, Lwazi Mvusi, Justine Loots, Brad Katzen, Genna Lewis & Thabo Kolatsoeu | |||
| 31 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement | The River | Brendan Jury | ||
| In Original Music/ Score – Telenovela | Ring of Lies Season 2 | Ngane Sikobe | ||
| Hope | Abe Sibiya | |||
| 32 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Editing – Telenovela | The River | Ula Oelsen, Bongi Malefo & Matodzi Nemungadi | ||
| Ring Of Lies Season 2 | Maryke Kruger, Ambonga Abednego Mfundisi, Talya Kahan & Tanya Von Abo | |||
| Hope | Sandra Vieira, Hlumi Tlale, Matodzi Nemungadi, Nonhlanhla Nxumalo & Susan Thabethe | |||
| 33 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Sound -Telenovela | The River | Ben Oelsen, Lele Seate & Tladi Mabuya | ||
| Broken Vows | Shawn Smith | |||
| Ring of Lies Season 2 | Stash Couvaris & Vanoesjka Franzsen | |||
| 34 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Cinematography – Telenovela | The River | Gaopalelwe Kabe, Trevor Brown | ||
| Hope | Michael Goba | |||
| Ring of Lies Season 2 | Ntobeko Dlamini & Marc Brower | |||
| 35 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Wardrobe -Telenovela | Broken Vows | Princess Morodi | ||
| The River | Nombulelo Sithole | |||
| Hope | Rochelle Selling | |||
| 36 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Make-up and Hair -Telenovela | Broken Vows | Mmabatho Seema | ||
| The River | Bongi Mlotshwa | |||
| Hope | Gaserongwe Ramatapa | |||
| 37 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Art Direction – Telenovela | Broken Vows | Sam Dell | ||
| The River | Amanda Scholtz | |||
| Ring of Lies Season 2 | Edward Liebenberg & Vincent Moreki | |||
| 38 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Best Actress-Telenovela | Moshidi Motshegwa | Malefu | The River | |
| Sindi Dlathu | Lindiwe | The River | ||
| Jo- Anne Reyneke | Thandi | Broken Vows | ||
| 39 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Best Actor-Telenovela | Presley Chweneyagae | Cobra | The River | |
| Hlomla Dandala | Zweli | The River | ||
| Siyabonga Radebe | Gazini Mbatha | Ring Of Lies Season 2 | ||
| 40 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Best Supporting Actress-Telenovela | Nthati Moshesh | Pula Daswa | Ring Of Lies Season 2 | |
| Vele Manenje | Shanduka “Shandu” Mukondeleli | Ring Of Lies Season 2 | ||
| Ferry Jele | Veronica | The River | ||
| 41 | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title | |
| Best Supporting Actor-Telenovela | Warren Masemola | Elias “Stukkie” Madima | Ring of Lies Season 2 | |
| Lawrence Maleka | Zolani | The River | ||
| Zenzo Ngqobe | Percy | The River | ||
| 42 | Award Title | Programme Title | Production House | |
| The River | Tshedza Pictures CC | |||
| Best Telenovela | Broken Vows | CMP | ||
| Ring of lies | Penguin Films / Paw Paw Films | |||
| TV Drama | ||||
| 43 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Directing -TV Drama | The Herd | Ernest Nkosi, Denny Miller & Thabang Moleya | ||
| Tjovitjo | Vincent Moloi | |||
| Side Dish Dilemma1 | Mandla Ngcongwane | |||
| 44 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Scriptwriting -TV Drama | Lockdown 2 | Reabetswe Moeti | ||
| Emoyeni | Thishiwe Ziqubu, Karabo Lediga, Tshenolo Mabale, Nozipho Nkelemba & Mmabatho Montsho | |||
| The Herd | Gwydion Thomas Beynon & Lebogang Mogashoa | |||
| 45 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Editing- TV Drama | Emoyeni | Itumeleng Nkabinde | ||
| Ambitions | Eugene Lombaard | |||
| Tjovitjo | Mokweikaye Masisi | |||
| 46 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Sound – TV Drama | Emoyeni | Sizwe Msibi | ||
| Fynskrif | Stef Albertyn | |||
| Ambitions | Matthew James | |||
| 47 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Original Music/ Score-TV Drama | Fynskrif | Braam Du Toit | ||
| Knapsekerels | Adrian Kritzinger | |||
| Side Dish Dilemma 1 | Kurt Slabbert | |||
| 48 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Art Direction – TV Drama | Tjovitjo | Vivienne Mahloko | ||
| The Herd | Annemarie Jacoba Erasmus | |||
| The Docket | Ilze Van Den Berg, Richard Rehbock & Nazo Maloyi | |||
| 49 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Wardrobe – TV Drama | Emoyeni | Honey Makwakwa | ||
| Lockdown 2 | Gisellah Mcleod | |||
| The Docket | Mncedisi Mbombo, Talya Smith & Thuli Mlangeni | |||
