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2022 SAFTAs: Here are your soapie and telenovela nominees

14/07/2022

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.

ALSO READ:LOOK: All the winners from the 2021 Royalty Soapie Awards

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.

ALSO READ: Royalty Soapie Awards: Have a look at all the nominees

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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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