Nominees have been announced for the 18th South African Film and Television Awards, which will take place in late October.
The drama epic Shaka iLembe leads the individual show nominations with 17 including Best TV drama, Best achievement in directing – TV drama, and Best actor.
The River has completed its 6th and final season, which has earned the critically acclaimed telenovela another 11 nominations! Outlaws has also been nominated in 11 categories, while Binnelanders is the most nominated soapie with 9.
The Afrikaans workplace comedy Taktiek leads the comedy categories with 6 nominations.
Incredibly, Thembinkosi Mthembu is nominated for four individual awards: three for Best Actor and one for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in Shaka iLembe, Adulting, Outlaws, and The River.
Documentary producers IdeaCandy received 11 nominations across several productions including Convict Conman, Rosemary’s Hitlist, ‘n Gids vir Louzanne, Call of the Wild, Langafsstand, Habits of Gen Z, and Sex and Pleasure.
Rise: The Siya Kolisi Story received 3 nominations in the documentary categories including Best documentary feature.
This year’s SAFTAs has added five new categories: Best achievement in visual effects, Best special effects in hair and makeup, and Best original songs for a telenovela, TV drama, and feature film.
You can view the full list of nominees on the National Film and Video Foundation’s webpage.
“We’ve been saying at MIP Africa all week that nobody has as much skin in producing local content across our continent as we do – and the number of nominations our shows, series, documentaries, and films have received is evidence of exactly that,” says Nomsa Philiso, CEO: General Entertainment at MultiChoice Group.
“Congratulations to all of the nominees, across all categories for the recognition these nominations bring to their work. We couldn’t be prouder to see best-in-class South African talent flying our storytelling flag and demonstrating the amazing quality of our industry and its people.”
Be sure to check out these SAFTA nominated titles:
Shaka iLembe (17 nominations)
The River (11 nominations)
Outlaws (11 nominations)
Binnelanders (9 nominations)
Dam (6 nominations)
Lioness (5 nominations)
Convict Conman (3 nominations)
Boetie Boer (2 nominations)
Hartklop (2 nominations)
Trompoppie (2 nominations)
Explore SAFTA-nominated titles and much more on the Multichoice Studios webpage.