| 50 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Make-Up and Hair – TV Drama | Lockdown 2 | Babalwa Carol Djieutcheu | ||
| Knapsekerels | Angi Boshoff | |||
| The Docket | Wendy Klassen & Kayla Morris | |||
| 51 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Cinematography – TV Drama | Emoyeni | Marc Rowlston | ||
| Tjovitjo | Motheo Moeng | |||
| Side Dish Dilemma 1 | Gaopie Kabe & Tiyane Nyembe | |||
| 52 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Best Actress-TV Drama | Dawn Thandeka King | Ma-Z | Lockdown 2 | |
| Zola Nombona | Monde | Lockdown 2 | ||
| Thuso Mbedu | Winnie | Is’thunzi Season 2 | ||
| 53 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Best Actor -TV Drama | Sello Maake Ka Ncube | Bhekisizwe Mthethwa | The Herd | |
| Warren Masemola | Ma’ Fred | Tjovitjo | ||
| Mothusi Magano | Phakamile Dladla | Emoyeni | ||
| 54 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Best Supporting Actress – TV Drama | Lorcia Cooper | Tyson | Lockdown 2 | |
| Pamela Nomvete | Governor Deborah Banda | Lockdown 2 | ||
| Zikhona Bali | Londiwe | Is’thunzi Season 2 | ||
| 55 | Award Title | Real Name | Character Name | Programme Title |
| Best Supporting Actor -TV Drama | S’dumo Mtshali | Mandla | Is’thunzi Season 2 | |
| Thulani Shange | Lwazi | Is’thunzi Season 2 | ||
| Terence Bridgett | Adam Davids | Knapsekêrels | ||
| 56 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Lockdown 2 | Black Brain Pictures | |||
| Best TV Drama | The Herd | Seriti Films | ||
| Tjovitjo | Puo Pha Productions | |||
| Documentary Feature | ||||
| 57 | Award Title | Documentary Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Directing – Documentary Feature | Whispering Truth to Power | Shameela Seedat | ||
| Goldblatt | Daniel Zimbler | |||
| Everything Must Fall | Rehad Desai | |||
| 58 | Award Title | Documentary Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Cinematography – Documentary Feature | Tribe Versus Pride | Dereck Joubert | ||
| Amira | Theodor Crouse | |||
| Christiaan Barnard: Deurbraak | Christelle Parrott | |||
| 59 | Award Title | Documentary Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Editing – Documentary Feature | Tribe Versus Pride | Jolene Van Antwerp | ||
| Whispering Truth to Power | Francois Verster | |||
| Amira | Christelle Parrott | |||
| 60 | Award Title | Documentary Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Achievement in Sound Design – Documentary Feature | Whispering Truth to Power | Stef Albertyn | ||
| Tribe Versus Pride | Beverly Joubert | |||
| Ons Botha | Chad Snell | |||
| 61 | Award Title | Documentary Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Documentary Feature | Whispering Truth to Power | Undercurrent Film and Television CC | ||
| Everything Must Fall | Uhuru Productions Pty Ltd | |||
| Goldblatt | A4 Art Foundation | |||
| Documentary Short | ||||
| 62 | Award Title | Documentary Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Documentary Short | Follow The Guns | Combined Artists | ||
| Someone to Blame- The Ahmed Timol Inquest | EMS Productions cc | |||
| Scences From a Dry City | SaltPeter Productions CC | |||
| Wildlife Programme | ||||
| 63 | Award Title | Programme Title | Practitioner | |
| Best Wildlife Programme | Incredible Bats | Earth Touch | ||
| Africa’s Super Snake | Earth Touch | |||
| Grit: Honey Badger Tough | Earth Touch | |||
| Children’s Programme | ||||
| 64 | Award Title | Programme Title | Production House | |
| Best Children’s Programme | YOTV Live Career Thursday | Urban Brew Studios | ||
| Hectic On 3 | Okuhle Media | |||
| Restyle my Style 4 | Quizzical Pictures (Pty) Ltd | |||
| Reality Show | ||||
| 65 | Award Title | Programme Title | Production House | |
| Best Reality Show | Koekedoortjie | Homebrew Films | ||
| Ultimate Braai Master Season 5 | Cooked in Africa Films | |||
| My First | Mirror Effect Media | |||
| Game Show | ||||
| 66 | Award Title | Programme Title | Production House | |
| Best Game Show | Noot vir Noot Series 43 | Stemmburg Television | ||
| Op die Spel | Homebrew Films | |||
| Parlement Parlement | Both Worlds | |||
| International Format Show | ||||
| 67 | Award Title | Programme Title | Production House | |
| Best International Format Show | Survivor South Africa: Philippines | Afrokaans Film & Television | ||
| My Kitchen Rules – South Africa Season 2 | Picture Tree | |||