2022 SAFTAs: Here are your soapie and telenovela nominees House of Zwide', Skeem Saam', The Wife' are some of the shows nominated at this years SAFTAs (South African Film and Television Awards).
by Rae Seleme
14-07-2022 17:25
in Soapies
South African Film Television Awards: Have a look at all the nominees. Image via Twitter @etvHouseofZwide
The South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) revealed that e.tv's House of Zwide has been nominated for eight awards, SABC's Skeem Saam has been nominated for six awards, 1Magic's The River has been nominated for 11 awards, and Mzansi Magic's DiepCity has been nominated for 10 awards.
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The nominees for the 16th ceremony was announced on the SAFTAs online channels on Thursday, 14 July and voting begins on 1 August.
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ABOUT THE SAFTAS The South African Film and Television Awards were established in 2005 to honour, celebrate and promote the creativity, quality and excellence of South African Film and Television talent and productions, according to the National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa (NFVF).
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The publication adds that 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.
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List of SAFTA Nominees: TV SOAP/TELENOVELA BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE TV SOAP/TELENOVELA
The River
House of Zwide
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING TV SOAP/TELENOVELA
DiepCity
The Wife
The River
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND TV SOAP/TELENOVELA
Gomora
Skeem Saam
The River
House of Zwide
Scandal
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING TV SOAP/TELENOVELA
House of Zwide
DiepCity
The River
The Wife
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC/SCORE TELENOVELA
Gomora
The River
The Wife
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY TELENOVELA
DiepCity
House of Zwide
The Wife
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION TV SOAP/TELENOVELA
House of Zwide
The River
DiepCity
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING TELENOVELA
Legacy
DiepCity
Giyani: Land of Blood
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING TELENOVELA
House of Zwide
The Wife
DiepCity
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING TV SOAP
Skeem Saam
7de Laan
Scandal
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING TV SOAP
Scandal
Suidooster
Binnelanders
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP
Natasha Sutherland: Scandal
Odelle De Wet: Binnelanders
Melissa Willering: Suidooster
Gcina Nkosi: Scandal
Marion Holm: Suidooster
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SOAP
Mortimer Williams: Skeem Saam
Richard September: Suidooster
Marvin-Lee Beukes: Suidooster
Clint Brink: Binnelanders
Jerry Mofokeng Wa Makhetha: Scandal
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA
Moshidi Motshegwa: Isono
Shaleen Surtie Richards: Arendsvlei
Michelle Botes: Legacy
Charmaine Mtinta: Isono
Zikhona Sodlaka: The Wife
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA
Abdul Khoza: The Wife
Obed Baloyi: DiepCity
Jack Devnarain: Imbewu: The Seed
Seputla Sebogodi: The River
Don Mlangeni Nawa: Legacy
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP
Manaka Ranaka: Generations: The Legacy
Shoki Mmola: Skeem Saam
Denise Newman: Suidooster
Jill Levenberg: Suidooster
Cindy Swanepoel: Binnelanders
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SOAP
Thabo Malema: Scandal
Mathews Rantsoma: Scandal
Cedwyn Joel: Suidooster
Johan Scholtz: Getroud Met Rugby
Putla Sehlapelo: Skeem Saam
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA
Tsholofelo Matshaba: The River
Kgomotso Christopher: Legacy
Mary-Anne Barlow: Legacy
Sindi Dlathu: The River
Nthati Moshesh: Isono
BEST ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA
Vusi Kunene: House of Zwide
Don Mlangeni Nawa: The Estate
Aubrey Poo: The Estate
Bonko Khoza: The Wife
Robert Hobbs: Legacy
BEST TV SOAP
Getroud Met Rugby
Suidooster
7de Laan
BEST TELENOVELA
The Wife
DiepCity
The River
PUBLIC VOTING CATEGORY: Most Popular TV Soap or Telenovela
Giyani Land of Blood (SABC2)
Scandal! (e.tv)
7de Laan (SABC2)
DiepCity (Mzansi Magic)
Imbewu (e.tv)
The Estate (SABC3)
Binnelanders (kykNET)
Arendsvlei (kykNET & Kie)
Getroud Met Rugby (kykNET)
Gomora (Mzansi Magic)
Skeem Saam (SABC1)
Isono (BET Africa)
The River (1Magic)
Generations: The Legacy (SABC1)
The Wife (Showmax)
Suidooster (kykNET, kykNET & Kie)
House of Zwide (e.tv)
ALSO READ: Netflix bags more than 40 nominations at 2021 SAFTAs
Where and when to watch Visit scribd.com by City Press for the full list of nominees in other categories.
Viewers will be able to watch the awards ceremony on 2 and 3 September 2022 as a simulcast on SABC 3 (DSTV 193) and Mzansi Magic (DSTV 161).
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2022 SAFTAs: Here are your soapie and telenovela nominees House of Zwide', Skeem Saam', The Wife' are some of the shows nominated at this years SAFTAs (South African Film and Television Awards). 
