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The 12th annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) took place on 22 and 24 March 2018 at Sun City Resort in the North West Province. Managed under the custodianship of the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) - an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture - every year the SAFTAs seeks to celebrate, honour and award excellence within the film and television industry, both in front of and behind the camera. The SAFTAs committee consists of the SABC, DStv, M-Net, e.tv, StarSat, the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) and the South African Screen Federation (SASFED).
Night two of the 2018 SAFTAs aired live from the Sun City Superbowl on Saturday, 24 March on SABC2. The evening commenced on the red carpet at 19h30 hosted by Kuli Roberts and Rorisang Thandekiso with the main event, hosted by Thando Thabete and Phat Joe, taking place at 20h00.
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The SAFTAs12 night two winners are as follows:
Best Student Film: Hewn The Animation School
Best Achievement in Directing TV Comedy: Johann Vermaak for Puppet Nation ZA
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting TV Comedy: Karen Jeynes, Tsitsi Chiumya, Sipumziwe Lucwaba and Angel Campey for Puppet Nation ZA
Best Actress TV Comedy: Carine Rous in Elke Skewe Pot
Best Actor TV Comedy: Mandla Gaduka in Gauteng Maboneng
Best Supporting Actress TV Comedy: Linda Sebezo in Gauteng Maboneng
Best Supporting Actor TV Comedy: Schalk Bezuidenhout in Hotel
Best TV Comedy: Puppet Nation ZA Both Worlds
Best Achievement in Directing TV Soap/Telenovela: Phiwe Mkhanzi and Sthembiso Mathenjwa for Isibaya
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Soap/Telenovela: Colin Howard, Rosa Keet, Marcel Spaumer, Christine Truter, Ernst Bro cker, Candice Johannes, Hadley Horne, Kobus Geldenhuys, Ilse Oppelt, Tinus van Antwerp, Henry Cloete, Amy Jephta, Johann Davis, Theltom Masimila, Tristram Atkins for Suidooster
Best Actress TV Soap/Telenovela: Jo-Anne Reyneke for Broken Vows
Best Actor TV Soap/Telenovela: Hamilton Dhlamini for Isithembiso
Best Supporting Actress TV Soap/Telenovela: Tarryn Lamb for Suidooster
Best Supporting Actor TV Soap/Telenovela: Pallance Dladla for Isibaya
Best TV Soap: Isibaya The Bomb Shelter
Best Telenovela: High Rollers 3 Rous House Productions
Best Achievement in Directing TV Drama: Catharine Cooke, Rolie Nikiwe and Rea Rangaka for iNumber Number
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting TV Drama: Reabetswe Moeti and Mandla Ngcongwane for Lockdown
Best Actress TV Drama: Thuso Mbedu for Is'thunzi
Best Actor TV Drama: Warren Masemola for Tjovitjo
Best Supporting Actress TV Drama: Jana Cilliers for Die Boekklub 2
Best Supporting Actor TV Drama: Emmanuel Castis for Erfsondes 4
Best TV Drama: Tjovitjo Tjovitjo Films (PTY) LTD
Best Documentary Feature: Skulls of my People Puo Pha Productions
Best talk Show Host: Pabi Moloi for Trending SA
Best Achievement in Directing Feature Film: John Trengrove for Inxeba (The Wound)
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting Feature Film: John Trengrove, Malusi Bengu and Thando Mgqolozana for Inxeba (The Wound)
Best Actress Feature Film: Crystal Donna Roberts for Krotoa
Best Actor Feature Film: Nakhane Tour for Inxeba (The Wound)
Best Supporting Actress Feature Film: Nomonde Mbusi for VAYA
Best Supporting Actor Feature Film: Bongile Mantsai for Inxeba (The Wound)
Best Feature Film: Inxeba (The Wound) Urucu Media
Best TV Presenter: Lerato Kganyago Live Amp
Most Popular TV Soap/Telenovela: Uzalo Stained Glass Productions
Outstanding Person with Disability Contributor Award: Shelly Barry
Youth Achiever Award: Ayanda Sithebe
Lifetime Achiever Award: Johan Stemmet
Lifetime Achiever Award: Thoko Ntshinga
Outstanding Provincial Contributor Awards: Thabang Moubane
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